Portrait of a Cat, c. 1858

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Medium

ambrotype

Dimensions

image (visible): 7.1 × 5.9 cm (2 13/16 × 2 5/16 in.)
mat: 8.2 × 6.7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 5/8 in.)
case (closed): 9.5 × 9 × 2.1 cm (3 3/4 × 3 9/16 × 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation

Accession Number

2023.39.11

Artists / Makers

Glenalvin Goodridge (artist) American, 1829 - 1867

Image Use

This image is in the public domain.
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Inscription

on velvet lining inside of case, center stamped: G. J. GOODRIDGE / YORK PA; by unknown hand, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: F / 14; by Ross Kelbaugh, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: AF14A

Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.

Associated Names

Kelbaugh, Ross J.