"Pearl Keller, 18 Months Old, and Ada Sylvester"

c. 1893

Gottlieb Keller

Associated Names
Gottlieb Keller

Artist, American, born Germany, 1863 - 1929

The image depicts a woman cutting fabric at a table while a young girl sits on a cushion on the floor beside her. The woman has her hair styled in a bun and wears a dark long-sleeved dress with an apron. The young girl wears a dress with striped sleeves under a frilly apron and has curly hair. Various pieces of fabric are scattered on the floor around them. The background consists of a plain, neutral wall and a patterned carpet underfoot.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collodion print (cabinet card)

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 14.1 × 9.9 cm (5 9/16 × 3 7/8 in.)
    mount: 16.5 × 10.9 cm (6 1/2 × 4 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.68

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left on mount embossed: Keller; lower center: GK; lower right: MENDOTA, / ILL.; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top right in graphite: 416EL / KL049; by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: Pearl Keller / 18 Months Old / & / Ada Sylvester