Portrait of Two Sleigh Makers

c. 1850

American 19th Century

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Two men stand outdoors beside a vintage sleigh. Both are shown in full body, one leaning on the sleigh to the right and the other standing to the left with a hand on his hip. The man on the right has distinct facial features with a clean-shaven face and wears a dark vest over a white long-sleeve shirt, paired with dark pants and a wide-brimmed hat. The man on the left also wears a similar hat and is dressed in a dark vest over a long-sleeved shirt, covered with a striped apron. The sleigh, prominently in the center, appears ornate with curved metal ski-like runners. The ground is covered with patches of snow, and the background features a wooden structure with a vertically paneled siding. The image is framed with an ornate gold and red border.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    daguerreotype

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the UBS Art Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 5.7 × 6.7 cm (2 1/4 × 2 5/8 in.)
    mat: 7 × 8.3 cm (2 3/4 × 3 1/4 in.)
    case (closed): 9.5 × 8.6 × 1.9 cm (3 3/4 × 3 3/8 × 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.30.154


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William L. Schaeffer / Photographs, Chester, CT); Paine Webber & Co., New York, 26 October 1999; UBS, New York, 2000; gift to NGA, 2023.

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