Portrait of a Dry Goods Salesman

1860s

American 19th Century

Associated Names
American 19th Century

Artist

The image shows a man standing behind a table or counter. He has short dark hair and is dressed in a formal outfit with a waistcoat over a light-colored shirt and a bow tie. The man is handling a piece of fabric and there are shelves with fabric bolts behind him. The image is in an ornate golden frame with floral and geometric designs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    ambrotype with applied color

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 8.5 × 6.1 cm (3 3/8 × 2 3/8 in.)
    mat: 10.7 × 8.1 cm (4 3/16 × 3 3/16 in.)
    case (closed): 11.9 × 9.4 × 1.8 cm (4 11/16 × 3 11/16 × 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.37

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by Ross Kelbaugh, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: KL06

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