Portrait of a Housekeeper

1860s

American 19th Century

Associated Names
American 19th Century

Artist

The image shows a seated woman from the waist up. She has her hands resting on a large broom in front of her. She has a composed expression, dark hair neatly parted in the middle, and is wearing a patterned long-sleeved dress with a high collar and a light-colored apron over it. The surroundings include an ornately patterned fabric draped over a seating surface. The frame around the image is richly decorated with floral and scroll motifs. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    ambrotype with applied color

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 4.7 × 3.5 cm (1 7/8 × 1 3/8 in.)
    mat: 6.3 × 5 cm (2 1/2 × 1 15/16 in.)
    framed: 9.6 × 8.9 × 1.5 cm (3 3/4 × 3 1/2 × 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.39

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso of frame, by Ross Kelbaugh, upper left in black ink on applied sticker: 10 / JHH; upper center: KL008

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