Portrait of a Woman Peeling Apples

c. 1888

James H. Nason

Associated Names
James H. Nason

Artist, American, c. 1836 - 1892

The image shows an elderly woman seated, with her entire body visible. She is sitting in a frontal position, facing the camera with her hands resting in a basin on her lap. Her facial features are wrinkled, and she has a calm, neutral expression. Her hair is hidden under a headdress adorned with flowers. The woman is wearing a long, dark patterned dress with light floral designs and a white apron over it. A white lace collar sits around her neck with a floral decoration at her chest. She is holding a vegetable in one hand. Beside her on the floor is a metal tub and a few vegetables. To her side, a small wooden round table has food canisters and a towel draped over the edge. The background is a simple, textured wall.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print (cabinet card)

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 13.8 × 10.3 cm (5 7/16 × 4 1/16 in.)
    mount: 16.3 × 10.7 cm (6 7/16 × 4 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.69

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left on mount printed in gold: Nason; lower right: Main Street, No. 403. / BUFFALO, N. Y.; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top left in graphite: KL050; top right underlined: 12JH; center printed in brown ink: NASON'S / NEW / PHOTO PARLORS, / Cor. Main and Clinton Streets. / Occupying Two Entire Floors, covering an area of 11,000 square feet, being / the Largest Establishment of / the kind in the state. / We have the finest light, all the latest improve- / ments, new instruments, experienced artists, and make / strictly first-class work by the NEW INSTANTANEOUS / PROCESS, which is far superior to the old style. / Call and see Sample of Work and Learn Prices. / MAIN STREET, No. 403. / J. H. NASON, - - BUFFALO.

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