Portrait of Child Maids

1860s

William D. Fay

Associated Names
William D. Fay

Artist, American, 1827 - 1906

Two young girls are depicted in a full-body view standing on a plain floor. The girl on the left is slightly shorter, standing with her body turned slightly to the right and facing the camera. She has dark eyebrows and curls in her shoulder-length hair, wearing a checkered dress with puffed sleeves and holding a mop. The girl on the right is taller, holding a broom with both hands, looking down. She has long, smooth, dark hair, wearing a striped dress, black stockings, and shoes. There are cleaning items around them: a wooden bucket, a mop, and a bowl on the floor, with a partially visible chair in the top left. The background is a simple, textured wall.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print (carte-de-visite)

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 9.1 × 5.6 cm (3 9/16 × 2 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 10.5 × 6.4 cm (4 1/8 × 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.73


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top left in graphite: 1RX; top right: KL055 / 281; center printed in black ink inverted: Fay, / Artist, / JOLIET.; by Ross Kelbaugh, lower left in graphite: 281


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