Portrait of a Knife Sharpener, 1860s

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Medium

albumen print (carte-de-visite)

Dimensions

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sheet: 9.3 × 5.8 cm (3 11/16 × 2 5/16 in.)
mount: 10.2 × 6.3 cm (4 × 2 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

Accession Number

2023.146.74

Artists / Makers

W.E. Huber (artist) American, active 1860s

Image Use

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Inscription

on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top left in graphite: 12BH; top right: KL056; by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: scissors-knife / grinder / occupational; center printed in black ink: PHOTOGRAPHED / BY / W. E. HUBER, / Bernville, / Pa. / This Negative preserved.; by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: No. 639

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Kelbaugh, Ross J.