Portrait of a Carpenter Helper

c. 1900

Dingeldey

Associated Names
Peter Dingeldey

Artist, American, born 1872

This image depicts a young boy standing in a room. He has a serious expression, a round face, large eyes, short hair under a flat cap, a patterned shirt with a visible collar, overalls, a bow tie, and short boots. He holds a wooden mallet by his waist. The room has decorative woodwork and patterned wallpaper, with wooden planks leaning on a table and a wooden basket nearby. Elaborate carvings adorn the walls.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collodion print (cabinet card)

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 14.2 × 9.9 cm (5 9/16 × 3 7/8 in.)
    mount: 16.5 × 10.9 cm (6 1/2 × 4 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.88

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left on mount printed in black ink: Dingeldey; lower right: 732 JEFFERSON ST. BUFFALO, N. Y.; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, upper right in graphite: 20.6.JRH / KL071

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