Portrait of a Shoe Salesman, c. 1870s

Not on View

Medium

tintype

Dimensions

image (visible): 8.3 × 5.1 cm (3 1/4 × 2 in.)
mat: 11.7 × 8 cm (4 5/8 × 3 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

Accession Number

2023.146.118

Artists / Makers

American 19th Century (artist)

Image Use

This image is in the public domain.
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Inscription

by unknown hand, upper center of mat in graphite: No 3; on verso, by unknown hand, top left of mat in graphite: ORX; upper center: Observe the order is being / taken, he is getting there, in / style.; by Ross Kelbaugh, lower left in graphite: KL125

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Kelbaugh, Ross J.