Portrait of a Seamstress with Sewing Machine

c. 1866

Russell A. Miller

Associated Names
Russell A. Miller

Artist, American, 1824 - 1909

The image shows a woman seated in a side profile in front of a sewing machine. Her hair is mostly covered by a dark bonnet with ribbon details. She wears a long dark dress with full-length sleeves and a fitted bodice. Her hands rest on the sewing machine table, ready to operate it. The background is plain and neutral with a sepia tone. The woman is not wearing any visible jewelry.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print (carte-de-visite)

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 9 × 5.7 cm (3 9/16 × 2 1/4 in.)
    mount: 9.4 × 6.2 cm (3 11/16 × 2 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.142

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top left in graphite: 1978 RH; top right: KL180; center printed in black ink: Photographed / BY / R. A. Miller / 63 Court Street, / Cor. Cornhill, / BOSTON.

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