Wicker Chair

1860s

Alex V. Olszewsky

Associated Names
Alex V. Olszewsky

Artist, American, active 1855 - 1865

The image displays a wicker rocking chair with a high, curved back and intricate woven patterns. The color palette consists of sepia tones, with shades of brown and beige. The rocking chair is positioned slightly to the right of center on a patterned floor, against a simple, lightly textured wall backdrop, framed within an aged-looking border.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print (carte-de-visite)

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 9 × 5.4 cm (3 9/16 × 2 1/8 in.)
    mount: 10 × 6.2 cm (3 15/16 × 2 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.152

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: No 4; by Ross Kelbaugh, upper center in graphite: KL057-3; by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: B12; bottom left: c. 4-30-92 1 414

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