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The image displays a man working at an ornate sewing machine. He is seated in profile, focusing on the fabric in front of him. The man has a beard and mustache, neatly groomed hair, and is dressed in a dark suit with a white shirt. He sits on a simple chair in front of a plain, textured background indoors.
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The image displays a man working at an ornate sewing machine. He is seated in profile, focusing on the fabric in front of him. The man has a beard and mustache, neatly groomed hair, and is dressed in a dark suit with a white shirt. He sits on a simple chair in front of a plain, textured background indoors.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

A. W. Porter, Wilcox & Gibb’s Sewing Machine Agent

G.S. Tubbs, Son & Co.

Date
c. 1865
Medium
albumen silver print (carte-de-visite)
Dimensions
image/sheet: 9 × 5.6 cm (3 9/16 × 2 3/16 in.) mount: 10.1 × 6.2 cm (4 × 2 7/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2023.146.103
Credit line
The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CPH
Original NGA record

Subjects and terms

  • portrait
  • American
  • albumen silver print
  • Labor
  • Man
  • Sewing
  • CDV
Provenance

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

Inscription

on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top left in graphite: KL099; top right: 125.; center printed in black ink: G. S. TUBBS, SON & CO., / Photographers, / Have reduced the prices of their Card / Pictures to the following schedule: / CARD PICTURES. / All Styles, album size, 1 Doz. / $2.00 1/2 Doz. / $1.25 / LARGE PICTURES. / 8 X 10 inches, single one, $2.00 / " " duplicates " " 1.00 / " " India ink, $4.00 to $8.00 / " " Water colors, 5.00 " 10.00 / 15 X 17 inches, India ink, $10.00 to $15.00 / " " " Water colors, 12.00 " 18.00 / Cabinets, single picture, $1.00 / 1 doz. $8.00, 1/2 doz. $4.00 / Particular attention given to Copying. / FRAMES FROM $0.25 to $10.00 / Extra facilities for LANDSCAPE and ARCHI- / TECTURAL VIEWS, including STEREOSCOPIC / views. / Above prices adhered to until further notice. / Entire satisfaction guaranteed. / Farmer Village, Seneca Co., N.Y. / Wilcox & Gibbs' Sewing Machine: / A.W. Porter, Agent. / Printed by J. BERGEN; by unknown hand, center left in graphite: A.W. Porter

NGA object ID 227379. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.