Portrait of a Woman with Sewing Machine

American 19th Century, c. 1860

The image depicts a woman seated behind a sewing machine on a table. She sits upright, facing forward. She has a bun hairstyle with a dark headscarf, soft facial features, and light complexion. She wears a dark dress… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: American 19th Century ¹
Date: c. 1860 ¹
Medium: ambrotype with applied color ¹
Original: 8,805 × 10,321 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

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