Two men stand outdoors beside a vintage sleigh. Both are shown in full body, one leaning on the sleigh to the right and the other standing to the left with a hand on his hip. The man on the right has distinct facial features with a clean-shaven face and wears a dark vest over a white long-sleeve shirt, paired with dark pants and a wide-brimmed hat. The man on the left also wears a similar hat and is dressed in a dark vest over a long-sleeved shirt, covered with a striped apron. The sleigh, prominently in the center, appears ornate with curved metal ski-like runners. The ground is covered…

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Portrait of Two Sleigh Makers

American 19th Century

c. 1850

Medium: daguerreotype
Classification: Photograph
Dimensions: image (visible): 5.7 × 6.7 cm (2 1/4 × 2 5/8 in.) ; mat: 7 × 8.3 cm (2 3/4 × 3 1/4 in.) ; case (closed): 9.5 × 8.6 × 1.9 cm (3 3/4 × 3 3/8 × 3/4 in.)
Culture: American
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CPH
Credit line: Gift of the UBS Art Collection
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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