Portrait of Three Woman Making Pasteboard Boxes

American 19th Century

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts three women from the waist up. The central woman is standing, while the other two are seated on each side. The woman in the center has styled hair with a flower accessory, wearing a high-collared, striped blouse with a white apron. The woman to the left has tightly pulled back hair and is wearing a patterned dress with a checkered apron. The woman to the right has curly hair in an updo, looking downward, wearing a plaid dress with a white scarf. The table in front of them has stacked boxes and ribbons. The background is plain and dark.