Doughoregan Manor, Maryland
c. 1860
Medium
albumen print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 9.8 × 13 cm (3 7/8 × 5 1/8 in.) mount: 13.3 × 16.6 cm (5 1/4 × 6 9/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation
Accession Number
2023.39.172
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of 19th-century American estates with Henry Pollock's *Doughoregan Manor, Maryland (c. 1860), a delicate albumen print capturing the grandeur of this historic Maryland residence. Nestled in Howard County, Doughoregan was the longtime home of the prominent Carroll family, including Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of. Pollock, a skilled early photographer, documents the manor's symmetrical facade, manicured grounds, and architectural details, offering a serene glimpse into antebellum plantation life just before the Civil War...