Scarborough traveled in the Carolinas and Georgia, painting the portraits of many prominent families in areas such as Cheraw, Darlington and Society Hill. As was the custom during that era, Scarborough would be a houseguest of the family he was painting and his “visit” could last many months. The Florence Museum holds seven portraits by Scarborough dating from 1830-1850, including portraits of Dr. and Mrs. T.J. Flinn, William and Elizabeth Law, Margaret Gregg Brunson, a portrait of Lousia F. Veal, wife of Dr. James Willingham of Columbia, South Carolina and a recto verso self-portrait of Scarborough and an unknown girl. The mirrored wardrobe used by Scarborough to paint his self-portrait is part of the museum’s permanent collection.