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  • Pair of stars and stripes slippers attributed to Elizabeth Keckley

    Attributed to
    Keckley, Elizabeth Hobbs, American, 1818 - 1907
    Owned by
    Welles, Gideon, American, 1802 - 1878
    Date
    ca. 1865
    Medium
    fiber , leather and thread
    Dimensions
    L x W: 10 1/4 × 3 in. (26 × 7.6 cm)
    Description
    A pair of men's boudoir slippers in a stars and stripes design attributed to Elizabeth Keckley. The slippers were likely commissioned by Mrs. Gideon Welles to be presented to her husband, Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy under President Lincoln. The slippers are crocheted in stripes of red and white from the toe to the heel. Across the top of the vamp is a blue band embroidered with scattered white stars. The throat of the slippers is edged in a twisted blue and red cord. The slippers have a flat, leather sole and a squarish toe.
    Place made
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    Type
    slippers
    Topic
    Business
    Clothing and dress
    Craftsmanship
    Free communities of color
    Politics
    Slavery
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2018.35.2.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd524340fb0-0fd6-43e0-8608-eca7c9b11a26
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    Cabinet card of Mary Jane Hale Welles in a funeral dress by Elizabeth Keckley

    Photograph by
    Ulke, Henry, German-American, 1821 - 1910
    Subject of
    Welles, Mary Jane Hale, American, 1817 - 1886
    Keckley, Elizabeth Hobbs, American, 1818 - 1907
    Date
    1866
    Medium
    albumen and silver on photographic paper on cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 5 1/2 × 3 7/8 in. (14 × 9.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 6 7/16 × 4 3/16 in. (16.4 × 10.6 cm)
    Caption
    This portrait depicts Mary Jane Hale Welles, wife of Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, in a funeral dress. The dress is said to have been sewn and designed by Elizabeth Keckley for the funeral of her son Hubert Gideon Welles in 1862, and again worn by Welles at the funeral of President Lincoln in 1865.
    Description
    This is a cabinet card portrait of Mary Jane Hale Welles in a funeral dress, on a Henry Ulke mount that has a narrow black border. This full length portrait shows Mary Jane Hale Welles standing in a three quarters turn away from the camera. Wearing a dark colored full-length dress with a train and a dark colored lace shawl, she gazes directly at the viewer. Her right hand rests on a small side table next to her with two books stacked on it. The print is on a card mount with text on the reverse that reads "Henry Ulke, / 278 Pennsylvania Avenue. / Washington, D.C. / 1866."
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    cabinet photographs
    albumen prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Craftsmanship
    Free communities of color
    Funeral customs and rites
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2018.35.2.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55b84c9f7-4efb-4f31-92dd-330f49d1be8b
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    Carte-de-visite of Hubert Gideon Welles in outfit sewn by Elizabeth Keckley

    Photograph by
    Ulke, Henry, German-American, 1821 - 1910
    Subject of
    Welles, Hubert Gideon, American, 1858 - 1862
    Keckley, Elizabeth Hobbs, American, 1818 - 1907
    Date
    1862; printed 1865
    Medium
    albumen and silver on photographic paper on cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 3 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (9.5 × 5.7 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 4 1/8 × 2 3/8 in. (10.5 × 6.1 cm)
    Description
    Carte-de-visite of a young boy identified as Hubert Gideon Welles, dressed in an outfit said to be sewn by Elizabeth Keckley. The child wears a light colored blouse under a checked long sleeve jacket, fastened closed at the collar. On the bottom he wears a matching checked skirt with a wide solid color band towards the hem. The child stands next to an ornate wood chair, holding on to the chair back. On the reverse of the card is text that reads "HENRY ULKE, / 278 Pennsylvania Avenue, / Washington, D.C. / 1865."
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    cartes-de-visite
    portraits
    Topic
    Children
    Clothing and dress
    Craftsmanship
    Families
    Free communities of color
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2018.35.2.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd547d131f1-99bb-43bc-9987-a34b66044624
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