Carte-de-visite portrait of Mary Anna Longstreth

Photograph by

Wenderoth, Taylor, & Brown, American, 1866 - 1884

Subject of

Longstreth, Mary Anna, American, 1811 - 1884

Owned by

Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929

Date

1870-1880

Medium

albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 3 9/16 × 2 5/16 in. (9.1 × 5.8 cm)

H x W (Image and Mount): 4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.1 × 6.3 cm)

Description

Carte-de-visite of Mary Anna Longstreth shown in bust portrait. Her body is turned one quarter to her right, but her face is turned straight to the camera. Her hair is parted at the center and pulled into a high bun at the back of her head. Her cheeks are tinted pink. She wears a pinstriped dress, a white folded collar, and a white lace shawl is draped over her shoulders. The bottom portion of the image is purposefully faded in the popular style of the time.

Handwritten in graphite along the bottom of the print is the text "Mary Anna Longstreth" with "M.A. Longstreth" written below the print on the mount. A mark for Taylor & Brown is printed on the back of the photograph.

The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite in the lower left corner of the album page is the text "TAYLOR & BROWN".

Place printed

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Collection title

Emily Howland Photograph Album

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

Movement

Abolitionist movement

Type

cartes-de-visite

albumen prints

portraits

Topic

Antislavery

Photography

Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877

U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865

Credit Line

Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress

Object number

2017.30.14

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

Usage

CC0

GUID

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