Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Empress Feodorovna, Maria, Danish, 1847 - 1928

Owned by

Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929

Medium

albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 3 5/8 × 2 5/16 in. (9.2 × 5.9 cm)

H x W (Image on Mount): 4 × 2 3/8 in. (10.1 × 6 cm)

Type

albumen prints

portraits

Place depicted

Denmark, Europe

Date

1860-1870

Description

A hand-colored albumen print of Mari¯i?a? F?eodorovna, or Princess Dagmar, shown in bust portrait. Her body is facing with her left side foremost and her head is turned to the front. Her hair is gathered in a snood behind her head with a gold band and a red bow on top of her head. She wears an evening gown with a ruffled yoke that is painted red with green ribbons. She wears several strands of pearls around her neck.

Handwritten in graphite along the bottom of the print is the text "Sister of Princess of Wales". Printed in ink below the print is the text "PRINCESS DAGMAR".

The print is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite inside the bottom border of the printed frame of the album page is the text "Princess Dagmar".

Topic

African American

International affairs

Photography

Credit Line

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

Object number

2017.30.30

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title

Emily Howland Photograph Album

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture