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  • Carte-de-visite portrait of Abby D. Munro

    Carte-de-visite portrait of Abby D. Munro

    Photograph by
    Barnard, George N., American, 1819 - 1902
    Subject of
    Munro, Abby Davis, American, 1837 - 1913
    Owned by
    Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
    Medium
    albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 3 11/16 × 2 1/4 in. (9.4 × 5.7 cm)
    H x W (Image and Mount): 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10.6 × 6.4 cm)
    Type
    cartes-de-visite
    albumen prints
    portraits
    Place made
    Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1876
    Description
    Carte-de-visite of Abby D. Munro shown in half portrait profile. She is sitting with her back facing foremost but her head turned in profile and her left side facing the camera. Her hair is parted at the center and then braided and wrapped into a bun at the back of her head. She wears a dark bodice with a high neck and a white ruffled lace collar. The print is cut into an oval shape and mounted on the card mount.
    Handwritten in graphite on the photograph below the image is the text "A. D. Manro Charleston" and "Miss Abby D. Manro 1876" is handwritten in ink on the mount below the print. There is a mark on the back of the photograph for Barnard's studio.
    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 "BARNARD 1876 / 263 King St. Charleston".
    Topic
    African American
    Antislavery
    Communities
    Education
    Photography
    Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)
    United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
    Object number
    2017.30.16
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    Emily Howland Photograph Album
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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