American Sketches: A Negro Congregation at Washington
- Published by
- The Illustrated London News, British, 1845 - 2003
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- November 18, 1876
- Medium
- ink on paper, wood, glass
- Dimensions
- frame: 18 5/8 x 22 x 7/8 in. (47.3 x 55.9 x 2.2 cm)
- H x W (object in frame): 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm)
- Description
- A print captioned “American Sketches: A Negro Congregation at Washington.” The print has been hand colored. The image depicts a man behind an elevated pulpit. He is reading a book. Another man sits beside him on the pulpit. Men in women dressed formally are standing and sitting in front of them. A man on the left side of the image is standing and also holding a book. He appears to be singing. The caption appears underneath the image. The image is in a wooden frame.
- Place printed
- London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- prints
- Topic
- Christianity
- Emancipation
- Local and regional
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Religion
- The Black Church
- Worship services
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joele and Fred Michaud
- Object number
- 2013.239.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.