Photograph by
Kirkland, Charles D., American, 1851 - 1926
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
ca. 1885
Medium
albumen and silver nitrocellulose on paper (fiber product) with cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (Image and Sheet): 5 3/4 x 4 1/8 in. (14.6 x 10.4 cm)
H x W (Mount): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (16.5 x 10.8 cm)
Description
An albumen print cabinet card photograph of a young woman leaning on a chair. Standing against a solid studio backdrop, an unidentified woman wears a highly detailed ensemble of skirt and bodice. At the top of the bodice jacket she wears a bright scalloped hem collar, pinned at the neck by an image pendant. Her jacket features thin round buttons. There is a shining bracelet around her proper left wrist. Her skirt is narrow with pleats and gathers throughout, and she leans arms crossed on a cloth draped chair. At the bottom of the photograph, stamped in black ink, is: [KirklandCheyenne, Wyo]. There are various graphite inscriptions on the reverse of the cabinet photograph, to include the maker’s information stamp: [Kirkland / 294 Ferguson St, / Cheyenne, Wyo. / Negatives Preserved-Duplicates may be had at any / time. / Best stock of Picture Frames in the West.].
Place captured
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
cabinet photographs
albumen prints
portraits
Topic
American West
Buffalo Soldiers
Photography
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.244.15
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5089ebded-1f92-4f49-a7e4-0798d572dac8

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