Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
Late 1860s
Medium
collodion and silver on iron with lacquer
Dimensions
H x W: 2 3/4 × 2 in. (7 × 5.1 cm)
Description
A black-and-white tintype of a young woman in a striped dress. In this half-length portrait, the woman is sitting, facing the camera, with her proper right arm crossed at her waist and her proper left arm resting in her lap. She is wearing a black scarf around her neck pinned with a brooch. Her hair is in an updo. She is wearing drop earrings and has several rings on her right hand. There are no markings on verso.
Place captured
United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
tintypes
portraits
Topic
Photography
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.37.22.5
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5775cd2b8-8ca5-4cf7-bdfb-1577de6aa93c

Cataloging is an ongoing process and we may update this record as we conduct additional research and review. If you have more information about this object, please contact us at NMAAHCDigiTeam@si.edu

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