Photograph by
Broadbent and Phillips, American, 1870 - 1874
Subject of
Burleigh, Margaret Jones, American, 1817 - 1891
Owned by
Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
Date
1868-1875
Medium
albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 3 3/4 × 2 5/16 in. (9.6 × 5.9 cm)
H x W (Image and Mount): 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10.6 × 6.4 cm)
Description
Carte-de-visite of Margaret Jones Burleigh shown in half portrait. She is facing the camera but her head is turned one quarter to her right and she looks off camera. Her hair is parted at the center and then gathered behind her head. Her lips are tinted pink. She wears a dark colored bodice with a ruffled yoke detail and a white ruffled standing collar with a large white bow tied at her center front neck. The bottom portion of the image is purposefully faded in the popular style of the time.
Handwritten along the bottom of the print in graphite is the text "M. J. Burleigh". No. "20949" is handwritten in graphite on the back of the photograph below Broadbent and Phillips' mark.
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 "Broadbent & Phillips".
Place made
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Emily Howland Photograph Album
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Abolitionist movement
Type
cartes-de-visite
albumen prints
portraits
Topic
Antislavery
Photography
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
Credit Line
Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
Object number
2017.30.15
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b04df23d-1fe0-4b7c-a86a-180b0313f190

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