Albumen portrait of Charlotte S. Poulton mounted on paper
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Poulton, Charlotte S., English, 1831 - 1910
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- ca. 1865
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 1 3/16 × 15/16 in. (3 × 2.4 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 1 5/8 × 2 1/2 in. (4.1 × 6.3 cm)
- Description
- Albumen print of Charlotte S. Poulton mounted on paper. Poulton is shown in but portrait and is turned one quarter to her right looking off frame. Her hair is smoothed down and pulled behind her head, and she may be wearing a dark colored snood or cloth, but the print is blurry and difficult to tell. She is wearing a dark colored bodice with a white lace collar and a pin at her center front neck. The print is cut into an oval and adhered to a paper backing.
- Handwritten along the bottom of the mount in graphite is the text "Charlotte S. Poulton".
- The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2017.30.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.