Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Howland, Isabel, American, 1859 - 1942
Howland, Herbert, American, 1863 - 1939
Owned by
Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
Date
ca. 1870
Medium
albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 3 3/4 × 2 3/16 in. (9.5 × 5.6 cm)
H x W (Image and Mount): 4 × 2 3/8 in. (10.1 × 6.1 cm)
Description
Carte-de-visite of Isabel and Herbert Howland shown in full portrait. Isabel stands with her body turned one quarter to her left and her left hand on the shoulder of Herbert, who is seated to her left on a stool with his legs resting on the seat of a Windsor chair. Herbert is facing the camera but looks slightly off frame. Isabel wears a light colored short dress with a dark colored pinafore. Herbert wears a light colored skeleton suit. There is a double-lined border printed in gold ink surrounding the outside edges of the card mount.
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
Photographs and Still Images
Type
cartes-de-visite
albumen prints
portraits
Topic
Children
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
Object number
2017.30.32
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56dc21e94-b7de-4f06-a50f-0e912198ac5e

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