Created by
Rev. Harter, Jacob H., American, 1820 - 1884
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Owned by
Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
Date
1862-1870
Medium
albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 3 11/16 × 2 3/16 in. (9.4 × 5.6 cm)
H x W (Image and Mount): 3 15/16 × 2 7/16 in. (10 × 6.2 cm)
Description
Carte-de-visite of an unidentified woman shown in bust portrait. She is turned one quarter to her right. Her hair is parted at the center and gathered at the nape of her neck. She wears a dark velvet bodice or jacket with a heavily embellished beaded and lace panels at the front sides. She has on a white folded collar and a black ribbon choker with an oval cameo at her center front neck. The bottom portion of the image is purposefully faded in the popular style of the time. There is a double-lined border printed in gold ink surrounding the outside edges of the card mount.
There is a mark for Harter's Fine Art Gallery on the back of the photograph.
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: HARTER'S ART GALLERY
Place made
Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Emily Howland Photograph Album
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Photographs and Still Images
Type
cartes-de-visite
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
2017.30.36
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fd85a5e8-bfe0-48c5-95a0-e9c5679a91b1

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