Photograph by
H. D. Garns & Co., American
Subject of
Boyer, Sidney Taliaferro, American, 1854 - 1927
Owned by
Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
Date
1881
Medium
albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 3 11/16 × 2 5/16 in. (9.3 × 5.9 cm)
H x W (Image and Mount): 4 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (10.4 × 6.3 cm)
Description
Carte-de-visite of Sidney Taliaferro shown in half portrait. Her body is facing the camera but her head is turned one quarter to her right and she looks off frame. Her arms are crossed in front of her chest and resting on a table in front of her. Taliaferro's hair is pulled tightly into small coils on the top of her head. She wears a medium colored bodice with button detailing on the cuffs of the sleeves, a white lace standing collar, and a dark colored kerchief with white polka dots is gathered around her neck and pinned at the front with a stylized leaf brooch. Printed below the image is the text "H.D. Garns & Co. Philada.".
Handwritten in graphite on the back of the photograph at the top is "Sidney Taliafero 1881". There is a mark for H.D. Garns & Co. printed on the back with "12884" written below in graphite.
The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print.
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
Type
cartes-de-visite
albumen prints
portraits
Topic
Communities
Education
Photography
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
Object number
2017.30.42
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59a81fd2e-3e90-48d8-ac48-a476b07a2d98

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