Photograph by
J. P. Ball & Son, American, 1845 - 1904
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
ca. 1860
Medium
albumen on wove paper and cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (image): 3 11/16 × 2 5/16 in. (9.3 × 5.9 cm)
H x W (card): 4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.1 × 6.3 cm)
Description
A sepia tone carte-de-visite of a young woman, captured at the Ball & Thomas Photographic Art Gallery in Cincinnati, OH. Standing in front of an elaborate outdoor backdrop, a dark-haired woman poses before the camera, slightly smiling, dressed in a floor length checkered dress with her hair styled in a chignon. She holds a feathered dark hat in her proper left hand, with her proper right hand resting on the high back of an ornate wooden chair. The front of the chair, which faces the camera, features a patterned fabric seat, scroll and floral carvings, and an oval painting of a man and child on the chair’s back.
On the reverse of the cabinet card, at the top, are numerical inscriptions in graphite. In the middle of the card in black type is the photographer’s studio information: [FROM / BALL & THOMAS / Photographic / ART GALLERY, / 120 West Fourth Street, near race, / CINCINNATI, O.].
Place captured
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
cartes-de-visite
albumen prints
portraits
Topic
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2020.10.2
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51df6f22c-3caa-49f6-8321-38a81d84562f

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