- Photograph by
- Marshall, Augustus, American, 1835 - 1916
- Subject of
- Edmonia Lewis, American, 1844 - 1907
- Date
- ca. 1870
- Medium
- albumen on wove paper and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 3 5/8 × 2 1/4 in. (9.2 × 5.7 cm)
- H x W (card): 4 5/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10.9 × 6.3 cm)
- Description
- A sepia tone carte-de-visite of sculptor Edmonia Lewis. Captured in front of a bright wall, Edmonia Lewis is seated in a short-back wooden chair. She leans on a small table covered by an ornate cloth and looks directly at the camera. Her dark curly hair is parted in the middle and she wears a collared long sleeve floor length dress. She has a dark, narrow ribbon tied at her neck, and a ring is visible on her proper right ring finger. On the reverse of the carte-de-visite are graphite inscriptions including [Edmonia / Lewis / Sculptor] and photographer’s studio information in black ink: [MARSHALL / PHOTOGRAPHER, / Studio Building, / Cor. Tremont and Bromfield Sts., / BOSTON.].
- Place captured
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Art
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2020.10.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




