- Photograph by
- Pia, Juan, Argentine
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1895
- Medium
- albumen on wove paper and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 3 9/16 × 2 1/4 in. (9 × 5.7 cm)
- H x W (card): 4 1/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10.3 × 6.3 cm)
- Description
- A sepia tone carte-de-visite of a young black woman holding a white infant. Captured seated on a carved wooden chair, a woman with dark hair holds a baby on her lap. The woman wears a high-necked printed dress with smocking at the chest and balloon sleeves at the shoulders. She wears a ring on the ring finger of her proper left hand. The baby wears a long white gown with extended lace collar. Below the image, on the card mount in brown ink is: [Juan Pia / BUENOS AIRES / 442, Plaza Victoria, 442].
- On the reverse of the carte-de-visite are several detailed ink stamps, including the photographer’s information. From top to bottom, they say: [September 1895 / Abrillantados Extra / Fotografia / Esmero / en el / TRABAJO / Juan Pia / 442, Plaza Victoria, 442 / Buenos Aires].
- Place captured
- Buenos Aires, Argentina, Latin America, South America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Children
- Domestic life
- Families
- Labor
- Photography
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
- Object number
- 2020.10.7.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




