Photograph by
Hartmann, Hippolyte, Martiniquan, active 1850s - 1880s
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
ca. 1870
Medium
albumen on wove paper and cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (image): 3 5/8 × 2 3/16 in. (9.2 × 5.6 cm)
H x W (card): 3 11/16 × 2 3/8 in. (9.4 × 6.1 cm)
Description
A sepia tone carte-de-visite of a woman posed at a small chair. Captured in front of a plain wall, a young woman wearing traditional Creole dress including an elaborate head wrap, large earrings, and beaded necklace, stands looking directly at the camera. Her proper left hand is hidden at her waist among her highly patterned skirt. Her proper right hand rests on a fringed chair in front of her.
On the reverse of the carte-de-visite in dark ink is the photographer’s imprint - featuring an elaborate coat of arms with three stars and color-block. Above and below the coat of arms is: [PHOTOGRAPHIE D’OUTRE-MER / HARTMANN / ST PIERRE / MARTINIQUE].
Place captured
Saint Pierre, Martinique, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
cartes-de-visite
albumen prints
portraits
Topic
Clothing and dress
Colonialism
Domestic life
Fashion
French colonialism
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
2020.10.7.4
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54d4e8182-ad1c-452d-bbd7-cde55add6d10

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