Photograph by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Sojourner Truth, American, 1797 - 1883  Search this

James Caldwell, American, ca. 1844 - unknown  Search this

54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, American, 1863 - 1865  Search this

Medium:

albumen and silver nitrate on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Mount): 4 x 2 1/2 in. (10.2 x 6.4 cm)

Type:

cartes-de-visite

albumen prints

portraits

Date:

1863

Description:

A carte-de-visite portrait of Sojourner Truth, showing the subject seated with a daguerreotype of her grandson, James Caldwell of Co. H, 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, on her lap. Truth wears a dot print dress, striped jacket, dark-colored apron, a light-colored shawl over her shoulders, and a light-colored cap. She looks straight at the camera. Her proper right hand sits at her waist and her proper left hand appears to point at the daguerrotype lying open on her lap. There are no inscriptions on the front. On the back is the inscription [Sojourner Truth] and an identification number.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Antislavery  Search this

Families  Search this

Motherhood  Search this

Photography  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Social reform  Search this

U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this

United States Colored Troops  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2012.46.11

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

Movement:

Abolitionist movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57d415807-3415-4928-9b85-6e3452551f70

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.46.11