Sojourner Truth, American, 1797 - 1883 Search this
Medium:
albumen and silver on photographic paper on cardboard
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 5 1/2 x 4 in. (14 x 10.2 cm)
H x W (card): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (16.5 x 10.8 cm)
Type:
cabinet photographs
albumen prints
portraits
Place purchased:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1864
Description:
Cabinet card depicting Sojourner Truth seated, wearing a dark dress and a white shawl and cap. Her right arm is folded at the waist, her left arm is resting on a small table. She holds knitting in her left hand. On the table are a book and a vase of flowers. Beneath her image is a printed caption that reads "I sell the shadow to support the substance/ Sojourner Truth." On the back in the center is a block of printed text that reads "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1864, by SOJOURNER TRUTH, in the clerk's office, of the U.S. District Court, for the Eastern District of Michigan."
