Created by:

J. Fenton's Photography  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this

Medium:

collodion and silver on iron with lacquer

Dimensions:

H x W (Image and Sheet): 3 1/2 × 2 in. (8.9 × 5.1 cm)

Type:

tintypes

portraits

Place collected:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

1890s

Description:

Tintype depicting standing woman wearing a full dark dress with a white collar. She wears a long beaded necklace that is tucked into the belt around her waist. The woman's left hand rests on a prop pillar with a book on it, and her right hand hangs at her side. Studio backdrop has fluted column at right but is otherwise blank. Attached to the back of the tintype is a paper label wih the photographer's information: [J. Fenton's Photography / No. 721 South St.]

Topic:

African American  Search this

Photography  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey

Object number:

2014.312.138

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b890ea52-79cd-43f0-8627-127f820c5dab

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.312.138