Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Unidentified Child or Children  Search this

Medium:

collodion and silver on iron with lacquer, paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Paper frame): 4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.2 × 6.4 cm)

Type:

tintypes

portraits

Place collected:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

1890s

Description:

Tintype depicting a young girl wearing a white dress with decorated trim in the front. The tintype is in a paper sleeve with an oval opening framing the portrait. The outside of the oval is elaborately embossed. On the back, written in pencil, is [Carla]. Paper sleeve is discolored around outer edges and embossed frame.

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:

2014.312.148

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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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/fd512d1c32c-8e25-4c03-8350-05e7228dd2f9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.312.148