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Ambrotype of an unidentified woman and child

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Unidentified Unidentified Woman or Women Unidentified Child or Children

Description

In black thermoplastic case with brass hinges and a gold medallion decoration and a purple lining is an ambrotype in a brass and paper preserver and mat of an African American woman with a white cap or headscarf in a patterned dress with a white collar and a brooch. The brooch setting is hand colored with gold paint. The girl, who seems to be about five years old, wears a checked dress with a pinafore and pantaloons. The girl wears a necklace, which is hand colored with red paint.
Type:
Image
Format:
Collodion And Silver On Glass Photographic Plate With Unidentified Tint
Rights:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
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Record Contributed By

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Record Harvested From

Smithsonian Institution

Keywords

  1. African American
  2. African Americans
  3. Children
  4. Photography
  5. Slaver
  6. Slavery

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