| Title |
[Portrait of an unidentified African American woman] [graphic] |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1850-1860 |
| Date |
[ca. 1850-ca. 1860] |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; plate 70 x 83 mm (sixth plate format) |
| Description |
Three-quarter length, forward facing portrait of a seated, African American woman. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the
middle, and looped behind her ears. She is attired in a dark-colored, long-sleeved, silk dress with a white lace collar, and
black lace, fingerless gloves. A broach adorns her collar. She rests her left forearm on a table covered in a patterned cloth.
A book lies on the table. The sitter’s left hand rests on her lap. Her lips are tinted pink. Sitter is probably a member or
acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia.
|
| Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
|
Pad: Dark purple velvet with a scroll design in the center. |
|
Mat: Oval. |
|
Case: Square thermoplastic. On recto is a leaf design surrounded by scrolls. This design is #3-128 reproduced in Paul K. Berg's
nineteenth century photographic cases and wall frames (Huntington Beach, Ca. 92647: Huntington Valley Press, 1995.) The design
on the verso is a bunch of grapes, #2-25 in Berg's book.
|
|
Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993. |
|
Description revised 2021. |
|
Access points revised 2021. |
|
Lib. Company. Annual report, 1993, p. 17-24. |
| Subject |
Dickerson family. |
|
African American women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
African American women -- Clothing & dress -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Books. |
|
Studio props. |
| Genre |
Daguerreotypes -- 1845-1860. |
|
Photograph cases -- 1845-1860. |
|
Portrait photographs -- 1845-1860. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos -Dickerson Family Collection [P.9427.16] |
| Accession number |
P.9427.16 |
