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[Portrait of an unidentified African American girl] [graphic]
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https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A65610
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Title
[Portrait of an unidentified African American girl] [graphic]
Publisher
[Philadelphia]
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1855-1860
Date
[ca. 1855-ca. 1860]
Physical Description
1 photograph : ambrotype ; plate 51 x 64 mm (ninth plate format)
Description
Three-quarter length, forward facing portrait of an African American girl seated on a chair with an ornate, wooden back. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle, crimped, and tied in pig tails. She is attired in a dark-colored, short-sleeved dress with white lace decorating the cuffs. She clasps her hands together slightly and rests them at her waist. Her cheeks are tinted pink. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
Pad: Faded red velvet with fleur de lis in center surrounded by scrolls.
Mat: Oval.
Case: Leather. Geometric design with a six pointed star within a shield flanked by banners. Same design on verso.
Lib. Company. Annual report, 1993, p. 17-24.
Reproduced on cover and on page 44 of Julie Winch's The Elite of our people (University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2000).
Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993.
Description revised 2021.
Access points revised 2021.
Subject
Dickerson family.
African American girls -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
African American girls -- Clothing & dress -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Ambrotypes -- United States.
Genre
Ambrotypes -- 1850-1860.
Photograph cases -- 1850-1860.
Portrait photographs -- 1850-1860.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos - Dickerson Family Collection [P.9427.9]
Accession number
P.9427.9
In Collections
Dickerson Family Cased Portrait Collection
African American History Photographs
Cased Photograph Collection
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