Details
Title [Portrait of an unidentified African American woman] [graphic]
Publisher [Philadelphia]
Date [ca. 1855-ca. 1860]
Physical Description 1 photograph : ambrotype ; plate 51 x 64 mm (ninth plate format)
Description Bust-length, forward facing portrait of a seated, African American woman whose eyes look to the right. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle, crimped, and looped behind her ears. She wears hoop earrings and a dark-colored, long-sleeved, silk dress with a white collar and cravat. A small, decorative button or brooch is pinned in the center of the collar. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia.
Notes Title supplied by cataloger.
Pad: Faded red velvet with a single swirled feather design.
Mat: Oval.
Leather. Geometric design with a crosshatched oval surrounded by ovals, each of which has a flower in the center. Same design on verso.
Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993.
Lib. Company. Annual report, 1993, p. 17-24.
Description revised 2021.
Access points revised 2021.
Subject Dickerson family.
African American women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
African American women -- Clothing & dress -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Ambrotypes -- United States.
Women.
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.9427.8]
Accession number P.9427.8