| Title |
[Portrait of an unidentified African American woman] [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 |
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. |
| 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 |
