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 Three-quarter length, forward facing portrait of a seated, African American woman. Sitter has dark hair that is parted in the middle and combed close to and tied back behind her head. She is attired in a long-sleeved, button down, plaid dress with ruffles at the cuffs and wears a matching, round, brooch necklace and earrings. She rests her right forearm on a table and her hands, forming slight fists, rest in her lap. Her cheeks and lips 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. Fleur de lis in center surrounded by scrolls.
Mat: Nonpareil.
Case: Leather. Geometric design featuring a six-pointed star within a shield flanked by banners. 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.9427.7]
Accession number P.9427.7