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[Three-quarter length portrait of an unidentified young African American woman] [graphic] / Parlor Gallery, 525 So[uth] 9th St. Philad[elphi]a.
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https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool%3A128206
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Creator
Parlor Gallery (Firm), photographer.
Title
[Three-quarter length portrait of an unidentified young African American woman] [graphic] / Parlor Gallery, 525 So[uth] 9th St. Philad[elphi]a.
Publisher
[Philadelphia]
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1891
Date
[ca. 1891]
Physical Description
1 photograph : gelatin silver on card mount ; mount 16 x 11 cm (6.25 x 4.25 in.) (cabinet card format)
Description
Three-quarter length portrait of a young African American woman standing and facing the viewer. She wears her hair tied back and is attired in a brimmed, straw hat adorned with ribbons and flowers, a high-collared shirtwaist with narrow sleeves puffed at the shoulders, a belt with a decorative clasp at the center, and several rings on her left hand. She holds flowers in her hands which she rests on top of an upholstered chair that is in front of her. In the right is a side table covered in a patterned tablecloth with two books and a basket of flowers on top of it.
Notes
Photographer's imprint stamped on mount.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Date inferred from operation of the photography studio and attire of the sitter.
Purchase 1998.
Description revised 2022.
Access points revised 2022.
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Biographical / historical note
Parlor Gallery, operated by Lewis Horning, was in business at 525 South 9th Street from circa 1886 until circa 1894.
Subject
African American women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Portraits.
African American women -- Clothing & dress -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Clothing & dress -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 1890-1900.
Genre
Cabinet photographs -- 1890-1900.
Gelatin silver prints -- 1890-1900.
Portrait photographs -- 1890-1900.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| cabinet card portraits - photographer - Parlor [P.9573.1]
Accession number
P.9573.1
In Collections
African American History Photographs
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