[Three-quarter length portrait of an unidentified young African American woman]
Parlor Gallery (Firm)
photographer
still image
Graphic
Cabinet photographs -- 1890-1900
Gelatin silver prints -- 1890-1900
Portrait photographs -- 1890-1900
pau
Philadelphia]
PA. Philadelphia
[ca. 1891]
1891
monographic
eng
1 photograph : gelatin silver on card mount ; mount 16 x 11 cm (6.25 x 4.25 in.) (cabinet card format)
Three-quarter length portrait of a young African American woman standing with her left hand resting on a side table covered in a patterned tablecloth. She wears her hair tied back with curls at the top of her head and is attired in a patterned shirtwaist with a high-neckline, a ruffled collar, and lace cuffs, and a matching skirt. The background is a painted backdrop of a parlor.
Parlor Gallery, 525 South 9th St. Philad[elphi]a.
Photographer's imprint stamped on mount.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Date inferred from operation of the photography studio and attire of the sitter.
Parlor Gallery, operated by Lewis Horning, was in business at 525 South 9th Street from around 1886 until around 1894.
African American women
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Portraits
African American women
Clothing & dress
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Clothing & dress
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
1890-1900
Photographic studios
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
P.9957.8
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department
cabinet card portraits - photographer - Parlor [P.9957.8]
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