Tintype of a young woman with a white child

Creator Name

Unidentified;
Unidentified Woman or Women;
Unidentified Child or Children

Cultural Context

African Americans

Date

ca. 1860

Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

About the work

National Museum of African American History and Culture Object Description

A young black woman wearing a white apron over a polkadot print dress stands next to a white toddler in cape and bonnet. Both the woman's and the child's cheeks have been hand-tinted pink. The photograph is in an oval frame.

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Title

Tintype of a young woman with a white child

Creator

Unidentified, Photograph by;
Unidentified Woman or Women, Subject of;
Unidentified Child or Children, Subject of

Worktype

tintypes; portraits; Portraits; Photographs

Cultural Context

African Americans

Material

silver on iron photographic plates

Dimensions

H x W (2008.9.6a): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 7/16 in. (9.5 × 8.3 × 1.1 cm);
H x W x D (2008.9.6b): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 3/8 in. (9.5 × 8.3 × 1 cm)

Technique

Language

Date

ca. 1860

Provenance

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Style Period

Rights

CC0

Inscription

Location

Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Subjects

African American; Children; Photography; Slavery; Youth; Photography; Slavery; Youth; Children

Topic

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Unidentified, Tintype of a young woman with a white child, ca. 1860, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. CC0.

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