Tintype of a woman standing with chair

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Tintype depicting a woman standing behind a ornate chair, facing her left. Her hands are resting on the top of the back of the chair. The woman is wearing a very fine dress with white collar and gloves. Her hair is pulled up in curls. She looks out at the camera. Overall exposure is fairly dark. There are several abrasions to the left of the sitter, and a scratch across the bottom right corner of the plate has led to loss in the image.

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