Tintype of a woman standing with parasol

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 in dark dress with lace at the neck and cuffs. The woman's righ arm is raised and resting on a studio prop. On her right side is a shelf with two pots of flowers. She is holding a closed parasol in her left hand. The studio backdrop shows a light house or similiar shaped structure in the distance. Overall exposure is dark. Plate is clipped at the top and bottom left corners.

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