Skip to content

Museum object · Photographs and Still Images

Mounted photograph portrait of a woman wearing a fur stole

1920s - 1940s

United States, North and Central America

Source image for Mounted photograph portrait of a woman wearing a fur stoleLoading image…
Visit the source record ↗

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.

A sepia tone mounted photograph of an unidentified woman wearing a fur collar wrap coat. The photograph is in portrait orientation. The woman is depicted in bust pose partially turned towards the left edge of the photograph and looking slightly downwards into the distance in the same direction. She is wearing a dark tone overcoat with a fur trimmed collar over a dark blouse with white trim at the neckline and a white collar. She is also wearing a fedora style hat with a downturned brim, accented with a stitched, five petal flower at the front center of the crown. She is shown in front of a cloudy photographic backdrop. The rectangular photograph is adhered to a cream color, rectangular, cardboard mount. The reverse is plain with a surface loss along the bottom right edge.

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

Source collection ↗

Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2021.13.15

Continue exploring Series 1

Arts, Music & Culture →

Explore all Series 1 cards →