Sujet

Ambrotype of three women in dotted calico dresses, 1850-1870. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

A black-and-white photograph of three African-American women seated in a row with their arms linked together at the elbows and their hands placed in their laps right-over-left. All three women wear dresses made from a dark fabric with light-colored polka dots. Each wears a small white collar of slightly different styles. The woman in the center and the woman at the right facing side have gold rings on their fingers. All three women wear their hair tied back. The photograph is housed behind decorative gold foil inside a black leather-covered wood case with a missing lid.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A73_232

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

15,7Mo (1,0Mo) / 18,7cm x 21,0cm / 2209 x 2477 (300dpi)

Mots clés

female women woman people black country clothes museum color photography dress dresses location century clothing concept matching African American African-American B&W afro-american polka dot United States of America polka dots Colour 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century heritage American America USA photograph portrait united states Unknown cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art ambrotype National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC portraits Heritage Art tintypes