Sujet

Tintype in a paper case of three unidentified young women seated, 1870s. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

This tintype (a) depicts three (3) unidentified young African-American women seated and facing the camera. The woman at center is slightly in front of the other two. She wears a dark-colored dress with a lighter printed design and a pointed white collar. She holds a box or a thick book in her lap, and gilt is added to one of her left fingers and at the center of her collar. The woman at the right side wears a light-colored overdress with dark floral print design and a light-colored skirt with a ruffled hem. Gilt is added to an oval brooch she wears at her neck over a small rounded collar. The woman at the left side wears a white muslin blouse and apron over a light-colored skirt. Gilt is added to one of her right fingers and a red bow is colored in at her neck. All three women wear their hair pulled up at the back. Their faces have been hand tinted. The reverse is blank. The tintype is placed inside a paper envelope (b) with an oval-shaped window cut into one side. Gilt print lines the window and text below it reads "Patented July 8th, 1883".

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A74_059

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

91,7Mo (3,1Mo) / 39,7cm x 57,9cm / 4684 x 6841 (300dpi)

Mots clés

female women woman people black country museum color photography location century African American African-American B&W afro-american hand-tinted United States of America Colour 19th century black & white black and white B W hand tinted nineteenth century heritage American America USA hand coloured photograph portrait united states Unknown hand-coloured cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art tintype ferrotype National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC portraits Heritage Art tintypes envelopes