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Photograph by:
John Adams Whipple, American, 1822 - 1891  Search this
Subject of:
Lydia Maria Child, American, 1802 - 1880  Search this
Owned by:
Emily Howland, American, 1827 - 1929  Search this
Medium:
albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 3 9/16 × 2 1/4 in. (9 × 5.7 cm)
H x W (Image and Mount): 4 1/8 × 2 7/16 in. (10.5 × 6.2 cm)
Type:
cartes-de-visite
albumen prints
portraits
Place captured:
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1865
Description:
Carte-de-visite of Lydia Maria Child shown in half portrait. Child is seated behind the corner of a white columned banister, possibly on a balcony outside a house with wooden siding next to a window with a lace curtain. Her left elbow is propped on the railing and her left hand rests on her chin. She holds a book in her right hand, which she is reading. Her hair is parted at the center and gathered into curls or braided above her ears, then pulled behind her head. She wears a dark colored bodice and skirt with dropped bell sleeves and white lace collar. There is a ring with a dark stone on her left hand ring finger.
The text "John A. Whipple / 297 Washington Street / Boston." is printed on the back of the photograph.
The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite inside the bottom border of the printed frame of the album page is the text "L. M. Child". Handwritten in the lower left corner of the album page in graphite is the text "John A. Whipple / 247 WASH. St. Boston".
Topic:
African American  Search this
Antislavery  Search this
Literature  Search this
Photography  Search this
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
Object number:
2017.30.21
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Emily Howland Photograph Album
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
Abolitionist movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd510f1d07e-0562-46a1-9c39-03a89dd55cdc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.30.21