Tintype of a seated woman
date: label: Date
content: 1890s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: Tintype depicting a woman seated with left hand resting on back of chair. She wears a dark dress with buttons down the front and a bow at the collar. Her hair is pulled back by a wrap or similar element. Hair at her temples appears white. Photograph has scratches and abrasions overall, but particularly on sitter's right shoulder. Top, right, and bottom edges are dark and may not have been exposed during photography process.
place: label: Place collected
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Photography
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.312.154
objectType: label: Type
content: tintypes
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: collodion and silver on iron with lacquer
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image and Sheet): 3 3/8 × 2 1/2 in. (8.6 × 6.4 cm)