Tintype in carte-de-vsite of an unidentified woman
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: Tintype in carte-de-visite of an unidentified woman. The woman is in profile facing toward the left. She is wearing a dark dress with a white collar that has a brooch in the center. She has a dark ribbon tied around her neck and her hair pulled back. The mat around the tintype has an oval center for the photograph. Surrounding the oval are two lines of red ink. The outer edge has a red border as well with scroll work design at each of the four corners. The back of the carte-de-visite has paper adhered to the tintype to keep it in place. The back is blank.
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: Collection title
content: Liljenquist Family 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 the Liljenquist Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.105.4
objectType: label: Type
content: cartes-de-visite
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 and card stock
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 3 15/16 × 2 7/16 in. (10 × 6.2 cm)