Carte-de-visite of a young girl in Napa, California
date: label: Date
content: 1865-1888
name: label: Photograph by
content: James G. Brayton, American, born 1822
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
notes: label: Description
content: A sepia tone carte-de-visite of a young girl. Captured standing, a dark-haired girl poses for her portrait wearing earrings, a frilled collar, heeled dark boots, and a bright top and skirt combination. She is flanked by an ornate wall backdrop as she rests her proper right arm on the back of a tufted chaise-lounge. A folded cloth lies on the floor behind her. On the reverse of the carte-de-visite is the photographer’s imprint: [J. G. BRAYTON, / NAPA. / Additional copies may be had at any time.] along with "Jennings" and several numerical inscriptions in graphite.
place: label: Place captured
content: Napa, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Families
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2020.10.10.16
objectType: label: Type
content: cartes-de-visite
label: Type
content: albumen prints
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: albumen on wove paper and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 3 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (9.6 × 6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (card): 4 1/8 × 2 9/16 in. (10.5 × 6.5 cm)