Carte-de-visite portrait of Frederick Douglass
date: label: Date
content: 1878
name: label: Photograph by
content: Samuel M. Fassett, Canadian, 1825 - 1910
label: Subject of
content: Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895
notes: label: Description
content: A carte-de-visite albumen print portrait of Frederick Douglass. Douglass sits in profile facing viewer's left wearing bowtie, jacket, and waistcoat. A watch chain hangs from the lapel of his waistcoat. The back of the card features the photographer's stamp. Stamp reads [Fassett / Artist Photographer, / 925 PENNA. AVENUE, / WASHINGTON, / D.C.]
place: label: Place printed
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Antislavery
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Social reform
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
label: Movement
content: Anti-slavery movements
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: 2019.28.25
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 and silver on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image and sheet): 3 3/4 × 2 5/16 in. (9.6 × 5.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Card): 4 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.8 × 6.4 cm)