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Tintype of a young woman with a white baby

ca. 1860

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A tintype of a young black woman in a dress with a ribbon in her hair sits with a white baby on her lap. The tintype is housed in a brown case and has a decorative gold metal frame with floral details at the corners.

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Catalog reference: 2008.9.13

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