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Tintype of a woman

1856-1900

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 an unidentified African American woman sitting at a table. She wears a hat, necklace, dress, and rings on her right ring and index fingers. The plate is housed in a mat frame. On the back of the mat, the maker's stamp has been applied numerous times in different alignments.

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Catalog reference: 2010.36.11.17

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