Tintype of two women

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.

Tintype depicting two women. One is seated wearing dark dress holding an umbrella. The other stands wearing a plaid dress with her left hand on the other woman's shoulder. The photograph has been hand-colored with pink on the cheecks and gold on earrings, rings, and neck scarf knots. The backdrop is a solid dark color, and wooden floorboards are visible in the foreground. The plate has been clipped at all four corners.

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