Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photographic print of four women sitting on a couch
mid-20th century
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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 black-and-white photograph of four (4) women sitting on a sofa or couch. All the women are wearing dresses in darker colors. The woman at the proper left is perched on the arm of the sofa, looking at the camera. The remaining three (3) women are seated on the main part of the sofa, and none of them are looking at the camera. In front of the women there is a wooden coffee table holding six (6) liquor bottles, a wooden leaf-shaped serving dish, a napkin holder with a floral design, and a few glasses. The photograph has scalloped left and right edges.
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Catalog reference: 2014.75.78
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