Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Carte-de-visite of a young woman
1865-1888
Napa, California, United States, North and Central America
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 sepia tone full length carte-de-visite of a woman in a plaid dress. Captured standing for her portrait, a woman with long dark hair styled in an updo, wears earrings and a floor length ruffled plaid dress. She rests her proper right hand on the back of a plush cord embellished chair. There are two rings on her proper left hand, a floor length curtain to her proper right, and a plain wall behind her. On the reverse of the carte-de-visite is the photographer’s imprint: [J. G. BRAYTON, / NAPA. / Additional copies may be had at any time.] along with "Jennings" and numerical inscriptions in graphite.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2020.10.10.14
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