Carte-de-visite of a woman in Martinique

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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 carte-de-visite of a woman posed at a small chair. Captured in front of a plain wall, a young woman wearing traditional Creole dress including an elaborate head wrap, large earrings, and beaded necklace, stands looking directly at the camera. Her proper left hand is hidden at her waist among her highly patterned skirt. Her proper right hand rests on a fringed chair in front of her. On the reverse of the carte-de-visite in dark ink is the photographer’s imprint - featuring an elaborate coat of arms with three stars and color-block. Above and below the coat of arms is: [PHOTOGRAPHIE D’OUTRE-MER / HARTMANN / ST PIERRE / MARTINIQUE].

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