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Title
Mother
and
Child
Alternate Title
Portrait of African American Woman and Boy
Date
circa
1865
Genre
Photographs
Material/Technique
daguerrotype
Description
This
formal
studio
portrait
depicts
a
well-dressed
young
African
American
woman
seated
in a
carved
wood
gothic
chair
with a
boy
about
8-10
years
old
standing
to her
left
and
resting
his
right
arm
on her
shoulder
. The
woman
is
fashionably
dressed
in
fitted
gown
with
black
ribbon
tie
at the
collar
and
embroidered
bolero-type
jacket
. The
boy
wears
a
double-breasted
wood
or
cotton
homespun
suit
and
collarless
white
shirt
.
Historical note
This
photograph
,
likely
taken
in
Memphis
soon
after
the
Civil
War
,
may
depict
former
a
formerly
enslaved
young
woman
and her
young
son
.
Both
wear
serious
expressions
, and she
holds
what
appears
to be a
bible
in her
lap
.
Commissioning
a
formal
portrait
like
this
one
represents
the
transition
into a
society
free
from
slavery
.
Subject
African
Americans
;
Women
;
Children
;
United
States--History--Civil
War
,
1861-1865--African
Americans
Theme
Making Music
Building a Future
Story
Jubilee Singers
McKissacks
Geographic Location
United
States--Tennessee--Memphis
Time period
1860-1869
Language
eng
Rights
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reproduced
on this
website
are
intended
for
individual
,
educational
use
only
. For
research
inquiries
about
specific
objects
or
requests
for
high
resolution
images
,
contact
the
Pink
Palace
Museum
Type
Still
image
Format
image/jpg
Contributing Institution
Pink Palace Family of Museums
Digital Publisher
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Archival file
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