
Portrait of a Civil War Widow
American 19th Century · American
1860s
- Medium
- ambrotype with applied color
- Classification
- Photograph
- Period
- 1851 to 1875
- Image size
- 4555 × 6008px
Description
This image shows a woman standing next to a small table. She is dressed in a dark, long-sleeved dress with a white collar. Her hair is neatly styled, and she has a composed expression on her face. She is resting her hand on the table, which has a decorative cloth draped over it. On the table, there is a black hat with a feather. The background is plain with a geometric patterned floor.
Rights & Source
Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).