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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.

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.

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Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).

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