National Museum of African American History and Culture
Carte-de-visite of a woman in Martinique
Hippolyte Hartmann, Martiniquan, active 1850s - 1880s · ca. 1870
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.
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