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Daguerreotype of a young woman

Augustus Washingtonca. 1850

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States

A black-and-white photograph of a young woman dressed in a high-collared garment and wearing dangling earrings. The earrings have been hand-tinted gold. The plates are in a case that is missing its cover. The photograph has a gold colored frame stamped [WASHINGTON] on the bottom left corner.

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  • Title: Daguerreotype of a young woman
  • Creator: Augustus Washington, American, 1821 - 1875
  • Date Created: ca. 1850
  • Physical Dimensions: Case: 2 7/8 x 2 1/2 x 5/16 in. (7.3 x 6.4 x 0.8 cm)
  • Subject Keywords: Photography
  • Medium: silver amalgam, silver on copper photographic plates
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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