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Young African American nursemaid with her young white charge

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Three-quarter length, forward facing portrait of an African American girl caregiver seated on a wooden chair with spindles. Sitter has short hair and is attired in a long-sleeved dress made of patterned fabric with small checks and an apron with white polka dots. She holds a white girl on her lap (probably her charge), with her right hand on the girl’s chest and her left hand on the left side of the girl’s head. Their heads press together side-by-side. The blond-haired, white girl, attired in a necklace, a short-sleeved, dark-colored, checked dress with a white petticoat, stockings, and black shoes, faces the viewer and smiles. Her cheeks are tinted pink.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Date inferred from photographic medium and attire of the sitters.; Leather miniature case embossed with oval motif, contains nonpareil mat, and is missing front cover.

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The Library Company of Philadelphia

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PA Digital

Keywords

  1. African American Caregivers
  2. African American Girls
  3. African Americans
  4. Ambrotypes
  5. Clothing & Dress
  6. Girls
  7. Photograph Cases
  8. Portrait Photographs
  9. United States

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