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Museum purchase, 1981.136.19, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright
African American baby in a christening gown, Norwich
Museum purchase, 1981.136.19, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright

African American baby in a christening gown, Norwich

Dateabout 1885
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 7/8 x 3 15/16in. (15 x 10cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1981.136.19
DescriptionStudio portrait of an infant, apparently an African American, wearing a long white gown, probably a christening gown, and posed in a chair with an armrest.
NotesSubject Note: Possibly Nanette Carrington.
Status
Not on view