Eliza Williams and another African American woman and two children, Norwich
Date1889-1890
MediumPhotography; tintype on lacquered iron plate
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 9/16 x 3 1/8in. (9 x 8cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionStudio portrait of two women who appear to be African American and two children, a small girl and an infant. The girl wears a jumper and a wide-brimmed straw hat. A painted studio backdrop is in the background.
Object number1981.136.6
NotesSubject Note: Part of a group of Carrington family photographs. The women may be Eliza Williams and Manzella Carrington. The children may be Nanette and Alexander Carrington. The Carrington family lived in Norwich, Connecticut.Subject Terms
- African American women
- Norwich (Conn.)
- Williams family
- African American children
- African American girls
- Carrington, Manzella, 1857-1936
- Carrington, Nannette, 1887-1977
- Carrington, Alexander H., 1888-1993
- People of color
- Black people
- Children
- Portraits
- Carrington family
- Tintypes
- Portraits
- CHO1
- Carrington Family Collection
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