Unidentified Girl Next to Chair, undated

Source
Selena Sloan Butler Papers
Creator
C.W. Motes, Atlanta
Title
Unidentified Girl Next to Chair, undated
Date
C. 1870s-1880s
Description
Cabinet card studio portrait of an unidentified young African American girl standing beside an upholstered chair, photographed in Atlanta in the 1890s. The child wears a long, lace-trimmed dress and holds a small bouquet, posed formally against a studio backdrop. The image reflects the traditions of childhood portraiture and the importance of documenting family life and respectability in African American communities in the late nineteenth century.

Based on the photograph’s presence in the Selena Sloan Butler Papers and the apparent age of the sitter, the girl may possibly be Selena Sloan Butler, though this identification has not been confirmed.
Type
Image
Subject
African American girls
Children
Portrait photography
Cabinet photographs
Formal dress
African American family life
19th century portraiture
Format
4 × 6.5 inch cabinet card photograph (albumen print).
Rights
This image is made available for research and educational use. Reproduction or publication requires permission from the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History.
Rights Holder
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, Fulton County Library System
Item sets
Adornment & Opulence
Media
Girl Near Chair, c1890s (Selena Sloan Butler papers).jpeg

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