Fine dress and corsage or purse stand in stark contrast to her empty countenance. Posed against a house on stilts, this may well be the first photograph of her life. Pale blue mount measures 5.5...
Measures 7.25 x 11.25” with significant creases bottom right (corner and edge), top right edge and single puncture buried in the trees top left. Displays well.
Found in a California estate.
The pose focused on her facial scars suggest more of an inventory photo than a portrait. Milky eyes and open mouth seem more hesitant than anything that could be construed positively. Though abolition began in Egypt...