Object Details
Created by
Sojourner Truth, American, 1797 - 1883
Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Sojourner Truth, American, 1797 - 1883
Description
Cabinet card depicting Sojourner Truth seated, wearing a dark dress and a white shawl and cap. Her right arm is folded at the waist, her left arm is resting on a small table. She holds knitting in her left hand. On the table are a book and a vase of flowers. Beneath her image is a printed caption that reads "I sell the shadow to support the substance/ Sojourner Truth." On the back in the center is a block of printed text that reads "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1864, by SOJOURNER TRUTH, in the clerk's office, of the U.S. District Court, for the Eastern District of Michigan."
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1864
Object number
2013.207.1
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
cabinet photographs
albumen prints
portraits
Medium
albumen and silver on photographic paper on cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (image): 5 1/2 x 4 in. (14 x 10.2 cm)
H x W (card): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (16.5 x 10.8 cm)
Place purchased
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Abolitionist movement
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Antislavery
Identity
Justice
Slavery
Social reform
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
Women
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2013.207.1