[TRUTH, Sojourner (1797-1883)]. CDV of Sojourner Truth with flowers. Michigan: 1864.
Sale 994 - African Americana
Feb 23, 2022
11:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$2,000 -
$4,000
Sold for $3,125
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[TRUTH, Sojourner (1797-1883)]. CDV of Sojourner Truth with flowers. Michigan: 1864.
2 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. CDV on cardstock mount (heavy toning and light surface soil to image, discoloration and wear to mount). Mount recto bears printed caption reading, "I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance. / Sojourner Truth." Verso with imprint, "Entered according to the act of Congress in the year 1864, by Sojourner Truth, in the Clerk's Office, of the US District Court, for the Eastern District of Mich." Truth appears seated at a table with flowers, engaged in a knitting project.
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