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[TRUTH, SOJOURNER (1797-1883)]. CDV of Sojourner Truth with flowers. Uncredited: Michigan, 1864.
Estimate: $1,500-$2,500
Sold
$3,000
Live Auction
American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Location
Cincinnati
Description
[TRUTH, SOJOURNER (1797-1883)]. CDV of Sojourner Truth with flowers. Uncredited: Michigan, 1864.
2 3/16 x 3 3/8 in. CDV on cardstock mount (toning, some spotting, clipping to mount corners, verso with adhesive wear/discoloration). Printed caption to recto: "I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance. / Sojourner Truth." Verso with copyright 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 knitting.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Condition
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