An Army "Washerwoman" (Siege of Petersburg)

Title

An Army "Washerwoman" (Siege of Petersburg)

Abstract

Image of Blacks; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 10/10/1864.

Date

September 18, 1864

Transcription

Recto: no text.
Verso: "An Army 'Washerwoman' // Sketched near Headquarters // [Signed] J.B. // Sept 28th 64." Very loose sketch of seated soldier.

Condition

Excellent except for loss of paper at lower right corner.

Medium

graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

10 x 6.5 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

37.2279279, -77.4019266999999

Source

Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-9/28/64 (Box 1.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4579

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-JB-VA-9/28/64

Collection

African-Americans

Citation

Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “An Army "Washerwoman" (Siege of Petersburg),” The Becker Collection, accessed April 25, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2641.