LOT #47044 |
Sold on Oct 19, 2022 for: Sign-in
or Join (free & quick)
Sojourner Truth Cabinet Card. ...
Click the image to load the highest resolution version.
Sold on Oct 19, 2022 for:
$8,125.00
Bid Source: Internet bidder
Get one of these:
Explore Available Items
Description
Sojourner Truth Cabinet Card. 4.25" x 6.5" (sight). Cabinet card albumen image by Randall of Detroit featuring Sojourner Truth seated before a mantle, wearing a white shawl and cap. The caption reads, "SELL THE SHADOW TO SUPPORT THE SUBSTANCE. / SOJOURNER TRUTH." Matted and framed to the overall size of 11" x 13.75". We believe this is an unpublished image. Not examined outside of the frame.Sojourner Truth (circa 1797-1883) was born into slavery as Isabella Baumfree (after her father's owner) in New York. She had already run away from the chains of slavery when it was officially abolished in the state in 1827. Around 1840 she became a traveling preacher and adopted the name Sojourner Truth in recognition of that calling and, as she asserted, following the instructions of the Holy Spirit. In the late 1840s she became involved in the organized Abolition Movement, and in 1851 presented her most famous speech, "Ain't I a Woman?", to the Ohio Women's Rights Convention. She quickly became a well-known advocate of women's suffrage. During the Civil War, she actively raised supplies and funds for black regiments and met Lincoln at the White House in 1864. Sojourner remained active in public life, particularly on the lecture circuit, until 1875, when she returned to her adopted home in Michigan, passing away there quietly in 1883.
Condition: Image a bit light. Lightly soiled and rubbed. Holed at upper right corner. .625" closed tear along right edge. Minute scattered foxing. A few scattered pinholes along bottom mount not affecting image.
Auction Info
2022 October 19 Historic African Americana Signature® Auction #6248 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
October, 2022
19th
Wednesday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 14
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
Page Views: 526
Buyer's Premium per Lot:
25% on the first $300,000 (minimum $49), plus 20% of any amount between $300,000 and $3,000,000, plus 15% of any amount over $3,000,000 per lot.
Shipping, Taxes, Terms and Bidding
Terms and Conditions | Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments | Glossary of Terms
Important information concerning Sales Tax and Resale Certificates. Learn More
Terms and Conditions | Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments | Glossary of Terms