Photographic postcard portrait of Margarette Davenport in costume: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This real photo postcard features an image of Margarette Davenport posing for a portrait. She is dressed in cowgirl attire consisting of a wide-brimmed hat, light-colored blouse and fur chaps. She is a scarf wraped around her neck that crosses on her chest. She is sitting on top of a horse and is holding a gun. The backdrop behind her features several palm trees. The named [Margarette Davenport] is written at the bottom of the postcard just below the image. On the back of the postcard the word [POST CARD] is printed at the top. The words [CORRESPONDENCE] and [ADDRESS ONLY] divide the back into two sections. There are no inscriptions on the back but the number [908] is written on an orange round sticker placed in the top right corner.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: early 20th century
• Published by: Unidentified
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Margarette Davenport, American
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: portraits
• Type: photographic postcards
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with ink
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 4 × 2 7/8 in. (10.2 × 7.3 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Card): 5 7/16 × 3 1/2 in. (13.8 × 8.9 cm)
• Place used: United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: American West
• Topic: Costume
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2014.37.35.18
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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