The Barbadoes mulatto girl

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Title

The Barbadoes mulatto girl

Description

Print depicting a Barbadian mulatto woman buying produce from two female vendors. One of the vendors is fully clad and sitting on a basket with another basket of fruits/vegetables before her. The second woman is standing topless with a basket of fruits/vegetables in her hand. The mulatto woman is wearing a head wrap, a long dress and an elaborate chain with a pendant in the shape of a star.

Subject

Women - Caribbean area; Racially mixed women - Barbados; Farm produce

Creator

Agostino Brunias

Date

1810

Source

NLJ Prints Collection

Identifier

D0007568

Rights

Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.

Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Citation

Agostino Brunias, “The Barbadoes mulatto girl,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed December 22, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/6756.