Portrait of Fannie Scott Broughtes
Object number2013.114.5
Manufacturer
Guarantee Manufacturing Company
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumPorcelain; Glass; Shell
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Partial gift of Linda Barrett
DescriptionPhotographic print on porcelain. Portrait of a woman looking to the proper left that is set in a rectangular, colorless glass frame. Frame is decorated with pieces of iridescent shell and red glitter that are glued in on the back around the edge. Woman has her hair pulled back and is wearing a dress with horizontal pleats down the front that has a collar with a tie around her neck.Dimensions10.125 x 8 x 0.687 in. (25.7 x 20.3 x 1.7 cm)InscriptionsInscription "Fannie Scott Broughtes / daughter / of Everett Scott".
In pencil on back "1023/125B".
MarksManufacturer's mark in the upper right corner reads: "GUARANTEE MFG.CO.PGH.PAT.APD.FOR".
Historical NotesPortrait of Fannie Scott Broughtes, daughter of Everett Scott, Sr. Her parents Everett Scott, Sr., and Louisa were born in Virginia and migrated to Pittsburgh sometime in the late 19th century. Scott was a furniture maker, grocer, and laborer. He owned a store called Scott & Holmes that sold everything from live poultry, fish and oysters, butter and eggs, and hard and soft shell crabs. Part of a collection related to Everett Mead Scott/Holmes family. A noted family in Pittsburgh’s African American community included local business owners, legal scholars, and professional Jazz musicians. Relatives and descendants of the family include legal scholar Derrick Bell, and Jazz pianist Charles Bell.
Related person
Fannie Scott Broughtes
Related person
Everett Scott Sr.
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