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In the Southern United States, it was common practice for enslaved black women to be forced to be wet nurses to their owners’ children. In some instances, the enslaved child and the white child would be raised together in their younger years. Visual representations of wet-nursing practices in enslaved communities are most prevalent in representations of the Mammy archetype caricature. Images such as the one in this section represent both a historically accurate practice of enslaved black women wet-nursing their owner’s white children as well as sometimes an exaggerated racist caricaturization of a stereotype of enslaved black women as “Mammy” characters.

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Here is an item we have sold in the past:

CDV Photograph of an 19th Century African American Wet Nurse From Savannah, Georgia

Rare CDV photograph of an African American wet nurse, posing with the child she cared for. With backstamp of J.N Wilson photography studio in Savannah Georgia on verso, who established his studio shortly before the Civil War; this photo is likely from the 1860s, evidenced by a light colored mount, square corners on the photo, and coloring to the photograph which was popular in the 1860s. CDVs such as this are uncommon, with wealthy families sometimes choosing to document the relationship between the African American wet nurse and her Causacian baby. With CDV number 2083 handwritten in pencil on verso. CDV measures 2.5″ x 4″. Mild wear and rubbing to mount, overall very good condition. Sold for $2,439.

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