艺术家: Laurent Jean Antoine
日期: 1795
尺寸: 6 x 7 cm
术: 象牙
色彩多彩的马德拉斯布料和金发可能看起来是无辜的,但历史上对1790年代这些布料含义的认识提醒我们,在殖民斗争中充满了种族化术语的时期,这个保姆是如何预示着她的白色. 从印度进口的织物是三角贸易的一部分,由西印度群岛(加勒比)的黑人妇女经常穿戴;在巴黎,白人妇女把它作为对这些可怕现实的蓄意挑衅调情。 她的发型可能是一顶金发假发,在1795年左右的很短的一段时间里,这种假发很受欢迎,是她残酷地玩弄于维持了法国经济的被奴役劳工的视觉文化上,在种族化的白色上翻了一番.
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