Interior room in the Webb House, woman polishing tray, Wethersfield, Connecticut, 7970-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1917

GUSN

GUSN-387165

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Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s
Glass Plate Negatives and Transparencies
Houses
Connecticut
Wethersfield
Interior room in the Webb House, woman polishing tray, Wethersfield, Connecticut, 7970-B
(current record)

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Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s
- Glass Plate Negatives and Transparencies
  - Houses
    - Connecticut
      - Wethersfield
        Interior view of a bedroom in the Webb House, woman reading at a desk, Wethersfield, Connecticut, 7969-B
        Interior room in the Webb House, woman polishing tray, Wethersfield, Connecticut, 7970-B (current record)

Description

The image depicts the interior of a room in the Webb House located in Wethersfield, Connecticut. A woman is seated, polishing a tray with a cloth, positioned at a wooden table. The room features a braided rug on the floor, paneled walls, and a mantel adorned with candlesticks and foliage. Two chairs are visible, one on each side of the table, and a scenic wallpaper enhances one of the walls.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
interior views
historic houses
women (female humans)
trays
chairs (furniture forms)
fireplaces
photographs
transparencies
positives (photographs)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013677
B-Series negative 7970-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate transparency

Collection Code

PC039

Collection Name

Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

Date of Acquisition

1969

Reference Code

PC039.001.001.002.002.7970-B

Places

Wethersfield (Hartford county, Connecticut)

Record Details

Originator

Nutting, Wallace, 1861-1941 (Photographer)

Material Type

transparencies
positives (photographs)

Conservation Note

NEEDS PRESERVATION: The left side of this negative is broken off.

Description Level

Item

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