Interior view of a room in the home of Greely Stevenson Curtis, 28 Mt. Vernon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 12844-B

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1887

GUSN

GUSN-385181

You can find this within

Description

The interior view shows a room in the home of Greely Stevenson Curtis at 28 Mt. Vernon Street, Boston. The image features a fireplace adorned with decorative items including a clock, candlesticks, and sculptures. Above the mantel, there are framed paintings. A glass-fronted bookshelf stands nearby and a decorative chair is positioned in the foreground. On the right, curtains and additional framed artworks are visible. The room contains a mixture of classical furnishings and artistic elements.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
interior views
fireplaces
mantels
chairs (furniture forms)
bookcases
paintings (visual works)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP016410
B-Series negative 12844-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC023

Collection Name

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

Reference Code

PC023.001.004.12844-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Curtis, Harriot Appleton, 1841-1923 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact info@historicnewengland.org.

Loading Loading...