Fireplace in Hitchcock house, Deerfield, Massachusetts, 7833-A

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1880-1889

GUSN

GUSN-389729

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Description

The image depicts a brick fireplace inside the Hitchcock house in Deerfield, Massachusetts. The fireplace features a large hearth with a metal pot hanging from hooks. A pair of andirons are placed in front of the hearth. Above the fireplace is a decorated lintel with the inscription "Esse Quod Opto." To the right is a woven basket and a wooden chair, and a window is visible in the background.

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Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
interior views
fireplaces
pots (containers)
bellows
chairs (furniture forms)
photographs
fireplace components
hearths
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP026967
A-Series negative 7833-A

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC021

Collection Name

Emma Lewis Coleman photographic collection, 1880s

Date of Acquisition

1925

Reference Code

PC021.001.005.7833-A

Date Notes

Acquired month: 04

Places

Deerfield (Franklin county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Coleman, Emma Lewis (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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