Name/Title
Adele Petigru AllstonEntry/Object ID
92.3.2Description
William Kurtz (1833-1904)
Adele Petrigru Allston (1810-1896)
New York
1878
Photograph with ink on paper
Signed: Kurtz, N.York, 78
Portrait of Mrs. R. F. W. Allston (nee Adele Petigru) by Kurtz.
One of a pair of portraits of Gov Robert Francis Withers Allston and Mrs. Allston, Nee Adele Petigru. Signed and Dated "Kurtz, N.York, 78."( right of shoulder- second button on blouse) Bust Length Portrait of Mrs. Allston with white - possibly fur hat, period style coat and cameo broach.Artwork Details
Medium
Photograph, Paper, inkCollection
Historic Charleston Foundation CollectionAcquisition
Accession
92.3.Source or Donor
Moore Jr., Benjamin AllstonAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Mr. Benjamin Allston Moore, Jr.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Location
to right of shouldersTranscription
"Kurtz/ N. York/78"Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Portrait photographs, WomenDimensions
Height
37 inWidth
32 inDimension Notes
Dimensions are for frame.Location
Location
Room
303Building
Nathaniel Russell HouseMoved By
June HawkinsDate
June 24, 2002Notes
Until: / /Location
Building
NR 303, Art storage lower "A"Category
PermanentLocation
Room
303Building
Nathaniel Russell HouseCategory
PermanentCondition
Overall Condition
GoodNotes
Small Break in Canvas At Right Center of Portrait of Adele Petigru Allston.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Allston, Adele PetigruProvenance
Notes
donated by Great-grandson, Benjamin Allston Moore, Jr.General Notes
Note
Notes: On Exhibit At South Caroliniana Library For Many Years (1966).
Re-matted and framed in 2011
Status: OKCreated By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
July 14, 1998Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
May 3, 2023