Adele Petigru Allston

Name/Title

Adele Petigru Allston

Entry/Object ID

92.3.2

Description

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, ink

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

92.3.

Source or Donor

Moore Jr., Benjamin Allston

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Benjamin Allston Moore, Jr.

Made/Created

Artist

Kurtz, William

Date made

1878 - 1878

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

to right of shoulders

Transcription

"Kurtz/ N. York/78"

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Portrait photographs, Women

Other Name

Portrait

Dimensions

Height

37 in

Width

32 in

Dimension Notes

Dimensions are for frame.

Location

Location

Room

303

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Moved By

June Hawkins

Date

June 24, 2002

Notes

Until: / /

Location

Building

NR 303, Art storage lower "A"

Category

Permanent

Location

Room

303

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Category

Permanent

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

Small Break in Canvas At Right Center of Portrait of Adele Petigru Allston.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Allston, Adele Petigru

Related Entries

Notes

92.3.1

Provenance

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: OK

Created By

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Create Date

July 14, 1998

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

May 3, 2023