ARH Images: Photos of Aiken-Rhett House Art Collection Items

Photograph

Historic Charleston Foundation

Photo of Venus D'Italica

Name/Title

ARH Images: Photos of Aiken-Rhett House Art Collection Items

Entry/Object ID

ELIZABETH.048.4.6a-d

Description

PHOTOS OF ART COLLECTION ITEMS File folder containing these images (each in protective sleeves): 4.6a: B&W photo of sculpture, "Venus D'Italica" by Canova. Photo by Billy Baldwin (image #1 in this record). Photo measures 4.5" x 5.75" on 8.5" x 11" paper. (See Object ID 96.3.3 for details about the actual sculpture.) The painting "The Penitent Magdalene" after Carlo Dolci (Object ID 97.1.5) can be seen behind the sculpture. 4.6b: B&W photo of sculpture, "Mary Magdalene at the Tomb" by D. Menconi, with its back reflected in the mirror behind it. Photo by Julia Cart, 1998 (image #2 in this record). Photo measures 5" x 7". (See Object ID 96.10.4 for details about the actual sculpture.) 4.6c: Color photo of sculpture, "Mary Magdalene at the Tomb" by D. Menconi. Photo is unattributed, undated (image #3 in this record). Photo measures 8" x 10". (See Object ID 96.10.4 for details about the actual sculpture.) The sculpture "Shepherd Boy" by E.S. Bartholomew (Object ID 96.3.7) is visible (blurred) in the background. 4.6d: Color photo of painting "Harriet Lowndes Aiken" by George Whiting shown through the parlor double doors (Object ID 96.3.32). Unattributed, undated (image #4 in this record). Photo measures 6.5" X 8".) The oil painting copy of Murillo's "Madonna and Child" (Object ID 96.3.30) is seen at the right of the photo. Note: There are also photos & slides of the portrait of Harriet Lowndes Aiken by George Whiting available in ELIZABETH.048.4.1 (see Object ID#96.3.32 for details about the actual painting)

Collection

Aiken-Rhett House

Acquisition

Accession

ELIZABETH.048.

Source or Donor

48 Elizabeth Street (Aiken-Rhett House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

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

Sculpture

Search Terms

Aiken-Rhett House (Charleston, S.C.), Art collections

Location

Container

Document Box

Shelf

ARH Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2006.007.43, 2006.010.137-195, 2008.015.1, 2011.015.101a-b, 2019.003.15a-x, 2019.003.25a-j, ELIZABETH.048.4, ELIZABETH.048.4.1, ELIZABETH.048.4.2a, ELIZABETH.048.4.2b, ELIZABETH.048.4.2c, ELIZABETH.048.4.2d, ELIZABETH.048.4.2e, ELIZABETH.048.4.2f, ELIZABETH.048.4.2g, ELIZABETH.048.4.2h-i, ELIZABETH.048.4.2j-n, ELIZABETH.048.4.2o, ELIZABETH.048.4.2p, ELIZABETH.048.4.3a-b, ELIZABETH.048.4.5A, ELIZABETH.048.4.5B, ELIZABETH.048.4.5C, ELIZABETH.048.4.5D, ELIZABETH.048.4.5E See also various items in HCF Archives and at other repositories (catalog record for ARH Collection, ELIZABETH.048.).

Created By

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Create Date

July 11, 2007

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

February 17, 2023