Good-Bye

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Good-Bye

Entry/Object ID

MP.94.433 a-b

Description

A Gesellschaft photograph, 1894, from an original drawing; black and white scene of a little girl wearing a white frock and white bonnet, holding a black and white puppy in her right arm and about to pet a family of dogs with her left hand. The child is on a porch step near a potted plant. Wooden frame is stained to look darker, gilded along the edges with plaster; glass front, paper backing.

Artwork Details

Medium

Pine, Plaster, Paper, Glass (pressed), Pine, Plaster, Paper, Glass (pressed)

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Arthur J. Elsley

Attribution

Maker

Manufacturer

Photographic Gesellschaft

Date made

1894

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

The picture is signed by "Arthur J. Elsley, 1894" and titled "Good-Bye". The number "2393" is in the lower left hand corner; "copyright 1894 by Photographic Gesellschaft" appears in the upper left hand corner. The addresses of Photographic Gesellschaft in Paris, Berlin, N.Y. & London appears along the bottom of the print. On back of frame is: "Brau's Art Store/ 30 E. 23 St./ New York"

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

MP.94.433 A-B
MP.94.433a-b

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed

Width

12 in

Depth

1 in

Length

15 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 12 x 1 x 15 in. (30.5 x 2.5 x 38.1 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of Condition: Gilded edges are missing in sections, corners are chipped and broken. Left side of frame is loose. Paper backing of frame is ripped in many places.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Maple Bedroom