Double positive image of the interior of the conservatory at Montgomery Place; two identical sized glass plates bound together by black tape; front plate has two side-by-side nearly identical photographic images; hand-painting on images is different; both images are faded, especially the one on the right; images show interior and a section of the interior ceiling/roof of the conservatory with plants in the foreground; paint is splotchy so it is impossible to distinguish the plants; paint has faded to shades of gold, red, blue, green and purple; long, vertical line, not continuous, seperates two plates.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Artist
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Photographer
Date made
circa 1860 - 1863
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
3-1/4 in
Width
6-1/8 in
Depth
1/8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 3 1/4 x 6 1/8 x 1/8 in. (8.3 x 15.6 x 0.3 cm)
Material
Glass, Paint, collodian emulsion, Tape
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Photo images faded; paint images blurred; crack in lower right corner; corner piece chipped off and missing; reverse shows crack on lower left corner also chipped and missing with semi-circular crack and corner also chipped and missing with semi-circular crack and second angular crack in same corner; tape covers parts of cracks; tape intact, scratches, fingermarks, accretions, surface dirt on both sides.
Relationships
Related Entries
Notes
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General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
Found in a box with typewritten label, identifying image as "Interior large greenhouse."
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 30B