Mary A. Fitzgerald, neé White

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.32

Description

Glass plate negative of Mary A. Fitzgerald, neé White, wife of William F. Fitzgerald; rectangular half-portrait of a woman, three-quarter view; elaborate upswept hairstyle, multiple strand necklace, large collar; image set in double frame, inner one wide, outer one narrow; very thin line around the photo; "Alice Hughes" and "52, Gower Street, London." on lower left and right respectively of inner frame; diagonal remnants of black paper tape in lower left and upper right corners; streak down center of image.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Photographer

Date made

1870 - 1910

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

9-7/8 in

Width

7-7/8 in

Depth

1/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 x 1/16 in. (25.1 x 20 x 0.2 cm)

Material

Glass, emulsion

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Edges chipped and nicked all round; yellow colored substance remains in upper left corner; yellow colored stains or residue down lower left side; chipped piece (missing) in lower right corner; curved chipped piece (missing) in lower left corner; surface dirt, finger marks, dark marks, scratching on both front and reverse.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mrs. Mary Ann White Fitzgerald

Notes

Subject

Related Entries

Notes

MP.2005.28 - Negative, glass-plate - Related MP.2005.30 - Negative, glass-plate - Related

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Found in an envelope with family hand-writing, likely John Ross Delafield's, identifying negative as, "Photograph of / Mary A. Fitz Gerald nee White / wife of William J. Fitz Gerald." Envelope has an index tab with "J / 2" written in black ink.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 30B

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial