Maturin Livingston Delafield, Sr. and family

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

MP.94.335 a-b

Description

Group dinner photo in frame. Item "A": Frame is painted black wood. Very plain. Item "B": Photo. Oval, black and white, of family sitting at dinner table in formal dining room, with paintings on the walls, bookcases, and doorway in the background. Eighteen people are around a table, set with silver, crystal, and two bowls of fruit on either side of a large vase of mums. For names, see inscription.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1911 - 1913

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

On brown paper: "Colonel John Ross Delafield/ 17 East 79 Street. A photograph of my father, mother and aunt and brothers and sisters and their wives and husbands seated at dinner together. J.R.D." On white paper: "Photograph of Maturin L. Delafield, Sr. and all children, husbands and wives, taken in Dining room. His house 82/east 79th. St. N.Y.C. almost certainly between Nov. 24, 1911 and Jan.18, 1913. (Note ladies hairdo's, table settings,/screen, lampshades, etc.) Dates above based on marriages, deaths, etc. Names in order as seated at table: *Mary Delafield, Frederick P. Longfellow, Julia L. Longfellow, Julia L. Delafield (sister of M.L.D.,Sr.), Edward C. Delafield, Margaretta S. Beasley (wife), Maturin L. Delafield, Jr., Julia DePernay (wife), Mrs. Maturin L. Delafield, Sr.**, Eugene L. Delafield, Margarett N. Woodhull (wife), John R. Delafield, Violetta S. White (wife), Jarvis P. Carter, Harriet C. Carter, Joseph L. Delafield, Mary R. Sloane (wife), Maturin L. Delafield,Sr. *later married Eward P. Finch **Mary Coleman Livingston, d. of Eugene A. Livingston and born 'Tiviot', Tivoli. JWD Apr.12,1975." Blue small tag:" Museum Art Shop/ Old and Modern/ Mezzotints and Etchings/ Restoring a specialty/ Fine Framing, 1086 Madison Ave. NY/ Mrs. Delafield/ 82 East 79th. St."

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

MP.94.335 A-B

MP.94.335a-b

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General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Family Room Art Sheet: Maturin L. Delafield family photograph: M. L. D. and wife Julia (Livingston) Delafield/ their children and children's husbands and wives in formal/ dining hall of their home at 82 East 79th Street, New York City. List of those present/ on back of frame.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, General's Bedroom