Photograph

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Photograph

Entry/Object ID

SS.91.11

Description

Black and white oval-shaped image, two elderly women seated, both wearing a long black dress,a crinkled scarf around neck and down front, both have hands in lap: woman on viewer's right wearing white lacey cap and turned to her left side toward the other woman, wooden frame of chair has ball-shaped finial on each side; woman on viewer's left has hands in lap, light hair in bun, back of wooden chair evident, flowered plant on left; gray mat board, writing in pencil on bottom left: "Catherine A. Irving/Sarah Irving"; and on backside: "Catherine A. Irving/Sarah Irving, nieces of Washington Irving-".

Artwork Details

Medium

Photographic Paper

Subject Person or Organization

Sarah Irving (1817-1900), Catharine Ann Irving (1816-1911)

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Photographer

Notes

Dates: c. 1890

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

oval image

Height

5-9/16 in

Width

4-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 9/16 x 4 1/8 in. (14.1 x 10.5 cm)

Dimension Description

overall

Height

10 in

Width

8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Condition: Front- two stains, 1 1/4" and 1/4" along upper right edge, three 1/8" stains on left center edge; worn on all edges, 1 1/2" diagonal tear at top center. Backside- slightly stained througout, loss of top layer of paper along edges.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Sarah Irving (1817-1900)

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

Catharine Ann Irving (1816-1911)

Notes

Subject

Related Entries

Notes

SS.2011.72 - Photograph - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 29B