Tennis Players

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Tennis Players

Entry/Object ID

MP.87.375 a-c

Description

Sepia print photograph in brown leather frame with case: view of two young gentlemen tennis players posed in landscape setting, both in light sporting attire; one gentleman, with mustache, reclining, holding tennis racquet in right hand; other gentleman, wearing regular tie, kneeling on knees, holding tennis racquet in his left hand; photo mounted on irregularly cut cardboard; printed in orange below photo: "Portrait Album" and on back printed in orange: "Schembache/Photographe/De S.M. Le Roi D'Italie/Et De S.A.R. La Duchesse De Genes/38, Borgognissanti, 38/Florence/25, Piazza Costello, 25/Turin/20 Via Gregoriana, 20/ Rome/28, Avenue des Champs Elysees, 28/Paris"; frame: brown leather, gold embossed two-part hinged frame with glass plate, opens to stand within cover lined with brown moire.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Schembache

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1868 - 1899 Date made: r. 1868 - 1899

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

MP.87.375 A-C

MP.87.375a-c

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

6-1/2 in

Width

4-3/4 in

Depth

1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 1/2 in. (16.5 x 12.1 x 1.3 cm)

Dimension Description

Sight

Height

5-3/4 in

Width

4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 3/4 x 4 in. (14.6 x 10.2 cm)

Material

Gilt, Paper, Silk, Leather, Glass

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Apparently not on appraisal.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, White-Wetmore Bedroom