Tintype

Object/Artifact

-

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Tintype

Entry/Object ID

SS.2009.6 a-l

Description

a. Tintype: Small oval; bust-length portrait of a young man in attire of the early 1900s, suit, tie and starched stand collar; irregular edges; appears to have been cut from larger group image, partial face of another man visible at lower right side b-k: Nine dogwood seeds and one dogwood stem l: Handwritten note on lined paper: "Tintype of Tin[y]'s -/ Dogwood from over his grave"

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1890 - 1900

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

SS.2009.7

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

1-1/4 in

Width

1 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 1 1/4 x 1 in. (3.2 x 2.5 cm)

Material

Iron, photographic chemicals, pigment

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Cut with irregular rough edges; emulsion slightly damaged and separating at lower left side

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

SS.2009.4 a-b - Box - Contents

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

Part of a group of objects related or belonging to Henry du Pont Irving (1875-1895), the brother of donor's grandmother, Ellen ("Elaine") Woodriff (née du Pont Irving); he was known as "Tiny", a nickname pronounced "Teeny"; according to family history, "Henry died at Sunnyside on September 21, 1895 as a result of a football injury sustained in the fall of 1894." This story is untrue. Catalina Hannan was able to confirm this was incorrect: Alexander Duer Irving (Pierre Paris Irving's son) doesn't buy the house until 1896. In 1895, only the McLindens are living at Sunnyside full time at this time, so this story of Henry's death at Sunnyside seemed incorrect, and was in fact proven to be untrue by Cat's discovery of Henry's death certificate. He died in Richmond County, Staten Island. Cat added: "Pierre Paris went to Staten Island as a minister and many of his children and his wife's relatives lived there. Alexander (Henry's father), grew up on Staten Island, worked in insurance in Manhattan and had a residence on Staten Island. Susan "Susie" Storrow, an Irving family relative, writes of going there in the summer and lists numerous cousins and connections." [C. Hannan, J. Krick, 2/19/2019].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 15D

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial