Double positive image of an unidentifed scene, possibly west side of mansion, Montgomery Place: two identical-sized glass plates bound together with black tape; front plate with two nearly identical photographic images (no longer visible); back plate frosted and hand-painted in green and brown to color lawn in foreground and trees in middleground.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Artist
Date made
circa 1850 - 1863
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
3-15/16 in
Width
6-3/4 in
Depth
1/8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 3 15/16 x 6 3/4 x 1/8 in. (10 x 17.1 x 0.3 cm)
Material
Collodion emulsion, Glass, Paint, Tape
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Photographic images faded beyond recognition; right image has two brown spots 2 3/4" from right side and 7/8" from top; glass is scratched and dirty overall with fingerprints and accretions; front plate has loss lower right corner; back plate has four cracks at center running from top to bottom of plate; tape intact.
Relationships
Related Entries
Notes
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MP.2005.20 - Slide, stereoscopic - Related
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MP.2005.24 - Slide, stereoscopic - Related
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General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
Found in a box with family-created type-written label identifying image as "West elevation of house."
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 30B