Unknown house

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Unknown house

Entry/Object ID

SS.2006.7

Description

Glass plate negative of unknown house: image shows two sides of house, one with a doorway and stairs; doorway has short staircase and banisters and a small pointed porch over it with a window over the porch; two stories of windows with partial view of rectangular cellar windows below and a wide gable with at least three windows above the roof line; side view shows many windows of different styles, all of which seem to have leaded glass; some windows are rectangular in shape, some have gothic pointed tops; cellar door/window has a curved arch; small shrine-like structure on near corner of house; doorway with patio or small space on ground floor; turret with four windows visible; three neo-gothic windows at roof level; roof has Dutch stepped edge with squared diamond shaped window at top; four chimneys visible; house appears to be made of brick; stone wall or old foundation emanates from side of house to right of photo; slender trees at right, left and in foreground; lawn, with dark diagonal line near foreground; small shrubs in front of house; flowers in foreground.

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Notes

Date made: Late 19th century

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

6-1/2 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Depth

1/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 1/16 in. (16.5 x 21.6 x 0.2 cm)

Material

Glass, collodian emulsion

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Traces of yellow colored residue on left center of plate; long streak down right side; edges slightly nicked; lower left corner chipped (missing); small upwards crack at lower right; fingerprints, scratches, surface dirt on front and reverse.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 30C

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial