Washington Irving, Sunnyside, Irvington, NY

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

SS.2006.1

Description

Double positive image of Washington Irving seated in the front porch of Sunnyside: two identical sized glass plates in wooden frame; one plate with two side-by-side almost identical photographic images although right side image shows more of the study window and exterior wall and left image shows more of the gound floor dining room window and wall and second floor guest bedroom window; hand-painting on images is different; photographic image of Washington Irving, dressed in a dark suit, white shirt and dark neck cloth, seated in doorway of front porch, legs crossed, holding a hat over his knees; front door of the house is open behind him; also visible is a garden bench, door mat and small object on the ground near the right front of the entry archway; shutters on south study window visible; lower part of windows of second story visible; ivy, plants, bushes and grass; both images in thick gold printed/painted frame with thin gold line around each; "WASHINGTON IRVING," in a decorative frame, printed vertically on left side; "HUDSON RIVER SCENERY, N.Y." printed/painted in gold along center top; "F. LANGENHEIM'S PATENT, NOV (sic) 19, 1850." printed vertically in gold, between two images; "Sunnyside, Irvington, N.Y." in a decorative frame, printed in gold letters, vertically, along right side of front; "(illegible word) according to (illegible words, probably "Act of Cong") ress, in the year 1856, by F. Langenheim, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania" printed in gold across bottom of plate; reverse shows painted work, shades of green and umber (possibly faded to these colors); reverse plate has slightly frosted appearance; plates encased in brown wooden frame, joined at corners; two circular metal hinges at top; "S.S. C. (?) 1848 - 1859-6" written on lower left reverse of frame; "C (or G) 12" written on lower right of reverse of frame.

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Frederick Langenheim

Attribution

Photographer

Date made

circa 1856

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3-7/8 in

Width

7-1/4 in

Depth

3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 7/8 x 7 1/4 x 3/8 in. (9.8 x 18.4 x 1 cm)

Material

Glass, collodian emulsion, Paint, ink, Wood

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Twin images distinct; emulsion damage around images and on middle border seperating images; wooden frame slightly worn at mitered corners; surface dirt, fingermarks, accretion.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Notes

Subject

Related Entries

Notes

SS.81.2 a-b - Benches - Related SS.2006.2 - Slide, stereoscopic - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial