Print, Photographic

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1.00.440

Description

Portrait of Couple in Arts & Crafts Style Living Room. 9 1/2" x 7 1/2" sepia tone photograph of older couple sitting in their living room beside fireplace. The room exemplifies the Arts & Crafts style of architecture. The photographer, The Misses Gilbert, hand-signed photo, 1928. There is evidence of retouching outlines of figures. Note sharpness of focus on the fireplace tools and softness of focus on figures' feet and foreground.

Context

Donated by Jerry Rutledge (Waseca Mutual Insurance) who found this photo in his mother's things. Good example of Arts & Crafts Style of architecture, furnishings, interior design, 1920s.

Cataloged By

amanda

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

February 25, 2000

Update Date

November 21, 2024