Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Trudes room & mantle piece |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass-plate |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
October 9, 1889 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original glass plate negative. Interior view of Trude Eccleston's bedroom in the St. John's Episcopal Church rectory in Clifton, Staten Island. Furnishings include a writing desk, an upholstered chair, and a sofa (lounge); the foot of a bed is seen at far left. There are numerous prints and photographs displayed on the walls and on the mantelpiece. Among the photos on the mantelpiece are a portrait photo of Alice Austen and a portrait photo of Trude's brother John Bowers Eccleston. The original negative sleeve has the photographer's handwritten inscription: "371 / Seed 26 / Trudes room & mantle piece / Fine, clear day, good light / 8 mins / 12.30 PM / Stop 44 / Perken lense / Wednesday Oct 9th 1889." (Keywords: New York, Rosebank) |
Film Size |
6.5x8.5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Ownership and History |
Reverend John C. Eccleston served as the rector of St. John's Episcopal Church for more than 40 years. This photograph shows a room in his family's residence in the rectory of the church. His daughter Trude was a close friend of photographer Alice Austen. |
Earliest Date |
1889 |
Latest Date |
1889 |
Subjects |
Interiors Bedrooms Rectories |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Eccleston, Gertrude Eccleston, John Bowers |
Catalog Number |
50.015.6825 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by Barbara Newington, January 2018. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |