Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Our parlor sofa Grandpa Austen's portrait |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass-plate |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
May 15, 1894 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original glass plate negative. Interior view of the parlor at Clear Comfort, the Austen family home in Rosebank, Staten Island. Furnishings include a sofa, a table, and an upholstered chair. Above the sofa is a framed portrait painting of David Embree Austen (Alice Austen's great-grandfather); an auctioneer's hammer is attached to the frame. The adjoining hallway is visible through the door at left. The original negative sleeve has the photographer's handwritten inscription: "711 / Stanley / 35 / Our parlor sofa Grandpa / Austen's portrait / Fair light / D. / 11.45 A.M / 50 secs / 20 ft / Tuesday May 15th 1894." (Keywords: New York) |
Film Size |
4 x 5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Ownership and History |
David Embree Austen (1784-1863) owned a prosperous auction house in Manhattan, specializing in "dry goods" (textiles and carpets). The portrait painting of David Embree Austen is now part of the Staten Island Historical Society collection. |
Earliest Date |
1894 |
Latest Date |
1894 |
Subjects |
Interiors Parlors Houses Sofas Portrait paintings |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Austen, David Embree |
Catalog Number |
50.015.5248 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Great Kills Woman's Club, November 2017. |
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. |