Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
[Group in dining room] |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Photographer |
Benedict, Coleman |
Date |
ca. 1900-1910 |
Collection |
Coleman Benedict Photograph Collection |
Description |
B&W copy print, probably made from the original negative. Interior view of a dining room in a house. Coleman Benedict (at right) and another man are seated at a dining table set for a meal. A third young man stands behind them, next to a sideboard; he holds a glass in his right hand and holds the handle of a ceramic pitcher with his left hand. Inscription on the side of the pitcher: "Ice Water." The shelves of the sideboard hold a variety of glass, ceramic, and metal serving pieces. Location is not known, but is possibly the Benedict family home in West New Brighton, Staten Island. (Keywords: New York City, Early Twentieth Century) |
Print size |
8.25 x 10.125 |
Acquisition |
Gift of Grace Benedict Hyland |
Ownership and History |
Coleman Benedict (1874-1932) was an amateur photographer. His profession was jeweler, working with his father and other family members at the Benedict Brothers jewelry and clock business that was founded in 1819 by his grandfather, Samuel Ward Benedict. Coleman Benedict's obituary in the New York Times noted that "he was regarded as a gem expert and an experienced clock maker." |
Earliest Date |
1900 |
Latest Date |
1910 |
Subjects |
Food Dining rooms Table settings & decorations Tableware Interiors Houses |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Benedict, Coleman |
Catalog Number |
75.040.0028 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Great Kills Woman's Club, August 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. |