Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Fireplace & stove, our room |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass-plate |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
April 21, 1894 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original glass plate negative. Interior view of a bedroom in Clear Comfort, the Austen family home in Rosebank, Staten Island. There is a cast iron heating stove in front of a fireplace. Furnishings include a Windsor rocking chair, a chest of drawers with a mirror, floor rugs, and decorative objects. A large folding fan covers the fireplace opening. The original negative sleeve has the photographer's handwritten inscription: "A.D.6 / plate / 702 / Fireplace & stove, our room / Fair day / 1 1/2 mins & 3 secs for window / 10 am / 25 ft / Sat. April 21st 1894 / Austen House". (Keywords: Clifton, New York) |
Film Size |
4 x 5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Ownership and History |
Photographer Alice Austen took many photos of her beloved family home. Here she shows a portion of her bedroom. |
Earliest Date |
1894 |
Latest Date |
1894 |
Subjects |
Interiors Stoves Houses Bedrooms Fireplaces Fans |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
50.015.5254 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, February 2016. |
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. |