Portrait of an unidentified womn, seated on chair in the second floor parlor, facing front, reading, Greely Stevenson Curtis House, 28-30 Mount Vernon St., Boston, Mass., February 18, 1923

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1923-02-18

Location Note

HGO-01-001-F-R-2

GUSN

GUSN-167571

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Description

A portrait of Greely Stevenson Curtis, painted by William Morris Hunt, is seen on the wall below the wreath and two crossed swords. Curtis was a Civil War veteran.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
women (female humans)
interior views
houses
dwellings
parlors
interior decoration
veterans
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Additional Identification Number

ACCESS ID 2161
Old ID 2197.00

Physical Descrption

1 photographic print : black-and-white ; 7 x 4 3/4 inches

Collection Code

PC002

Collection Name

Domestic interiors photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1923-02-26

Reference Code

PC002.USMA.Boston.056.09

Acqusition Type

Gift

Places

Boston, Mass.

Record Details

Originator

Appleton, William Sumner, 1874-1947 (photographer)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Other People

Curtis, Greely "Steen" Stevenson, 1830-1897

Subjects

Architectural photography
Mt. Vernon Street (Boston, Mass.)
Civil War

Description Level

Item

Location Note

HGO-01-001-F-R-2

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