Hall of the Maidens, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 617-B

Collection Type

  • Photography

GUSN

GUSN-391770

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Description

The image depicts the Hall of the Maidens at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The hall is filled with a variety of sculptures, prominently displaying several Greco-Roman style statues on pedestals. A detailed frieze adorns the upper part of the wall, and natural light streams through arched windows on the right.

Details

Descriptive Terms

photography
museums (buildings)
statues
gelatin dry plate negatives

Inscription

8454

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP024532
B-Series negative 617-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC022

Collection Name

Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917

Date of Acquisition

1918-09

Reference Code

PC022.001.002.001.002.617-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Coolidge, Baldwin, 1845-1928 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Description Level

Item

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