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Interior architectural detail of column, capital, and entablature in West Church, 131 Cambridge Street

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1895

GUSN

GUSN-202233

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Description

Interior architectural detail of fluted column, capital, and entablature in West Church, including acanthus leaves and beading.

Details

Descriptive Terms

details (components)
entablatures
cinctures (column components)
shafts (column components)
abaci (capital components)
capitals (column components)
columns (architectural elements)
religious buildings
albumen prints
photographs

Inscription

Verso of mount: W. Church Cambridge St. Boston; Dupe, verso of mount: West Church, Boston

Additional Identification Number

OVP Photo Database Number 20
OVP Number OVP0026.C1

Physical Description

1 photographic print

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

[March 1965?]

Reference Code

PC001.01.TMP.026-C1

Image Dimensions

8.25 x 10.5 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Probably has the same provenance as OVP0026.A2: Gift of Rosamond Coolidge Howe and Helen Coolidge von Sneiden.

Record Details

Material Type

albumen prints
photographs

Subjects

Decoration and ornament, Architectural
Boston (Mass.)
Cambridge Street (Boston, Mass.)

Restrictions

OVP0026.C1: fingerprint smudges on recto of mount.

Description Level

Item

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