Burnham House, Wenham, Mass., parlor

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Photography

GUSN

GUSN-221125

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Domestic interiors photographic collection
Massachusetts
Wenham
Burnham House, Wenham, Mass., parlor
(current record)

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Domestic interiors photographic collection
- Massachusetts
  - Wenham
    - Burnham House, Wenham, Mass., parlor (current record)
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    - F.L. Higginson House, Wenham, Mass., possibly living room
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Description

This interior view shows a parlor in the Burnham House in Wenham, Massachusetts. A settee and shield-back chair are arranged next to the fireplace. Paintings hang above the built-in bookcases on either side of the fireplace.

Details

Descriptive Terms

interior views
houses
dwellings
parlors
fireplaces
shield-back chairs
bookcases
settees
interior decoration
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Physical Description

1 photograph ; 8 x 10 inches

Collection Code

PC002

Collection Name

Domestic interiors photographic collection

Reference Code

PC002.USMA.Wenham.172.01

Image Dimensions

8 x 10 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Wenham (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Northend, Mary H. (1850-1926) (Photographer)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Other Organizations

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Description Level

Item

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