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Emery Moses House, West Newbury, Mass., east end of hall

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GUSN

GUSN-221175

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Description

This interior view shows the east end of the hall in the Moses Emery House, built in 1732, in West Newbury, Massachusetts. Two tapestries hang above two chests. A butterfly table is set between the tapestries under a window.

Details

Descriptive Terms

interior views
houses
dwellings
interior decoration
chests (case furniture)
tapestries
halls (interior spaces)
butterfly tables
chairs (furniture forms)
photographs
cyanotypes (photographic prints)

Physical Description

1 cyanotype ; 6 x 8 inches

Collection Code

PC002

Collection Name

Domestic interiors photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1919-06-11

Reference Code

PC002.USMA.West Newbury.172.23

Image Dimensions

6 x 8 (HxW)(inches)

Places

West Newbury (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

photographs
cyanotypes (photographic prints)

Subjects

River Road (West Newbury, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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