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"Sedilias 26"

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1880-1973, undated

GUSN

GUSN-296013

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Description

Photo album titled: "Sedilias 26." Title is hand printed on a round paper label affixed to spine; volume number was also printed on a paper label affixed to spine. Volume number is now detached. Album has a heavy textured dark brown covering and is held together with two metal brads. Album has 72 olive green pages; eleven of the pages are blank. Album contains one loose and 61 mounted black-and-white photographs. Photographs are of sedilia, pews and benches manufactured by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and Casson, and theri successor, Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. The order number and year are often shown on a display in the photographs. Customer names are handwritten on two album pages. Named customers are: Christ Church (Gilbertsville, NY) and Euclid Avenue Presbyterian Church (Cleveleand, OH). Digital images of a selection of photographs from the album are attached to this record. Also included in album is one loose pencil drawing of a sedille or pew -- see record CC010.002.108.001.

Details

Descriptive Terms

sedilia
pews
benches (furniture)
photograph albums
black-and-white photographs
photographs

Additional Identification Number

Strong Museum number 135.26

Physical Description

1 photo album containing 72 pages and 61 photographs (11 x 15 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches)

Collection Code

CC010

Collection Name

Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

Date of Acquisition

2012

Reference Code

CC010.002.108

Acquisition Type

Museum Purchase

Dimensions

11 x 15 1/2 x 1 3/4 (HxWxD)(inches)

Record Details

Originator

Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. (Compiler)
A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Compiler)
Irving & Casson (Compiler)

Material Type

photograph albums
black-and-white photographs
photographs

Description Level

File

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