Stair Hall in Morris Joseloff House, West Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1930
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/16 x 6 5/8in. (23 x 16.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 1/16 x 6 5/8in. (23 x 16.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 9 1/16 x 6 5/8in. (23 x 16.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 1/16 x 6 5/8in. (23 x 16.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 9 1/16 x 6 5/8in. (23 x 16.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Jim Kirby
DescriptionA curving staircase leads from a stair hall to an upper story. There is carpet on the stairs and an iron railing. A medieval tapestry hangs on the wall at the left and an oriental rug is on the floor. A house plant, apparently a snake plant or Sansevieria, is in a metal pot supported by a metal plant stand at the foot of the stairs. A small metal stool or table is at the right.
Object number2012.440.2
MarkingsOn paper label affixed to verso, typed in black ink, "Stair Hall - Morris Joseloff Residence Ebbets & Frid, Architects"InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: The home of Morris Joseloff at 59 Sycamore Road, West Hartford, Connecticut was designed by the architectural firm Ebbets & Frid in 1930. Joseloff had one of the most important private art collections in Connecticut. Some of his paintings are visible in some of the photographs of the interiors of his house. (Finlay 9/20/2012)On View
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