Contributor |
Huston, Joseph M., 1866-1940, architect. |
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Decorative Stained Glass Company, manufacturer. |
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Van Ingen, W.B. 1858-1955, artist. |
Title |
[House of Representatives, cove and ceiling, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.] [graphic]. |
Date |
1906 |
Physical Description |
1 photographic print : platinum on cardboard mount ; 14.5 x 23 cm. (5.5 x 9 in.), on mount 28.5 x 36 cm. (11 x 14 in.) |
Description |
Interior view looking west at the cove and gilded ceiling in the House Chamber, showing pairs of Corinthian columns supporting
the main beams in the ceiling, along with the ocular stained glass windows designed by William Brantley Van Ingen and executed
by Thomas Wright and John Calvin of the Decorative Stained Glass Company of New York. The titles of the scenes depicted in
these windows are, from right to left: Steam Engineering, Commerce, Abundance, Petroleum, and Education.
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Notes |
Title supplied by cataloguer. |
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The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston. |
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol. |
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LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48. |
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Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection. |
Subject |
Pennsylvania State Capitol (Harrisburg, Pa.) |
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Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives. |
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Capitols -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg. |
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Ceilings -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg. |
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Stained glass -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg. |
Genre |
Platinum prints -- 1900-1910. |
Associated name |
Huston, Joseph M., 1866-1940, architect. |
Associated name |
Van Ingen, W.B. (William Brantley), 1858-1955, artist. |
Associated name |
Decorative Stained Glass Company, manufacturer. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.25] |
Accession number |
P.8479.103.25 |