Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
P0006_027a |
Collection |
Robert Gilmore and Bruce Ingmire Photograph Collec |
Title |
Wentworth-Coolidge Mantelpiece |
Date |
circa 1885 |
Year Range from |
1850 |
Year Range to |
1900 |
Description |
Black and white copy photograph of the mantelpiece and fireplace in the Governor's Council Chamber in the Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion, Portsmouth, NH. Undated. From "The Seacoast New Hampshire: A Visual History" by Robert C. Gilmore and Bruce E. Ingmire, the caption is as follows: "Photograph of the Governor's Council Chamber mantelpiece in the Wentworth-Coolidge House. The photo was taken when the home was owned by the Cushing family of Roxbury, Massachusetts, and before it was sold to the Coolidges in 1885. One theory gives the Dearing [Deering] family craftsmen credit for the woodwork of the mantelpiece, and the design source is thought to be The Gentleman's and Builder's Repository or Architecture Displayed by Edward Hoppies, London, editions 1738 and 1748. Courtesy of the New Hampshire Historical Society." Educational research purposes only. Image is from New Hampshire Historical Society, and any request for reproduction must be handled through that institution. See multimedia link below. |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Print size |
7" x 5" |
Search Terms |
Gilmore & Ingmire Photograph Collection (P0006) Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion Little Harbor Road |
Subjects |
Historic house museums Architectural decorations & ornaments Architecture, Georgian Fireplaces Mantels |
People |
Wentworth family Wentworth, Benning, 1696-1770 Cushing family |
Caption |
Wentworth-Coolidge Mantelpiece |
Related Publications |
"The Seacoast New Hampshire: A Visual History" by Robert C. Gilmore and Bruce E. Ingmire, published 1989, p. 32. |