1939 Rhode Island Architecture Exhibition
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Creation Date
1838
Photographer
Nicholas Romano
Location
Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Worktype
mansions
Style/Period
Gothic Revival
Image Type
photographic prints; enlargements (copies)
Image Measurements
width: 40 inches, height: 30 inches
Inscription
[typed label, bottom right:] "KINGSCOTE", 1880 / Bowery, Newport / Enlargements by McKim, Mead, and White / A splendid example of White's ability at interior design. / The use of fine materials, mahogany panelling, cork ceiling, / marble fireplace and Tiffany glass windows, is particularly / rich and ingenious. / Photo by Abbott
Description
interior; Photograph exhibited in Rhode Island Architecture Exhibition, 1939, RISD Museum. Curated by RISD Museum Director Alexander Dorner (tenure 1938-1941) and architectural historian Henry-Russell Hitchcock.
Keywords
architecture (discipline); mansions; historic houses; paneling; fireplaces; dining tables