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Lot 163 - Antique Boarded Interior Photograph Of Girl Identified As Ella In “Music Room” With Toy Cat, Dated April 30, 1893
Lot 163 - Antique Boarded Interior Photograph Of Girl Identified As Ella In “Music Room” With Toy Cat, Dated April 30, 1893
Lot 163 - Antique Boarded Interior Photograph Of Girl Identified As Ella In “Music Room” With Toy Cat, Dated April 30, 1893
Antique board-mounted interior photograph depicting a young girl identified as Ella, seated in a music room and posed with a cat identified in the image as a toy rather than a live animal. The verso is inscribed “music room,” along with the address 314 Howard Avenue, and dated Sunday, April 30, 1893. The address may be in New Haven, Connecticut, though listings for that home state is was build in 1900.
The interior setting is richly detailed and includes framed paintings and a print on the walls, a wall clock, a fireplace mantel displaying a piano baby figure, and a large upright piano. The photograph documents a furnished domestic music room interior with period decorative and musical elements.
Condition includes light overall toning, surface wear, and edge and corner wear to the board mount consistent with age and handling. Handwritten identification and date on the verso remain legible.
Auction Date: 01/08/2026
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