Photo Record
| Title | [Box Tree Tea Room interior] |
| Object Name | Negative, Glass-plate |
| Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
| Date | 1922 |
| Collection | Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
| Description |
Original glass plate negative. Interior view of a room in a house. A table at center is set with a white ceramic tea and coffee service. A second table, partially visible at the far right edge of the image, seems to be set in a similar manner. Vases with flowers and other accessories are also visible, as well as a fireplace, gas lamp, and window. A calendar on the wall shows the year 1922. Seating furniture includes a wicker settee and Windsor chairs. (Keyword: HRT, New York City, Twentieth Century) |
| Film Size | 8 x 10 |
| Acquisition | Museum Purchase |
| Ownership and History | In the late 1910s and early 1920s, Alice Austen and Gertrude Tate operated the Box Tree Tea Room in the historic Perine House in Dongan Hills, Staten Island. The house (now known as the Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House) was owned at that time by the Staten Island Antiquarian Society. Alice Austen belonged to the Staten Island Garden Club, which had helped the Antiquarian Society raise funds to purchase the house. |
| Earliest Date | 1922 |
| Latest Date | 1922 |
| Subjects |
Interiors Restaurants |
| Lexicon Sub-category | Documentary Artifact |
| Catalog Number | 50.015.7126 |
| Support Acknowledgment | Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, June 2013. |
| Legal Status | Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |