Capital in Western Staircase, New York State Capitol, Albany, N.Y.

Photograph of detail work in State Capitol. Albany, NY.

Close up of a capital showing stylized leaves, geometric designs and a portrait of a woman in a rondelle. (26.5 x 32 cm.)

Issac Perry was the architect of the State Capitol from 1883 through its completion in 1899. Perry hired Louis J. Hinton to serve as foreman of the carvers on the Great Western Staircase and Hinton designed all the purely decorative carving.
Identifier
MSC_PRI3199_04
Date Original
circa 1890
Language
English
Source
New York State Library Manuscripts and Special Collections, Photographs of Sculpture in the Capitol Building (ca. 1890). PRI 3199, #4.
Rights
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Geographic Locations

Albany