Trellis work for panels in ceiling of corridors – Vintage Print
![Trellis work for panels in ceiling of corridors, [between ca. 1852 and ca. 1860] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/dc/dcef135e957c-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Trellis work for panels in ceiling of corridors, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Trellis work for panels in ceiling of corridors
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This photograph isolates a single decorative element rather than a building's exterior or a crowd: a trellis-patterned framework meant to hold panels in the ceiling of a corridor. The caption card dates it to roughly 1852 to 1860, a period when architects and builders of public and commercial buildings often favored ornamental ceilings and detailed interior work. Pictures of such details were useful to craftsmen, showing how a geometric lattice could give a long passage depth and rhythm. Because the caption's information is unverified, the specific building and maker remain uncertain, but the image still documents a practical style of interior design from that time.
| Created / published | [between ca. 1852 and ca. 1860] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 630 px · prints to 5 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-159779 |
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