Stereo analysis
AnalyzedVerdict
Genuine stereo pair92%
The two photographs contain the viewpoint difference needed to produce genuine depth.
- Depth spread
- 5px
- The range of horizontal difference between the two views. More spread generally means more depth; 0–1 px usually indicates a monoview.
- Match
- 75%
- The share of usable picture detail that can be matched between the left and right views. A higher number means a more reliable comparison.
- Vertical
- 2px
- Vertical drift between matched details. Lower is better; 4 px or more can indicate camera movement, scan skew, or poor alignment.
A warm-toned stereoscopic portrait of a woman shown in three-quarter profile, facing left with her gaze lowered. Her hair is arranged in high curls and long ringlets at the back; an oval drop earring and a necklace of large beads stand against a pale bodice with a pleated neckline. The plain background keeps the attention on her face, hair and dress.
The yellow mount bears the imprint of J. Gurney & Son, identifying the firm as photographer and publisher and giving its address at Fifth Avenue and Sixteenth Street, New York. No printed sitter’s name, view title or publisher’s view number appears on the mount.
A cursive pencil inscription along the left edge of the otherwise unprinted reverse names the sitter: “Rose Massey” (inscribed). Massey was an English burlesque actress who came to America with Lydia Thompson’s “British Blondes” troupe, and Gurney’s Fifth Avenue studio photographed many of the burlesque performers playing New York at the time. A separate, heavier pencil notation appears near a reverse corner.
The card measures 6.96 × 3.46 inches (176.7 × 87.8 mm), as supplied. A few small surface abrasions lie beside the central division of the photographs; otherwise sound, with both portraits clear.
- Title on card
- Rose Massey (inscribed)
- Medium
- Stereoview
- Subject
- Yellow Mount
- Dimensions
- 6.96 × 3.46 in (176.7 × 87.8 mm)
- Condition
- A few small surface abrasions beside the central division of the photographs; otherwise sound, with both portraits clear.
- Catalogue no.
- MSV1883
Catalogue details
Location
Gurney's studio, 349 Broadway, New York · New York, United States
Photographer's studio address — not the scene · Exact site · 80% confidence
Studio portrait with Gurney & Son mount. Jeremiah Gurney's celebrated New York gallery stood at 349 Broadway (later Gurney & Son, 707 Broadway); the 349 Broadway address is the studio documented for these portrait sittings. Coordinates are 349 Broadway, Manhattan.
Source: card_imprint
