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Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.39 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical So…
Tea Table, The Crest
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.39 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Tea Table, The Crest

Photographer (American, 1843 - 1926)
Dateabout 1898
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 13/16 x 4 11/16in. (17.3 x 11.9cm)
Plate (height x width): 7 x 5in. (17.8 x 12.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
DescriptionA small table is set for tea, in wallpapered room, below a shelf with framed pictures on it. There are two chairs at the table.
Object number2011.344.39
NotesSubject Note: "The Crest" was the Thorne family's name for their house, Thorncrest, in Millbrook, NY. Designed by Edward Tuckerman Potter for George Hunter Brown, it was built in 1867 and called Millbrook House. The grounds were landscaped by Olmsted & Vaux. It was razed in 1950. --From a 1979 letter to Rollie McKenna from NYU Assistant Professor of Fne Arts Sarah Landau
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Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.49  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.952  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical …
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.943  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical …
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.84  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.61  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
1898
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.94  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
1898
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.7  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical So…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.141  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical …
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.956  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical …
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900