Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.54 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S ...

Group on Porch at Thorncrest

PhotographerPhotographed by Harriet V. S. Thorne (American, 1843 - 1926)

Dateabout 1900

MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 5/8 x 6 7/8in. (11.7 x 17.5cm) Plate (height x width): 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation

Object number2011.344.54

DescriptionPortrait of family group on the steps of a house identified on the verso of the copy print as Thorncrest.

Collections

Women Photographers

NotesSubject Note: tentatively identified as Samuel and Phebe Thorne and their children at "The Crest."

"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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