Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.70 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S ...

Flowering Hydrangea Bush in Greenhouse

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

Dateabout 1905

MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 7/8 x 4 11/16in. (17.5 x 11.9cm) Plate (height x width): 7 x 5in. (17.8 x 12.7cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation

Object number2011.344.70

DescriptionPotted, flowering hydrangea bush in a greenhouse. Other potted plants and the walls and roof of the greenhouse are visible in the background.

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Women Photographers

NotesIndex card attached to copy print identified the location of this image as "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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