At the Writing Table, "The Crest"
PhotographerPhotographed by
Harriet V. S. Thorne
(American, 1843 - 1926)
Date1898
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 5/8 x 7in. (11.7 x 17.8cm)
Plate (height x width): 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
Object number2011.344.94
DescriptionAn old man with beard and eyeglassesis sitting at a writing desk, which is visible in the background.
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"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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