Lily Pond at "The Crest"
PhotographerPhotographed by
Harriet V. S. Thorne
(American, 1843 - 1926)
Dateabout 1895
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/4 x 9 3/16in. (18.4 x 23.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 1/4 x 9 3/16in. (18.4 x 23.3cm)
Other (mat height x width): 22 1/16 x 16in. (56 x 40.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
Object number2011.344.962
DescriptionView of a lily pond and surrounding plants. On the right side of the image, there is a man--possibly the gardener--kneeling at the edge of the pond and gathering lily pads with his hands. A greenhouse is visible in the background.
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Subject 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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