"The Crest," Tropical Bed, North Drive
PhotographerPhotographed by
Harriet V. S. Thorne
(American, 1843 - 1926)
Date1894
MediumPhotography; gelatin printing-out paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/8 x 9 1/8in. (18.1 x 23.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 1/8 x 9 1/8in. (18.1 x 23.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
Other (mat height x width): 22 1/16 x 16in. (56 x 40.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
Object number2011.344.963
DescriptionView of a bed of tropical plants in a garden. Grass is in the foreground and trees in the background.
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Medium Note: The tone, fading and glossiness of the print suggest that it is printed out (POP). However, it is difficult to determine without examining it under a microscope.
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
Status
Not on view
