Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.972 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical ...

"Crest," South Road

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

Dateabout 1900

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 10 1/16 x 13 1/8in. (25.6 x 33.3cm) Sheet (height x width): 10 1/16 x 13 1/8in. (25.6 x 33.3cm) Mount (height x width): 15 15/16 x 20 1/16in. (40.5 x 51cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation

Object number2011.344.972

DescriptionThe lily pond fills up most of the frame. The plants and trees that surrounded it, as well as two buildings, are also depicted.

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NotesSubject 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. The lily pond was on the south road. The house was razed in 1950.

--From a 1979 letter to Rollie McKenna from NYU Assistant Professor of Fne Arts Sarah Landau

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