Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.974 © 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 1/8 x 13 1/8in. (25.7 x 33.3cm) Sheet (height x width): 10 1/8 x 13 1/8in. (25.7 x 33.3cm) Mount (height x width): 15 15/16 x 20in. (40.5 x 50.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation

Object number2011.344.974

DescriptionA patch of flowers is beside a road. There are trees in the background.

Collections

Women Photographers

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. 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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