Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.975 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical ...

Thornecrest

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 3/16 x 13 1/4in. (25.9 x 33.7cm) Sheet (height x width): 10 3/16 x 13 1/4in. (25.9 x 33.7cm) Mount (height x width): 16 x 20in. (40.6 x 50.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation

Object number2011.344.975

DescriptionThe front lawn and front facade of a large house. There is a woman with a parasol standing with a man in a dark jacket and light-colored pants on the left side of the drive. A little further on, there is a man (the gardener?) standing behind a small bed of flowers, seemingly conversing with another man in a light-colored suit and hat. On the rooftop porch on the left, under the striped awning, another figure is visible. There are trees on either side of the house and the clouds in the sky are visible.

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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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