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Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.984  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical …
Lily Pond at "The Crest"
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.984 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Lily Pond at "The Crest"

Photographer (American, 1843 - 1926)
Dateabout 1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 5/16 x 9 3/16in. (18.6 x 23.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 5/16 x 9 3/16in. (18.6 x 23.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
DescriptionSmall pond with lily pads floating in it and a still, mirrorlike surface. There are small clumps of flowering plants around its edges, and in the back, a windmill and small building.
Object number2011.344.984
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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Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.962  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical …
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1895
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.972  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical …
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.982  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical …
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.971  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical …
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.993  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical …
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.994  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical …
Harriet V. S. Thorne
1895
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.71  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1905
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.70  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1905
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.97  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1905
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.987  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical …
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900