Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.990 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical ...

The Crest

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

Date1889

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print; albumen print

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 1/16 x 7 7/8in. (15.4 x 20cm) Sheet (height x width): 6 1/16 x 7 7/8in. (15.4 x 20cm) Mount (height x width): 7 15/16 x 9 15/16in. (20.2 x 25.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation

Object number2011.344.990

DescriptionView of "The Crest," Samuel and Phebe Thorne's summer home in Millbrook, NY, from the lawn. There are two people on the front porch.

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

Medium Note: Judging from the overall brownish tone of the print, the thinness of the paper support and the sheen, it is probably an albumen print. However, this cannot be confirmed without the use of a microscope.

Status

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