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Gift of John Howard Morse, 1939.16.25  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Mrs. Olmsted's Grounds on Asylum Avenue
Gift of John Howard Morse, 1939.16.25 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Mrs. Olmsted's Grounds on Asylum Avenue

PhotographerPhotographed by Frederick S. Brown 1822 - 1892
Date1885-1890
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 16 x 19 1/8in. (40.6 x 48.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 x 19 1/8in. (40.6 x 48.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 20 x 27 1/2in. (50.8 x 69.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of John Howard Morse
DescriptionA tree with spreading branches is in a grassy lawn surrounded by hedges. Bushes, possibly flowering shrubs, and plants, probably flowering plants, are in the left background. Parts of several houses are barely visible through the trees.
Object number1939.16.25
InscribedOn verso, in black ink, "359"; in pencil and black ink, "Mrs. Olmsted gournds on Asylum Avenue / in the rear of the house"; in pencil, "#250"; in pencil, lower right, accession number
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