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Gardener with Hydrangea Bush at "The Crest"

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

Dateabout 1905

MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 x 6 7/8in. (12.7 x 17.5cm)
Plate (height x width): 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm)

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Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation

DescriptionMan in suit and hat standing on lawn near flowering hydrangea bush. The image was taken outside. Trees are visible in the background.

Object number2011.344.71

Markings"72" on sticker affixed to plastic bag housing negativeInscribedGlass side, top left, on label: "18 1A&14514" in black inkNotesSubject Note: Index card attached to copy print identified the location of this image as "The Crest."

"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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