Lily Pond at "The Crest"
PhotographerPhotographed by
Harriet V. S. Thorne
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)
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
InscribedVerso, top left, in pencil: "1 [illegible] / Keep"Top left, in pencil: "Stew"
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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