The Crest
PhotographerPhotographed by
Harriet V. S. Thorne
American, 1843 - 1926
Dateabout 1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
Photography; platinum print
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 x 8 1/8in. (15.2 x 20.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 x 8 1/8in. (15.2 x 20.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 x 8 1/8in. (15.2 x 20.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
DescriptionPortion of estate with many windows and chimney, from outdoors. There are two large trees on the left and a set of steps leading down to an expanse of grass.
Object number2011.344.985
InscribedVerso, top right, in pencil: "The Crest"Top right, in pencil: "Stew / Copy + keep"
Center, in pencil: "x"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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