Tropical Plant Bed, The Crest
PhotographerPhotographed by
Harriet V. S. Thorne
American, 1843 - 1926
Date1895
MediumPhotography; collodion printing-out paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/4 x 9 9/16in. (18.4 x 24.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 1/4 x 9 9/16in. (18.4 x 24.3cm)
Mount (height x width): 10 x 12in. (25.4 x 30.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 1/4 x 9 9/16in. (18.4 x 24.3cm)
Mount (height x width): 10 x 12in. (25.4 x 30.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
DescriptionTropical plants, with grass in the foreground and trees in the background.
Object number2011.344.994
InscribedVerso, top, in pencil: "1895"Top right, pencil: "T"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: The print shows pink and green iridescence when viewed in raking light, which suggests that it is a collodion POP.
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