"Thorndale" by Chester
PhotographerAttributed to
Harriet V. S. Thorne
American, 1843 - 1926
Dateabout 1900
MediumPhotography; albumen printing-out paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 3/4 x 7 7/8in. (14.6 x 20cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 3/4 x 7 7/8in. (14.6 x 20cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 x 8 1/2in. (16.5 x 21.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 3/4 x 7 7/8in. (14.6 x 20cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 x 8 1/2in. (16.5 x 21.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
DescriptionTrees overhanging the driveway leading to the house on the Thorndale estate. There are people visible on the porch of the house.
Object number2011.344.1025
InscribedRecto of print, lower left, in black ink: ""Thorndale" by Chester ["Chester" is underlined]"NotesTitle Note: The "Chester" referred to in the title and inscription on the print is probably Chester Thorne (1863-1927). He was a business leader who helped develop the Port of Tacoma. The son of Edwin Thorne, he was Jonathan and Samuel Thorne's nephew. There is no evidence that he was a photographer."Chester Thorne," Thornewood Castle, http://www.thornewoodcastle.com/chester-thorne.htm
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