Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss, March 28, 1938
| Accession number | B:BF 1938.03.28 |
|---|---|
| Sender | |
| Recipient | |
| Garden Area |
Terrior Column and Enclosure
Herb Garden
Catalogue House
Forsythia Dell
Orangery
South Side of House
|
| Date |
1938
|
| Work types |
correspondence
|
Description
Typewritten letter discussing the memorial tablet for William James Gray, Royall Tyler's approaching visit, and comments on measurements for the Forsythia Gate.
Enclosed copy of inscription for Gray.
"The Council for Dr. Hale's great 200-inch telescope" that Farrand mentions belongs to the California Institute of Technology's Hale Observatories, previously called Palomar Observatory.
Unsigned, probably written by Beatrix Farrand. Handwritten corrections.
Title created by cataloger.
Subjects
galleries (display spaces)
inscriptions
tablets
plants
flowers (plants)
shrubs
hedges
garden structures
stone (worked rock)
walls
mock-ups
balconies
gates
benches (furniture)
ironwork (visual works)
telescopes
Salter, Arthur, 1881-1975
Farrand, Max, 1869-1945
Schelling, Ernest, 1876-1939
Hale Observatories
Harvard University
Princeton University
letters (correspondence)
Collection
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
Repository
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Rare Book Collection
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington (D.C.)
| Accession number | B:BF 1938.03.28 |
|---|---|
| Sender | |
| Recipient | |
| Garden Area |
Terrior Column and Enclosure
Herb Garden
Catalogue House
Forsythia Dell
Orangery
South Side of House
|
| Date |
1938
|
| Work types |
correspondence
|