Object Details
Creator
Ridgely, Charles Carnan
Ridgely, John
Ridgely, Eliza
Slide manufacturer
Van Altena, Edward
Collection Creator
Garden Club of America
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
sova.aag.gca_ref14996
General
The elaborately planned boxwood garden was laid out in 1810 and is typical of that period of gardening, a remarkable example of the revival of the intricately designed knot gardens of the 17th century. Each generation has cared for the old and added something of its own.
Mount reads: "Edward Van Altena."
Historic plate number: "36, 45."
Historic plate caption: "Hampton, Baltimore, Maryland."
Place
Maryland -- Towson
United States of America -- Maryland -- Baltimore County -- Towson
Topic
Gardens -- Maryland -- Towson
Summer
Box
Urns
Parterres
Creator
Ridgely, Charles Carnan
Ridgely, John
Ridgely, Eliza
Slide manufacturer
Van Altena, Edward
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Sponsor
A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
Extent
1 Photograph (lantern slide, hand-colored, 3.25 x 4 in.)
Date
[between 1914 and 1949?]
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.GCA, Item MD008002
Type
Archival materials
Photographs
Lantern slides
Collection Rights
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Bibliography
Garden has been featured in Alice G. B. Lockwood, ed. and comp., Gardens of Colony and State, Vol. 2 (New York: C. Scribner's Sons for the Garden Club of America, 1931-1934), pp. 162-168. Image on page 165.
Genre/Form
Lantern slides
Collection Restrictions
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
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Record ID
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