Object Details
Former owner
Worral, John
Frazier, William West, Jr
Photographer
Deats, E. Richard
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.
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General
The land on which Tockington is built, is an original land grant from William Penn. The house was built as early as 1689 by John Worral, who named it "Tockington" from his wife's ancestral village in Wales. The garden was developed in 1740 with imported boxwood. In 1900, extensive repairs were made to the house, restoring the whole building to the colonial type of architecture. As of 1929, the box hedges remained and provided a background for wide perennial borders. Along the upper side of the garden, a rose walk was developed. Adjoining the flower garden laid a fruit garden. A woodland garden was added ca. 1925 to incorporate native wild flowers.
Persons associated with the garden include John Worral (former owner, 1689); and Mrs. William West Frazier, Jr. (former owner).
Mount reads: "Edward Van Altena, 71-79 W. 45th St., N.Y.C."
Historic plate number: "59."
Historic plate caption: "On label adhered to slide exterior: Tockington; Jenkintown, Pa. Image caption on glass: Pennslyvania; Tockington; Owned by Mrs.William West Frazier; Jenkintown."
Photographer attribution based on caption information in Portraits of Philadelphia Gardens (Dorrance and Company, 1929) p. 26 by Louise Bush-Brown and James Bush-Brown
Place
Tockington (Jenkintown, Pennsylvania)
United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Jenkintown
Topic
Spring
Hedges
Box
Sundials
Outdoor furniture
Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Jenkintown
Former owner
Worral, John
Frazier, William West, Jr
Photographer
Deats, E. Richard
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 1929]
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.GCA, Item PA004001
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. 1 (New York: C. Scribner's Sons for the Garden Club of America, 1931-1934), pp. 346-347. Image on page 347.
Garden featured in Louise Bush-Brown and James Bush-Brown, Portraits of Philadelphia Gardens (Dorrance and Company, 1929) pp. 26-30.
Garden featured in Alice B. Lockwood, ed., Mrs. William West Frazier, Jr., "Tockington," Gardens of Colony and State (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons for Garden Club of America, 1931) p. 346.
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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