Object Details
Draftsman
Vaughan, Samuel
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_ref19451
General
Garden Club of America. Gardens of Colony and State; Gardens and Gardeners of the American Colonies and of the Republic before 1840. New York: Pub. for Garden Club of America by C. Scribner's Sons, 1931-34, p. 56. "Samuel Vaughan's plan (1787) of the grounds of Mount Vernon." Courtesy of Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union. (Gardens and Gardeners of American Colonies of the Republic before 1840).
Mount reads: "Edward Van Altena, 71-79 W. 45th St., N.Y.C."
Historic plate number: "19."
Historic plate caption: "Mount Vernon, South; Original plan. VA."
Place
Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon, Virginia)
United States of America -- Virginia -- Fairfax County -- Mount Vernon
Topic
Plan views
Planting plans
Gardens -- Virginia -- Mount Vernon
Draftsman
Vaughan, Samuel
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, black-and-white, 3.25 x 4 in.)
Date
1787
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.GCA, Item VA001002
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. 55-65. Image on page 56.
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.
AAG.GCA_ref19451
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Record ID
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