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[Painshill Park]: looking toward the Temple of Bacchus.

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[Painshill Park]: looking toward the Temple of Bacchus.
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Object Details

Landscape architect

Hamilton, Charles

Lantern slide maker

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_ref4535

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6ac7c0a9a-bb9b-4b4c-bf6a-384e076b4d2c

General

Mount reads: "Edward Van Altena, 71-79 W. 45th St., N.Y.C."
Historic plate number: "10."
Historic plate caption: "Hamilton."
Completed in 1762, this folly was built by the Hon. Charles Hamilton to exhibit a statue of Bacchus. The statue was sold in 1797 and the temple fell into complete disrepair in the 1940s. It is currently being rebuilt.

Place

Painshill Park (Cobham, Surrey, England)
United Kingdom -- England -- Surrey -- Cobham

Topic

Temples
Lakes
Trees
Lawns
Follies (Architecture)
Gardens -- England -- Surrey -- Cobham

Landscape architect

Hamilton, Charles

Lantern slide maker

Van Altena, Edward

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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 2: International Garden Images / United Kingdom -- England / ENG025: Cobham -- Painshill Park

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 Lantern slide (black-and-white, 3.25 x 4 in.)

Date

[between 1914 and 1930]

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.GCA, Item ENG025001

Type

Archival materials
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.

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_ref4535
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6ac7c0a9a-bb9b-4b4c-bf6a-384e076b4d2c
AAG.GCA
AAG

Record ID

ebl-1643208220039-1643210189205-1

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