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
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
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AAG.GCA
AAG
Record ID
ebl-1643208220039-1643210189205-1