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[Hampton Court Palace]: the sunken or Pond Gardens, originally ornamental ponds used to hold freshwater fish until they were needed in the kitchens for cooking.

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[Hampton Court Palace]: the sunken or Pond Gardens, originally ornamental ponds used to hold freshwater fish until they were needed in the kitchens for cooking.
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Object Details

Photographer

Williams, P. H. Mrs.

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_ref4595

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb675d41696-4088-4e9c-b0f3-ceb5c26b0a64

General

Hampton Court was visited during the Garden Club of America's June 1929 tour to England. A complete copy of the GCA tour itinerary was printed in the Bulletin of the Garden Club of America (Fourth Series, No. 5), September 1929, pp. 6-25.
Mount reads: "Mrs. P. H. Williams; Edward Van Altena, 71-79 W. 45th St., N.Y.C."
Historic plate number: "1A; W."
Historic plate caption: "[Recto label:] Mrs. P. H. Williams [Verso label:] Hampton Court. Aug. 29. Kings Privy Garden."

Place

Hampton Court Palace (Richmond upon Thames, London, England)
United Kingdom -- England -- London Region -- London

Topic

Ponds
Garden borders
Walkways, stone
Topiary work
Stairs
Hedges
Formal gardens
Sunken gardens
Giardini segreti
Sculpture
Palaces
Gardens -- England -- London

Photographer

Williams, P. H. Mrs.

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 / ENG054: London -- Hampton Court Palace

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 (col., 3.25 x 4 in.)

Date

1929 Jun.

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.GCA, Item ENG054003

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_ref4595
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb675d41696-4088-4e9c-b0f3-ceb5c26b0a64
AAG.GCA
AAG

Record ID

ebl-1643208220039-1643210189246-1

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