Object Details
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_ref5130
General
Historic plate number: "40."
Mount reads: "Edward Van Altena, 71-79 W. 45th St., N.Y.C."
Label on verso: "[Maupertuis"?] c. 1785." Printed text on plate, visible from verso: "La Pyramide dans les Jardins des Maupertuis." Manuscript on plate not legible.
Place
Château de Mauperthuis (Mauperthuis, France)
France -- Île-de-France -- Mauperthuis
Topic
Gardens -- France -- Mauperthuis
Landscapes
Ponds
Bridges
Women
Pyramids
Monuments
Ruins
Follies (Architecture)
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 / France / GCA002: Mauperthuis -- Château de Mauperthuis
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 1780 and 1800]
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.GCA, Item GCA002057
Type
Archival materials
Lantern slides
Prints
Reproductions
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
Prints
Reproductions
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_ref5130
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6b1feeee5-55f0-411b-b835-89e940034489
AAG.GCA
AAG
Record ID
ebl-1643208220039-1643210189335-1