The Stylish House: 1881 to 1906

Identifier3.34275

TypePhotographic image

DescriptionA version of an illustration from Reading the Landscape, Chapter 13: "The Stylish House or Fashions as an Ecological Factor," depicting a home and its landscaped yard. This illustration shows the view of the house and yard during the late 19th century/early 20th century.

Text and images from top to bottom, left to right:

• David and Mary / and / Theodore / Ethel / Victoria / Charles / and / Rusty / and / King
• 1881 / to / 1906
• [sketch of a potted plant on a small table]
• [drawing showing a bird's-eye view of the house and lawn surrounded by a fence, including the following labeled plants and trees:]
  • mulberry
  • cockscomb
  • coleus
  • hen and chickens
  • hosta
  • white birch
  • cannas / nasturtiums / lobelias
  • mountain ash
  • castor beans / geranium / alyssum
• [sketches of three additional potted plants and a fan to the right of the illustration]

Related EntitiesWatts, May Theilgaard (is related to)