Morton Arboretum : Photographic image : The Stylish House: 1881 to 1906 [3.34275]

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The Stylish House: 1881 to 1906

Identifier

3.34275

Format

35mm color slide

Digitization Status

Digitized

Reproduction:

Unknown

Dimensions

2.3 cm W x 3.4 cm H (Item)

Extent

1 slide

Type

Photographic image

Description

A 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]