House and garden of Samuel W. Morris : Sunset Avenue, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, 1924 - Pennsylvania Photos and Documents
House and garden of Samuel W. Morris : Sunset Avenue, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, 1924
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Title
House and garden of Samuel W. Morris : Sunset Avenue, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, 1924
Subject
Shipman, Ellen, 1869-1950
Hewitt, Mattie Edwards, 1869-1956
Morris, Samuel W., (Samuel Wheeler), 1874-1941
Morris family -- Homes and haunts
Gardens -- Design
Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Chestnut Hill -- 1910-1930
Dwellings -- Photographs
Photography of gardens
Architectural photography
Edge Hill (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Gillingham, Mrs. (Clara Stratton Howe), 1864-
Description
Album consists of photographs of gardens and exterior views of the Morris home known as Edge Hill. The Edge Hill gardens were designed by landscape architect Ellen Shipman and photographed by "Mrs. Gillingham" [Mrs. C. Stratton Howe Gillingham] and Mattie Edwards Hewitt (1869-1956). Photographs numbered 1-18 are attributed to "Mrs. Gillingham" and those numbered 19-25 were taken by Mattie Edwards Hewitt
1 volume (25 leaves of photographs) : illustrations ; 26 x 35 cm
Identifier
SB467.P4 H795
Provenance
Gift: Samuel W. Morris, Jr. ; 2018
Relation
Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940
Rights
Copyright restrictions may exist. It is the responsibility of the user to seek permission from the holder of the copyright to reproduce material from the PHS McLean Library and Archives. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. 100 North 20th Street. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
Contact
For more information, contact McLean Library and Archives, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 100 North 20th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103, 215-988-8782, mcleanlibrary@pennhort.org
Contributing Institution
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Sponsorship
This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. In addition, the Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940 project is supported through a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission's Historical Archives and Records Care Grant, a program funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
