Covin Tree: formal garden; lawn; low clipped hedges.

Object Details

sova.aag.gca_ref6985
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb65b0c6dfa-b671-425a-a848-51d5212e0e45
General
Description from slide script: "One of Mrs. Brewster's formal gardens. Mrs. Brewster also had several garden rooms which were used at different times of the year and planned according to season." There are 2 glass slide duplicates.
Historic plate number: "23."
Provenance
Lake Forest Garden Club
Collection Creator
Garden Club of America
Place
Covin Tree (Lake Forest, Illinois)
United States of America -- Illinois -- Lake County -- Lake Forest
Topic
Lawns
Trees
Hedges
Perennials
Garden borders
Formal gardens
Sculpture
Gardens -- Illinois -- Lake Forest
Provenance
Lake Forest Garden Club
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The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Illinois / IL003: Lake Forest -- Covin Tree
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 Photograph (lantern slide, hand-colored, 3.25 x 4 in.)
Date
[between 1914 and 1949?]
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.GCA, Item IL003001
Type
Archival materials
Photographs
Lantern slides
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
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_ref6985
Large EAD
AAG.GCA
AAG
Record ID
ebl-1643208220039-1643210179318-0
Covin Tree: formal garden; lawn; low clipped hedges.: [between 1914 and 1949?]
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