Fountain in the garden of the Saltonstall House, Milton, Mass., ARB-057

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1898-1909

GUSN

GUSN-374070

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Description

The image shows a fountain with a sculpted figure of a cherub-like child holding a fish in the garden of the Saltonstall House, Milton, Massachusetts. The fountain is surrounded by water with some lily pads floating on the surface. In the background, there is a stone bench and neatly trimmed bushes or flowers.

Details

Descriptive Terms

gardens
fountains
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003925
Brown negative ARB-057

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC018

Collection Name

Alice Augusta Rogerson Brown photographic collection, 1898-1909, undated

Reference Code

PC018.1.1.5.ARB-057

Places

Milton (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Brown, Alice Augusta Rogerson, 1851-1928 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Subjects

Garden
Fountain

Description Level

Item

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