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Fit for a Lord of the Manor: A Tester Bedstead Attributed to Duncan Phyfe
On November 29, 1955, Justine Bayard Erving—an unmarried descendent of the Van Rensselaer lords of the manor—died in a New York nursing home at the age of 73. The following year, a classical tester bedstead—later attributed to the influential cabinetmaker … Continue reading
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Tagged Bed curtains, Bed hangings, Charles-Honoré Lannuier, Classical furniture in New York, Classical style, Classical taste, Cornelia Paterson Van Rensselaer, Duncan Phyfe, Duncan Phyfe tester bedstead, Florence Van Rensselaer, French beds, High-post beds, International Garden Club, Isaac Bell, Justine Bayard Erving, Lannuier and Phyfe, Lannuier French bedstead, Phyfe bedstead, Stephen Van Rensselaer III, Tester beds, Thomas Hope, Thomas Sheraton, Van Rensselaer family, Van Rensselaer manor house, Van Rensselaer patroons
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Alice Vaughan-Williams Martineau: An Englishwoman’s Crusade to Cultivate American Gardeners
On September 24, 1913, the British writer and garden designer Alice Martineau (ca. 1865–1956) set sail from Southampton for New York on the White Star Line’s legendary RMS Olympic, the enormous luxury ocean liner that was the sister ship of … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Musings, Mansion Musings
Tagged Alice Martineau, Armsea Hall, Cottage gardens, Edith Wharton, Frances Benjamin Johnston, Garden clubs in the early 20th century, Gardening in Sunny Lands, Hurst Court Berkshire, International Garden Club, John Munro and Mary Beecher Longyear, Margaret Waterfield, Martin C. Ebel, Mattie Edwards Hewitt, Mrs. Charles Frederick Hoffman, Mrs. Philip Martineau, RMS Olympic, The Herbaceous Garden, Wellsbridge Cottage, William Robinson, Zelia Hoffman
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Hats, Gloves, and Pearls: Fashion Promenade in the Garden, 1960
Runway twirls and a peek of frilly petticoats. Pearls. Women in hats and gloves. And a radiant bride in a tulle veil, of course. On a gloriously sunny Wednesday in May 1960, smiling models—most of them wearing gloves, the era’s … Continue reading
Fresh Farm Milk from a Historic Estate: How a New York City Garden Club Helped the War Effort in 1918
It was time to step up. One hundred years ago, America had entered the First World War, and patriotic civilians were eager to contribute on the home front to help defeat the Germans. Meanwhile, milk prices in New York City … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Lakey, Dairy farming, Edward Burnett, Frederick Law Olmsted, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., Infant and Maternal Health in World War I, International Garden Club, James Hamilton, John F. Hylan, Mayor's Committee of Women on National Defense, Milk Price Fixing in World War I New York City, Mrs. Charles Frederick Hoffman, Nevis Estate, Nevis Irvington, New York City Tenements, New York Nursery and Child's Hospital, Theodore Roosevelt, Union Settlement, Vanderbilt Clinic, World War I, World War I Convalescent Hospitals, World War I Hospitals in Country Houses, World War I Milk Prices, World War I War Efforts New York City, World War I Women's Work, Zelia Hoffman
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