Tag Archives: Robert Bolton

A Modern Man: A. J. Downing and the American Gentleman’s Country Seat

Posted on June 20, 2022 by mansionmusings

A. J. Downing (1815–1852) was full of modern ideas about landscape gardening. And he particularly wanted to create a tradition in the United States that was inspired by—but separate from—British and European precedents. He also recognized the need to adapt … Continue reading →

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A Carpet of Velvety Green: Lawns on 19th-Century Country Estates

Posted on May 25, 2020 by mansionmusings

A beautiful undulating carpet of fresh green grass was an essential luxury on 19th-century country estates. Today, that idea may seem fairly obvious, but why? And how did the landed gentry plant and maintain their expansive (and expensive) lawns in … Continue reading →

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The Bartows and Art: A Lost Portrait, Famous Relatives, and Artistic Neighbors

Posted on June 10, 2017 by mansionmusings

We don’t know if the Bartow family had an interest in art, but we do know that they lived in the midst of artists, collectors, and a thriving art market. Robert Bartow and Maria Lorillard married in 1827 and set … Continue reading →

Posted in Mansion Musings | Tagged Asher B. Durand, Bartow mansion, Bartow Portraits, Bolton Priory, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe, Christ Church Pelham, Clarina Bartow Bartow, Edgar John Bartow, Holy Trinity Brooklyn, Hunter Picture Collection, Hunter's Island, James A. Suydam, John Bolton, John Hunter, Maria Bartow Cole, National Academy of Design, Pelham Priory, Reginald Heber Bartow, Robert Bartow, Robert Bolton, Samuel F. B. Morse, Thomas Cole, William Jay Bolton | 3 Comments

Bluestockings and Blue Bloods: The Pelham Priory School for Young Ladies

Posted on October 5, 2016 by mansionmusings

The girls came from all over. They were daughters of the nation’s elite, of people such as Robert E. Lee and Lincoln’s former Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. They were Lorillards, Lefferts, and maybe even Bartows. In the nineteenth century, … Continue reading →

Posted in Mansion Musings | Tagged Bolton Priory, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe, Female Academies, Henrietta Temple, Margaret Deland, Minny Temple, Mrs. Richard S. Greenough, Nanette Bolton, Pelham Priory, Robert Bolton, Rosina Emmet Sherwood, Sarah Dana Loring, Women's Education | 6 Comments

Tag Archives: Robert Bolton

A Modern Man: A. J. Downing and the American Gentleman’s Country Seat

A Carpet of Velvety Green: Lawns on 19th-Century Country Estates

The Bartows and Art: A Lost Portrait, Famous Relatives, and Artistic Neighbors

Bluestockings and Blue Bloods: The Pelham Priory School for Young Ladies

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