Governor's Palace, Rear Elevation From Arbor

Dublin Core

Title

Governor's Palace, Rear Elevation From Arbor

Subject

Block 20. Building 03.
Governor's Palace (Williamsburg, Va.)
Historic buildings -- Virginia -- Williamsburg
Public buildings -- Virginia -- Williamsburg
Gardens -- Virginia -- Williamsburg

Description

Rear elevation view of the formal gardens behind the Palace, as observed from a pleached hornbeam arbor, 1935. Three female costumed interpreters (once referred to as "hostesses") are visible, dressed in gowns and holding flowers. These gardens, designed by Arthur Shurcliff, include boxwood parterres and one dozen large cylindrical shrubs known as the Twelve Apostles, a feature often appearing in eighteenth-century English gardens.

Creator

Lincoln, F.S.

Date

1935

Date Created

1935

Rights

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Format

jpeg

Type

Image

Identifier

LC327P19

Rights Holder

Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Gelatin or collodian printing out paper with platinum toning, mounted on board

Physical Dimensions

8x10 inches

Citation

Lincoln, F.S., “Governor's Palace, Rear Elevation From Arbor,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed December 7, 2024, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/181.