Antique Garden Ornament
Antique Garden Ornament
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Abstract
Americans began to ornament their gardens in the early eighteen century, with the
establishment of the great plantations of the Virginia tidewater and the estates of
eastern Pennsylvania. These colonial landowners built handsome walls and gates,
installed superb statuary and fountains, and arranged comfortable seating to give their
grounds dignity and distraction. At the same time, New Englanders, too, began to
beatify their gardens with elegant fencing, benches, and sundials. The creation of
these early furnished gardens marked the beginning of a remarkable but little-known
story, the history of American garden ornament.
The two hundred years between 1740 and 1940 witnessed the creation of many
important American gardens. This book will discuss the origins and development of
American taste in terms of the ornament tha...
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