Box D: 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to G. Frederick Coles, 2026 Pierce Mill Road, Washington, D.C., May 22, 1941 Digital
FOUND IN:
Dumbarton Oaks
/
Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
/
Series:
Correspondence
/
Sub-Series:
Beatrix Farrand / John Thacher
/
Sub-Group:
Correspondence
File — Box: D: 1, Folder: 42Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1941.05.22
Scope and Contents:
Copy of typescript letter from Beatrix Farrand to George Frederick Coles discusses the decorative stonework and inscriptions being prepared for Dumbarton Oaks, specifically regarding the museum tablet, the service gate finials, the tablets on the R Street wall, and the bench legs in the loggia. Beatrix Farrand wished to approve this work on her next trip to Dumbarton Oaks, and she encourages him to have these garden elements prepared. She suggests the use of polychrome painting or staining...