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Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss, August 1, 1961

 
Accession number L:RH 1961.08.01
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Rose Garden
Arbor Terrace
Pebble Garden
Tennis Court
Copse
Date
1961
Work types
correspondence

Description

Discusses a design for the center of the Arbor Terrace; samples of stones ordered to be considered for the "Tennis Court Bouquet"; the sketches for the Arbor Terrace; and measuring of the pool in the Bosquet for use in the Rose Garden.

Handwritten signature in black ink by Ruth Havey.

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

flowers in art
tables (support furniture)
designs (concepts)
concrete
stone (worked rock)
granite (rock)
marble (rock)
sundials
scrolls (motif)
snails
fountains
walkways
measurements (dimensions)
letters (correspondence)
patterns (design elements)
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Rare Book Collection
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington (D.C.)