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Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss, August 22, 1959

 
Accession number L:RH 1959.08.22
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Tennis Court
Pebble Garden
Date
1959
Work types
correspondence

Description

Typewritten letter about the Meridian House fountain moving to Dumbarton Oaks.

Havey mentions collaborating with Mr. Gianetti, Mr. Patten, and Gertrude Chanler's plumber on design elements and construction.

On Havey's professional letterhead with handwritten signature.

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

fountains
marble (rock)
bronze (metal)
lead (metal)
birdbaths
shell (motif)
clay
models (representations)
photographs
estimates
sketches
plumbers
artists (visual artists)
fauns
letters (correspondence)
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

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