BF 1937.08.28.pdf

Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss, August 28, 1937

Accession number	B:BF 1937.08.28
Sender	Beatrix Farrand
Recipient	Mildred Barnes Bliss
Garden Area	Service Court Beech Terrace Terrior Column and Enclosure Green Garden Box Terrace Orangery Music Room Terrace Lilac Circle Swimming Pool and Loggia Herb Garden Rose Garden Mélisande’s Allée Star Garden Forsythia Dell North Vista South Side of House
Date	1937
Work types	correspondence

Description

Typewritten letter discussing plans and projects for the gardens, and planning a meeting in California at Casa Dorinda.

Ruth Havey referred to as "Miss Haven" on page 1.

Unsigned, probably written by Beatrix Farrand.

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

garden structures

garden furniture

benches (furniture)

garden seats

legs (furniture components)

ironwork (visual works)

lead (metal)

paint (coating)

iron (metal)

unicorns

wood (plant material)

lanterns (lighting devices)

lettering

tablets

railings (balustrades)

fences

gates

steps (stair units)

balconies

sundials

dovecotes

brackets (structural elements)

loggias

weathervanes

vases

walls

swings

pediments

Coles, Frederick, 1875-

letters (correspondence)

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives

Repository

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Rare Book Collection

Dumbarton Oaks, Washington (D.C.)

Accession number	B:BF 1937.08.28
Sender	Beatrix Farrand
Recipient	Mildred Barnes Bliss
Garden Area	Service Court Beech Terrace Terrior Column and Enclosure Green Garden Box Terrace Orangery Music Room Terrace Lilac Circle Swimming Pool and Loggia Herb Garden Rose Garden Mélisande’s Allée Star Garden Forsythia Dell North Vista South Side of House
Date	1937
Work types	correspondence

Index Terms

Havey, Ruth M. → various drawings of, sent to MB

lead and iron table → wood top agreed on for

Orion chair → design prudence of wood panels in

terra cotta → urns → bases for

Terrior Column → Orion and Boötes chairs at

lead vases → pedestals for, discarding agreed on

Green Garden → lantern for and iron railing questions

Davis, John → on overthrow for Green Garden

Green Garden → overthrow in, questions about design for

lanterns → for Green Garden → and near garage driveway

forsythia seats → lettering accepted as drawn for

Lilac Circle → fence panel near

Music Room → wall outside of

forsythia gate → Davis on not finishing by October

Herb Garden → north balcony → no drawings for

Lovers' Lane → gateposts, BF on no drawings for

Lead leaders → no drawings for

Terrior Column → swing → plan for new legs on

sun dial → no drawings for

Box Terrace → BF on no drawings for top rail of bench for

finalities [frieze] → lead monogram to pediment of

Havey, Ruth M. → on lead monogram to pediment of finalities

Coles, G. Frederick → halting work on finials by

Stuart watch base → Davis knows about but has no drawings for

Beech Terrace → BF notes on no suggestions for peacock for wall of

St. Michael, notes on no suggestions for base of

forsythia gate → notes on no suggestions for decorations for

Music Room → terrace

front door → south front lintel, BF notes on no suggestions for

squirrels → no suggestions for placement of, notes on

borogroves → BF notes on no suggestions for placement of

rates, BF notes on no suggestions for placement of

boudoir cabinet, BF notes on no suggestions for base of

Music Room → no suggestions for lantern near steps of

Unicorn and Lady or Unicorn Lady → base for → lack of urgency for

terrace D → finials for south side of → to be considered later

North Vista → lack of urgency for design of

Orangery → lamp brackets on north facade of, changes in

Loggia → deferring discussion on treatment of

garage at DO → deferring discussion on weather vane for

dipping well → deferring discussion of

dove cote, deferring discussion of

stone objects → urgency for housing of

paint → for various garden units, urgency of

Colonial Williamsburg → street lamp from, BF on deferring discussion of

Lucking, Philip (at Casa Dorinda)

weathervane → for garage, deferring discussion on

Boötes chair → design prudence of wood panels in

garden ornaments → notes on no suggestions for placement of

steps → Music Room → no suggestions for lantern near

benches and seats → for Box Terrace → drawings needed for top rail of

finials → Quod Severis, Coles halting work on

gates → Lovers' Lane, no drawings for

lanterns → near Music Room steps → no suggestions for

lettering → for forsythia seats, accepted as drawn for

Saint. Michael, notes on no suggestions for base of

lamps → changes in brackets on north facade of Orangery for

lamps → Williamsburg street, BF on deferring discussion of

benches and seats → Terrior Column swing → plan for new legs on

walls → Beech Terrace → BF notes on no suggestions for peacock for

walls → Music Room, outside of

chairs → Orion and Boötes → design prudence of wood panels in

historic tablets → no suggestions for

entrance drive or roads → BF on deferring discussion of changes in

pedestals → for lead vases, discarding agreed on

fences → as panel near Lilac Circle

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