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  • We acquired this object.

1907

  • Work on this object began.

2022

2025

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Magazine, "Ringwood Manor and Its Garden," House and Garden Magazine, Vol. 11, no. 9

This is a Magazine. It is dated 1907. Its medium is ink on paper. It is a part of the department.

Sarah and Eleanor’s mother, Sarah Amelia, spent as much time developing the gardens and grounds at Ringwood Manor as she did the home itself. She used to say that she could not paint a picture, but she could make one—and every year she did. She shared her love of landscape and garden design with Eleanor, and together they laid out formal gardens behind the home. Author and friend Elizabeth Duer wrote in 1902 that there was “[a] mysterious charm about the pleasure-grounds of Ringwood. You can find surroundings to fit every mood.”

It is credited Ringwood Manor.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 31.1 × 22.9 cm (12 1/4 in. × 9 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Sarah & Eleanor Hewitt: Designing a Modern Museum.

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