Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Garth Fountain Inscription |
Object Name |
Drawing |
Collection |
Washington National Cathedral Collection |
Description |
Inscription; Garth fountain; inscription is decorated with shells; inscription reads " The Garth Fountain- Praise God Who Giveth the Water of Life and Hath Received into Everlasting Life Irene Sophie duPont- 1877-1968- The Gift of Her Descendants and the Delaware National Cathedral Association" |
Context |
The Washington National Cathedral Construction Archive Collection consists of roughly 32,000 drawings by architects such as Ernest Flagg, Bodley & Vaughn, Frohman Robb & Little, Phillip Hubert Frohman, Trevilian Architects, and Sergretti Tepper. The Collection dates from 1896 to 2007 and includes drawings of the Saint Albans School for Boys, the National Cathedral School for Girls, Beauvoir Elementary School, the Cathedral College, the Cathedral Library, the Deanery, and Olmsted Woods. |
Catalog Number |
2016.2.1.7426 |
Credit Line |
Courtesy of Washington National Cathedral Construction Archives Collection at the National Building Museum |
Site Name |
Garth |
Area / Region |
Washington, DC |
Building Information |
Drawing Type: Art Stone Drawing Drawing Number: |
Year |
3/12/1968 |
Donor |
Washington National Cathedral |
Medium |
paper, pencil |
Dimension |
10" x 24.25" |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Search Terms |
Washington, DC Cathedral Church Garth inscription landscape architecture 20th Century |