Gardens
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Plan of old garden at Eleutherean [sic] Mills drawing
Collection
Accession: 1971-458
Abstract:
Victorine Elizabeth du Pont Foster (1849-1934), daughter of Henry du Pont (1812-1889) and Louisa Gerhard du Pont (1816-1900), grew up at Eleutherian Mills, near Wilmington, Delaware. The drawing is a detailed plan of the formal garden at Eleutherian Mills. Placement of trees, flowers, and vines, etc., are indicated on the drawing.
Dates:
1925
Victorine E. Foster memoir
Collection
Accession: 0428
Abstract:
Victorine du Pont Foster (1849-1934) was the granddaughter of Eleuthère Irénée "E.I." du Pont (1771-1834) who founded the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, a chemical company which began with the production of gunpowder. Her husband was Antoine Foster (1847-1928). The collection contains a typescript of Foster's memoir, "A Lost Garden" which describes the former garden at Eleutherian Mills.
Dates:
1921
