1995 8 .64  2 col

Silver coffeepot, English, 1831–32, maker William Hall, 8¼ by 63/8 by 10 inches; gift to the Pruyn Family Collection.

2005 3.3  1 ½ col

Dutch rococo-style armchair, walnut, printed linen upholstery, velvet, 40 by 23 by 20 inches; gift to the Pruyn Family Collection.

EL 2003 3  1½ col

Edmund Tarbell (American, 1862–1938), “Portrait of Mary Van Ness Hyde,” 1909, oil on canvas, 49¾ by 39½  inches; collection of Franklin and Mary Renz.

207 3  2c

Attributed to William Guy Wall (American, 1792–1864), “Glens Falls and Factory View from the East,” circa 1820, watercolor, 217/8 by 303/8 inches; gift to the Pruyn Family Collection.

1997.20.8  2c

“West View of Hoopes House with Gardens,” 1919, photograph, 77/16 by 9½ inches image; gift to the Pruyn Family Collection.

1997 20 30  2c (photo with round pond)

Henrietta Hudson (American, circa 1863–1942), “The Long Walk,” 1932, photograph, 109/16  by 1313/16  inches; gift to the Pruyn Family Collection.                          

 

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MUST RUN 6/20

PAIR OF EXHIBITS ON PRUYN FAMILY ON VIEW AT HYDE COLLECTION, w/6-7 cuts

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GLENS FALLS, N.Y. — In connection with the 2008 Glens Falls centennial, The Hyde Collection celebrates “A Glens Falls Legacy: The Pruyn Family” in the Charles R. Wood Gallery. Under this singular heading, there are two related exhibitions on view through August 24, one focusing on the Pruyn family of Finch Pruyn and Co. fame and the second highlighting images of the picturesque gardens that graced the Pruyn descendants’ Warren Street properties.

The first exhibition, “A Shared Life: Selections from the Pruyn Family Collection,” highlights objects associated with the Pruyn family, including family patriarch Samuel Pruyn (1820–1908), his wife Eliza Jane (1834–1915), and their three daughters: Charlotte Hyde (1867–1963), founder of The Hyde Collection, Mary Eliza Hoopes (1870–1951) and Nell Cunningham (1876–1962).

A range of personal artifacts and archival materials associated with the Pruyn family is featured, along with paintings, prints, photographs, porcelain, silver, pewter, clothing and accessories.

The objects from the Pruyn Family Collection selected for this exhibition address the tastes and reveal the lifestyle of this close-knit family.

A portion of the museum’s permanent collection is assigned the title “Pruyn Family Collection” to designate and distinguish objects that are directly related with the museum’s founder, her husband Louis Hyde, and their extended family, including Mrs Hyde’s sisters. Today the Pruyn Family Collection includes approximately 1,000 objects and continues to grow with gifts from the descendants of the founder.

The second exhibition, “A Landscape Revealed: Photographs of the Pruyn Sisters’ Gardens,” feature 30, never-before-exhibited historic photographs of the well landscaped seven-acre property that once adjoined the homes of the three Pruyn sisters.

The photographs, dating from the early 1900s to the 1930s, are documents of the original landscape plan designed by the Boston landscape architectural firm Brett and Hall. The garden photographs from The Hyde’s photo archive depict the sweeping vistas, large lawns and mix of English- and Italian-style gardens that existed on the family estate. Although the original gardens that surrounded the residences are no longer in existence, the photographs preserve and reveal this once magnificent landscape.

In most cases, the photographs are the only surviving documentation of these unique gardens, destroyed by the ravages of time and shifting economic realities. Although designed as an integrated landscape plan that treated the three residences as one property, the gardens surrounding the houses reflected the individual interests, tastes and lifestyle of each sister.

The exhibitions are organized by the chief curator of The Hyde Collection, Erin Coe. Throughout the summer, The Hyde will also hold a number of lectures associate with the Legacy exhibition. The Hyde is at 161 Warren Street. For information, www.hydecollection.org or 518-792-1761.

must run 6/20

ROUND TOP ANTIQUES SHOW WILL RETURN JUNE 21–22, 1 CUT

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ROUND TOP, TEXAS — It’s time to return to Round Top. The summer antiques show is scheduled for June 21–22 at the Big Red Barn Event Center, 475 South Highway 237.

Hours are Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm. Admission is $5, a shipper will be on site, full concessions and plenty of free parking are offered.

Many of the same dealers as in the celebrated Original Round Top Antiques Fairs held each spring and fall will be at this venue. Many of the Big Red Barn dealers, in addition to dealers from other venues, set up at this show.

Shoppers can also mark their calendars for the upcoming 41st annual Fall Original Round Top Antiques Fair scheduled for October 1–4.

For more information, contact Susan Franks, The Original Round Top Antiques Fair, PO Box 180, Smithville TX 78957; 512-237-4747 or www.roundtoptexasantiques.com.