Title:
Topiary garden has antique toys
Subjects:
Newport, R.I. Topiary Garden
Object ID:
scr-027-027a
Object Name:
scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, Ct.
Pubication Date:
06/30/1989
Collection:
Indian and Colonial Scrapbook
Summary:
Green Animals topiary garden in Newport, R.I. has a new toy collection for children at the Victorian toy museum. It includes Japanese dolls, a 1918 train set, a child's sewing machine with needles and many other treasures donated by Betty Gaumer of Pennsylvania. The estate was originally purchased in 1892 by Thomas E. Brayton. His daughter Alice, left the estate to the Preservation Society at her death in 1972.
People:
Brayton, Thomas E.
Brayton, Alice
Brayton, Alice
Search Terms:
Green Animals Topiary Garden