The country seats of the United States of North America : $b With some scenes connected with them

Description

Twine crochet work, with illustrations by active 1883-1884 Marie Louise Kerzman is an illustrated architectural and landscape portfolio written in the early 19th century. It showcases engravings of American country residences and surrounding scenery, offering a visual tour that promotes refined taste, rural retreat, and the cultivation of the fine arts. The book opens with a brief preface arguing that art and country living can shape national character, then presents twenty plates with concise descriptions of notable estates and vistas across Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, New York, and near New Orleans. The entries pair architecture with landscape: panoramic views from Belmont, Hoboken, and York Island; Schuylkill-side seats like Landsdown, Fountain Green, Solitude, Springland, and Echo; distinguished homes such as Mount Vernon, Sedgely, Montibello, Woodlands, and Hampton, each noted for setting, design, owners, and historical touches (from Revolutionary echoes to admired architects). Interleaving cultivated villas with woods, rivers, crags, and ferries, the collection celebrates the picturesque and defines the ideal American country seat through setting, taste, and harmonious design. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Subjects

• Historic buildings -- United States
• Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania
• Historic buildings -- Middle Atlantic States
• E151