Name/Title
"Old College for Women's Garden"Entry/Object ID
1998.174.1Description
Watercolor painting of a garden path surrounded by foliage. The painting depicts a gray walkway edged by green hedges delineating the path from trees, bushes, and floral elements. In the center of the walkway is a circular hedge. The painting is framed in a black wooden frame with brown paper backing and rubber bumpers. The bottom center of the painting is labeled in black ink "Old College for Women Garden" and "Cecile A. Berly"Type of Painting
EaselArtwork Details
Medium
WatercolorSubject
Hampton Preston Gardens, circa 1890.Subject Place
Location
Hampton Preston MansionCity
Columbia, South CarolinaContext
In 1890, the South Carolina Presbyterian Institute for Young Ladies (later the College for Women) gained ownership of the Hampton-Preston Mansion and its ornate gardens. A major attraction for prospective students, the estate's beautiful grounds remained in the hands of the College for Women until it merged with Greenville's Chicora College in 1915. Chicora College used the property as its campus until it merged with Queens College in Charlotte in 1930.
Labeled "Old College for Women Garden," this watercolor was painted by local artist Cecile Adams Berly (1899–1983) from an early twentieth-century postcard of the gardens (see HC.2013.3.3).Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Cecile A. BerlyRole
PainterDate made
circa 1923 - circa 1983Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
Front, bottomTranscription
"Old College for Women Garden"
"Cecile A. Berly"Material/Technique
InkDimensions
Height
12-3/4 inWidth
16-3/4 inRelationships
Related Places
Place
Location
Hampton Preston MansionCity
Columbia, South Carolina