Photo Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
F_1_083 |
Title |
[Mrs. Bayard Stockton, Morven, 1901] |
Collection |
Photo Archives |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
1901 |
Year Range from |
1901 |
Year Range to |
1901 |
Description |
Helen Shields Stockton, hosting a "Colonial Party" at Morven, Christmas 1901. Helen Shields Stockton (1860-1949) was the second wife of Bayard Stockton (1853-1928). Bayard Stockton bought Morven in 1891 from his third cousin. In 1901, the couple hosted a "Colonial Party" on Christmas night, where guests came in period costume. Built c. 1750-1800, Morven was the home of Richard Stockton III, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and his wife Annis Boudinot Stockton, a published poet. Morven was one of Princeton's social hubs during the 18th century. The original dwelling is believed to date from the 1750s, although little of this structure remains. Much of the present building was constructed in the 1790s, with major alterations made in the 1850s by Commodore Robert F. Stockton, a United States Senator and a grandson of the original owner. In 1954 the owners, Governor and Mrs. Walter Edge, donated Morven to the State, stipulating that it be used either as a Governor's mansion or a museum. Governors Meyner, Hughes, Cahill, and Byrne lived in Morven until 1982, when Drumthwacket became the official governor's mansion. |
Place |
Princeton, NJ |
Print size |
4" x 5" |
Subjects |
People Women Costume balls Costumes Parties Holidays Interiors Furniture Cabinets Wallpaper Rugs Buildings Houses Homes Residences Chairs |
People |
Stockton, Richard Stockton, Annis Boudinot, 1736-1801 Stockton, Robert Field, 1795-1866 Stockton, Bayard Stockton, Helen Hamilton Shields, 1864-1949 |
Search Terms |
Stockton Family Morven Stockton Street |
Notes |
In pencil on back of photo: 5001 Mrs. Bayard Stockton Taken at Morven Christmas party 1901. 5001 [Historical Society of Princeton stamp on verso] |
Provenance |
Print of glass plate negative in HSP collection. Primarily from local photography studios Kopp and Silvester. F_1_084 appears to be another print of the same image. The image on the left of F_1_120 is another print of the same image, reversed. |