The back portico and garden of the Owens-Thomas house.

Meta Thomas's Garden

Artist Mary Comer Lane (American, 1881 - 1966)

Datec. 1920

Mediumwatercolor on paper

DimensionsImage (Sight): 13 7/8 × 17 3/8 inches (35.2 × 44.1 cm)
Framed: 24 1/8 × 27 1/2 inches (61.3 × 69.9 cm)

Credit LineAcquisition made possible by the bequest of Myrtle Jones.

Object number2007.18.2

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Copyright© M. Lane Morrison. The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextMargaret Gray Thomas (also known as Meta Thomas) bequeathed her family’s home to the Telfair upon her death in 1951. Now known as the Owens-Thomas House, it has been open to the public as a historic house museum since 1954. The formal parterre garden now found on the grounds of the Owens-Thomas House was installed in 1956, but this watercolor by Savannah artist Mary Comer Lane depicts the garden as it appeared during the lifetime of Margaret Gray Thomas.

Subject MatterPortico, Owens-Thomas House and Slave Quarters, 124 Abercorn Street, Savannah, Georgia, United States of America

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