Saturday, September 2, 2017
After breakfast at the Holiday Inn Express, we headed out under cloudy skies to north of Zanesville.
Mission Oaks Gardens:
 |
| Olga's Children's Garden has a Little Library |
 |
| Lotus pond |
 |
| Conifer Grove |
The northwest bank of the Conifer Grove was a tile shard dump used by the AE Tile Company in the 1920s. This extensive base of tile, covered by a shallow layer of soil, provides an excellent planting site for plants that require well-drained soil. “Well-drained soil” is rare in the Zanesville area, which used to be noted as the pottery capital of the world due to the high clay content of the soil.
 |
| The beginnings of a Rhododendron Garden |
 |
| Cunninghamia lanceolata/Common Chinafir |
 |
| Large flat needles of the Common Chinafir |
 |
| Abies koreana 'Horstmann's Silberlocke'/Korean Fir |
 |
| Korean Fir needles |
 |
| Taxodium dislichum 'Peve Minaret'/Baldcypress |
 |
| These cypress knees are more like ankles |
 |
| Thuja occidentalis 'Linesville'/Eastern Arborvitae |
 |
| Eastern Arborvitae with very finely textured leaves |
 |
| Perennial Garden around the Todd House |
 |
Fairy Flats and Gnome Homes in a section
of the Woodland Gardens |
 |
| Gnome Home with grill |
 |
| Fairy Flats |
 |
| Woodlands Gazebo; it was near here when we saw two deer |
Farther north was the Zanesville Museum of Art, established in 1936 with the collection of Old Master paintings, sculpture, prints, Zanesville glass, and ceramics from Mr & Mrs Edward Ayers, founders of the Ayers Mineral Company. In 1975 it moved into its current museum.
 |
| Outlook (2007, by David Black) (KSS) |
The first floor hallway featured portraits by Karl Kappes.
 |
Woman with Plaid Shawl (c 1880, by
Karl Kappes) reminded Kent of Vermeer's
Girl with a Pearl Earring (KSS) |
Karl Kappes was born in Zanesville, OH, and studied art in Cincinnati, New York City, and Munich, Germany. There were many of his works throughout this museum.
 |
| Stained glass above the "back door" |
 |
Storyteller (2017, by Elizabeth Brandt with Marina Baudoin),
in a special exhibit of the artist's quilted fabric works |
The third floor displayed works by Ohio artists.
 |
World War II Poster (1943, by Douglass Crockwell of
Columbus, OH) for the Office of War Information |
 |
Engraved Pitcher "Jacob Kappes/Putnam Hotel"
(c 1855, by Zanesville Glass) |
John Jacob Kappes was the father of artist Charles/Karl Kappes.
 |
| Witch Ball on Pedestal Stand (c 1840, unknown artist) |
For well over 300 years hollow glass spheres have been hung in windows to ward off witch spells, evil spirits and ill fortune. Hanging these decorative balls in the [east] window is thought to attract evil spirits that may be threatening a home's tranquility. The evil spirit is mesmerized by the ball's reflective beauty. When the spirit touches the sphere it is absorbed and trapped in the web-like strands of glass inside the ball, or in this case, the web-like design.
 |
| A sketch of Zanesville's Y-Bridge (1901, by Anthony Dunlavy) |
 |
Della Robbia Vase (1905, designed by Frederick
Hurten Rhead) from the Roseville Pottery Company |
Roseville Pottery was founded in 1890 in Roseville, OH. In 1898, they purchased the Clark Stoneware Company in Zanesville, and moved the headquarters there.
 |
| Peg, the Ideal Waitress (1994, by William Saling) (KSS) |
 |
| Hills of Ohio (1948, by Paul Bogatay) |
The second floor had decorative arts from several cultures and countries.
Back on the first floor there was a wood-paneled room with European art.
 |
Monkeys at Play (1600s, by David Teniers the Younger),
an early version of Dogs Playing Poker (KSS) |
 |
George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
(early 1600s, by Peter Paul Rubens) |
We drove across town to Mike's favorite restaurant, Nicol's.
 |
| Unfortunately, Nicol's Restaurant (1947) was closed and up for auction |
Continued...
No comments:
Post a Comment