Template:Did you know nominations/Bryn Mawr College Deanery
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The result was: promoted by Hawkeye7 (talk) 08:02, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
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Bryn Mawr College Deanery
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... that the Bryn Mawr College Deanery's "Blue Room" was considered one of the best American examples of a pre-Raphaelite interior?
ALT1:... that the Bryn Mawr College Deanery was elaborately decorated with the work of American artists Lockwood de Forest and Louis Comfort Tiffany?- Reviewed: Jean Berko Gleason
Created by 2moore (talk). Nominated by Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) at 20:34, 23 July 2014 (UTC).
Detailed article on plentiful sources and well illustrated. Difficult to pick a hook. I suggest to choose one to go with a picture, adding (pictured) at the appropriate place. Problem about the original hook is that the image is not the Blue Room, and the one of the Blue Room is not great in small size. I could imagine something about the Dorothy Vernon Room, perhaps that it was partly restored? The most attractive photo for small size is the tile ;) - I would love to know more about the prominent visitors, and please supply a source for them. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:13, 2 August 2014 (UTC)
- I like the idea of having an image that would help with the hook. The idea of using the Dorothy Vernon Room could work well as there are numerous good images of it. The swing is particularly eye-catching. As for the interesting fact, one could use - 'Did you know that Bryn Mawr College's Dorothy Vernon Room was inspired by Haddon Hall in Derbyshire, England, which was the setting of Charles Major's 1902 novel "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall,'? Or, one could focus on the tiles - 'Did you know that the floors of the Deanery's vestibule at Bryn Mawr College were designed by Henry Chapman Mercer to recreate a 14th-century British design?' Another approach could be the involvement of Tiffany or Lockwood de Forest. Tiffany is a more recognizable name, while de Forest worked more with the spaces introducing Indian elements into the design aesthetic. --2moore — Preceding undated comment added 20:43, 11 August 2014 (UTC)
- I've converted the suggestions above into ALT format: ALT2 and ALT3 could be verified from a print book, and ALT4 is verifiable online. The image of the swing shown originally would be great for ALT3, and I've added above an image of tile that would work for ALT4. The swing could work for ALT2, and there are numerous other possible images for ALT2 on the page as well. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 01:26, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
- ALT2:... that Bryn Mawr College Deanery's Dorothy Vernon Room was inspired by Haddon Hall in Derbyshire, England, the setting of Charles Major's 1902 novel "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall'?
- ALT3:... that the Dorothy Vernon room of the Bryn Mawr College Deanery included a swing-settee created by American artist Lockwood de Forest? with File:Lockwood de Forest Swing in Deanery.jpg
- ALT4:... that the floors of the vestibule of the Bryn Mawr College Deanery were designed by Henry Chapman Mercer from a 14th-century British design?' with File:"Thomas" tiles.jpg
Offline sources accepted AGF. Thank you, excellent selections. I like ALT3 best, because I never heard of a swing-settie before ad didn't recognize it until explained. ALT4 has the catchier colour. ALT2 is good if there's now room for a pic, but it should be! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:22, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
