by Alex Seigfried | Mar 5, 2025 | Textiles, The Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Sampler Maker Jane Freedom Date of Creation c. 1830 Location Norfolk, Litchfield County, Connecticut Materials Silk on linen Institution The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Credit Line The Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the Bayou Bend Docent...
by Alex Seigfried | Mar 5, 2025 | Ceramics, Old Salem Museums & Gardens/ MESDA
Sugar Pot Maker Not Known Date of Creation 1790–1810 Location Alamance County, North Carolina Materials Slip Decorated Earthenware Institution Old Salem Museums & Gardens/ MESDA Credit Line Old Salem Museums & Gardens Accession Number 89.9 Photo Credit Old...
by Alex Seigfried | Mar 5, 2025 | Folk Art, Instruments, and Tools, Old Salem Museums & Gardens/ MESDA
Cookie Mold Maker John Vogler Date of Creation c. 1820 Location Salem, North Carolina Materials Maple Institution Old Salem Museums & Gardens/ MESDA Credit Line Gift of Anna Rights Accession Number 936.1 Photo Credit Old Salem Museums & Gardens Although the...
by Alex Seigfried | Mar 5, 2025 | Furniture and Clocks, Newport Restoration Foundation
Carver Chair Maker Unrecorded maker, unrecorded weaver Date of Creation c. 1680 Location Little Compton & Newport, Rhode Island Materials Maple, ash, cornhusk seat Institution Newport Restoration Foundation Credit Line N/A Accession Number 2002.102 Photo Credit...
by Alex Seigfried | Mar 5, 2025 | Ceramics, Folk Art, Instruments, and Tools, Newport Historical Society, Textiles
Nkisi Maker Unknown Date of Creation 18th Century Location Newport, Rhode Island Materials Three fabric fragments; 3 fragments of Chinese import ceramics; 3 beads; 3 wooden buttons; 1 worked cowrie shell; 29 iron pins; 15 glass shards Institution Newport Historical...
