Maker Unknown, possibly enslaved craftsman Date of Creation 1840–60 Location Ayr Mount, Orange County, North Carolina Materials Walnut Institution Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation Credit Line Courtesy of the Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation Accession Number...
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Maker Christopher Hudson Date of Creation 1819 Location Richmond, Virginia Materials Yellow pine, leather, brass, iron, paper, and textile Institution The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Credit Line Museum Purchase, The Friends of Colonial Williamsburg Collections...
Silhouette of Gouverneur Morris
Maker Attributed to Moses Williams (Philadelphia, 1777-c. 1825) Date of Creation c. 1802 Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Materials Silk, paper Institution The Preservation Society of Newport County Credit Line Bequest of Mrs. Alletta Morris McBean Accession Number...
Well Curb
Maker Unknown maker Date of Creation Mid–18th century Location Newark, New Jersey Materials Limestone Institution The Newark Museum of Art Credit Line Gift of the Nova Caesarea Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1927 Accession Number 27.146 Photo Credit...
Overshot Coverlet Fragment
Maker Unknown Date of Creation 1854–65 Location Troup County, Georgia Materials Cotton, wool Institution The Columbus Museum Credit Line The Mr. and Mrs. Perry David Watson Memorial Fund Accession Number G.2017.74 Photo Credit Courtesy of The Columbus Museum, Georgia...
Cornice Plane
Maker Cesar Chelor (c. 1720-84) Date of Creation 1775–84 Location Wrentham, Massachusetts Materials Birch, iron Institution Historic Deerfield Credit Line Gift of Amy Ramage Lyman, daughter of John Hilton Lyman and great great niece of Catherine Ramage Bliss of South...
Walking Stick
Maker Henry Gudgell Date of Creation c. 1865 Location Livingston County, Missouri Materials Wood Institution Speed Art Museum Credit Line Purchased with funds from the Alice Speed Stoll Endowed Art Acquisition Fund; Gift of Anna and Allan Weiss; Museum purchase, by...
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 Society...
Storage Jar
Maker David Drake Date of Creation 1859 Location Edgefield district, South Carolina Materials Alkaline-glazed stoneware Institution National Gallery of Art Credit Line Anonymous Gift of Funds Accession Number 2023.2.1 Photo Credit Courtesy National Gallery of Art,...