by Alex Seigfried | Apr 1, 2025 | Furniture and Clocks, Highlight, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Trunk 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...
by Alex Seigfried | Apr 1, 2025 | Furniture and Clocks, Winterthur Museum Garden & Library
Desk (Fall-front desk) Maker Unknown Date of Creation 1808 Location Washington, Tennessee Materials Walnut, tulip poplar, brass Institution Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library Credit Line Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont Accession Number 1957.1099 Photo Credit...
by Alex Seigfried | Mar 20, 2025 | Furniture and Clocks, The Mark Twain House & Museum
Mantlepiece Maker Unknown Date of Creation c. 1850 Location Ayton, Scotland (Used in Hartford, Connecticut) Materials Oak, brass Institution The Mark Twain House & Museum Credit Line Museum purchase Accession Number 1958.7 Photo Credit Photograph by Alana...
by Alex Seigfried | Mar 13, 2025 | Metalwork, The Preservation Society of Newport County
Centerpiece Maker Designed by John C. Moore for Tiffany, Young & Ellis (American, 1803–74) Date of Creation 1851 Location New York City, New York Materials Silver, silver leaf, brass Institution The Preservation Society of Newport County Credit Line Gift of Mrs....
by Alex Seigfried | Mar 11, 2025 | Folk Art, Instruments, and Tools, South Dakota Historical Society
Great Horse Effigy Maker Attributed to No Two Horns Date of Creation Late 1800s Location South Dakota Materials Wood, horse hair, brass, leather, paint Institution South Dakota Historical Society Credit Line N/A Accession Number 1974.002.122 Photo Credit Museum of the...