by Alex Seigfried | Feb 24, 2025 | Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Folk Art, Instruments, and Tools
Door to 5 Turner Alley Maker Grant Wood Date of Creation 1924 Location Cedar Rapids, Iowa Materials Painted wood, fabric, glass, and wrought iron Institution Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Credit Line Gift of Harriet Y. and John B. Turner II Accession Number 72.12.15...
by Alex Seigfried | Feb 14, 2025 | Folk Art, Instruments, and Tools, National Building Museum
Dollhouse Maker James Butcher Date of Creation c. 1940 Location 3006 Eleventh Street NW, Washington, D.C. Materials Wood, plastic, glass, paper, electrical wiring, fabric, metal, paint Institution National Building Museum Credit Line Gift of Catherine Meyers Fitz...
by Alex Seigfried | Feb 11, 2025 | Maine Historical Society, Metalwork
Locket of George Washington's Hair Maker Unknown Date of Creation c. 1850 Location Portland, Maine Materials Gold, hair, glass Institution Maine Historical Society Credit Line Collections of Maine Historical Society, MaineMemory.Net #7280 Accession Number A85-932...
by Alex Seigfried | Feb 11, 2025 | Furniture and Clocks, Kansas Museum of History
Penitentiary Table Maker William Payne Harvey Date of Creation 1899–1903 Location Lansing, Leavenworth County, Kansas Materials Wood, brass, glass Institution Kansas Museum of History Credit Line Margaret Long Stanley Accession Number 1956.61.1 Photo Credit Kansas...
by Alex Seigfried | Feb 11, 2025 | City of Philadelphia, Folk Art, Instruments, and Tools
Transit Maker John Bird, Scientific Instrument Maker Date of Creation c. 1760 Location London, England (Used in Pennsylvania) Materials Brass, Glass, Wood Institution City of Philadelphia Credit Line Independence National Historical Park Accession Number...
