by Alex Seigfried | Mar 5, 2025 | Ceramics, Folk Art, Instruments, and Tools, Highlight, 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...
by Alex Seigfried | Mar 5, 2025 | Metalwork, Newport Historical Society
Tankard Maker Samuel Vernon (1683-1737) Date of Creation 1700–37 Location Newport, Rhode Island Materials Silver Institution Newport Historical Society Credit Line N/A Accession Number 68.4 Photo Credit Adrian Flatgaard This silver tankard is engraved with initials...
by Alex Seigfried | Mar 5, 2025 | Furniture and Clocks, Newport Historical Society
Wall Clock Maker William Claggett (1696–1749) Date of Creation c. 1732 Location Newport, Rhode Island Materials Pine; brass Institution Newport Historical Society Credit Line N/A Accession Number 1884.4 Photo Credit Adrian Flatgaard This clock was made for Newport’s...
by Alex Seigfried | Oct 21, 2024 | Metalwork, Yale University Art Gallery
Medal of Loyal Associated Refugees Maker Unknown Date of Creation 1776 Location Possibly Newport, Rhode Island Materials Gilded bronze Institution Yale University Art Gallery Credit Line Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Bequest...