by Alex Seigfried | Apr 1, 2025 | Furniture and Clocks, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Armoire Maker Unknown Date of Creation 1800–20 Location New Orleans, Louisiana Materials Mahogany, tulip poplar, yellow pine, satinwood, holly, and maple Institution The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Credit Line Museum Purchase, The Sara and Fred Hoyt Furniture...
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 11, 2025 | Folk Art, Instruments, and Tools, National Music Museum
Guitar, Liberty Tree Grand Theater Model, No. 194 Maker Taylor Guitars Date of Creation 2002 Location El Cajon, California Materials Tulip poplar, Sitka spruce, mahogany, ebony, bone, abalone, mother-of-pearl, synthetic ivory Institution National Music Museum Credit...
by Alex Seigfried | Feb 14, 2025 | Furniture and Clocks, Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
Fall-Front Desk Maker John Shearer (Scottish-American, active 1790-1820) Date of Creation 1808 Location Frederick County, Maryland Materials Walnut, oak, yellow pine, tulip poplar Institution Museum of the Shenandoah Valley Credit Line N/A Accession Number 2023.12...
by Alex Seigfried | Dec 17, 2024 | Furniture and Clocks, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Tall Case Clock Maker Movement made by Frederick Dominick (American (born Germany, active Philadelphia), active by 1766, died 1811) Case made by George Pickering (American (active Philadelphia), active by 1773, died 1784) Dial probably decorated by John Winter...
