by Alex Seigfried | Mar 11, 2025 | Biggs Museum of American Art, Furniture and Clocks
Tea Table Maker “Big” Tom Burton Date of Creation 1865–1900 Location Long Neck (Sussex County), Delaware Materials Walnut, swamp root, metal Institution Biggs Museum of American Art Credit Line Museum Purchase Accession Number 2009.4 Photo Credit Carson...
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 | Jan 27, 2025 | Biltmore Estate, Furniture and Clocks
Library Steps Maker Richard Morris Hunt, Designer. The Hayden Furniture Company, Maker. Date of Creation 1897–98 Location New York Materials Walnut and metal Institution Biltmore Estate Credit Line N/A Accession Number BH2-00332 Photo Credit Photo courtesy of The...
by Alex Seigfried | Dec 17, 2024 | Furniture and Clocks, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Kleiderschrank (Clothes Press) Maker Unknown Date of Creation 1779 Location Manheim, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Materials Walnut, yellow pine, oak, sulfur, iron Institution Philadelphia Museum of Art Credit Line Gift in memory of Dale Lindsay Johnson, 2002...
by Alex Seigfried | Nov 12, 2024 | Furniture and Clocks, Inc.
Tall Case Clock Maker John Shaw, Archibald Chisholm, and William Faris Date of Creation 1772–76 Location Annapolis, Maryland Materials Mahogany and brass works, walnut, and Spanish cedar secondary woods Institution Collection of Historic Annapolis, Inc. Credit Line...
