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Category Archives: Du Pont Family
Our Author Becomes a Researcher
This is the third post in a blog series about one Winterthur Fellow’s experience in the Winterthur Fellowship Program The first thing you notice as you unlock the door to Foulsham House, where research fellows live at Winterthur, is that … Continue reading
‘Tis the Season of Traditions
Yuletide has arrived at Winterthur, and visitors can enjoy the treasures of Christmases past by exploring various customs, decorations, and stories. Whether it is sending holiday cards, trimming a tree, or eating festive cookies, families have new and old traditions. … Continue reading
A Closer Look: Winterthur’s Dollond Telescope
Taking a closer look has a double-meaning when a telescope is the object of our gaze. This one, with a mahogany wood barrel and brass fittings for glass lenses, is a special treasure in the Winterthur collection. It seems enormous … Continue reading
Blossoming Prints: The Dutch Flower Still Life Tradition at Winterthur
Winterthur welcomes the first day of spring with printed flowers in bloom! Visitors to Winterthur know that Henry Francis du Pont’s love of flowers and gardens extended to his collecting and decorating practices. In addition to displaying fresh flowers in … Continue reading
Let There Be (Just Enough) Light!
The eternal dilemma for all museums revolves around light: we need light to see our collections, but light causes damage that eventually leads to objects’ destruction. Mitigating light exposure can help extend the lifespan of objects on display and is … Continue reading
H. F. du Pont’s Chestertown House
It’s 1919, and you have a one-year-old daughter. Wilmington summers can be oppressive, and in these days before widespread air-conditioning, there is not much relief. Where do you go to escape the heat? Fortunately at that time, if you were … Continue reading
Shake Your Groove Thing
Get ready to tap your toes with our newest online exhibit, Shall We Dance? Three Centuries of Dance in America. The beauty of virtual shows is the ability to breathe new life into a previous exhibit with supplemental material and … Continue reading
Influences from Abroad: Biedermeier Chairs in a New York Town House
Located within the Empire Parlor at Winterthur is a unique pair of side chairs. With distinctive double-balloon backs, incurvate stiles, and elegant scimitar legs, these chairs stand out from other pieces in the room.1 They are constructed primarily of mahogany and … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Programs, biedermeier, Decorative Arts, Delaware Antiques Show, Design, Du Pont Family, Furniture, House, museum collection, Students & Alumni, Uncategorized
Tagged antique furniture, biedermeier chairs, furniture collection, Winterthur, Winterthur Museum Garden & Library, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture
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The Custom of New Year’s Calling
Looking to kick the New Year off right? Why not skip the bacchanalian revelry of New Year’s Eve and re-create the centuries-old custom of calling on friends on New Year’s Day? Popular in the 1800s, calling evolved from a Dutch … Continue reading
Posted in Du Pont Family, Ephemera, Library, Life at Winterthur, museum collection, New Year's calling, Uncategorized
Tagged ephemera, H. F. du Pont, Harry du Pont, Henry Francis du Pont, New Year's Calling, New Year's Day, Winterthur Library, Winterthur Museum, Winterthur Museum Garden & Library
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Best in Class
With the holidays fast approaching, ’tis the season of Christmas traditions at Winterthur. The annual Yuletide Tour is under way, showcasing Henry Francis du Pont’s former home decorated for the season. In admiring the lavish dining room at its holiday … Continue reading
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