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Silhouette Sleuthing: Solving the Mystery of the Weston Profile Artist (Part 2)
In the first Silhouette Sleuthing blog post, I detailed how I discovered that one of the silhouettes in the Winterthur collection had been misattributed to artist Mary Pillsbury Weston, who was most famous for her Spirit of Kansas painting exhibited … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Programs, American Culture Studies, antiques, Decorative Arts, Delaware Antiques Show, Events, exhibition, museum collection, Prints, Photos & Drawings, Students & Alumni, Uncategorized
Tagged #DAS, antiques, Delaware Antiques Show, silhouette, Winterthur Museum Garden & Library
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Silhouette Sleuthing: The Mystery of the Weston Profile Artist
What started as simple research into a silhouette in the Winterthur collection has progressed to a three-month trek through directories, census records, newspaper advertisements, maps, artist encyclopedias, archives, and auction catalogs. The silhouette in question, a group portrait against an … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Programs, antiques, Decorative Arts, Delaware Antiques Show, exhibition, museum collection, Prints, Photos & Drawings, Students & Alumni, Uncategorized
Tagged #DAS, antiques, Delaware Antiques Show, silhouttes, Winterthur Museum Garden & Library, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture
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The Shop of Robert Stewart: Work and Wealth in the Antebellum Natchez Furniture Trade
The life and work of antebellum cabinetmaker Robert Stewart (1796–1866) spanned one of the most contentious periods in American history in one of the country’s most complex places: Natchez, Mississippi, a river town of great diversity and incredible wealth. For … Continue reading
Southern Collecting in the Post−Civil War Era: A Case Study of Barbara Fritchie’s Desk-and-Bookcase
On November 21, 1885, Ariana Trail wrote to her son-in-law, Reverend John Harding, with a tone of urgency, imploring him to send his wife, Nan, $18, “so that she can buy Barbara Frietchie’s secretary, a lovely antique genuine, & in … Continue reading
At Twenty-Five: Distinguishing the Biggs Museum of American Art
As we look forward to the upcoming 25th anniversary of the Biggs Museum of American Art, our focus is one dedicated to the objects, stories, and supporters who have made the institution not only notable—thanks to founder Sewell C. Biggs … Continue reading
Creating Places to Call Home
For award-winning architect and Delaware Antiques Show co-chair and keynote speaker Gil Schafer, the measure of a house does not lie in the structure itself or in any particular element of its design. Instead, he says the most successful houses … Continue reading
A Debt to Inspiration: On the Occasion of the 25th Anniversary of Jayne Design Studio
It is an honor and a privilege to serve as honorary chair and deliver the keynote lecture at the 2015 Delaware Antiques Show, benefiting one of this country’s most important cultural institutions. It is especially gratifying to me, a graduate … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Programs, Architecture, Decorative Arts, Delaware Antiques Show, Du Pont Family, Events, House, Life at Winterthur, Members, Uncategorized
Tagged #DAS, du Pont, H. F. du Pont, Henry Francis du Pont, interior design, thomas jayne, Winterthur, Winterthur Garden, Winterthur Library, Winterthur Museum Garden & Library, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture
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Historic Odessa: A Past Preserved
This year’s 51st Annual Delaware Antiques Show loan exhibit, Historic Odessa: A Past Preserved, highlights but a sliver of the rich history awaiting visitors to the charming Delaware community of Odessa, Delaware. From an imposing chest of drawers and tall clock by … Continue reading
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Tagged #DAS, 51st Annual Delaware Antiques Show, 51st DAS, Cantwells Bridge, Chase Center on the Riverfront, DAS Chase Center, David Wilson, Delaware Antiques Show, Duncan Beard, H Rodney Sharp, Historic Odessa, Historic Odessa A Past Preserved, John Janvier, Odessa Delaware, William Corbit, Winterthur, Winterthur Antiques Show, Winterthur Delaware Antiques Show, Winterthur Garden, Winterthur Library, Winterthur Museum, Winterthur Museum Garden & Library
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No. 53 on Main Street
I was at the Delaware Antiques Show this past November and happened upon a seven-foot-tall carved wood “Indian Chief” (using the parlance of its time). This guy was a beauty: fully intact with no signs of damage with subdued bits … Continue reading
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