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PENNSYLVANIA GERMANS AND PATRIOTIC FOLK ART
The Pennsylvania Germans have long been renowned for their colorful folk art, embellished with tulips, hearts, birds, and other whimsical motifs. But during the American Revolution, many began to incorporate patriotic imagery into their artwork. Also known as the Pennsylvania … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Programs, Decorative Arts, Delaware Antiques Show, Exhibitions, museum collection, Pennsylvania German, Uncategorized
Tagged antiques, fraktur, H. F. du Pont, Henry Francis du Pont, HF du Pont, history, museum, objects, Pennsylvania German, pennsylvania german artwork, Winterthur Museum Garden & Library
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Tasting Pennsylvania German History
Emmy Award-winning City Tavern chef and host of PBS’s A Taste of History Walter Staib, takes you to Germany, where his cooking roots began, in this video blog. Don’t miss him at Winterthur on Saturday, November 14, at 1 pm, … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Programs, Cooking, culinary, Exhibitions, Members, Pennsylvania German
Tagged 19th century, A Colorful Folk, A Taste of History, cooking, H. F. du Pont, Henry Francis du Pont, history, museum, Pennsylvania German, Pennsylvania German food, Walter Staib, Winterthur, Winterthur Garden, Winterthur Library, Winterthur Museum
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Meet One of the Most Colorful and Captivating Men in History
Adventure. Discovery. Passion. Danger. Alexander von Humboldt’s life was packed with all of them. In this video blog, New York Times best-selling author Andrea Wulf describes the remarkable life of the man, explorer, and scientist who came up with the … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Programs, American Culture Studies, Art Conservation, Events, Members, Programs, Students & Alumni
Tagged alexander von humboldt, andrea wulf, climate change, explorer, history, invention of nature, science, Winterthur, Winterthur Museum, Winterthur Museum Garden & Library
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Mount Pleasant: Discovery of 18th-Century Painted Wood Graining
As a decorative and historic finishes major at Winterthur, I work on a wide variety of projects ranging from architecture to painted furniture. I spent my third-year internship in the Furniture and Woodwork Conservation Lab of the Philadelphia Museum of … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Programs, Art Conservation
Tagged Fairmount Park, history, Mount Pleasant, paint
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Bright Orange Baseboards in 18th-Century Williamsburg?
Do my eyes deceive me, or is that really a bright orange paint dating back to the 1770s–90s? Hi, my name is Sara Lapham, and I am a furniture conservation major in the WUDPAC class of 2013. This summer I … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Programs, Art Conservation, Furniture, Students & Alumni
Tagged colonial era, color, education, history, museum, paint, Williamsburg
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Preserving Ancient Artifacts with the Israel Antiquities Authority
Shalom from Jerusalem! I’m Sara Levin, objects conservation major of the WUDPAC class of 2013, and I am spending the summer as an intern at the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA, or Reshut Ha’Atikot in Hebrew). So far, I have been … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Programs, Art Conservation, Ceramics, Students & Alumni
Tagged ancient, archeology, excavation, history, Isreal, Jerusalem, lasting legacy
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Building Winterthur
In 1929, three years after he inherited Winterthur, H. F. du Pont began to build an addition onto his ancestral home. Construction began in June 1929 and finished in April 1931. When completed, the new du Pont residence was 72,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Du Pont Family, House
Tagged construction, development, history, museum
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Wine at Winterthur: The First Generation of the du Ponts at Winterthur
By Maggie Lidz, Estate Historian In 1839, after two years abroad, Evelina du Pont and her husband, J. Antoine Bidermann, settled into residence at Winterthur, their newly acquired estate. The 350-acre Delaware farm was formerly owned and managed as a … Continue reading
Posted in Du Pont Family, Exhibitions, Life at Winterthur
Tagged 19th century, America, France, history, uncorked!, wine, wine at winterthur
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Poster, Not Postage, Stamps
Winterthur Library first started collecting poster—not postage—stamps in 1995, and during the past 17 years, we have acquired about 1,800 of them. Among other purposes, poster stamps were used as advertising vehicles for products; to promote urban growth and settlement; … Continue reading
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