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What is it Worth?—Scrimshaw Teeth
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Summer 2002
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Sailors have long been associated with the art of storytelling. In the 1800s, during the height of American whaling, one remarkable group of sailors...
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A Guide to Eighteenth-Century Windsor Chairs
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Spring 2002
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The Windsor chair originated in England during the early eighteenth century. Unlike other chairs of contemporary date, which have open seat frames to receive upholstery or a woven...
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A Pennsylvania Clock Mystery
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Spring 2002
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With every good mystery there is the question of who done it. In the instance of a lavishly inlaid tall clock seemingly from Pennsylvania
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Albert Sack: 2002 ADA Merit Award Recipient
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Spring 2002
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This April 6 at the Philadelphia Antiques Show, the Antiques Dealers’ Association of America, Inc. (ADA) is hosting a dinner to honor Albert Sack. Mr. Sack will...
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Collectors' Corner: American Redware
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Spring 2002
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Much of redware’s appeal stems from its earthy, rustic appearance, attracting a broad range of collectors, from folk art enthusiasts to those interested in contemporary design. People are...
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Curator's Choice: Henry Pratt's Account for Lemon Hill
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Spring 2002
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In 1962 a tin rainwater conductor head bearing the date 1800 was found in the attic of Lemon Hill. Thought to indicate...
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Distinguishing Real from Fake Peale's Museum Silhouette
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Spring 2002
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In the early decades of the twentieth century, fake silhouettes embossed with a stamp used at Charles Willson Peale’s (1741–1827) museums in Philadelphia and Baltimore over a century before...
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Franz Mayer: Collector of Talavera Poblana
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Spring 2002
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At the dawn of the twentieth century, adventurous foreigners were drawn to Mexico by travel accounts and railroad advertisements that promoted...
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Furniture Facts: William Savery As Chairmaker
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Spring 2002
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William Savery is one of the most recognized names associated with Philadelphia furniture of the colonial period. He earned the attention of then present-day scholars...
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Hiawatha in Rome: Edmonia Lewis and Figures from Longfellow
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Spring 2002
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In November 2000, two pieces of nineteenth-century late-neoclassical sculpture, each a bit over one foot in height, sold at...
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