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Collecting the Public Art of Bygone Days
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Early Spring 2001
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At the beginning of the twentieth century, early American tavern and inn signs still dotted the New England countryside. As a boy growing...
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Eighteenth-Century Sèvres in the Collection of Eleanore Elkins Rice
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Early Spring 2001
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Eleanore Elkins Rice was born in Philadelphia, the daughter of William L. Elkins, the prominent philadelphia businessman and philanthropist...
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Majolica, Faience, and Delftware
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Early Spring 2001
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Majolica, faience, and delftware are terms that describe glazed earthenware objects. Yet there are distinguishing factors among these products that are...
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Samplers of Philadelphia and Southeastern Pennsylvania
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Early Spring 2001
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Many important American schoolgirl samplers were made in Philadelphia and its environs. This article provides details on some...
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Softly the Evening Came: American Sunset Paintings, 1850–1900
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Early Spring 2001
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To the nineteenth-century imagination, sunsets symbolized more than a simple transition from night to day. Sunsets mirrored a dramatic finale when, as Longfellow...
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art: 125 Years of Collecting
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Early Spring 2001
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he Philadelphia Museum of art is one of the largest and most important art museums in the united states. Its extensive collections...
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Wine and Spirits of the Ancestors
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Early Spring 2001
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Wine has matured alongside human institutions such as religion and the arts, and, therefore, has been viewed to have...
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'The Ladies Amusement' as Inspiration for Ceramics Decoration
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Winter 2001
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In the second half of the eighteenth century, English ceramic manufacturers searching for appropriate decorative sources...
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A Mystery Revealed: Unraveling the Story of a Hadley Chest
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Winter 2001
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Rarely does furniture that has survived several centuries of daily use retain its original surface. Over time, furniture is often covered with linseed oil...
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Allison Brothers: New York City Cabinetmakers
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Winter 2001
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In the early nineteenth century, new york city flourished, becoming the major cosmopolitan center that it is today...
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