Early Modern Glass in Minneapolis |
Autumn 2001
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Through the major gift of the Modernism Collection from Norwest Bank Minnesota, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts expanded its collection of......
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Early Queen Anne High Chest and Matching Dressing Table |
Autumn 2001
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Often separated through subsequent ownership, matching high chests and dressing tables are an unusual find in today’s antiques market. The rarity and early date of this......
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Federal Masterpiece Re-Creation |
Autumn 2001
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Although nearly 200 years separate the pieces, Thomas Seymour’s (1771–1848) demilune commode in the Museum......
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Georgia O'Keeffe, Trees at Glorieta, New Mexico, 1929 |
Autumn 2001
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The 1998 discovery of an exhibition list and other documents in the College of William and Mary’s archives......
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Joined Hadley Settle |
Autumn 2001
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This is the only known American joined settle originating from the Connecticut River Valley that is decorated in the manner......
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Kangxi Porcelain: In the Grand Chinese Porcelain Collecting Tradition |
Autumn 2001
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In 1915, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., wrote a letter to his father requesting a loan of over $1 million......
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Myer Myers: Jewish Silversmith in Colonial New York |
Autumn 2001
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The leading silversmith in New York City during the late Colonial period, Myer Myers (1723–1795) produced some of the finest rococo......
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Paul Revere and 1768 |
Autumn 2001
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Generations of scholars had long surmised that John Singleton Copley’s portrait of silversmith and patriot Paul Revere......
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Portrait of Edmund Dickinson |
Autumn 2001
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When Edmund Dickinson left Williamsburg in 1776 to fight in the American Revolution, he left behind......
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Rare Walnut Hanging Wall Cupboard |
Autumn 2001
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Wall cupboards were rarely owned in Pennsylvania, where patrons more frequently opted for less expensive corner shelves. The hanging cupboards were......
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