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The map

Sep 10, 2020

A map of the most inhabited part of Virginia containing the whole province of Maryland with part of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and North Carolina, Virginia c. 1775 (Sixth edition, original […]

Henrietta Maria Tilghman Robins Goldsborough

Sep 5, 2020

Henrietta Maria Tilghman Robins Goldsborough (1707-1771) and Grandchild, Robins Chamberlain (1768-1773) Talbot County, Maryland, c. 1770 Artist: John Hesselius (1728-1778), American Medium: Oil on Canvas P80 Donated by Charlotte Fletcher […]

Etui

Aug 27, 2020

Burslem, England, c. 18th century  Medium: Enamel E1 Gift of Irwin Untermyer in 1949 The exquisite collection of furniture and fine art acquired for the Hammond-Harwood House has benefited from the […]

Alexander Hosack

Aug 21, 2020

Artist: John Trumball, American, (1756-1843) Medium: Oil on Canvas P64 Donated by John Hampton Barnes in 1979 This 1806 oil on canvas by John Trumball depicts Alexander Hosack of New York City. […]

Candlestick

Aug 14, 2020

Candlestick, London, England, c. 1763/4 Makers: Emick Romer (Norwegian-English, 1724–1799) Medium: Silver S29 Gift of Mrs. William Whitridge in 1950 A set of elegant London-made candlesticks adorns the original dining […]

Frances Townley Chase Loockerman

Aug 7, 2020

Frances Townley Chase Loockerman (1780-1857), Annapolis, Maryland, c.1803 Maker: Robert Field, British, (1769-1819) Medium: Watercolor on Ivory P50 Donated by Mrs. Francis White in 1963 This miniature of Frances Townley […]

Silhouette of Unknown Woman

Aug 1, 2020

 Silhouette, Unknown Woman, Pennsylvania, c. 1805 Maker: Moses Williams, American, (1777-1825) Medium: Hollow-cut silhouette on wove paper P87 Museum Purchase in 2018 Silhouettes, also known as profiles, were the most […]

Cellaret

Jul 25, 2020

 Cellaret, Annapolis, Maryland C. 1795-1800 Maker: Attributed to John Shaw (1745-1829) Scottish-American Wood: Mahogany, Tulip Poplar, Yellow Pine F169 Exchange with the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in 1977 […]

The Mill

Jul 18, 2020

The Mill, Pennsylvania, c. 1790 Maker: James Peale (1749-1831), American Medium: Oil on Canvas P39 Museum Purchase in 1950 This early American landscape was once owned by Charles Carroll of […]

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