Annapolis, Maryland, c. 19th century Maker: Unknown Medium: Pencil, Ink, Paint on Paper Anonymous Donation European settlers brought coats of arms to this country and used them on commemorative objects. […]
Hung high on the garden side wall of the dining room, these two stately English-made mirrors have been an elegant feature of the space since they were purchased in 1954. […]
Dr. John Wesley Hammond (1804-1879) was the great-nephew of Matthias Hammond, original owner of Hammond-Harwood House. He was born at a plantation named Jackson’s Chance in Anne Arundel County. He graduated from […]
Cordial glasses were very popular in 18th century England for fruit liqueurs and gin, generally having a “bowl” where the liquid was poured and elongated stems. Cordials such as sherry or ratafia, made from […]
The neoclassical style in paintings, architecture, music, and other cultural arts developed in early America alongside the movement’s popularity in England and the rest of Europe. This sideboard attributed to […]
Maryland-born artist Charles Willson Peale painted head-size portraits of Thomas Johnson and his wife, Ann, in the fall of 1788 at their home Pleasant Grove about nine miles west of […]
In the late 18th century Baltimore was Maryland’s city on the rise– far surpassing the sleepy capital of Annapolis. Over taxation and an unfavorable harbor had caused Annapolis to go into […]
In 1941 Ethel Miller made an excellent gift to the Hammond-Harwood House Museum of several clocks, in honor of noted antiques specialist Edgar G. Miller Jr. This lantern clock, c. 1650, is the oldest […]
Many Americans enjoy a cup of coffee to begin their day. The drink has long been a part of American morning rituals and coffee’s accoutrements feature in the history of […]