April 15, 2021 marked the 280th birthday of celebrated American artist Charles Willson Peale. His home city of Annapolis helped launch the artist’s career. In 1767 a group of wealthy Annapolis […]
This English-made cotton quilt dates tothe second decade of the 19th century and belonged to the Loockerman family who lived in the house. The quilt was likely witness to important […]
The Hammond-Harwood House is pleased to announce the donation of an important early book that belonged to the family of Matthias Hammond, original owner and builder of the house. This […]
This aesthetically interesting chair was made by premier Annapolis cabinetmaker John Shaw in the early years of the nineteenth century. Shaw may have designed the piece to appeal to patriotic […]
English silversmith William Plummer was a skilled London craftsman who specialized in pierced objects such as baskets, strainers, and salt cellars like this one. He did a high volume of […]
As the museum celebrates women’s history month we want to share the transatlantic story of this painting. Margaret was heiress to a great fortune as the only surviving child of […]
Intricate cases such as these were used for public display on the sideboards of the early American elite. Despite the name, these boxes generally held an array of eating utensils […]
This unusual plate is in a pattern known as The Blind Earl, named in honor of George William Coventry, the sixth Earl of Coventry (1722-1809), who suffered from vision loss. […]
England, c. 1765 Medium: Mahogany Gift of Mrs. Francis White in 1973 Despite Revolutionary ideals, many American citizens continued to look to England for style and material goods in the […]