Blog Category: Collections

Chase Family Values

May 13, 2020

By Francis Ramsey-Proctor One of the special and unique aspects of Hammond-Harwood House Museum is that we get the chance to see a family and the home they inhabited. While […]

Hot Water Kettle, London, England, c. 1754/5

May 10, 2020

Makers: William Shaw II (free from apprenticeship 1748) & William Priest (free from apprenticeship 1749, died between 1802–1811) Medium: Silver with Wicker Handle Gift of Mrs. Clifford Hendrix & Mrs. […]

George Washington, c. 1835

May 3, 2020

By Rembrandt Peale, American, (1778-1860) Medium: Oil on Canvas 1953 Donated by Dr. Hall Pleasants This posthumous portrait of George Washington on a white horse was painted and signed by […]

Materials Matter: Copper Surfaces

Apr 29, 2020

If you have been inside the historic kitchen at the Hammond-Harwood House you have seen the museum’s extensive collection of kitchen implements, including the copper items (fig 1) that glisten […]

Materials Matter: Copper Surfaces

Apr 29, 2020

By Rachel Lovett, Curator & Assistant Director If you have been inside the historic kitchen at the Hammond-Harwood House you have seen the museum’s extensive collection of kitchen implements, including […]

Tall Case Clock

Apr 25, 2020

Clockmaker Joseph White, London, England, c.1760, Cabinetmaker John Shaw, Annapolis, Maryland, c. 1797 Medium: Mahogany; Tulip Poplar; Yellow Pine, Brass, Iron Donated by The Gaillard Family in 2007 The phrase […]

Some of Our Favorite Things

Apr 22, 2020

In honor of National Volunteer Week, we are celebrating our docents’ favorite objects. The Hammond-Harwood House Museum is fortunate to have an excellent collection of fine and decorative arts housed […]

Ann Proctor with Doll and Parrott

Apr 18, 2020

By Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) Baltimore, Maryland, c.1789 Medium: Oil on Canvas Donated by Arunah Brady in 1953 Ann Proctor (1783-1815) was the daughter of John Proctor (1745-1790), who was […]

Rim Lock, English, c.1774

Apr 12, 2020

Medium: Brass Original to the Hammond-Harwood House As everyone is spending time at home, our object of the week is something very important to the late 18th and early 19th […]

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