Set of Chairs, Cabinetmaker John Shaw (1745-1829), Annapolis, Maryland, c. 1780 Medium: Mahogany F170 Donated by Margaret Olivia Flint Proctor in 1979 During Annapolis’ Golden Age, from 1763 to 1774, the town became a political magnet […]
June 19th is Juneteenth, the celebration of emancipation as it reached the final enslaved African Americans in the Confederacy in 1865. It took more than two years for news of Lincoln’s […]
Maker: Wedgwood & Sons Medium: Jasperware C100 Gift of Dorothy Byerly in 2016 Classical figures set against a blue background have become popular symbols of the Wedgwood pottery company. Many people don’t know that these little vessels were […]
By Mark Wenger, Preservation Architect Plan and elevation for an undesignated project, inspired by the Matthias Hammond House. Thomas Jefferson. 1783-84. Thomas Jefferson, looking across what is now Maryland […]
Beginning in the 18th century, the Chesapeake became a center for sports–including English- style hunting and horse racing. English hunt engravings inspired scenes on painted Chinese ceramics in an East […]
Mirror, Bilbao, Spain c. 1790 Medium: Marble Mosaic Veneer, Wood, Oil Paint Museum Purchase in 1949 This interesting looking glass is called a Bilbao mirror. Typically, these mirrors were made of pink […]
Benjamin Harwood (1751-1826), Annapolis, Maryland c. 1798 Artist: James Peale, American, (1749-1831) Medium: Tempera on Ivory Donated by Margaret Harwood Hill in 1985 In the current economy many are seeking […]
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. […]
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 […]