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, 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 (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, 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, 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, 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 […]
Birmingham, England Maker: George W. Webb Medium: Silver S50 Gift of Mrs. John N. Burk in 1971 This silver butter dish was owned by the Harwood family who lived in […]
“Peggy Stewart” Bowl, China, c. 18th century Maker: Unknown Medium: Chinese export porcelain C94 Donated by Julia Anne Walton Tyler in 2001 Did you know that Annapolis had its own version […]
By Bob Mulcrone, Hammond-Harwood House Docent Upstairs in the ballroom of Hammond-Harwood House, there is an intriguing small clock (fig 1) that glistens on top of a Baltimore side table. […]