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 […]
Shoe and Buckle, American, c. Late 18 th/ 19th Century Medium: Leather and Lead PewterFound in the attic of the Hammond-Harwood House By Barbara Goyette Hammond-Harwood House Executive Director The […]
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. […]
Download Activity PDF Shapes in Architecture One of the previous programs in our children’s series was called I Can Be an Architect. We used geometric shapes to build the Hammond-Harwood […]
A Night in the Early 19th Century at the Loockerman Mansion By Rachel Lovett, Curator & Assistant Director Figure 1 Evening scene with full moon and persons Abraham Pether (1756-1812) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]