Blog Category: Resources

Mirror, Bilbao, Spain c. 1790

May 30, 2020

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)

May 23, 2020

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

May 15, 2020

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 […]

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. […]

Home Sweet Home

May 7, 2020

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 […]

The Full Moon

May 7, 2020

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) […]

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 […]

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