In the historic hearth kitchen of Hammond-Harwood House, Joyce White, author of “Cooking Maryland’s Way: Voices of a Diverse Cuisine,” will discuss the Black cooks who developed and prepared the signature dishes of early Maryland.
Resident Horologist Stephen Sieracki maintains and repairs a variety of late 18th and early 19th century case, wall, and cabinet clocks at the Hammond-Harwood House. While each clock has unique features, there are mechanisms and repairs that are common to all clocks. Mr. Sieracki will demonstrate some of the metal working skills used by clock…
Cutting dovetails for furniture- an 18th Century approach with Bob Van Dyke Contemporary furnituremakers tend to highlight the joinery used in their furniture and most people consider any “handwork” especially dovetails, as a hallmark of quality and craftmanship. In the 18th century cabinetmakers went to great lengths to conceal the joinery in the furniture they…
