With a wide range of regional and stylistic forms, the collection of more than 9, objects spans the mids to the s. Henry Francis du Pont began collecting furniture in the early s with Windsor chairs, painted chests, and simple pine and maple pieces.
He eventually acquired some of the choicest Philadelphia furniture dating from the s to the s. Du Pont displayed his collection in rooms that he and his family lived and entertained in from until Furniture owned by wealthy colonials such as the Dickinson, Gratz, Cadwalader, and Logan families are prized among the objects in these spaces. Other furniture collection highlights include representative pieces of the finest New England furniture, especially from Newport, Boston, Salem, and Portsmouth.
Federal and empire furniture from the early s to the s also has an important place in the collection. Downs, Joseph. New York: MacMillan Company, Richards, Nancy E. Winterthur, Del. Hummel, Charles F. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc. Montgomery, Charles F. New York: Viking Press, Inc. Top Image: Cabinet.
Attributed to the Symonds Shop, Salem, Massachusetts; dated Red oak, red cedar, soft maple. Winterthur is currently closed to the public. We will reopen on March 1. Members may walk the estate from dawn to dusk every day. Please use caution as conditions may be slippery.
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