2016 Programs

Richardson’s Silk Company Pillow
Artistic Textiles and Fashion—Unraveling Turn of the Century DesignDianne Ayres, Arts and Crafts period Textiles
Side chair by Nathaniel Gould
Brides, Housewives, Hostesses: Caring for and Enjoying Nathaniel Gould’s Furniture in Eighteenth-Century SalemBetsy Widmer, Newburyport, MA
The McConnell Children of Philadelphia
Livening up the House: Children at Home in America, 1680-1880Betsy Widmer, Newburyport, MA
Architectural woodwork and paneling
Artistic Furniture of the Gilded AgeAlice Cooney Frelinghuysen, Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York State Senate Chamber
Retrieving Lost Splendor from the Ravages of Time and Whim: Restoring Architectural Integrity in Four State Capitol BuildingsJohn Mesick, Mesick Cohen Wilson and Baker Architects
Afbeeldinge van de Stadt Amsterdam in Nieuw Neederlandt, the Castello Plan
Glitz Sparkle and Shine: The Wonderment of Dutch New York InteriorsErik Gronning, Sotheby's
Colonial Revival house designed by William L. Bottomley (1883–1951) with Salem, Massachusetts chairs and Baltimore, Maryland table
Persnickety and Obsessive: Reining in Collectors to Make Their Homes ComfortableRalph Harvard, Ralph Harvard, Inc
This Spanish colonial gold “doubloon” was struck in Lima, Peru, and was worth about 15 or 16 dollars.
Pounds, Pence & Pistareens; The Real Story of Money in the American ColoniesErik Goldstein, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonel Sellers Trade Figure
American Folk Art and ModernismPaul D’Ambrosio, Fenimore Art Museum and the Farmers’ Museum
West (rear) elevation and plan of Lyndhurst for George Merritt, Tarrytown, NY
From Spires to Stiles: Translating Gothic Revival Architecture into Decorative Arts in 19th Century AmericaDavid Scott Parker, David Scott Parker Associates
Chinoiserie Desk and bookcase interior
Chinoiserie in the Colonial Americas: Style and SubstanceDennis Carr, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Chinoiserie Desk and bookcase front
Made in the Americas: The New World Discovers AsiaDennis Carr, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston