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Southeastern New England, 1780-1810 Mahogany; 27" h. x 28" w. x 20" d. < Back Rectangular Table with Canted Corners First Floor - Parlor Furniture and Hard Furnishings Southeastern New England, 1780-1810 Mahogany; 27" h. x 28" w. x 20" d. An overhanging top with a thumbnail molded edge and canted corners; four turned and tapered legs ending in offset button feet. Table rails have a beaded bottom edge. Note: Canted corners were seldom if ever employed in late 18th century furniture. There is no way to determine when the canted corners on this table were cut. Previous Next

New York, possibly New Jersey, 1750-1775. Mahogany; 23 ½" h. x 24 ½" w. x 16 ½" d. < Back Rectangular Tray Top Tea Table First Floor - Parlor Furniture and Hard Furnishings New York, possibly New Jersey, 1750-1775. Mahogany; 23 ½" h. x 24 ½" w. x 16 ½" d. The molded “tray” top stands on four cabriole legs ending in ovoid feet on pads. Three of the four legs are laminated at the knees on one profile, representing original fabrication. The rounded, projecting molding along the bottom of the frame has a shaped drop at the center of each long side. Top has been removed and reinforced from underside but appears to be original. Previous Next

The grandson of Joseph Mather, Stephen was the first director of the National Park Service, and more than doubled the park system's land area. < Back Stephen Mather Listen to Audio Tour for this location: 00:00 / 02:40 The grandson of Joseph Mather, Stephen was the first director of the National Park Service, and more than doubled the park system's land area. Image Gallery A photo of Stephen Mather circa 1920 An example of a Stephen Mather memorial plaque, located in Acadia National Park Site Description Stephen Tying Mather was the great grandson of Deacon Joseph Mather. He was born in 1867 in California where he loved spending time outdoors. Following his graduation from the University of California Berkeley in 1887, he became a reporter for the New York Sun. Following his marriage to Jane Thacker Floy, he left journalism to work for the Borax Company, where his father worked. He moved with his wife to Chicago and became very successful, founding his own Borax company and becoming a millionaire. He was able to retire at the age of forty seven. That same year, on a visit to Yosemite and Sequoia, two of the nation’s few western national parks, Mather found the parks to be undermanaged and ill-protected. He wrote a critical letter to the Secretary of the Interior, Franklin K. Lane, who was also a Berkeley graduate. His friend wrote back "Dear Steve, if you don’t like the way the national parks are being run, come on down to Washington and run them yourself.” And that is exactly what Mather did. He became Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior and lobbied the case for the National Park Service. He led efforts to gain Congressional and public interest and to create the park bureau. This led President Woodrow Wilson to authorize the National Park Service in 1916. Mather was appointed as the first director of the National Park Service in 1917. He is responsible for more than doubling the land in the park system to include Grand Canyon, Bryce, Zion, Acadia, Shenandoah and more. He believed that beautiful lands in the United States should be protected and made available to people for enjoyment. In fact if you travel to these parks today, you will see prominent plaques and even statues of Stephen Mather. An inscription on the plaques reads: "He laid the foundation of the National Park Service, defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved, unimpaired for future generations. There will never come and end to the good that he has done." Stephen Mather's own words stated his intentions best: "Who will gainsay that the parks contain the highest potentialities of national pride, national contentment, and national health? A visit inspires love of country; begets contentment; engenders pride of possession; contains the antidote for national restlessness.... He is a better citizen with a keener appreciation of the privilege of living here who has toured the national parks." Previous Next

Local Revolutionary War buff, Eric Chandler, educated our audience about the Spies of the Revolutionary War! < Back Brown Bag Lecture - Cloak and Dagger: The Revolution's Secret War! Local Revolutionary War buff, Eric Chandler, educated our audience about the Spies of the Revolutionary War! Previous Next

Wreath Making & Merriment! < Back Holiday Wreath Making Wreath Making & Merriment! Previous Next

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Southern New England, 1820-1840 Maple, tulip poplar seat; 36 ¼” h. x 16 w. x 17 ¾” d. < Back Arrow-Back Child’s Highchair First Floor - Dining Room Furniture and Hard Furnishings Southern New England, 1820-1840 Maple, tulip poplar seat; 36 ¼” h. x 16 w. x 17 ¾” d. Featuring a rectangular crest and three arrow-shaped vertical slats; the turned arms stand on two turned supports and are tenoned into the rear posts. The plank-seated chair stands on turned legs (suggesting bamboo turnings) with tapered feet, joined by turned rungs. Foot rest is a replacement. Previous Next

Connecticut, early 19th century. Cherry; 24 ⅜" h. x 13 ¼" w. x 13"d. < Back Square Inlaid Stand Second Floor - SE Bedroom Furniture and Hard Furnishings Connecticut, early 19th century. Cherry; 24 ⅜" h. x 13 ¼" w. x 13"d. The stand (also called a candlestand) features stringing around edge of the square top, attached to a turned pillar (or support) with swelled ringturned baluster and three cabriole with plain (or snake) feet that slide into dovetail grooves. Condition is good. Previous Next

A MH group enjoyed a tour of the American Wing led by Dr. Elizabeth Kornhauser, the Alice Pratt Brown Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, followed by lunch in the Met's dining room. < Back Metropolitan Museum of Art - May, 2023 A MH group enjoyed a tour of the American Wing led by Dr. Elizabeth Kornhauser, the Alice Pratt Brown Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, followed by lunch in the Met's dining room. This is placeholder text. To change this content, double-click on the element and click Change Content. Want to view and manage all your collections? Click on the Content Manager button in the Add panel on the left. Here, you can make changes to your content, add new fields, create dynamic pages and more. You can create as many collections as you need. Your collection is already set up for you with fields and content. Add your own, or import content from a CSV file. Add fields for any type of content you want to display, such as rich text, images, videos and more. You can also collect and store information from your site visitors using input elements like custom forms and fields. Be sure to click Sync after making changes in a collection, so visitors can see your newest content on your live site. Preview your site to check that all your elements are displaying content from the right collection fields. Previous Next

England, 1740-1770. Walnut, mirrored glass; pine gilding, original beveled glass. 41 5/8" h. x 15 ¾" w. < Back Looking or “Pier” Glass First Floor - Parlor Other Decorative Arts England, 1740-1770. Walnut, mirrored glass; pine gilding, original beveled glass. 41 5/8" h. x 15 ¾" w. The rectangular looking glass has an upper plate of mirrored glass that overlaps the top of the lower plate. Upper part of frame has a stepped ogee edge. A walnut-veneered scalloped crest with pierced central roundel containing a gilded foliate motif. Molded cross-banding surrounds glass, held in place by an inner carved and gilded edge. Backboards have been replaced, crest is repaired, but the original iron hanging sleeve remains in place; generally good condition given age, and of exceptional size. Previous Next

Southern New England, 1810-1825. Tulip poplar, oak, maple. 35" h. x 39" w. x 14 ½" d. < Back Windsor Settee First Floor - Keeping Room Furniture and Hard Furnishings Southern New England, 1810-1825. Tulip poplar, oak, maple. 35" h. x 39" w. x 14 ½" d. The two-person settee has an eleven-spindle back between bamboo-turned posts and a three-step oak crest rail. Carved arms with bamboo-turned arm supports and single spindles set into the shield-shaped tulip poplar seat; standing on six bamboo-turned legs and box stretchers. Settee would originally have been painted, though now stripped with a clear coat. The handholds, tapered rather than rounded, are unusual and suggest that the arms may be replacements. Previous Next

Connecticut, 1790-1810. Cherry, white pine, tulip poplar; 37 ½" h. x 37 ½" w. x 18" d. < Back Chest of Four Drawers Second Floor - SE Bedroom Furniture and Hard Furnishings Connecticut, 1790-1810. Cherry, white pine, tulip poplar; 37 ½" h. x 37 ½" w. x 18" d. Featuring a molded top with stringing outline over graduated and stringinlaid drawers, gadrooning across (front) base, standing on ogee bracket feet. Case corners feature fluted chamfers that terminate in lambrequins. Brasses are replacements. (Evidence inside drawer-fronts suggests that original pulls may have had only single posts.) Previous Next