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Back by popular demand ... more plein air painting with Lisa Thoren! < Back Plein Air class Spring 2022! Back by popular demand ... more plein air painting with Lisa Thoren! Previous Next

Kitchen Garden < Back Connor Blenke Kitchen Garden Previous Next

Outdoor Classroom & Seating < Back Dennis Glassmeyer Outdoor Classroom & Seating Previous Next

33” h. x 23 ¼” w.; circa late 19th /early 20th century. < Back Tombstone Shaped Cast Iron Fireback First Floor - Keeping Room Other Decorative Arts 33” h. x 23 ¼” w.; circa late 19th /early 20th century. With figure of an Indian and Colonial figure; edged with bead molding. Previous Next

Hartford area, Connecticut, 1790-1800 Cherry, white pine; 34 ¾" h. x 42 ⅝" w. x 22" d. < Back Reverse Serpentine Chest of Four Drawers Second Floor - SW Bedroom Furniture and Hard Furnishings Hartford area, Connecticut, 1790-1800 Cherry, white pine; 34 ¾" h. x 42 ⅝" w. x 22" d. The chest of four graduated and cockbeaded drawers has reverse serpentine (or “oxbow”) shaping in front with an overhanging conforming top. The front case corners with engaged quarter columns; ogee bracket feet splay outward. The post and bail handles and oval escutcheons are original. Condition overall is good. Previous Next

Mahogany and veneer; circa 1825-1840. American; 28 ¾” h. x 21” w. x 17” d. < Back Empire Three-Drawer Worktable Second Floor - NW Sitting Room Furniture and Hard Furnishings Mahogany and veneer; circa 1825-1840. American; 28 ¾” h. x 21” w. x 17” d. A molded top over three ogee graduated drawers with book-matched veneer, glass knobs; ring-turned and block legs ending in casters. Few small veneer losses, but generally good condition. Previous Next

Brass; 19 ½” h. x 28” w.; late 19th century. < Back Georgian Style Six-Arm Chandelier First Floor - Dining Room Other Decorative Arts Brass; 19 ½” h. x 28” w.; late 19th century. Scrolled S-curve arms with flared cups. Previous Next

New York or Southwestern Connecticut, 1805-1825 Cherry; tulip poplar; 43 ¼" h. x 45" w. x 20 ⅛" d. < Back Chest of Drawers Attic Furniture and Hard Furnishings New York or Southwestern Connecticut, 1805-1825 Cherry; tulip poplar; 43 ¼" h. x 45" w. x 20 ⅛" d. A rectangular top (originally a lid) over a deep drawer above three cockbeaded and graduated drawers, original stamped oval brasses; case sides extend to form straight bracket feet flanking a deeply serpentine skirt with large ogees and central half-round drop. Condition: missing veneer on the skirt and a section of cockbeading. Finish has broken down and now is crackled; originally would likely have been painted. Previous Next

Four teacups, 3 ½” d. Four saucers, 5 ½” d. Teapot with strawberry finial, twist handle, 5 ¾” h. x 8 ¾” w. Two plates, 9 ¼” d., and 7 ⅝” d. < Back Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Tea Service of Fifteen (15) Pieces First Floor - Parlor Ceramics and Glass and Objects of Vertu Four teacups, 3 ½” d. Four saucers, 5 ½” d. Teapot with strawberry finial, twist handle, 5 ¾” h. x 8 ¾” w. Two plates, 9 ¼” d., and 7 ⅝” d. A white ground is festooned with blue ribbon enamels and gilt decoration of family crest with monogram, JG, surmounted by a crane. Label verso identifies family as Godey Family. Condition is good overall with two small rim chips on teapot; circa 1800. Previous Next

Artists drew, painted and photographed on the Mather Homestead grounds during our first "Plein air" week. < Back Plein Air Weeks 2021 Artists drew, painted and photographed on the Mather Homestead grounds during our first "Plein air" week. Previous Next

< Back Tour and Tea Weekdays, 10 to 11:30 am, main house We invite you and friends to join us for a tour and tea at the Mather Homestead! Groups are invited to visit the Homestead from 10 to 11:30 am on a weekday. Tea (or coffee if you prefer), scones and muffins followed by a tour of the homestead. Please email us to arrange a date. $20 pp. Previous Next

We traveled to downtown NYC for a tour and lunch at Fraunces Tavern, a historical landmark and the oldest bar in the city. It was the watering hole for many of the founding fathers. George Washington gathered his troops there to thank them for their service after the British troops left America. < Back Fraunces Tavern, October 10, 2023 We traveled to downtown NYC for a tour and lunch at Fraunces Tavern, a historical landmark and the oldest bar in the city. It was the watering hole for many of the founding fathers. George Washington gathered his troops there to thank them for their service after the British troops left America. Previous Next