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Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library is an American estate and museum in Winterthur, Delaware. Winterthur houses one of the richest collections of Americana in the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The museum and estate were the home of Henry Francis du Pont (1880–1969), Winterthur's founder and a prominent antiques collector and horticulturist.
Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library encompasses a museum of American furniture and decorative arts, a research library, and 900-acre gardens and grounds located near Wilmington, Delaware and founded by Henry Francis du Pont in 1951.
Winterthur museum. Between Greenville and Centerville lies the Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library. This museum in Winterthur, Delaware, houses one of the most important collections of Americana in the country. It was the former home of Henry Francis du Pont (1880–1969), a renowned collector of antiques and horticulturist.
The Kunst Museum Winterthur (The Winterthur Museum of Art) is an art museum in Winterthur, Switzerland run by the local Kunstverein.From its beginnings, the activities of the Kunstverein Winterthur were focused on contemporary art – first Impressionism, then Post-Impressionism and especially Les Nabis, through post-World War II and recently created works by Richard Hamilton, Mario Merz and ...
Pages in category "Collection of the Winterthur Museum, Gallery and Library" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
James sold the Winterthur Estate to Henry du Pont, who intended it as a domicile for his eldest son, Henry Algernon. [2] Passed down through the family, the estate became the Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library in 1952 and "houses one of the nation's outstanding collections of furniture and the decorative arts." [1]
Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library, Winterthur, Delaware, US Rebecca Pritchard Mills (Mrs. William Mills) and Her Daughter Eliza Shrewsbury is an oil-on-canvas portrait created by American painter James Earl .
In 1957, the Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library acquired tools, equipment, furnishings, and fittings from the Dominy shops. Reconstructions of the shops have been on display at Winterthur since 1960. [3] Winterthur curator Charles F. Hummel wrote an influential book on the Dominy craftsmen in 1968. [10]