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Collecting for the Future: Recent Additions to the Winterthur Collection

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Thomas Day Dressing Bureau
Thomas Day Dressing Bureau
Banyan Robe
Banyan Robe
Tiffany Cigar Vase
Tiffany Cigar Vase
Oversized Swedish Mugs
Oversized Swedish Mugs
“Make Do” Repairs
“Make Do” Repairs
Edward Sebastian Spatula
Edward Sebastian Spatula
Plantation Samples of Cloth
Plantation Samples of Cloth
Pewter Liquid Measures
Pewter Liquid Measures
Joshua Johnson?
Joshua Johnson?
Mary D’Silver Needle Verse
Mary D’Silver Needle Verse
The Erica Wilson Collection
The Erica Wilson Collection
Revolutionary War Cloak Quilt
Revolutionary War Cloak Quilt
Spinning Wheel Table
Spinning Wheel Table
The Centripetal Chair
The Centripetal Chair

Curated by Nalleli Guillen during her tenure as the Sewell C. Biggs Curatorial Fellow,Collecting for the Future: Recent Additions to the Winterthur Collection was on view in the Winterthur galleries May 6, 2017 through May 5, 2018. The exhibition highlighted a variety of recently acquired objects and their contribution to the Winterthur collection.

 

 

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