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Remembering the Colfax Massacre

The years after the Civil War were rife with violence and unrest…

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Gifts for Mothers and the Special Women in Your Life

Finding the perfect present is as easy as a trip to Winterthur!…

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Elegant Entertaining

Designing Winterthur, the new self-guided house tour, features sample table settings created…

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Sterling Advice: Curator Ann Wagner Quoted in New York Times

I hope my wife doesn’t read this blog post because it might…

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The Well-Dressed Window

Henry Francis du Pont is one of the great collectors of American…

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Today, “radically old-school” Is Cutting Edge

As a champion of the traditional methods of hand-made rug weaving, remaining…

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Behind the Seams: Ann Lowe: American Couturier

When Jacqueline Bouvier married John F. Kennedy in 1953, it was the…

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Object Highlight: The “Four Seasons”

These earthenware figures cheerfully represent the “Four Seasons,” also reflected in Henry…

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A “Dream House” Comes to Winterthur

Nancy B. McDaniel was an interior decorator and collector who was well-acquainted…

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Run, Run, to Come and See Them!

Gingerbread models are at the museum! It took a team from Bredenbeck’s…

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