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Introduction

After Eden

The Rise and Reform of American Art, 1840-1910
April 26 - December 29, 1996

Selected Objects

John Frederick Peto

Pipe and Mug, after 1889

John Henning I

Minature Casts of the Parthenon Frieze, 1820
No Image Available

M. Yerrington, carver

Vase, 1885
No Image Available

George Jakob Hunzinger

Side Chair, 1869

Gorham Manufacturing Company

Martelé Writing Table, 1903

Gorham Manufacturing Company, manufacturer

Martelé Writing Table and Chair, 1903

Gorham Manufacturing Company

Martelé Chair, 1903

Gorham Manufacturing Company, manufacturer

Slop Bowl, ca. 1860

Gorham Manufacturing Company, manufacturer

Tea and Coffee Service, ca. 1860

Gorham Manufacturing Company, manufacturer

Melon Forks (set of 24), 1879

John Singer Sargent

Portrait of Manuel García, 1904-1905

Gorham Manufacturing Company, manufacturer

Fruit Knives (set of 12), 1879

Gorham Manufacturing Company, manufacturer

Covered Sugar Bowl, ca. 1860

Thomas Cole

Genesee Scenery (Mountain Landscape with Waterfall), 1847
No Image Available

Gillinder & Sons

Covered Dish, ca. 1876

Gillinder & Sons

Westward Ho! Covered Dish, ca. 1879

Gorham Manufacturing Company, manufacturer

Ice Bowl, 1866
No Image Available

Kilian Brothers

Pedestal, c. 1870

Alonzo Chappel

The Landing of Roger Williams in 1636, 1857

Rowland and Marsellus, manufacturer

Landing of Roger Williams Plate, ca. 1900

Attributed to John A. Ellis and Co., manufacturer

Side Chair, ca. 1840-1860

Martin Johnson Heade

Brazilian Forest, 1864
No Image Available

Smith Ely, cabinetmaker

Armchair, 1800-1874

Mary Cassatt

Simone in a Blue Bonnet, ca. 1903

Gorham Manufacturing Company

Decanter, 1913

American, Probably New York City

Armchair, ca. 1880

George Harvey

Newburgh on Hudson, 1872

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Harmony in Blue: The Duet, ca. 1874

Frank Weston Benson

Spring, 1895

A. Wighe

Trial by Jury, 1849

Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, manufacturer

Roger Williams Jug, 1886

Albert Bierstadt

Westphalian Landscape, 1856

Abbott Handerson Thayer

Mother and Child, 1886
No Image Available

American, Probably New York City New York

Sofa, ca. 1875

Attributed to George Wilkinson, designer

Wine Decanter Set, 1873

Gorham Manufacturing Company, manufacturer

Tray, 1878

Gorham Manufacturing Company, manufacturer

Water Pitcher, 1878

Gorham Manufacturing Company, manufacturer

Pair of Cups, 1878
No Image Available

Attributed to John Henry Belter

Meridienne (small sofa), ca. 1863

Gorham Manufacturing Company, manufacturer

Sachem Trophy Pitcher, 1887
No Image Available

Gillinder & Sons

cover, ca. 1876

William Holbrook Beard

And The Sky Was Full of Forms, 1893
No Image Available

John C. Hubbard

Tall Back Chair, ca. 1830-1840

John Singer Sargent

Portrait of Frederic Porter Vinton, 1903

Sydney Richmond Burleigh, cabinetmaker

Armchair, 1888

Gorham Manufacturing Company, manufacturer

Sugar Bowl, ca. 1867

John La Farge

The Great Pali, 1890

Fitz Henry Lane

View from Kettle Cove, Manchester-by-the-Sea, 1847

Thomas Pairpoint, designer

Epergne, 1872

Irving Ramsey Wiles

Baby's Holiday (A Cool Retreat), ca. 1893

Gorham Manufacturing Company, manufacturer

Teapot, ca. 1860

Enid Yandell

The Five Senses, ca. 1909

Hugo Breul

Portrait of My Mother, Cecilia Breul, in Her 66th Year, 1891

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Amor Caritas (Angel of Love), 1898
No Image Available

William Bradford

Arctic Sunset, 1874
No Image Available

John Frederick Kensett

Maples and Birches in October, 1800s
No Image Available

American, Probably New York

Side chair, ca. 1875

Wilton Lockwood

Portrait of John La Farge, late 1800s - early 1900s

John White Alexander

The Blue Bowl, 1898

Gorham Manufacturing Company, manufacturer

Creamer, ca. 1867

Ornamental Wood Company, manufacturer

1876 American Centennial, Main Building Medal, 1876

American

Pitcher, 1876

John Frederick Kensett

Lake George, Black Mountain, ca. 1869

George Inness

In the Berkshire Hills, ca. 1877-1878

Gorham Manufacturing Company, manufacturer

Coffeepot, ca. 1860

George Henry Hall

La Feria de Jueves (The Thursday Fair of Seville), 1867/1869

American

Portfolio stand, ca. 1875

Winslow Homer

Fishin', 1879

Edward Gleason, designer

Magic Caster, ca. 1857

Frank Weston Benson

Autumn, 1895

Julian Alden Weir

Face Reflected in a Mirror, 1896

Gorham Manufacturing Company, manufacturer

Creamer, ca. 1860

Attributed to William B. Savage

Spinning Wheel Armchair, ca. 1886
No Image Available

John Joseph Enneking

Portrait of Emily Watson, 1888
No Image Available

American, Probably New York City New York

Parlor Chair, ca. 1880

Willard LeRoy Metcalf

The White Veil, 1909

William Morris Hunt

The Violet Girl, 1856

Attributed to Sydney Richmond Burleigh

Side Chair, ca. 1887
No Image Available

New England Glass Company, manufacturer

Paperweight, 1876

More objects +

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