994 Main Street South. Woodbury, CT 06798

 

                    

PANTRY & HEARTH at THE 1775 BARN

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HISTORICAL ITEMS

A rare, circa 1810 whirligig of George Washington, made of wide grain pine, retaining its original paint. The carved figure was likely modeled after the renown painting of the figure of General  Washington, standing in his Revolutionary uniform in front of his white horse (shown above). Washington was deified and immortalized after his death in 1799. In every media, artists created images honoring 'The Father of Our Country'. The whirligig measures 14 1/2" high, without the added stand.

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19th C. Commemorative pen wipe of George Washington in a shadow box frame made of felt, silk and linen with embroidery, figure stands 11" high. SOLD

Terracotta portrait medallion of Benjamin Franklin by Jean-Baptiste Nini, 1717-1786, signed NINI F. 1777 and inscribed 'B. FRANKLIN AMERICAN'. Nini produced an extremely successful series of nine different images of Franklin, which were cast from molds, carved directly into wax, then hand detailed by Nini before the casts were baked. In this example, the patriot is portrayed in a fur cap and contemporary clothing of his period.  This same version is also in the collection of The American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA, The Los Angeles Museum of Art and The National Portrait Gallery, London, England

Circa 1800 English copperplate fabric depicting the event of William Penn's Treaty with the Indians. Printing of textiles from engraved copperplates was first practiced in England by Thomas Bell in 1770. SOLD