Curators' Choice: A New Look at Old Objects [2011 Regular Season]

Historic Deerfield’s decorative arts collection contains over 27,000 objects including furniture, silver, ceramics, glass, silver, base metals, prints, paintings, and textiles.  The new exhibition, Curator’s Choice: A New Look at Old Objects displays over 20 pieces ranging from well-loved favorites and overlooked gems to recent acquisitions and objects with new stories to tell.  Highlights include: a gown which was worn for three weddings in the Hopkins-Worthington-Dwight families between 1759 and 1824; a rare map titled A New and Exact Map of the Dominions of the King of Great Britain on ye Continent of North America. Containing Newfoundland, New Scotland, New England, New York, New Jersey, Pensilvania, Maryland, Virginia and Carolina. According to the Newest and Most Exact Observations, created by Herman Moll, c. 1735; and a thrown and scratch-decorated jug made by Thomas Crafts (1781-1861) of Whately, Massachusetts.  On view through February 5, 2012.