By Rosemary McKittrick Humans are more easily fooled by decoys than birds are. That’s the old joke among decoy collectors. The work of master carver Elmer Crowell (1862-1951) just might be the exception. His work is housed in the collection of the Shelburne Museum. Some say Crowell was the best carver ever. Maybe it was his passion for hunting. Maybe […]
By Robert Reed Symbols of love and togetherness, figures of the bride and groom have adorned the traditional wedding cake for well over a century. They are known affectionately as toppers. The most famous of all wedding cake toppers, the bride and groom, are no longer just keepsakes of the newly weds. They, like so many other vintage wedding items, […]
June 4 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway (1942) June 9 250th Anniversary of American patriots burning the British customs schooner HMS Gaspee off Rhode Island (1772) June 10 John Adams proposes Continental Army (1775) June 14 Congress establishes U.S. Army (1775) Flag Day — commemorates the adoption of the Flag of the United States on June 14, 1777 […]
By Robert Reed It was not just one style or one element that contributed to the great furniture of the Old West. The distinctive nature of Old West furnishings came from such far reaching sources as the historic Spanish Colonials and Native Americans to the Eastern elite and progressive creators of Arts and Crafts. It was a grouping of many […]
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