The Best of York: Treasures from the Collection
Ongoing
Remick Gallery
This permanent installation brings together more than seventy objects made or used between 1690 and 1850 in Southern Maine and the Piscataqua Region of New Hampshire. Together they tell the story of York—one of New England’s oldest communities—from its development as a frontier outpost in the 17th century, to a community with sophisticated tastes and world views in the 18th century. These regionally-made objects are of such exceptional quality, that similar examples may be found at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Winterthur Museum; and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
The Bulman Bed Hangings
Ongoing
Remick Gallery
Worked in wool on hand-woven linen by Mary Swett Bulman (1715–1792) of York in the 1730s, this exceptional set of bed hangings is an extraordinary survivor. Consisting of four curtains, a head cloth, tester, outer valances, and inner valances, they are believed to be the most complete surviving set of American embroidered bed hangings from the 18th century. The textiles are decorated with an embroidered garden of flowers and fruit trees, and a lyrical verse from Sir Isaac Watts’ poem, “A Meditation in a Grove” (published in Horae Lyricae, 1706).
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