Revolutionary York
Remick Gallery
Old York welcomes the 2026 season with new exhibited objects that highlight the impact of, and life during, the Revolutionary War in York. Revolutionary York in the Remick Gallery features a number of rarely seen objects from the collection, including 18th century clothing, documents featuring signatures of George Washington and Samuel Adams and the seals of King George III, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the early United States, Continental currency notes with illustrations designed by Ben Franklin and Paul Revere, a French-made musket carried by Joseph Thompson of York, letters written by Josiah Bragdon stationed at Fort Ticonderoga to his wife, Mary Swett, a powder horn carved and carried by Mainer Robert Martin, and more!
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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