When does ANY party start? When you get there!
Among the objects donated to the museum last September was a large steamer trunk. This trunk (see below) was used at the Granogue Estate to store a collection of 19th century prints, paintings, and artists’ materials historically connected to Elise Wigfall (Simons) du Pont (1849-1919). Granogue served as a place of residence for the descendants of Elise and her husband, Francis Gurney du Pont (1850-1904), who was a vice president of E.I du Pont de Nemours & Co. Elise’s collection from Granogue paints a picture of the art scene within Victorian Philadelphia.
While I am writing this on a rainy spring day, I look forward to the upcoming dry, warm and sunny days at the Delaware beaches. One of my favorite “beachy” patent models is this one for a Surf Hut.
Picture yourself as an American livestock worker at the turn of the 20th century. What would success look like?
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Oops! This Hagley Vault post is a bit belated. In our defense, time moves differently when you're living on the surface of the sun. This week's heatwave has inspired this post; a love letter to air conditioning.