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- "Ascension" by Mark Peiser, 1987 - "For me, technique is not cheap -- it's imperative," asserts Mark Peiser. This contrasts with the comment made by Harvey Littleton, the founder of the studio glass movement, that, "Technique is cheap." Peiser creates innovative technical processes that express his ideas. His Innerspace Series (1983-1994) explores how to compose a solid three dimensional image within a mass of a different color.
- 1987
- Collections - Artifact
"Ascension" by Mark Peiser, 1987
"For me, technique is not cheap -- it's imperative," asserts Mark Peiser. This contrasts with the comment made by Harvey Littleton, the founder of the studio glass movement, that, "Technique is cheap." Peiser creates innovative technical processes that express his ideas. His Innerspace Series (1983-1994) explores how to compose a solid three dimensional image within a mass of a different color.
- Hallmark "Christmas Morning" Christmas Ornament, 1987 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1987
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Christmas Morning" Christmas Ornament, 1987
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Dismantling Sarah Jordan Boarding House in Menlo Park, New Jersey for Move to Greenfield Village, 1928 -
- 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Dismantling Sarah Jordan Boarding House in Menlo Park, New Jersey for Move to Greenfield Village, 1928
- Interior View of Farris Windmill on Cape Cod, Massachusetts - Built in the mid-1600s, the Farris windmill is said to be the oldest windmill in the United States. It operated in Cape Cod, Massachusetts -- ocean breezes moved the sails that turned the grain milling machinery inside. In 1935, the Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the windmill and moved it to Greenfield Village as a gift for Henry and Edsel Ford.
- 1890-1936
- Collections - Artifact
Interior View of Farris Windmill on Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Built in the mid-1600s, the Farris windmill is said to be the oldest windmill in the United States. It operated in Cape Cod, Massachusetts -- ocean breezes moved the sails that turned the grain milling machinery inside. In 1935, the Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the windmill and moved it to Greenfield Village as a gift for Henry and Edsel Ford.
- Firestone Farm Basement at its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, February 7, 1983 -
- February 07, 1983
- Collections - Artifact
Firestone Farm Basement at its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, February 7, 1983
- Kitchen inside Susquehanna House at its Original Site, St. Mary's County, Maryland, February 27, 1942 -
- February 27, 1942
- Collections - Artifact
Kitchen inside Susquehanna House at its Original Site, St. Mary's County, Maryland, February 27, 1942
- Dismantling Sarah Jordan Boarding House in Menlo Park, New Jersey for Move to Greenfield Village, 1928 -
- 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Dismantling Sarah Jordan Boarding House in Menlo Park, New Jersey for Move to Greenfield Village, 1928
- Stairway inside Daggett Farmhouse before Dismantling for Move from Andover to Union, Connecticut, Spring 1953 - First home to the Daggett family of Coventry (now Andover), Connecticut, this 18th-century farmhouse was purchased and moved in 1951 to Union, some 25 miles northeast, by antiques collector Mary Dana Wells. Wells lived in the home until 1977, when it was acquired for Greenfield Village. Its interpretation there originally focused on architecture and antiques but now centers around the Daggetts' life in the 1760s.
- 1953
- Collections - Artifact
Stairway inside Daggett Farmhouse before Dismantling for Move from Andover to Union, Connecticut, Spring 1953
First home to the Daggett family of Coventry (now Andover), Connecticut, this 18th-century farmhouse was purchased and moved in 1951 to Union, some 25 miles northeast, by antiques collector Mary Dana Wells. Wells lived in the home until 1977, when it was acquired for Greenfield Village. Its interpretation there originally focused on architecture and antiques but now centers around the Daggetts' life in the 1760s.
- Henry Ford Museum Entrance Lobby, circa 1934 - Irving Bacon, a Ford Motor Company employee and Henry Ford's personal artist, created pen-and-ink drawings to illustrate guidebooks for the Edison Institute Museum and Greenfield Village (now The Henry Ford) when they officially opened to the public in 1933. An illustrated souvenir guidebook helped visitors navigate the exhibits and grounds. Ford also used these drawings in other company publications.
- circa 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford Museum Entrance Lobby, circa 1934
Irving Bacon, a Ford Motor Company employee and Henry Ford's personal artist, created pen-and-ink drawings to illustrate guidebooks for the Edison Institute Museum and Greenfield Village (now The Henry Ford) when they officially opened to the public in 1933. An illustrated souvenir guidebook helped visitors navigate the exhibits and grounds. Ford also used these drawings in other company publications.
- Interior of Cotswold Cottage at its Original Site, Chedworth, Gloucestershire, England, 1929-1930 -
- 1929-1930
- Collections - Artifact
Interior of Cotswold Cottage at its Original Site, Chedworth, Gloucestershire, England, 1929-1930