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Winterthur Museum, Garden And Library

  • Du Pont Dining Room
  • Exterior View, Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
  • Phyfe Room
  • Photo: Gavin Ashworth
    Port Royal Parlor
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Founded by Henry Francis du Pont, Winterthur is the premier museum of American decorative arts, reflecting both early America and the du Pont family’s life at this glorious estate. Special exhibitions in the Winterthur galleries complement the magnificence of the 175-room mansion filled with extraordinary period pieces. The 60-acre garden is also world-renowned and, for families, there is Winterthur’s award-winning Enchanted Woods to explore. Additionally, its spectacular annual events draw thousands of visitors; these include the Point-to-Point steeplechase race, the Delaware Antiques Show and the Yuletide tour of the du Pont house bedecked in holiday finery.

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Collection Highlights

  • Derby Porcelain Works
    The Four Quarters of the Globe: Asia, Europe, Africa, America, 1760-1770
  • High Chest, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1765-1775
  • William Verelst
    Audience Given by the Trustees of Georgia to a Delegation of Creek Indians , 1734-1735
  • Blanket Chest, Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1785-1810
  • John Lewis Krimmel
    The Quilting Frolic, 1813

Collection Highlights

  • Derby Porcelain Works
    The Four Quarters of the Globe: Asia, Europe, Africa, America, 1760-1770
    Winterthur Museum, Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont, 1958
  • High Chest, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1765-1775
    mahogany, cedar, tulip poplar, brass, lacquer
    Winterthur Museum, Gift of Henry Francis du Pont, 1957
  • William Verelst
    Audience Given by the Trustees of Georgia to a Delegation of Creek Indians , 1734-1735
    oil on canvas
    Winterthur Museum, Gift of Henry Francis du Pont, 1956
  • Blanket Chest, Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1785-1810
    white pine, paint, brass
    Winterthur Museum, Museum purchase, 1955
  • John Lewis Krimmel
    The Quilting Frolic, 1813
    oil on canvas
    Winterthur Museum, Museum purchase, 1953
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