Jared Mayweather
A collection of collections at the Winterthur Museum
The Winterthur Museum in Wilmington, Delaware is one of the most unique museums in the northeast. The museum was once home to Henry DuPont and important collector and man of means and today the museum houses his amazing collection of everything from glassware to antique furniture to early American paintings and artworks.
The museum's collection has a whopping 90,000 objects (yes, 90,000) dating from the 1600's to the 1800's and is one of the best places around to discover traditional American art and craftsmanship. One of the most interesting areas is the library. Henry DuPont was obviously a veeeery well-read man! The sheer number of books and hefty tomes as well as the artistic prints and manuscripts is really an impressive sight to see.
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