by Kelli R. Coles
Henry Francis du Pont, a collector and horticulturist, grew up in what is now known as the Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library. In the 1960s he opened his childhood home to share and educate the public on early American decorative arts. The 175-room house located in the Brandywine Valley of Delaware is a backdrop for the priceless collection of nearly 90,000 objects. This past September, the Institute hosted a two-week program which featured lectures and workshops on American furniture styles, glass, ceramics, metals, textiles, lighting, and paintings from the collection that spans the 1600s through 1850.
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