The Prentis Rooms and Katharine Prentis Murphy: Historical New Hampshire/ by Elizabeth Dubrulle, Jennifer Walton, Joan Desmarais, and Donna-Bell Garvin.
- Title:
- The Prentis Rooms and Katharine Prentis Murphy: Historical New Hampshire/ by Elizabeth Dubrulle, Jennifer Walton, Joan Desmarais, and Donna-Bell Garvin.
- Author:
- Dubrulle, Elizabeth
- Call Number:
- 977.8 N5321h
- Publication Information:
- Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2023.
- Physical Description:
- p. 34-40: illustrations, some color.
- Source:
- Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2023 Vol. 76, Issue 2 Historical New Hampshire
- Description:
- The article focuses on Katharine Prentis Murphy's significant donation to the New Hampshire Historical Society in 1957. Topics include her initial research on a portrait of Lady Wentworth, her decision to create period rooms for the Society rather than just donating individual pieces, and her lifelong passion for collecting New England antiques and decorative arts.
- Subjects:
- Decorative arts. , History Societies, etc. , Antiques collection and preservation. , Period Rooms.
- People:
- Murphy, Katharine Prentis, 1882-1969. , Guyol, Philip Nelson, 1905-1996. , Walton, Jennifer , Desmarais, Joan , Garvin, Donna-Belle
- Organizations:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Periodicals History.
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