DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
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The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum is a museum in Colonial Williamsburg renowned for its extensive collection of British and American fine and decorative arts from the 17th through early 19th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art museum
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history museum ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionFocus |
17th-century decorative arts
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18th-century decorative arts ⓘ American decorative arts ⓘ British decorative arts ⓘ ceramics ⓘ early 19th-century decorative arts ⓘ fine arts ⓘ furniture ⓘ glass ⓘ maps ⓘ musical instruments ⓘ paintings ⓘ prints ⓘ silver ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| founder |
DeWitt Wallace
NERFINISHED
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Lila Acheson Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
American Federal-period furniture
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American ceramics ⓘ British ceramics ⓘ British colonial decorative arts ⓘ Colonial American decorative arts ⓘ Georgian furniture ⓘ clocks ⓘ needlework ⓘ scientific instruments ⓘ silver flatware ⓘ silver hollowware ⓘ upholstered furniture ⓘ |
| hasType | indoor museum ⓘ |
| inception | 1985 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colonial Williamsburg
NERFINISHED
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Virginia ⓘ Williamsburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
DeWitt Wallace
NERFINISHED
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Lila Acheson Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ early 19th century ⓘ |
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