The FRHS collection of 19th and 20th century Fall River textile mill material is, without doubt, the largest in existence – and is ever-growing, evidenced by the following: Last week a Somerset...
Sometimes, a seemingly mindless act – in this case a Google search – sets into motion a series of events that bring to fruition something long hoped for … the reunification of a family, of...
The late 19th and early 20th century was the heyday of china painting in America, and during that period countless women took brush in hand and churned out a plethora of ornamental pieces of all...
In a previous post I mentioned that researching the history of material in the FRHS collections is a favorite aspect of my work – “the thrill of the hunt,” you know – and this is another...
In a recent posting I discussed Autumn at Medway, a diminutive 1885 oil on wood-panel painting by the Fall River artist Robert Spear Dunning (1829-1905); it depicts a scene on the Charles River in...
Robert Spear Dunning (1829-1905), the founder of the so-called “Fall River School,” is a painter best known for his opulent still life paintings of fruit, often arranged in elaborate serving...
