Collector to Creator

The Evolution of a Hobbyist

From Bottom Left to Top:

Cowles, Arthur & Mary-Dudley/Chestnut Hill Studio; Lincoln Rocker ca. 1960; mahogany, cotton textile, brass; 1997.188

Artist Unknown; Round Straw Rug n.d.; uncat.

Kummerow, Barbara/Kummerow's Studio of Miniature Design; Tiffany Tree Table Lamp, Poppies Shade 1978; metal, acrylic, glass; 1997.2068

Pearson, Eric; Mahogany Sheraton Chess Table 1964; mahogany, satinwood, ebony, ivory, velvet, brass; 1997.335

Pearson, Eric; Vertical Spinning Wheel 1967; wood, metal, thread, wool; 1997.492

Kruger, Eloise; Blue and Yellow Braided Rug n.d.; uncat.

Pearson, Eric and Kruger, Eloise; Chippendale Upholstered Slipper Chair 1968; mahogany, textile, brass; 1997.158

Prescott, Mell /Mell Prescott Miniatures; Mahogany Victorian Pump Organ 1964; mahogany, ivory, mirror, textile, porcelain; 1997.235

Artist Unknown; Velvet Burgundy Area Rug n.d.; uncat.

All miniatures are gifts of The Eloise Kruger Charitable Trust

Exhibit by Dalton Carder, Naomi Delkamiller, Madeira Henclewood, and Elsie McCabe

Design support by Sophia Perdikaris

Collections assistance by Linda Kohlstaedt