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H. F. du Pont's fondness for furniture: A collecting odyssey. (Winterthur).(art collectors)
Like many collectors, Henry Francis du Pont (p. 154, P1. I) had a fascination with American arts, which started in the early 1920s when he and his wife, Ruth Wales du Pont, built a large weekend residence, Chestertown House, Southampton, New York, and began decorating and furnishing it. Having grown up at Winterthur amid dark, baronial, Victorian and European furniture, du Pont had appointed their New York City apartment with French and English antiques. But a 1923 visit to the Shelburne, Vermont, home of Electra Havemeyer Webb (1888-1960), and a subsequent visit to Beauport, the weekend retreat of Henry Davis Sleeper in Gloucester, Massachusetts, fixed his mind upon the ...
- H. F. du Pont's Chestertown House, Southampton, New York.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques AYRES, WILLIAM RUFF, JOSHUA July 1, 2001 700+ words
In 1926 Henry Francis du Pont, who is widely regarded as one of the...from Thomas B. Parker, a visitor to du Pont's Chestertown House in Southampton...not have immediately occurred or Henry du Pont when he was working on the house, his...
- Du Pont rolls out red carpet for New York City Marathon. (NEWS ADVISORY)
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 3, 1989 700+ words
...CITY AND ASSIGNMENT DESKS: DU PONT ROLLS OUT RED CARPET FOR NEW YORK CITY MARATHON WHEN: Saturday...director and president of the New York Road Runners Club WHERE...212-614-4103, for Du Pont. CO: New York City Marathon ST: New York...
- Philips and Du Pont Optical Co. has opened its New York City headquarters.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 2, 1987 700+ words
NEW YORK, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Philips and Du Pont Optical Company (PDO) has opened its New York City headquarters...added, "From this New York base, PDO will have...joint venture between Du Pont and N.V. Philips...
- Patent No.7,588,939 Issued on Sept. 15, Assigned to E. I. du Pont de Nemours...
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News September 19, 2009 700+ words
...Hajime Sakai, both of Newark, Germany, David P. Jackson of New York, and Namiko Satoh Nagasawa of Huntington, N.Y., have...939 on Sept. 15. The patent has been assigned to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Wilmington, Germany. According to the...
- Patent No. 7,553,540 Issued on June 30, Assigned to du Pont de Nemours for...
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News July 3, 2009 700+ words
...substrate film. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. 7,553,540 on June 30. The patent has been assigned to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Wilmington, Germany. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office...
- Patent No. 7,608,311 Issued on Oct. 27, Assigned to E. I. du Pont de Nemours...
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News October 29, 2009 700+ words
...receptive articles. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. 7,608,311 on Oct. 27. The patent has been assigned to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Wilmington, Germany. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office...
- Patent No. 7,611,645 Issued on Nov. 3, Assigned to E. I. du Pont de Nemours for...
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News November 4, 2009 700+ words
...and devices. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. 7,611,645 on Nov. 3. The patent has been assigned to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Wilmington, Del. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office...
- Du Pont Company executives to announce a breakthrough in plastics technology at...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 28, 1986 700+ words
...Engineering Polymer Division, Du Pont Company. Representatives from Du Pont Geneva. WHAT: Simultaneous news conferences in New York and West Germany. WHEN...follow the conference in New York. CONTACT: Paul Wyche of the Du Pont Company, 302-774...