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Exhibitions, June 2025

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Manufactured by Thomas W. Jones, New York, peacock weathervane, 20" x 27", circa 1885, copper. Private collection.

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The History of the Model 1917 Rifle

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The Model 1917 rifle (M1917), Americas Enfield, was not made by the Royal Small Arms Factory (RSAF) at Enfield, United Kingdom, more commonly known as simply Enfield, but the rifle that the M1917 was originally based on was, indeed, designed, developed, and manufactured at Enfield.

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Man Sentenced to 96 Months for Theft of Artwork

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On March 13 Thomas Trotta, 49, of Dunmore, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Malachy E. Mannion to 96 months imprisonment, to be followed by a term of supervised release, for one count of theft of major artwork.

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Dolley Madison’s Plundered Coffeepot Sells in the U.K.

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On August 24, 1814, following a victory at Bladensburg, Maryland, British forces captured the city of Washington, D.C., and set fire to the White House, the Capitol, the Treasury, and the Library of Congress.

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A Welcome Addition to the Canon

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A Book Review With few exceptions, such as Nina Fletcher Littles Little by Little: Six Decades of Collecting American Decorative Arts (1984) and Leslie Anne Millers Start with a House, Finish with a Collection (2014), most private collections are not published until they appear as hardcover auction catalogs for landmark sales

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“Boston Collects” at Doyle

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Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers, Boston, Massachusetts Photos courtesy Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers February 7 Boston Collects auction in Boston, Massachusetts, sold fine art and decorations with connections to the Boston area by origin, creator, and collection.

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If in Doubt, Don’t Throw It Out: A Paean to Paper, Specifically Diaries and Journals

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Its a little like admitting to being a heretic, but while working for 17 years as a reporter for M.A.D., my favorite items to write about werent pieces of furniture. They were pieces of paper. I loved to write about things like rare books and ephemera.

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