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The Richard H. Driehaus Museum

Chicago, Illinois | United States
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The Richard H. Driehaus Museum

  • Alexander Vertikoff, 2011
    Interior View, The Richard H. Driehaus Museum
    Driehaus Museum Main Hall with view of Parlor, 2011
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    Exterior View, The Richard H Driehaus Museum
    Driehaus Museum.
  • Alexander Vertikoff, 2011
    Driehaus Museum Dining Room
    Driehaus Museum Dining Room, Nickerson Era Table, 2011
  • Alexander Vertikoff, 2011
    Driehaus Museum Reception Room
    Driehaus Museum Reception Room (View from the Main Hall), 2011
  • Alexander Vertikoff, 2011
    Driehaus Museum Leaded Glass Dome in Sculpture Gallery
    Driehaus Museum Leaded Glass Dome in Sculpture Gallery, 2011
  • Alexander Vertikoff, 2011
    Driehaus Museum Interior Drawing Room
    Driehaus Museum Interior Drawing Room, 2011
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The Richard H. Driehaus Museum preserves and interprets Gilded Age fine and decorative arts and the home of Chicago entrepreneur Samuel M. Nickerson in order to promote the understanding and appreciation of historic architecture and the prevailing design philosophies of the time.

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Collection Highlights

  • Renaissance Revival center table, late 19th century
  • Tiffany Studios
    Curtain border floor lamp, 1899–1920
  • Victorian side chair in carved walnut, late 19th century
  • Oscar Spalmach
    Cupid and Psyche, late 19th century
  • Tiffany Studios
    Nautilus shell centerpiece table lamp, c.1910

Collection Highlights

  • Renaissance Revival center table, late 19th century
  • Tiffany Studios
    Curtain border floor lamp, 1899–1920
  • Victorian side chair in carved walnut, late 19th century
    carved walnut
  • Oscar Spalmach
    Cupid and Psyche, late 19th century
  • Tiffany Studios
    Nautilus shell centerpiece table lamp, c.1910
    mother-of-pearl, gilt bronze, blown glass, and nautilus shells, 26 x 23 in
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