Nickerson House

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1Fact Sheet Mission: The Richard H. Driehaus Museum preserves and interprets the Gilded Age home of Chicago entrepreneur Samuel Mayo Nickerson in order to promote the understanding and appreciation of historic architectur

Fact Sheet Mission: The Richard H. Driehaus Museum preserves and interprets the Gilded Age home of Chicago entrepreneur Samuel Mayo Nickerson in order to promote the understanding and appreciation of historic architectur

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Language: English - Date: 2013-09-11 17:51:53
2History of the Samuel M. Nickerson House In 1878 Samuel Mayo Nickerson[removed]), president of the First National Bank of Chicago, commissioned a new residence from the architectural firm of Burling & Whitehouse. Edwar

History of the Samuel M. Nickerson House In 1878 Samuel Mayo Nickerson[removed]), president of the First National Bank of Chicago, commissioned a new residence from the architectural firm of Burling & Whitehouse. Edwar

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Language: English - Date: 2013-09-11 17:53:47
3EXHIBITION OVERVIEW One of America’s most celebrated artists, Louis Comfort Tiffany worked in nearly all media available to artists and designers in the late 19th and early 20th-centuries—glass, ceramic, metalwork, j

EXHIBITION OVERVIEW One of America’s most celebrated artists, Louis Comfort Tiffany worked in nearly all media available to artists and designers in the late 19th and early 20th-centuries—glass, ceramic, metalwork, j

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Language: English - Date: 2014-07-29 10:53:29
4ABOUT THE COLLECTION “I have always striven to fix beauty in wood, stone, glass or pottery, in oil or watercolor by using whatever seemed fittest for the expression of beauty, that has been my creed.” —Louis C. Tif

ABOUT THE COLLECTION “I have always striven to fix beauty in wood, stone, glass or pottery, in oil or watercolor by using whatever seemed fittest for the expression of beauty, that has been my creed.” —Louis C. Tif

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Language: English - Date: 2014-07-29 10:57:22
5The Museum Collection The Driehaus Collection of Fine and Decorative Arts stands as a testimony to Richard H. Driehaus’s passion for the preservation and appreciation of classical design. Housed in the historic Samuel

The Museum Collection The Driehaus Collection of Fine and Decorative Arts stands as a testimony to Richard H. Driehaus’s passion for the preservation and appreciation of classical design. Housed in the historic Samuel

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Language: English - Date: 2013-09-11 17:54:26
6Period Rooms The approximately 25,000-square-foot interior of the Nickerson House encompassed a division of public, private, and functional space. The main floor comprised the formal reception rooms, a quasi-public space

Period Rooms The approximately 25,000-square-foot interior of the Nickerson House encompassed a division of public, private, and functional space. The main floor comprised the formal reception rooms, a quasi-public space

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Language: English - Date: 2013-09-11 17:54:46
7The Restoration of the Samuel M. Nickerson Mansion The Richard H. Driehaus Museum embodies the highest ideals of preservation, conservation, and restoration. After establishing the Samuel M. Nickerson House as a museum i

The Restoration of the Samuel M. Nickerson Mansion The Richard H. Driehaus Museum embodies the highest ideals of preservation, conservation, and restoration. After establishing the Samuel M. Nickerson House as a museum i

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Language: English - Date: 2013-09-11 17:55:11
8Conservation and restoration of the Fisher period stained glass dome … there is no form that color takes which appeals more powerfully to the senses then in glass.

Conservation and restoration of the Fisher period stained glass dome … there is no form that color takes which appeals more powerfully to the senses then in glass.

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Language: English - Date: 2012-10-01 14:14:39
9Laser cleaning of the Nickerson House exterior What damage does the smoke of Chicago do to the architectural interests of the city? It does incalculable damage, both from an artistic and financial standpoint. What chance

Laser cleaning of the Nickerson House exterior What damage does the smoke of Chicago do to the architectural interests of the city? It does incalculable damage, both from an artistic and financial standpoint. What chance

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Language: English - Date: 2011-10-16 01:12:12
10Conservation of Lincrusta-Walton wall coverings at the Nickerson House Lincrusta-Walton, the most perfect and beautiful of all wall decorations. Advertisement for Lincrusta-Walton, FR. Beck and Co., New York, ca. 1882

Conservation of Lincrusta-Walton wall coverings at the Nickerson House Lincrusta-Walton, the most perfect and beautiful of all wall decorations. Advertisement for Lincrusta-Walton, FR. Beck and Co., New York, ca. 1882

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Language: English - Date: 2011-10-16 01:10:55