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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008

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Three historic houses at the Shelburne Museum reinterpreted.
The Magazine Antiques; 4/1/2002; Joyce, Henry Edwards, Julie Eldridge; 3697 words ; ... historic houses that were moved to the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont, half a century ... Claude Monet (1840-1926) (now in the Shelburne Museum) to the United States in the late ... Webb, Murphy became interested in the Shelburne Museum in its earliest years. She gave ... Read more
Sellout? "Deaccession" is usually a dirty word in the museum world, but sometimes, as the Shelburne Museum in Vermont has discovered, it is preferable to the alternatives.
Town & Country; 11/1/1996; Brandt, Anthony; 1568 words ; ... museum world, but sometimes, as the Shelburne Museum in Vermont has discovered, it is preferable ... world. Starting on November 12, the Shelburne Museum in Vermont will sell, at a Sotheby ... toward the conservation of what the Shelburne has left. Among museums, this is a ... Read more
Museum to sell art to save it Shelburne's critics deplore auction of masterpieces
The Boston Globe; 3/31/1996; David Arnold, Globe Staff; 791 words ; ... grand scale. Her keepsakes at the Shelburne Museum include a Lake Champlain steamship ... Boston. "The public trust that the Shelburne is responsible for upholding is seriously compromised." Not so, counter museum officials. They say they have tried ... Village in Detroit, and the Rose Art ... Read more
`COLLECTOR'S GENE' YIELDS A TROVE OF AMERICANA ELECTRA WEBB MADE SHELBURNE MUSEUM HER MONUMENT
The Boston Globe; 9/12/2004; Sonja Hakala, Globe Correspondent; 1018 words ; ... in Americana, you will find it at this museum. There are hats, hatboxes, fragrance ... the air with their heady scent and the museum sponsors tours and gardening talks. The Shelburne is renowned for its quilt collection ... fascination with these bed coverings, the Shelburne was the first ... Read more
Slipups: Mocha ware at the Shelburne Museum.
The Magazine Antiques; 6/1/2005; Rogers, Kory W.; 3735 words ; ... Jonathan Rickard. (2) In addition, the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont, has recently ... group of mocha ware objects in the Shelburne Museum's collection, we have obtained invaluable ... see Pl. X) on a cream jug in the Shelburne Museum collection (see Pl. I, top shelf ... Read more
A look back. (RV update: places, products, clubs, & activities you can enjoy in your RV).(Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont)(Brief Article)
Travel America; 7/1/2002; Miller, Nancy Baren; 97 words ; Shelburne Museum, a vast collection of Americana in Shelburne ... Society, St. Louis, next summer. Contact: Shelburne Museum (Travel-America Magazine), U.S. Route 7, Shelburne, VT 05482; (802) 985-3346; www.shelburne museum.org. Read more
Profile: RV show at Shelburne Museum in Vermont
All Things Considered (NPR); 7/8/2002; LYNN NEARY, ROBERT SIEGEL; 626 words ; 00-00-0000 Profile: RV show at Shelburne Museum in Vermont Host: LYNN NEARY, ROBERT SIEGEL Time: 8:00-9:00 PM LYNN NEARY, host: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Lynn ... yachts more popular than ever. Well, now in Shelburne, Vermont, an exhibition at the Shelburne Museum ... Read more
Quebec country furniture at the Shelburne Museum.
The Magazine Antiques; 4/1/2006; Burks, Jean M.; 4266 words ; ... Webb (1888-1960), the founder of the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont. With a strong ... new information, some pieces in the Shelburne Museum attributed to New England are now ... all of which are represented in the Shelburne Museum collection. (10) One of the most ... Read more
The Shelburne Museum Reaches Out to eBay
Seven Days; 5/9/2007; Polston, Pamela; 662 words ; ... about anything on eBay. And at the Shelburne Museum this summer, you'll be able to see ... includes a 1960s brochure from the Shelburne Museum itself. And what, Vermonters may wonder ... collecting. "Got eBay?" also connects the Shelburne Museum's famous, folkier fare with contemporary ... Read more
Blast from the Past.(Shelburne Museum in Shelburne Vermont exhibits re-creations of three centuries of American interiors)(Brief Article)
Interior Design; 8/1/2001; LA; 148 words ; ... Three Centuries of American Interiors at the Shelburne Museum in Vermont comprises six structures that allow ... 14; The Collector's House, through Oct. 2003. Shelburne Museum, US Route 7; (802) 985-3346. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED ... Read more

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Shelburne
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... 871) in Chittenden co., NW Vermont, 7 mi (11 km) S of Burlington on the banks of Lake Champlain. A popular resort, Shelburne is also a center for local lumber and dairy industries. Settled in 1768, the town provided winter shelter for Thomas ... during the War of 1812. Many of the town's shops are located in ... Read more
Burlington: Recreation
Cities of the United States ... District, the city's earliest settled area. At Shelburne Farms, a 1,000-acre landscape designed by Olmsted ... The university is home to Robert Hull Fleming Museum, a $15-million collection of more than 20,000 paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts. The Shelburne Museum in nearby ... Read more
Burlington
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ... engagements between land batteries and British warships on the lake. It was the home of Ethan Allen . It is the seat of the University of Vermont. Shelburne Museum, a reconstruction of early American life, is nearby. Burlington Burlington Burlington Read more
Burlington: Convention Facilities
Cities of the United States ... Other unique function space is provided at Fleming and Shelburne museums and Shelburne Farms. Convention Information: Vermont Convention Bureau ... 100, Burlington, VA 05401; telephone (802)863-3489; toll-free (877)686-5253; fax (802)863-1538; email meetings@vermont ... Read more
1783-1815: World Events: Selected Occurrences Outside the United States
American Eras ... Ministers William Petty, second Earl of Shelburne (1782 – 1783), William Henry ... formed to organize the settlement of free blacks in Sierra Leone. Scottish millwright ... Assembly grants the right to vote to free mulattoes in the French West Indies ... revolutionaries open Louvre Palace as an art ... Read more

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