Join us for a FREE virtual talk with scholar Laini Farrare exploring Black craftsmanship, labor, wealth, and status in early America through the study of a pair of mahogany chairs made for Sag Harbor resident and enslaver, Captain William Johnson Rysam (1737–1809). Registration required.
Tag: Decorative Arts
Luxury in Sag Harbor: Mahogany Furniture and Black Labor in the Late Atlantic World
The Background Parade: Elizabeth Tailer Nelson and the Transatlantic Portrait
Nicholas Vega, collections and curatorial intern and 2023 Gardiner Young Scholar, shares his research on the provocative seventeenth-century portrait of Elizabeth Tailer Nelson (1667–1734), the mother-in-law of Henry Lloyd of Queens Village.
75th Diamond Anniversary
Country House Benefit Party!
The Farm House at Meadow Spring
Friday, June 23, 2023
Join us as we celebrate our 75th Diamond Anniversary. 2023 Country House Benefit Tickets and Sponsorship Packages on sale NOW!
The Decorative Arts Trust Awards Failey Grant to Edward Lange Book Project
The Dean F. Failey Grant will provide support for the production of our forthcoming book, Promoting Long Island: The Art of Edward Lange, 1870-1889, an initiative of our multi-year Art of Edward Lange Project.
Art of Edward Lange Project Featured in The Magazine Antiques
Read the article written by Preservation Long Island Curator Lauren Brincat and Curatorial Fellow Peter Fedoryk about the Long Island artist Edward Lange featured in a recent issue of the premier publication on the decorative arts!
Preservation Long Island’s
Country House Benefit Returns!
June 24, 2022
Peacock Point
Preservation Long Island’s Country House Benefit Party is back! Join us for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, live music, and tours of this spectacular property overlooking the Long Island Sound.