The Alice T. Miner Museum

The Alice T. Miner Museum

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Chazy, New York  ·  This fifteen-room Colonial Revival museum houses Alice T. Miner’s collection of Early American furniture and decorative arts.
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Animal Friends
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Animal Friends / Alice and her many pets
Textiles
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Textiles / Coverlets, Quilts, Samplers, and More
Teacup Tuesday
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Teacup Tuesday / Every Tuesday, we highlight one of the cups and saucers from Alice's ceramic collection.
Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, 1876
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Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, 1876 / Where the Colonial Revival began
George Washington
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George Washington / Alice Miner's favorite Founding Father.
Thomas Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson
The Collection
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The Collection / Items in the collection of the Alice T. Miner Museum
Family & Friends
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Family & Friends
Heart’s Delight Farm
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Heart’s Delight Farm / The Chazy home of Alice T. and William H. Miner, now the Miner Agricultural Research Institute
Alice Would Have Collected
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Alice Would Have Collected / Items similar to those in the Museum's collection
Abraham Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln / Both Alice and William Miner were great admirers of Abraham Lincoln.
William Miner's Railroad
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William Miner's Railroad / William Miner's success in the railroad supply business funded his and Alice's philanthropic endeavors.
My Fashion
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My Fashion / A sampling of the clothing and hats worn by women in Alice T. Miner's era
World's Columbian Exposition 1893
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World's Columbian Exposition 1893 / The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 was a pivotal moment in the development of the Colonial Revival.
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A young visitor to Heart's Delight Farm with a lapful of kittens (ca. 1905)

A young visitor to Heart's Delight Farm with a lapful of kittens (ca.

Ben takes Alice and Mrs. Dunn for a ride (1908)
Mary Thompkins, Laddie, and Maude the Donkey (1908-09)
Alice, Laddie, and Little Tim
Alice and a very small puppy (1934)
Alice, Jack, and Kitty (ca. 1895)
Alice and Laddie at Heart's Delight Cottage (ca. 1910)

Alice and Laddie at Heart's Delight Cottage (ca.

Laddie IV
Monsieur Fluff
"Kitty"
Jack in the snow (Chicago, ca. 1905)
Jack and Toga
Small handleless cup and saucer, Chinese export porcelain with elaborate armorial and floral motifs in enamel, early 19th century

Small handleless cup and saucer, Chinese export porcelain with elaborate armorial and floral motifs in enamel, early century

A wide variety of pottery featuring black transfer prints of mothers and children was made ca. 1810-1820. The images reflect a new and more sentimental conception of childhood and the role of mothers.

A wide variety of pottery featuring black transfer prints of mothers and children was made ca. The images reflect a new and more sentimental conception of childhood and the role of mothers.

18th-century salt-glazed stoneware with blue scratched design

salt-glazed stoneware with blue scratched design

This cup & saucer is part of a set produced by Wedgwood during World War I at the behest of philanthropist Lillian Gary Taylor to raise money for Allied charities and the war effort. The sets were sold to a select group of private customers, including President Woodrow Wilson and King George V. From left to right, the flags represent Cuba, Romania, Montenegro, Italy, Great Britain, Belgium, France, Russia, Japan, Portugal, and Serbia. The United States is represented by the shield in the…

This cup & saucer is part of a set produced by Wedgwood during World War I at the behest of philanthropist Lillian Gary Taylor to raise money for Allied charities and the war effort. The sets were sold to a select group of private customers, including President Woodrow Wilson and King George V. From left to right, the flags represent Cuba, Romania, Montenegro, Italy, Great Britain, Belgium, France, Russia, Japan, Portugal, and Serbia. The United States is represented by the shield in the…