Unique antique coat hooks from the Mary Hemenway Estate

Description: These one of a kind hooks were removed from the Hemenway House in 1999. The hooks are approximately 4" in depth by 2" in height. Each appears to be made of brass or bronze. Imagine who might have hung their coats on these beautiful and unique pieces of history. Buy all three at this price. The Hemenway house was designed by W.R. Emerson. (See photos above) Mary Hemenway (1820-1894) was a New York native who married Augustus Hemenway (1805-1876) of Boston and Salem. She worked as a significant sponsor of preservation and education projects in Boston, Salem and beyond. She is credited with saving the Old South Meeting House in Boston, almost single-handedly. In Salem, Mrs. Mary Hemenway owned all of Forest River Park and introduced a museum on the property, called the Hemenway Museum. The focus of this museum was specimens of Native American pottery, stonework and artwork from the Southwest, brought back from the archaeological explorations of New Mexico and Arizona she sponsored. She partnered with Frank Hamilton Cushing of the National Museum in Washington, D.C. to study the Zunis between 1879-1886. It was known as the Hemenway Expedition. When members of the expedition visited the Casa Grande, Arizona, their report on the extensive vandalism they found there prompted Mrs. Hemenway to mount an effort to save the ruins. The result was the establishment of Casa Grande Ruins as the first federal prehistoric and cultural reservation by President Benjamin Harrison in 1892. Mrs. Hemenway died two years later in 1894. Her husband, Augustus Holyoke Hemenway, was a mariner and ship owner, famous for opening U.S. trade with Chile. He willed Mary his fortune before he died in 1876, making her one of the wealthiest woman in Boston. No international sales.

Price: 25 USD

Location: Beverly, Massachusetts

End Time: 2024-09-29T20:54:41.000Z

Shipping Cost: 15 USD