Sandwich Heritage Plantation Gallery of Folk Art Photos

The Sandwich Heritage Plantation Gallery of Folk Art is built around an antique carousel and a collection of carousel figures. Other rooms show antique folk art wood carvings like cigar store figures and paintings, advertising signs, weathervanes, scrimshaw, and Nantucket lightship baskets.

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Carousel at Sandwich Heritage Plantation Museum. Sandwich, MA.Carousel horses at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Dragons on carousel chariot at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Collection of antique carousel animals at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.
Carousel at Sandwich Heritage Plantation Museum. Sandwich, MA.Carousel horses at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Dragons on carousel chariot at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Collection of antique carousel animals at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.
Giraffe carousel figure by Charles I.D. Looff of Brooklyn at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Cat with fish carousel figure by Dentzel Carousel Co. of Philadelphia at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Pig carousel figure by Dentzel Carousel Co. of Philadelphia at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Flirting rabbit carousel figure by Dentzel Carousel Co. of Philadelphia at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.
Giraffe carousel figure (1876-90) by Charles I.D. Looff of Brooklyn at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Cat with fish carousel figure (1903-29) by Dentzel Carousel Co. of Philadelphia at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Pig carousel figure (1903-29) by Dentzel Carousel Co. of Philadelphia at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Flirting rabbit carousel figure (1903-29) by Dentzel Carousel Co. of Philadelphia at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.
Frog footman carousel figure by Herschell-Spillman Carousel Co. of North Tonawanda, New York at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Lion carousel figure by E. Joy Morris Co. of Philadelphia at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Carousel chariot sideboard by Artistic Carousel Manufacturers of Brooklyn at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Painted tin patriotic shield at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.
Frog footman carousel figure (1913-20) by Herschell-Spillman Carousel Co. of North Tonawanda, New York at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Lion carousel figure (1900-05) by E. Joy Morris Co. of Philadelphia at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Carousel chariot sideboard (1914-20) by Artistic Carousel Manufacturers of Brooklyn at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Painted tin patriotic shield (c1880-1900) at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.
Golden dragon bicycle made in California at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Gallery of folk art at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Gallery of folk art portraits at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Washington's Tomb at Mount Vernon painting by William Matthew Prior at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.
Golden dragon bicycle (c1880-1900) made in California at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Gallery of folk art at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Gallery of folk art portraits at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Washington's Tomb at Mount Vernon painting (c1855) by William Matthew Prior at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.
Figurehead from British or American ship at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Native American painted wood cigar store figure & painted zinc Indian Chief by William Demuth of New York at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Native American with bow & arrow copper weathervane by J. Harris & Son of Boston at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Grasshopper copper weathervane attrib. to L.W. Cushing & Son of Waltham at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.
Figurehead (c1875) from British or American ship at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Native American painted wood cigar store figure (c1870-90) & painted zinc Indian Chief (c1872) by William Demuth of New York at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Native American with bow & arrow copper weathervane (c1875-85) by J. Harris & Son of Boston at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Grasshopper copper weathervane (c1875-99) attrib. to L.W. Cushing & Son of Waltham at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.
Sheep copper weathervane by L.W. Cushing & Son of Waltham or J.W. Fiske of New York City at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Book & stamp salesman tin advertising sign at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Scissors cast iron sign for New York City tailor shop at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Collection of whaling artifacts at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.
Sheep copper weathervane (c1875-99) by L.W. Cushing & Son of Waltham or J.W. Fiske of New York City at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Book & stamp salesman tin advertising sign (c1890) at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Scissors cast iron sign (c1803-28) for New York City tailor shop at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Collection of whaling artifacts at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.
Scrimshaw native with bow & arrow plus female figures on whale teeth at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Scrimshaw sailing ships on whale teeth at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Whalebone pie crimpers by New England artists at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Whalebone & baleen ditty box with whaling scene at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.
Scrimshaw (c1850-75) native with bow & arrow plus female figures on whale teeth at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Scrimshaw (c1835-75) sailing ships on whale teeth at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Whalebone pie crimpers (c1850-75) by New England artists at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Whalebone & baleen ditty box with whaling scene (c1820-70) at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.
Whalebone, baleen & wood ditty boxes at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Nantucket lightship purse basket by José Formoso Reyes at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Nantucket lightship baskets by José Formoso Reyes at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.
Whalebone, baleen & wood ditty boxes (c1820-70) at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Nantucket lightship purse basket (c1950-60) by José Formoso Reyes at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Nantucket lightship baskets (c1950-60) by José Formoso Reyes at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.
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