Catherine Riedel

Articles by Catherine Riedel

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Antiques: Nantucket Lightship Baskets

Seafarers transformed isolation into works of art

Issues → July/August 2011 →

Antiques & Collectibles: Make-Dos

Issues → May/June 2011 →

Antiques: Folk Artist Peter Hunt

There was a time when summer cottages across New England boasted the painted furniture of a folk artist who knew how to get attention.

Issues → March/April 2011 →

Antiques: Whiting & Davis Mesh Purses

Women were smitten (and collectors still are) by the mesh purses made in Plainville, Massachusetts.

Issues → January/February 2011 →

Antiques & Collectibles: Pick These Pockets

Waltham watches were both functional and beautiful.

Issues → November/December 2010 →

Antiques & Collectibles: Bacon & Day Banjo

Nothing gets you rockin' and stompin' like the roots-and-bluegrass sound of a vintage Bacon & Day banjo.

Issues → September/October 2010 →

Antiques: Heywood-Wakefield Furniture

In the 1930s, furniture from Heywood-Wakefield in Gardner, Massachusetts, gave American homes a bright, fresh look.

Issues → July/August 2010 →

The Man Who Invented Nostalgia

Wallace Nutting's vision of colonial New England created the America he wanted to believe in.

Where to find Wallace Nutting

Issues → May/June 2010 →

Antiques: Portraits by John Brewster Jr.

Deaf itinerant artist helped define New England's rural character

Antiques: William Grueby Pottery

Green pottery defines organic

Issues → March/April 2010 →

Antiques: Chelsea Clocks

Clocks for cars, yachts, military

Issues → January/February 2010 →

Antiques: Sleds

Look for vibrant colors and normal wear

Issues → November/December 2009 →

Antiques: Dolls

Early American dolls by Izannah Walker

Issues → September/October 2009 →

Antiques: Bradford Washburn Photographs

New Engand-born explorer founded Museum of Science

Issues → July/August 2009 →

Antiques: Hatboxes

Hannah Davis fashioned boxes out of wood and wallpaper

Issues → May/June 2009 →

Antiques: Arthur Stone Silverware

An icon in American Arts & Crafts movement

Issues → March/April 2009 →

PHOTOS: Vintage Baseball Cards

PHOTOS: Early Red Sox and Fenway

Antiques: Baseball Cards, Photos, Collectibles

Look for authenticity and tributes to historic teams

Passamaquoddy Life Perserved in Birch Bark

Maine's Tomah Joseph etched the stories of his people.

Issues → January/February 2009 →

Antiques: Mochaware

Where to find the largest collection in New England

Issues → November/December 2008 →

Antiques: Board Games

Monopoly, Chutes and Ladders, The Game of Life

Issues → September/October 2008 →

Antiques: Mourning Pictures

Grief turned into art and remembrance

Issues → July/August 2008 →

Antiques: Store Signs

Folk art from inns, taverns, shops

Issues → March/April 2008 →

Antiques: Creatures in Bronze

Katharine Lane Weems loved to sculpt animals

Issues → January/February 2008 →

Antiques: William Grueby Pottery

Green pottery defines organic

Issues → November/December 2007 →

Antiques: William Matthew Prior's Paintings

Folk art primitives are flat, but in a good way

Issues → September/October 2007 →

Antiques: Federal Furniture

John and Thomas Seymour: understatement

Issues → July/August 2007 →

Antiques: Nantucket Lightship Baskets

Seafarers transformed isolation into works of art

Issues → May/June 2007 →

Passamaquoddy Life Perserved in Birch Bark

Maine's Tomah Joseph etched the stories of his people.

Issues → March/April 2007 →

The Woman Who Painted Spring

Laura Coombs Hills brought flowers to life on canvas

Issues → January/February 2007 →

Antiques: Valentines

Give an antique valentine and receive a heart in return