Nineteenth Century American Decorative Arts October 1, 2008

The Museum's decorative arts also encompass the Proctor Collection. These are works gathered by the Institute's founding families. The spectrum of objects ranges from Tiffany glass and Chinese and Japanese ceramics to Victorian-era collections of thimbles, fans, and souvenir spoons. A focal point of the Proctor Collection is the collection of 300 decorative European timepieces, ranging in date from circa. 1575 through the early 20th century, gathered by Frederick and Thomas Proctor.