The Seven Easy Pieces of Furniture – Episode 2: Blanket Chest [Video]

by gwffoundation | Nov 18, 2019 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, The Rooms at Ferry Farm

In this video, Fredericksburg, Virginia-based furniture maker Steve Dietrich discusses two of the techniques he used to create a blanket chest for the reconstructed Washington house at Ferry Farm. Watch other videos and read more about rebuilding the Washington house...

The Furniture Makers: Tom Snyder and Astrid Smith [Video]

by gwffoundation | Sep 9, 2019 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, The Rooms at Ferry Farm

In this video, we visit with Tom Snyder and Astrid Smith of Williamsburg Art Conservation to see how they upholstered the leather bottom chairs in the hall of the Washington house replica. Watch other videos and read more about rebuilding the Washington house...

Making 18th Century Glass & Ceramic Replicas [Video]

by gwffoundation | Dec 17, 2018 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, The Rooms at Ferry Farm

Our Archaeology team reveals how they are creating replica 18th century glass and ceramic objects that visitors may touch during tours of the Washington house replica at Ferry Farm. Learn more about the Washington house replica...

The Furniture Makers: Harrison Higgins [Video]

by gwffoundation | Sep 24, 2018 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, The Rooms at Ferry Farm

The replica Washington house is open at George Washington’s Ferry Farm but furnishing is still ongoing. We traveled to Richmond to visit furniture maker Harrison Higgins and he told us about the furniture that he and his crew have made for the Washington house....

Washington House at Ferry Farm [Photos]

by gwffoundation | May 9, 2018 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies

The Washington house at Ferry Farm is now open for tours! Using information from the probate inventory and archaeological evidence, the interpretive replica of George Washington’s boyhood home is currently being furnished with replica furniture and ceramics. You can...