The Woodworkers of Windsor:

A Community of Craftsmen, 1635-1715

September 15, 2003 – August 14, 2004

North Gallery

This landmark exhibition of Windsor’s Puritan-era furniture illustrates the early settlement period of Connecticut’s first English town.  Thirteen joined and carved chests and boxes, made of unseasoned, native oak, reveal many of the successes and challenges of early settlement and bring to light the critical cooperative networks on which Windsor’s English immigrants depended.  The exhibition explores several communities of Windsor woodworkers, how furniture pieces were designed and constructed, and how they functioned in the home.

Organized by:  Historic Deerfield, Inc.

Sponsored by:  The Connecticut Humanities Council and Windsor Federal Savings

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