The
The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and
Printed Ephemera
Henry Francis du Pont
5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur,
Delaware 19735
Telephone: 302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883
OVERVIEW OF
THE COLLECTION
Creator: Sullivan, Mary Hammond
Title: Papers
Dates: ca.1969-ca.1990
Call No.:
Acc. No.: 06x32; 14x60
Quantity: 79 boxes
Location: 15 H 1-5
BIOGRAPHICAL
STATEMENT
Mary-Hammond McGee Sullivan (1910-2005) was a guide
at Winterthur Museum for forty years, retiring in 1995. She developed a special interest in Oriental
rugs and did a great deal of research into that topic. She was a member of the
Mrs. Sullivan was born in South Carolina in 1910,
the daughter of Eliza Hammond and Joseph David McGee. She was a graduate of Newcomb College of
Tulane University. She was married to
Matthew Charles Sullivan; they had two children. Mary-Hammond Sullivan died on July 25, 2005,
at age 94, in Wilmington, Delaware. She
visited 123 countries and both the North and South Poles during her
lifetime.
SCOPE AND
CONTENT
Papers reflect Mrs. Sullivan’s interests in Oriental
rugs and in the arts of the Pennsylvania Germans. Included are her outlines for graduate
courses in the decorative arts; articles about Oriental arts and rugs;
materials from lectures and workshops given by May H. Beattie, a renowned
expert in the field of Oriental rugs; information about Oriental rugs found in
the collections of Winterthur Museum and other museums; and pamphlets,
articles, and notes about rugs from different parts of the world, particularly
the Middle East. As well, the collection
includes information about Pennsylvania German decorative arts; a lecture about
Shakers; and other information about textiles, weaving, and embroideries. Also included are a very large number of
slides on various topics, but focusing on Oriental rugs and Pennsylvania German
decorative arts (and its European origins).
Slides of and notes about her trips to the Middle East, Central Asia,
India, Egypt, Europe, and other places are also found.
ORGANIZATION
Papers are divided into two series: Series I:
General files; Series II: Slides. In
Series I, the files from accession 06x32 are in boxes 1-7, while the files from
accession 14x60 are in boxes 8-9. All
slides in Series II are from accession 14x60.
PROVENANCE
Both accessions: gift of Mary-Earle Farrell,
daughter of Mary Hammond Sullivan.
LANGUAGE OF
MATERIALS
The materials are in English.
RESTRICTIONS
ON ACCESS
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.
ACCESS POINTS
People:
Beattie, May H.
Topics:
Henry Francis du Pont
Rugs, Oriental.
Rugs, Oriental –
Photographs.
Rugs, Islamic.
Rugs, Islamic – Photographs.
Furniture, Pennsylvania Dutch.
Decorative arts, Pennsylvania Dutch.
Shakers.
Central Asia – Photographs.
Egypt – Photographs.
India – Photographs.
Middle East – Photographs.
Notes.
Articles.
DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Location: 15 H
1-5
Box 1: (acc. 06x32)
Folder 1: Accessions,
dealers’ bills, and correspondence
[these notes
appear to be about H.F. du Pont’s purchases of rugs, and the information is
apparently from his day books]
Folder 2: ARH
667 (graduate course in Oriental rugs taught by M-H Sullivan for University of
Delaware)
Folder 3: ARH
672 (graduate course in Oriental rugs taught by M-H Sullivan for University of
Delaware)
Folder 4: ARH
681-682: course in Oriental rugs taught for Conservation Fellows; includes
bibliography and photocopies of slides shown in class
Folder 5: Articles:
authors, A-D
[articles
chiefly on Oriental carpets and Middle Eastern art]
Folder 6: Articles:
authors, E-F
[articles
chiefly on Oriental carpets and Middle Eastern art]
Folder 7: Articles:
author: Ellis, Charles Grant
[articles
chiefly on Oriental carpets and Middle Eastern art]
Folder 8: Articles:
authors, G-Z
[articles
chiefly on Oriental carpets and Middle Eastern art]
Box 2: (acc. 06x32)
Folder 1: Articles:
author: Gombos, Karoly;
Includes: Old Turkmenian Rugs
Folder 2: Balkan
weaving;
Includes:
Folk Costumes of Yugoslavia;
Romanian Folk Rugs;
Islam in the Balkans
Folders 3-4: Beattie,
May H.: articles
Includes:
Carpets of Central Persia …: Proceedings
of the Colloquium…
Folder 5: Beattie,
May H.: lectures
Folder 6: Beattie,
May H.: notes
Folder 7: Beattie,
May H.: reviews
Box 3: (acc. 06x32)
Folder 1: “Colorful
Folder 2: Conservation
of rugs and textiles
Folder 3: Dyes;
Includes
Indigo;
Weaving and
Dyeing Processes in Early New York;
Dye Plants
and Dyeing;
Colour from
Plants;
The Use of Vegetable
Dyes;
Neue
Anatolische Dorfteppiche mit Naturfarben
Folder 4: Embroideries:
Uzbek, Greek, Indian
Includes:
Epirus and Ionian Islands Embroideries
Folder 5: Ettinghausen
lecture notes (Sherrill)
Folder 6: Fibers:
sheep’s wool
Folder 7: Gervers-Molnar,
Veronika: The Hungarian Szür (monograph)
Folder 8: “Henry
Francis du Pont as a Collector of Oriental Rugs”
[article
not signed by probably by M-H Sullivan]
Folder 9: Hottenstein
House
Folder 10: “Introduction
to American Antiques”: course manual
Folder 11: “Introduction to American Antiques”:
talks given by Winterthur guides [including M-H Sullivan, speaking on folk art],
YWCA Newark center, winter 1960
Box 4: (acc. 06x32)
Folder 1: Islamic
art and architecture
Folders 2-3: “Journeys
to
Folder 4: Molas
Folder 5: Museum
inventories -
Folder 6: Museum
inventories –
Folder 7: Pennsbury
Manor Forum
Folder 8: Pennsylvania
German art: Fellows talk (1966 et seq.) – rough copy
Folder 9: Pennsylvania
German art: outlines for Fellows talk
Folder 10: Pennsylvania
German folk art: talk, November 19, 1964
Folder 11: Pennsylvania
German furniture
Folders 12: Pennsylvania
Germans (continued in next box);
Includes
Bindnagles Church;
Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Arts;
Pennsylvania
German Arts and Crafts: A Picture Book
Box 5: (acc. 06x32)
Folders 1-2:
Folder 3: Persian
art;
Includes
1000 Years of Persian Art
Folder 4: Rug
workshops at
Folder 5: Rugs:
Cairene [Egypt]
Folder 6: Rugs:
The
Folder 7: Rugs:
characteristics (compiled by M.H. Sullivan)
Folder 8: Rugs:
Chinese
Folder 9: Rugs:
European, English carpets, French,
Folder 10: Rugs
in paintings;
Includes
Carpets in Paintings, by John Mills
[see
also slides]
Folder 11: Rugs
in Winterthur Museum
[see
also slides]
Box 6: (acc. 06x32)
Folder 1: Rugs:
Indian and Bidriware;
Includes:
The Girdlers Carpet
Folder 2: Rugs:
miscellaneous information
Folder 3: Rugs:
Folder 4: Rugs:
Prayer
Folder 5: Rugs:
quotations
Folder 6: Rugs:
South and Central America, Navajo
Includes:
Ancient Peruvian Textiles;
Textiles of
Ancient Peru
Folder 7: Rugs:
Spanish
Folder 8: Rugs:
Turkoman/Turkestan
Includes: East of Turkestan
Folder 9: Shaker
lecture (original and copy)
[Shaker slides are filed in Series
II]
Folder 10: Shaker
lecture: first,
Folder 11: Shaker
lecture: notes
Folder 12: Sullivan,
Mary Hammond: book reviews
Folder 13: Sullivan,
Mary Hammond: lecture outlines and notes
Folder 14: Tapestries;
Includes:
Egyptian Tapestries … ;
Tapestry
Primer;
The History
of Jacob
Box 7: (acc. 06x32)
Folder 1: Textiles:
techniques
Folder 2:
Folder 3:
Folder 4: Work
sheets
Box 8: (acc. 14x60)
Folder 1: “Art
of the Tent” exhibit: slide list
[slides are in
boxes of slides]
Folder 2: Australia: notes
[see also slides]
Folder 3: Correspondence,
1973-1978
[note: postcards with no messages on
them are filed under Postcards]
Folder 4: Tour:
1970: Orient and Expo 70
Folders 5-6: Tour:
1973: Syria, Iraq
Folder 7: Tour:
1975: Afghanistan, Russia
Folder 8: Tour:
1975: The Netherlands, Austria, Germany, Denmark, etc.
Folder 9: Tour: 1978-1979: Ontario: Mennonite settlements
(1978) and Pennsylvania German (1979)
Folder 10: Tour:
1980: Germany, Switzerland, Austria
Box 9: (acc. 14x60)
Folder 1: “British
Plate in the Ashmolean Museum”
Folder 2: negatives
(not identified) and photographs
Folder 3: Photographs:
Turkey and Pennsylvania German arts and crafts
Folder 4: Postcards
[note:
no messages on these; other postcards are in Correspondence]
Folder 5: Rug
tour lecture: slide list
[see
slides in Series II, Box 25]
Folder 6: Spain
and Portugal: notes
Folder 7: Trade
cards: rug dealers in Afghanistan
Series II:
Slides (all slides are accession 14x60)
Box 1: Rugs
Afghanistan
Armenia
Balkans
[see also Transylvania]
Caucasian
rugs
Boxes 2-3:
Rugs
Caucasian
rugs
Box 4: Rugs
Caucasian
rugs
Chinese
East
Turkestan
Box 5: Rugs
East
Turkestan
Egypt
Greek
Indian
Box 6: Rugs
Indian
Indo-Persian
Kashmir
Morocco
Persian
Boxes 7-11:
Rugs
Persian
Box 12: Rugs
Persian
Portuguese (so-called)
Spanish
Box 13: Rugs
Syrian
Tibetan
rugs
Transylvanian
[see also Balkans]
Turkoman
Box 14: Rugs
Turkoman
Boxes 15-18:
Rugs
Turkish
rugs
Box 19: Rugs
Turkish
Miscellaneous
Unidentified
Winterthur
rugs
Box 20: rugs,
techniques
Winterthur
rugs;
Techniques:
Looms
Box 21:
Techniques
Looms
Spinning
and weaving
Box 22:
Techniques
Spinning
and weaving
Dyeing
and dyes
Box 23:
techniques, etc.
Dyeing
and dyes
Knots
Fibers
Rugs
in paintings
Box 24: rugs
Rugs
in paintings
Rug
lecture (no title)
Box 25: rugs
Rug
lecture (no title)
Rug
tour lecture
Rug
collectors
Washing
and mending rugs
Box 26: travel
Afghanistan
Box 27: travel
Afghanistan;
Caucasus;
Georgia;
Iran (1967)
Box 28: travel
Iran;
Iraq
Box 29: travel
Iraq;
Persia
[Sullivan’s term]
Box 30: travel
Persia;
Saudi
Arabia;
Syria
Box 31: travel
Syria
Box 32: travel
Syria
(includes architecture);
Turkestan;
Turkey;
Box 33: travel
Turkey;
Uzbekistan (Tashkent,
Samarkand, Bukhara)
Box 34: travel
Uzbekistan (Tashkent,
Samarkand, Bukhara);
Middle
East;
Israel
Box 35: travel
Egypt (1967);
Box 36: travel
Egypt;
Morocco;
Tunisia;
Tribal
migrations
Box 37: travel
China
and Turkestan lecture;
China;
Tibet
Box 38: travel
Tibet;
India
Box 39: travel
India
Boxes 40-41:
travel
Japan
Box 42: travel
Australian
connection;
Tahiti;
Fiji;
Hawaii
Box 43: travel
Thailand and Mekong River;
Macao;
Hong
Kong
Box 44: travel
Hong Kong;
Austria;
France:
Strasbourg and Alsace;
Germany
Box 45: travel
Germany;
Germany:
background;
Greece
Box 46: travel
Greece;
Holland/Netherlands;
Hungary;
Italy;
Liechtenstein;
Poland;
Romania/Transylvania;
Spain
Box 47: travel
Spain;
Switzerland
Box 48: travel
Switzerland;
U.S.S.R.
(includes a museum in Moscow);
Yugoslavia;
Background:
Europe
Box 49:
Animals (chiefly sheep, goats, camels);
Assyrian
carvings (British Museum);
Bazaars, shops, markets;
Bible
and Koran;
Box 50:
Caravanserai;
Cartoons;
Ceramics and porcelain:
American;
Ceramics: Chinese (may
include some Chinese export porcelain);
Ceramics: English;
Ceramics: Wedgwood factory;
Ceramics: Wedgwood clay pits
in Franklin, North Carolina;
Ceramics and
porcelain: Europe (Alsace, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Poland, Romania,
Strasbourg faience);
Box 51:
Ceramics and
porcelain: Europe (Alsace, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Poland, Romania,
Strasbourg faience);
Ceramics and porcelain:
Meissen and Dresden
Ceramics: Japanese;
Ceramics and porcelain:
Ontario Mennonite;
Ceramics: other Asian:
Afghanistan, Persian, Turkish
Ceramics: tile work
Box 52;
Ceramics: tile work;
Ceramics: tiles:
Ceramics:
tiles: medallion motif;
Chinese
bronzes and pottery;
Circumcision;
Cylinder
seals;
Crafts:
a-silk
Box 53:
Crafts, sugar-z;
Dung
cakes;
Floor,
painted;
Fraktur:
European and American
Box 54:
Fraktur: European and American;
Frescoes;
Funerals;
Games;
Glass;
Grave
markers and death boards [see also Sculptures];
Gravestones:
Stouchburg, Pan.
Icons
Labels,
dealers’ [for rugs]
Lacquer;
Lighting
talk;
Box 55:
Lighting
talk;
Lighting
devices in paintings and prints;
Mamluk
arts;
Maps;
Marble
Box 56:
Metals:
American
Metals:
bronzes;
Metals:
Europe
Metals: Ontario: Mennonite
and Catholic;
Metals: Pennsylvania German
and Moravian;
Monasteries and museums;
Mosaics;
Mosques;
Poplar poles;
Praying;
Rugs on tables and
motorcycle;
Sculpture: Egypt, Greece,
Iraq, Syria;
Box 57:
Sculpture:
Ontario Mennonite;
Sculpture:
Pennsylvania [includes gravestones; see others above];
Shakers;
Silver;
Stone
Box 58:
Tea;
Tents;
Tents: circular
Tents: “Art of the Tent”
(exhibit, 1987)
Textiles: American;
Textiles: Batik;
Textiles: Bed hangings;
Textiles:
costumes;
Textiles:
Embroidery;
Box 59:
textiles
Textiles: Embroidery;
Textiles: England;
Textiles: Felt-making
Box 60:
Textiles: various countries:
Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Caucasian, Chinese, Flemish, French, Indian,
Jugoslavia/Yugoslavia, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Spanish, Turkish;
Wallpaper;
Woodcarving,
sculpture [see also Sculpture];
Whirling
dervish
Box 61:
Pennsylvania Germans: lecture, slides from
carousel;
Pennsylvania German
background;
Pennsylvania German
miscellaneous
Box 62:
Pennsylvania German:
miscellaneous;
Bethlehem,
Penn.;
Texas
Germans
Ontario
Mennonites: background, architecture, furniture, textiles;
Architecture:
North Carolina Moravian;
Box 63:
Architecture
Architecture:
North Carolina Moravian;
Architecture:
Pennsylvania (continues in next box)
Box 64:
Architecture: Pennsylvania
(continued from previous box);
Furniture:
Pennsylvania German: Mahantango
Furniture: Reading (Pa.)
Museum;
Pennsylvania
German and Moravian;
Pennsylvania
German: Mahantango
Box 65:
Pennsylvania German: Mahantango
Pennsylvania
German: Moravian
Furniture:
American;
Box 66:
Furniture: ancient;
Furniture:
Alsace, Austria, England, France, Germany
Box 67:
Furniture:
Europe [various countries]
Furniture: Islamic;
Paintings: American;
Paintings:
Pennsylvania German;
Paintings:
English;
Paintings:
European;
Box 68:
Paintings:
miniatures, including Indian
Box 69:
Military band, tents, equipment [some, if not
all, are Turkish];
Motifs
[various art forms, not just textiles];
Pazryk
artifacts;
Box 70:
Textile
Museum;
Conservation
and faking;
Barnes
Foundation and Hanover, Penn.