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Mar 11, 1998 · Henry Chapman Mercer was an American original -- eccentric visionary, pioneering archaeologist, historian of preindustrial tool technology and master of ceramic arts who developed several ...
The Mercer Museum, operated by the Bucks County Historical Society, houses Henry Mercer’s collection of pre-industrial tools and objects of everyday life in 18th- and early 19th-century America. The Museum also maintains a research library, which contains manuscript and other special collections related to Henry Mercer’s life, work, and ...
Aug 31, 2014 · Henry Chapman Mercer and Raymond Pitcairn shared interests in architecture, collecting, and the revival of the production of bygone crafts. Both men were self-taught architects from well-to-do families who used their financial means to build “castles” in neighboring Pennsylvania counties (Bucks and Montgomery).
Nov 7, 2022 · Henry practically led me by the nose to drive an hour to Doylestown, PA where he'd built Mercer Museum (validation: a large dark space crammed with stuff) and Fonthill Castle. Henry was an archaeologist, collector, artist, writer, and ceramist.
May 4, 2019 · Born into comfortable old money in Doylestown, Henry Mercer's father was a commissioned Navy officer with a deep interest in horticulture and history. His mother was a painter. Mercer was a shy child.
Jun 16, 2021 · Henry Mercer is the mind behind the hall of wonders known as the Mercer Museum. Photograph by B. Krist for GPTMC It’s a rare Bucks County schoolkid who hasn’t gawked at the interior of the ...
May 3, 2021 · Benjamin Davidson and Pippa Biddle May 3, 2021. Merchant tile from the Canterbury Tales series designed by Henry Chapman Mercer (1856–1930), Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Unless otherwise noted, the tiles illustrated date from between 1899, when production started, and Mercer’s death in 1930.
