Du Pont family homes placemats
Creation: 2015-2016Abstract
The du Pont family is a prominent Delawarean family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817), who founded E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company with his son, Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834), in 1802. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company is a chemical research and manufacturing company more commonly referred to as the DuPont Company. This collection consists of placemats with images of exterior views of eight du Pont family homes.
Dates
- Creation: 2015-2016
Creator
- Du Pont family (Family)
Extent
8 item(s)
Physical Description
8 placemats (calling gifts).
Biographical Note
The du Pont family is a prominent Delawarean family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817), who founded E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company with his son, Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834), in 1802. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company is a chemical research and manufacturing company more commonly referred to as the DuPont Company.
The du Ponts purchased the Eleutherian Mills site on the bank of Brandywine Creek just north of Wilmington, Delaware. Between 1802 and 1921, Eleutherian Mills was a gunpowder mill site used to manufacture explosives. The residence at Eleutherian Mills was completed by August 1803, expanded in 1843, and restored in the 1920s. It served as a home to the du Pont family for generations, the last being Louise du Pont Crowninshield (1877-1958). The home is now part of Hagley Museum and Library.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of placemats with images of exterior views of eight du Pont family homes. These include Bois-des-Fossés (Chevannes, France), Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours' estate; Lower Louviers (Rockland, Delaware), the residence of Walter William Winder Laird Jr.; Chicken Alley (Rockland, Delaware), a workers' row house at the back of Lower Louviers; Old Mill (Greenville, Delaware), the home of T. Coleman (Thomas Coleman) du Pont (1863-1930); and four locations at Hagley Museum and Library. These include the Eleutherian Mills residence, First Office, Eagle Mills, and the Mill Race.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Du Pont family homes placemats
- Author:
- Laurie Sather
- Date:
- 2022
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
