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Originally published in 1939
Some of this information may no longer be current and in that case is presented for historical interest only.
Edited by GET NJ, COPYRIGHT 2002
Representative of the minor crafts were Elias Boudinot's silversmithing, distinguished for its fine engraving; staidly colorful quilting of the Dutch housewives along the Hudson; dignified wrought-iron gates and fireplace pieces from the northern mine section; and accomplished cabinetmaking of the Egerton family in the Hepplewhite style in New Brunswick around 1790.
In formal art, the most notable Colonial figure of New Jersey was Patience Lovell Wright (1725-1786) of Bordertown, the first American to achieve fame as a sculptor. She won international recognition for her figures in wax, one of which, a full-length statue of William Pitt, was placed in Westminster Abbey, the first American work so honored.
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