or furniture in others. Popular culture is evident in sports
trophies or electronics. Traditional elements coexist with
the modern, in the form of antique furniture or art (once
itself cutting edge) from earlier periods. Little or no effort
is made to banish or sequester layers
of time artifacts. There is an openness,
a sense that everything has lasting
value, value as much for its personal
associations as for its intrinsic worth.
In the Hunters��� New England manse,
heirloom aesthetic abounds, beginning
with the building itself. Built for Jonathan
Hidden in 1730 as an inn, it comprised
one of seven such establishments
necessary to form the Walpole Township.
Over the centuries, additions and
reconfigurations occurred, including
several by the current occupants. The
result is both dignified and picturesque.
A foursquare front fa��ade complements
a rear addition low and long, with an
extra high chimney, which connects
the principal mass of the house to the
impressive artist���s studio.
The heirloom aesthetic of the interior is compounded
by Robert���s career as an artist and by Elizabeth���s career
as a museum director. Their mementoes and collections
The mantle with its Limoges Triptych
above a dried floral arrangement.
HYLAND
