Living history: A New England couple reanimates the past

Editorial Staff Furniture & Decorative Arts

An  interior view signed by James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) hangs above a veneered wal­nut dressing table, Boston, 1710-1730, formerly in the collection of Eric Martin Wunsch. On the dress­ing table, from left, are a delft hand warmer shaped like a book, Lon­don, probably Southwark, dated 1665 and initialed “B./I.E”; a delft jug with armorial decoration, Lon­don, 1699; and a Charles …