Museum of the Shenandoah Valley

The House

Historic House Collection

The dining room includes pieces that have been in the house for generations as well as objects that Julian Wood Glass Jr. purchased for his ancetral home.
 

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This large portrait of Miss Elizabeth Taylor c. 1781 by George Romney (1734-1802) is one of several impressive paintings in the drawing room of the historic house.

 

QuickFact

When assembled, the three-part Hepplewhite walnut dining table can seat 28! The table was made for Glen Burnie in the late eighteenth century and has always been in the house.

The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley complex includes the Glen Burnie Historic House. Today this house is presented as furnished by Julian Wood Glass Jr. (1910–1992), who was the last descendent of Winchester founder James Wood to own and live in the house.

The house’s collection contains Valley objects that are original to the earliest Wood and Glass families. Examples include a tall case clock of around 1795 by Goldsmith Chandlee (1751–1821), and the largest single collection of portraits by artist Edward Caledon Bruce (1825–1900).

In addition to these and other objects that he inherited, Glass purchased paintings, fine furniture, and decorative objects for the house. These acquired objects include furniture by Philadelphia and Massachusetts makers, and paintings by such artists as Lionel Constable (1828–1887), Philips Wouwerman (1619–1668), Rembrandt Peale (1778–1860), and George Romney (1734–1802).

Docent-led tours of the house are offered March through November.