McFaddin-Ward House interprets the site’s history through its extensive
collection of furniture, ceramics, glass, silver, textiles, archival
materials, and other material culture that was preserved by the family.
Comprising more than 40,000 objects, the collection consists of home
furnishings and memorabilia pertinent to many different interpretive themes.
European, American, and Asian items include 800 pieces of furniture, 10,000
textiles, 1,200 silver objects, 3,500 ceramics, and other household items
such as kitchen utensils, travel irons, consumer products, oscillating fans,
to over 20,000 manuscripts, photographs, and period literature. These
objects span over 150 years and give insight into the tastes and lifestyles
of one wealthy Southeast Texas family during the first half of the twentieth
century.
McFaddin-Ward House interprets the site’s history through its extensive
collection of furniture, ceramics, glass, silver, textiles, archival
materials, and other material culture that was preserved by the family.
Comprising more than 40,000 objects, the collection consists of home
furnishings and memorabilia pertinent to many different interpretive themes.
European, American, and Asian items include 800 pieces of furniture, 10,000
textiles, 1,200 silver objects, 3,500 ceramics, and other household items
such as kitchen utensils, travel irons, consumer products, oscillating fans,
to over 20,000 manuscripts, photographs, and period literature. These
objects span over 150 years and give insight into the tastes and lifestyles
of one wealthy Southeast Texas family during the first half of the twentieth
century.