February 27, 2025

Winter in Review: a Season of Gifts and Visitors

February 27, 2025/ Sherri Marsh Johns

In this issue: Cloverfields entertains friends, family, colleagues, and connoisseurs. Also, new research into the Hemsleys of Philadelphia and the Miller’s House.

Henrietta Maria Earle: The Portrait of a Lady—Francis Scott Key's Poem for his Friend, William Hemsley, Esq.— A Tribute to Mary Davidson Callahan Pippin

October 29, 2024/ Sherri Marsh Johns

When twenty-year-old Henrietta Maria Hemsley (1779-1821) sat for her miniature portrait in 1799, she could not have imagined its journey through time. Nor could she have foreseen that Clover Fields, her childhood home, would be preserved to reflect the year 1784, the time when she was just five years old. Yet, this is the remarkable course history has taken. Now, after more than two centuries away, Henrietta Maria’s miniature portrait has finally returned to Clover Fields, coming full circle.

What is in a name? Rediscovering the Forgotten Significance of “Clover Fields” and its Influence on Interior Decoration Decisions. Also, Wellness Tourism in the Early Nineteenth Century.

June 20, 2024/ Sherri Marsh Johns

The floorcloth’s grass-green color is particularly significant for Cloverfields, as the grounds possibly featured one of the earliest curated green spaces in Maryland. Settlers imported seeds, including clover, not native to North America, to create the first European-style lawns.

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The floorcloth’s grass-green color is particularly significant for Cloverfields, as the grounds possibly featured one of the earliest curated green spaces in Maryland. Settlers imported seeds, including clover, not native to North America, to create the first European-style lawns.