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Fashionable Furniture and the Cappons

Holland Museum Tales from the Archives program, "Fashionable Furniture and the Cappons."

Clare Heyboer, retired furniture designer, discussed the Victorian characteristics, design trends, and innovations found in the Cappon house furniture, produced here in Michigan by acclaimed manufacturers Berkey and Gay, Nelson and Matter, Holland Furniture, and others.

This program took place on Thursday, June 27, 2024
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Holland Museum

 


This program is part of the Cappon House 150th anniversary celebration, 1874-2024.  Join us as we celebrate throughout the year with new programs, exhibits, and tours!  Learn more

 

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Presenter Biography

Clare Heyboer

Clare Heyboer (he/him) is a Holland Museum Board Member and currently serves as chairman of the Collections Committee.  He was also the project manager of the Pere Marquette Caboose restoration project. During his career in the furniture industry, Clare designed reproduction furniture for several projects including the Oval Offices in the Gerald R. Ford and Ronald Reagan Presidential museums, a custom built Victorian Wooton Desk, the historical furniture for Michigan’s oldest operating schoolhouse in Glen, and an inlaid fifteen-foot diameter conference table sent to Kuwait. Heyboer enjoys researching, writing, and lecturing on historical topics.  Some of his varied subjects have included: the history of Limbert Furniture, the 1926 visit of a convict ship to Holland, trains, and the Old Wing Mission project.

 

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31 W. 10th Street
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The Holland Museum tells the story of Holland, Michigan, from its settlement by Dutch immigrants to today’s innovative, successful, and diverse community. Featuring thousands of fascinating historic objects, as well as artwork from the Netherlands from the 1600s through the 1900s, ou permanent History and Dutch Galleries are not to be missed.

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