Charles Parker Company designs in collections, at auction and in exhibitions

1790-1820 - tablespoon

Charles Parker Company. (1790-1820). Tablespoon. Silver plate. (Accession no. 1968.0281. Viewed 29 March 2017. A01828.)

• Photo - Winterthur Museum, Delaware.

1800-30 - two teaspoons

Charles Parker Company. (1800-30). Two teaspoons. Silver. (Accession no. 1984.0005.068.001-002. Viewed 29 March 2017. A01837-38.)

• Winterthur Museum, Delaware (spoon 1; 2).

1835-1855 - teapot

Charles Parker Company. (1835-1855). Teapot. Spun and seamed Britannia metal, wood, black paint. (Accession no. 1966.159.0. Viewed 16 July 2016. AAA00033-150.)

• Offline - Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.

1840-60 - teaspoon

Charles Parker Company. (1840-60). Teaspoon. Silver. (Accession no. 1977.0027. Viewed 29 March 2017. A01833.)

• Winterthur Museum, Delaware.

1845-95 - coffee mill

Charles Parker Company. (1845-95). Coffee mill. (Accession no. 314637. Viewed 16 October 2020. J00855).

• Photos - National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

c. 1850-76 - tablespoon

Charles Parker and Company. (c. 1850-76). Tablespoon. Pewter. (Accession no. 1978.56.12. Viewed 27 March 2017. A01793.)

• Photo - Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven.

1860 - spectacles case

C. Parker. (1860). Spectacles case. (Accession no. 1985.84.195.2. Viewed 27 March 2017. A01798.)

• Photo - Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven.

1860 - eyeglasses

C. Parker. (1860). Eyeglasses. (Accession no. 1995.474. Viewed 10 October 2017. G01239.)

• Historic New England organization, Boston, MA.

patented 1860 - eyeglasses case

C. Parker. (patented 1860). Eyeglasses case. (Cat. no. 1998.062.0004A. Viewed 19 July 2018. A03055).

• Photo - Monroe County Historical Society, Bloomington, Indiana.

patented 1860 - spectacles case

C. Parker. (patented 1860). Spectacles case. (Object nos. 15.905B. Viewed 16 April 2020. J00265).

• Photo - Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, RI.

c. 1860 - spectacles

Possibly C. Parker. (c. 1860). Spectacles. (Object nos. 15.905. Viewed 16 April 2020. J00266).

• Photo - Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, RI.

c. 1860 - spectacles case

C. Parker & Co. (c. 1860). Spectacles case. Silver electroplated on white metal. (Accession no. P1963-121-8b. Viewed 14 March 2016. A00104.)

• Photo - Philadelphia Museum of Art.

c. 1860 - eyeglasses case

C. Parker. (c. 1860). Spectacles case. Tin, felt. (Accession no. 1977.747. Viewed 10 October 2017. G01240.)

• Photo - Historic New England organization, Boston, MA.

patented 1860 - eyeglasses case

C. Parker. (patented 1860). Eyeglasses case. (Cat. no. 1954.2066. Viewed 3 August 2018. H00209).

• Photo - Rosenbach Museum & Library, Philadelphia, PA.

c. 1860 - eyeglasses and case

C. Parker. (c. 1860). Eyeglasses and case. (Cat. no. 1974.38.17. Viewed 12 July 2018. G02643).

• Southern Historical Oregon Society, Medford, OR.

c. 1860 - two spoons

Charles Parker Company. (c. 1860). Two spoons. Metal. (Accession nos. HD 69.1009; HD 69.1010. Viewed 6 July 2018. G02320).

• Historic Deerfield organization, Massachusetts. (Search the collection).

patented 1860 - snuff box

C. Parker. (patented 1860). Snuff box. Accession no. 1981.258.95. Viewed 27 July 2018. H00044).

• Kansas Historical Society, Topeka.

1860-70 - eyeglasses case

Charles Parker Company. (1860-70). Eyeglasses case. Sheet iron, cotton. (Accession no. 1958.2530. Viewed 29 March 2017. A01824.)

• Photo - Winterthur Museum, Delaware.

1860-70 - snuff box

Charles Parker Company. (1860-70). Snuff box. (Accession no. HD P.503. Viewed 6 July 2018. G02321-22).

• Photos - Historic Deerfield organization, Massachusetts. (Search the collection).

1860-80 - eyeglasses case

Charles Parker Company. (1860-80). Eyeglasses case. Silver plate on brass, metal, velvet. (Accession no. 1964.1199. Viewed 29 March 2017. A01827.)

• Photo - Winterthur Museum, Delaware.

1860-80 - eyeglasses case

Charles Parker Company. (1860-80). Eyeglasses case. Silver, cloth. (Accession no. 1983.0244.017. Viewed 29 March 2017. A01836.)

• Winterthur Museum, Delaware.

c. 1860-80 - spectacles case

C. Parker. (c. 1860-80). Spectacles case. Iron, felt. (Accession no. 1985.84.196.2. Updated 23 July 2019. B00031.)

• Photo - Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven.

1860-80 - box or case

Charles Parker Company. (1860-80). Box or case. (Accession no. 245425. Viewed 20 October 2020. J00911).

• Photos - National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

1864-69 - caster

Parker and Casper. (1864-69). Caster. (Identifier: 1983.1.105. Viewed 14 May 2020. J00361).

• Grand Rapids Public Museum, Michigan.

c. 1865 - two dinner forks

C. Parker. (c. 1865). Two dinner forks. [Call no. 2002.6.29.3(-.4). Viewed 28 August 2018. J00193-94].

• Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence. (Search the library catalogue).

patented 1868 - match safe

Charles Parker Co. (1868). Match safe. (Identifier: 115162. Viewed 10 May 2020. J00321).

• Grand Rapids Public Museum, Michigan.

c. 1868 - coffee mill

Charles Parker Company. (c. 1868). Coffee mill. Wood, metal. (Object ID no. 2004.176. Viewed 25 August 2018. J00107).

• Photo - Woburn Public Library, Massachusetts.

1868-80 - wall matchbox

C. Parker. (1868-80). Wall matchbox. Cast iron. (Object no. 1937.1533. Viewed 11 June 2017. A02717.)

• Photo - New York Historical Society, New York.

1860-1900 - coffee mill

Probably Charles Parker Company. (1860-1900). Coffee mill. (Cat ID no. 1955.38.1. Viewed 11 August 2018. L00019).

• Washington State Historical Society, Tacoma.

1870-80 - match dispenser

C. Parker. (1870-80). Match dispenser. Iron. (Object no. INV.728. Viewed 10 June 2017. A02674.)

• New York Historical Society, New York.

1870-1900 - food chopper

C. Parker Company. (1870-1900). Food chopper. (Accession no. H.1963.88.297. Viewed 10 June 2017. A02655.)

• Photo - North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, NC. (Search the collection.)

c. 1873 - eyeglass case

C. Parker. (c. 1873). Eyeglass case. (Cat. no. 1956.024.009. Viewed 3 July 2018. G02214-15).

• Photos - Grey Roots Museum & Archives, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada.

c. 1873 - spectacles

C. Parker. (c. 1873). Spectacles. (Accession no. b.2000.621.1-2. Viewed 31 August 2020. J00521).

• Photo - Les Soeurs du Bon-Pasteur de Québec, Quebec City, Quebec - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select "Accession number".)

c. 1874 - match holder

Charles Parker Co. (c. 1874). Match holder. (Artifact no. 2004.0031.001. Viewed 29 December 2018. J00247).

• Photo - Canada Science and Technology Museums, Ottawa.

1874-77 - match safe

Charles Parker Company. (1874-77). Match safe. (Accession no. 203592. Viewed 20 October 2020. J00912).

• Photos - National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

1875-95 - coffee mill

Charles Parker Company. (1875-95). Coffee mill. (Accession no. 1986.0027. Viewed 16 October 2020. J00857).

• Photos - National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

1875-95 - novelty clock

Parker and Whipple Company. (1875-95). Novelty clock. Brass, tin, glass. (Accession no. 84.83.57. Viewed 2 September 2017. G00122.)

• Photo - National Clock and Watch Museum, Columbia, PA.

c. 1876 - part of coffee mill

Charles Parker Company. (c. 1876). Part of coffee mill. Metal. (Cat. no. 1988.003.0087. Viewed 14 July 2018. G02694).

• Photos - Benicia Historical Museum, Benicia, California.

c. 1880 - table

Charles Parker Company. (c. 1880). Table. Brass, other metals, wood, fabric. Accession no. 85.12.1. (Viewed 24 May 2016. D00142.)

• Photo - Brooklyn Museum, New York.

c. 1880 - caster stand

Parker, Casper & Company. (c. 1880). Caster stand. (Accession no. 1993.78.1. Viewed 20 July 2016. A01086.)

• Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT. (Search collection online.)

c. 1880 - spring-pull, fabric shade

Meriden Curtain Fixture Co. (c. 1880). Spring-pull, fabric shade. (Accession no. 1966.2202. Viewed 23 August 2018. L00716).

• Historic New England organization, Boston.

c. 1880 - coffee grinder

Probably Charles Parker Company. (c. 1880). Coffee grinder and lid. [Object ID no. 76.75.15(-.15.A - .15.B). Viewed 5 August 2018. H00325-37].

• History Colorado Center, Denver. (Search the collection.)

c. 1880 - coffee grinder

Probably Charles Parker Company. (c. 1880). Coffee grinder. (Object ID no. 76.75.15.C. Viewed 5 August 2018. H00324).

• History Colorado Center, Denver. (Search the collection.)

c. 1880-85 - table

Charles Parker Company. (c. 1880-85). Table. (Accession no. L.2019.66.41. Viewed 22 December 2020. J01004).

• Photo - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

c. 1880-90 - étagère

Charles Parker Company. (c. 1880-90). Étagère. ((Accession no. L.2019.66.39. Viewed 22 December 2020. J01005).

• Photo - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

c. 1880-90 - chair

Charles Parker Co. (c. 1880-90). Chair. (Accession no. L.2019.66.42. Viewed 22 December 2020. J00998).

• Photo - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

1880-1900 - novelty clock

Parker & Whipple Co. (1880-1900). Novelty clock. (Accession no. 84.83.59. Viewed 2 September 2017. G00129.)

• Photo - National Clock and Watch Museum, Columbia, PA.

1880-1900 - novelty clock

Parker & Whipple Co. (1880-1900). Novelty clock. (Accession no. 84.83.60. Viewed 2 September 2017. G00130.)

• Photo - National Clock and Watch Museum, Columbia, PA.

1880-1900 - novelty clock

Parker & Whipple Co. (1880-1900). Novelty clock. (Accession no. 84.83.58. Viewed 2 September 2017. G00128.)

• Photo - National Clock and Watch Museum, Columbia, PA.

c. 1882 - hanging shelf

Charles Parker Company. (c. 1882). Hanging shelf. Brass, partially patinated and silver plated, with velvet. (Accession no. 1995.8.1. Viewed 22 March 2016. B00030.)

• Photo - Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven.

1883-99 - "National" coffee mill

Charles Parker Company. (1883-99). "National" coffee mill. (Accession no. 314637. Viewed 16 October 2020. J00856).

• Photos - National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

c. 1885 - hanging shelf

The Charles Parker Company. (c. 1885). Hanging shelf. Brass, silver and other metallic plates, iron, other metals, wood, modern fabric. (Accession no. 2001.22. Updated 21 April 2018. G02081.)

• Photo - Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute museum, Utica, New York.

c. 1885 - teaspoon

Charles Parker Company. (c. 1885). Teaspoon, pattern unknown. Silver plate. (Accession no. 1989.107.2. Viewed 1 April 2017. A01883.)

• Photo - Brooklyn Museum, New York.

c. 1885 - dinner fork

Charles Parker Company. (c. 1885). Dinner fork. Silver plate. (Accession no. 1989.107.2. Viewed 24 May 2016. D00144-45.)

• Brooklyn Museum, New York.

c. 1885 - side chair

Charles Parker Company. (c. 1885). Side chair. Brass, other metals, wood, modern textile. (Accession no. 2012.17. Viewed 24 May 2016. D00143.)

• Brooklyn Museum, New York.

c. 1885 - table

The Charles Parker Company. (c. 1885). Table. Brass, silver and other metallic plates, iron, other metals, wood, original fabric. (Updated 21 April 2018. G02082.)

• Photo - Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute museum, Utica, New York.

c. 1885 - table

The Charles Parker Company. (c. 1885). Table. Brass with silver and other metallic plating, iron, wood, and replaced silk velvet. (Object no. 2:2006. Viewed 19 July 2016. A01061.)

• Photo - Saint Louis Art Museum. (Search the collection.)

c. 1885 - table

Charles Parker Company. (c. 1885). Table. Brass, leather. (Museum no. W.7-1988. Viewed 25 August 2018. J00140).

• Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England.

c. 1885 - table

The Charles Parker Company and Meriden Britannia Company. (c. 1885). Table. Brass, marble, silver and other metallic plates, other metals. (Accession nos. 1989.9.A-B. Viewed 14 March 2016. A00102-03.)

• Photo - Dallas Museum of Art.

1890-1900 - parlor lamp

Possibly Charles Parker Company. (1890-1900). Parlor lamp. (Accession no. 1979.30.6. Viewed 28 July 2018. H00042).

• Kansas Historical Society, Topeka.

1890-1910 - mantel clock

Parker Clock Company. (1890-1910). Mantel clock. (Catalogue no. 2000.21.258. Viewed 2 September 2017. G00121.)

• Photo - National Clock and Watch Museum, Columbia, PA.

1890-1920 - coffee mill

Charles Parker Company. (1890-1920). Coffee mill, (no. 431). (cat no. 2006.058.0042. Viewed 3 July 2018. G02141; G02150).

• Photo - Culinary Arts Museum, Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI.

1894-1915 - piano stool with glass-balled feet

Charles Parker Company. (1894-1915). Piano stool with glass-balled feet. (Accession no. 1980.239.768. Viewed 28 July 2018. H00041).

• Kansas Historical Society, Topeka.

late 19th c. - jewel casket

Attributed to Charles Parker Company. (late 19th century). Jewel casket. Chased and cast brass, mirror, velvet and silk. (Accession no. 2009.7a-b. Viewed 27 August 2018. J00179).

• Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama.

1900 - coffee mill

Charles Parker Company. (1900). Coffee mill. Wood, metal. (Cat. no. P81.250. Viewed 25 August 2018. J00110).

• Photo - Pennypacker Mills, Schwenksville, Pennysylvania.

c. 1900 - floor lamp

Charles Parker Co. (c. 1900). Floor lamp. (Object no. 1986.037.20, Viewed 30 July 2020. J00510.

• Old State House Museum, Little Rock, Arkansas. (Search the collection.)

1900-30 - "Victor" coffee mill

Charles Parker Company. (1900-30). "Victor" coffee mill. (Accession no. 226565. Viewed 24 September 2020. J00763).

• Photo - National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

c. 1903 - alarm clock

Parker Clock Company. (c. 1903). Alarm clock. (Catalogue no. 75.1.83. Viewed 1 September 2017. G00118.)

• Photo - National Clock and Watch Museum, Columbia, PA.

c. 1905 - alarm clock

Parker Clock Company. (c. 1905). Alarm clock. (Catalogue no. 79.88.1. Viewed 1 September 2017. G00119.)

• Photo - National Clock and Watch Museum, Columbia, PA.

c. 1906 - shelf clock

Parker Clock Company. (c. 1906). Shelf clock. (Catalogue no. 80.18.1. Viewed 1 September 2017. G00120.)

• Photo - National Clock and Watch Museum, Columbia, PA.

c. 1906 - coffee mill

Possibly Charles Parker Company. (c. 1906). Coffee mill. (Cat ID no. X94.027.1. Viewed 11 August 2018. L00020).

• Photo - Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott, Arizona.

c. 1910 - coffee mill

Charles Parker Co. (c. 1910). Coffee mill. (Accession no. 975.80.66. Viewed 2 September 2020. J00555).

• Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select "Accession number".)

1930 - coffee mill

Charles Parker Company. (1930). Coffee mill. Cast iron. (Cat. no. 1978.015.0002. Viewed 12 July 2018. G02637-38).

• Photo - Orange County History Center, Orlando, FL.

1945 - wall mirror

Charles Parker Company. (1945). Wall mirror (original to Walter Gropius House, Lincoln, MA). Glass, steel. (Accession no. 1984.122. Viewed 10 October 2017. G01237.)

• Historic New England organization, Boston, MA.

1945 - wall mirror

Charles Parker Company. (1945). Wall mirror (original to Walter Gropius House, Lincoln, MA). Glass, steel, chrome. (Accession no. 1984.341. Viewed 10 October 2017. G01238.)

• Historic New England organization, Boston, MA.

n. d. - teapot

Charles Parker (Co.). (undated). Teapot. (Viewed 25 February 2021. R01341).

• Offline - Meriden Historical Society, Meriden, CT.
• Online mention - Turano, Andrew F. and Smith, Robert G. (Summer 2007). Isaac Chauncy Lewis, britannia worker. The Bulletin (Pewter Collector’s Club of America), vol. 13, no. 7, pp. 3-18 - Nederlandse TinVereniging (NTV) (Dutch society of pewter collectors) website.

n. d. - kerosene lamp

Charles Parker Company. (undated). Kerosene lamp. (Cat. no. 2010.001.0131. Viewed 12 July 2018. G02640-41).

• Photo - Valdez Museum, Alaska.

n. d. - clock

Probably [Charles] Parker [Company]. (undated). Clock. (Cat. no. 84.83.61. Viewed 25 August 2018. J00111-12).

• Photo - National Watch & Clock Museum, Columbia, Pennsylvania.

n. d. - coffee grinder

Charles Parker Company. (undated). Coffee grinder. Metal, wood. (Cat. no. A1992.514.2. Viewed 19 July 2018. A03056-57).

• Photo - Williamstown Historical Museum, Williamstown, Massachusetts.

n. d. - coffee mill

Charles Parker Co. (undated). Coffee mill (marking: "Parker’s Eagle coffee mill, no. 314). (Accession no. 1976.20.42. Updated 20 September 2020. E01396; J00571).

• Old Court House Museum, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada - NovaMuse website.
• Photos - Old Courthouse Museum, Guysborough, Nova Scotia - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select "Accession number".)

n. d. - alarm clock

Parker Clock Company. (undated). Alarm clock. (Object ID no. H.1122.5. Viewed 5 August 2018. H00328-29).

• Photo - History Colorado Center, Denver. (Search the collection.)

n. d. - coffee grinder

Charles Parker Company. (undated). Coffee grinder. (Cat. no. MP.2007.001.002. Viewed 25 August 2018. J00113-14).

• Photo - Mordecai Historic Park, City of Raleigh, North Carolina.

n. d. - cloth and brass stand

Charles Parker Company. (undated). Cloth and brass stand. (Accession no. 1987.0627. Viewed 9 February 2021. J01084).

• National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

n. d. - sugar bowl

Parker, Casper & Co. (undated). Sugar bowl. (Accession no. 1953.039. Viewed 2 September 2020. J00556).

• Parkdale - Maplewood Community Museum, Maplewood, Nova Scotia - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select "Accession number".)

n. d. - four oil lamps

Charles Parker Co. (undated). Four oil lamps. (Accession nos. 1985.0938.0013.A-D. Viewed 29 December 2020. J01056).

• Barkerville Historic Town, Barkerville, British Columbia - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select "Accession number".)

n. d. - two spoons

Charles Parker Co. (undated). Two demitasse spoons. (Identifier: 1997.54.234.1. Viewed 6 May 2020. J00302).

• Grand Rapids Public Museum, Michigan.

n. d. - dinner fork

Charles Parker Co. (undated). Dinner fork. (Accession no. 2005.007.004. Viewed 18 November 2020. J00942).

• Kings County Museum of Nova Scotia, Kentville, Nova Scotia - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select "Accession number".)

n. d. - coffee mill

Charles Parker Co. (n. d.). Coffee mill. (Accession no. 1987.0042.0014a. Viewed 4 September 2020. J00587).

• Fort Steele Heritage Town, Fort Steele, British Columbia - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select "Accession number".)

n. d. - coffee grinder

Charles Parker Company. (undated). Coffee grinder. (Object ID no. H.6792.10. Viewed 5 August 2018. H00340).

• Photo - History Colorado Center, Denver. (Search the collection.)

n. d. - coffee grinder

Charles Parker Co. (undated). Coffee grinder. (Accession no. 1991.038.002. Viewed 4 September 2020. J00588).

• Kilby Historic Site, Harrison Mills, British Columbia - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select "Accession number".)

n. d. - coffee mill, wall model

Charles Parker Company. (undated). Coffee mill, wall model. (Cat. no. X3827. Viewed 23 August 2018. L00715).

• Arizona Historical Society, Tucson.

n. d. - fork

C. Parker. (undated). Fork. Silver plate. (Cat. no. 0985.05.00073. Viewed 12 July 2018. G02639).

• American Civil War Museum, Richmond & Appomattox, VA.

c. 1880 - stand

Attributed to Charles Parker Company. (c. 1880). Aesthetic brass and silvered metal stand. (Viewed 27 April 2016. A00443.)

• Photo - Bonhams New York - American and European Furniture, Decorative Arts and Paintings (23 JUN 2011).

c. 1885 - console

Attributed to Charles Parker Company. (c. 1885). Console. Gilt metal and brass. (Viewed 15 July 2018. G02771-72).

• Photo - Christie’s New York - The collector: 19th century furniture, sculpture, works of art, ceramics & silver (17 OCT 2017).

c. 1885 - pair of side chairs

Attributed to Charles Parker Company. (c. 1885). Pair of side chairs. Brass and silvered metal. (Viewed 15 July 2018. G02773-74).

• Photo - Christie’s New York - The collector: 19th century furniture, sculpture, works of art, ceramics & silver (17 OCT 2017).

c. 1885 - table

Attributed to Charles Parker Company. (c. 1885). Table. Brass and silvered metal. (Viewed 15 July 2018. G02775-76).

• Photo - Christie’s New York - The collector: 19th century furniture, sculpture, works of art, ceramics & silver (17 OCT 2017).

n. d. - two eyeglass cases, two snuff boxes

Charles Parker Company. (undated). Two eyeglass cases, two snuff boxes. (Viewed 23 December 2021. Q01090).

• Photo - Bonhams San Francisco - Antique Arms and Armour and Modern Sporting Guns (14 NOV 2006).

1872 - Meriden Town Hall exhibition

19-21 (or after) September 1872. Meriden Town Hall exhibition, Meriden Agricultural Society, CT.

> Parker & Whipple exhibited unspecified builders’ hardware. Meritorious Mention.

• For documentation, see the Design Meriden - Charles Parker Company design catalogues and historical information page.

1874 - Meriden Town Hall exhibition

23-25 September 1874. Meriden Town Hall exhibition, Meriden Agricultural Society Fair, Meriden, CT.

> Chas. Parker Co. exhibited unspecified "plated silver and silver forks knives and spoons, hardware, coffee mills, etc."

• For documentation, see the Design Meriden - Charles Parker Company design catalogues and historical information page.

1876 - Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia

10 May - 10 November 1876. Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia.

> Meriden Curtain Fixture Co. (Charles Parker Co.) exhibited "a wide variety of fixtures". (Unspecified award recipient.)

• For documentation, see the Design Meriden - Charles Parker Company design catalogues and historical information page.

1883 - Meriden Town Hall exhibition

18-21 September 1883. Connecticut State Fair, Meriden Town Hall exhibition, Meriden, CT.

> Parker & Whipple Co. exhibited "about 150 miniature clocks in several different patterns" [unspecified].

• For documentation, see the Design Meriden - Charles Parker Company design catalogues and historical information page.

1889 - Meriden opera house exhibition

10 October 1889. Exposition at Delavan Opera House, Meriden, on the occasion of the visit of the International American Congress.

> Exhibited various Charles Parker Co. items, but actual designs unspecified.

See: (10 October 1889). Americans in Meriden: Visit of the International American Congress [including section on Charles Parker Co. exhibited wares]. Meriden Daily Republican, pp. 1-2. (Viewed 9 September 2018. L00751-59).

• Online - Google News.
• For additional documentation, see the Design Meriden - Charles Parker Co. design catalogues and historical information page.

1893 - World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago

1 May - 30 October 1893. World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago.

See: World’s Columbian Exposition, 1893, Official catalogue, Part VIII [Listed: Meriden Curtain Fixture Co., (President: Charles Parker) (p. 23).] W. B. Conkey Company: Chicago. (Viewed 4 August 2016. A00850-56.)

• Online - North Central College, Naperville, IL.

Also see: (1898). Connecticut at the World’s Fair: Report of the commissioners from Connecticut of the Columbian Exhibition of 1893 at Chicago. [Listed: Meriden Curtain & Fixture Co. (p. 128)]. Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company: Hartford, CT. (Viewed 2 March 2017. A01528-31.)

• Online - University of California Libraries.

1915 - New York Edison Company exhibition

c. June - August 1915. New York Edison Company exhibition, New York.

> Unspecified lamp designs by Charles Parker Co. exhibited.

• For documentation, see the Design Meriden - Charles Parker Company design catalogues and historical information page.

1949 - Museum of Modern Art

12 April - 30 October 1949. The house in the museum garden (by Marcel Breuer) at Museum of Modern Art, New York. (Updated 6 May 2018. AAA02153; AAA02943-44.)

> Exhibited Charles Parker Company bathroom cabinets and accessories.

• Online - exhibition checklist - Museum of Modern Art, New York.
• Online - general article on house - Hoffman, Ethel. (31 May 1949). Art museum builds small, modern house. Buffalo Evening News, p. 24, fultonhistory.com. (Search "Marcel Breuer" + "1949" + "5655".)
• Online - general article on house - (6 August 1949). "House in museum garden" is designed for typical American family. Buffalo Courier-Express, p. 11, fultonhistory.com. (Search "Marcel Breuer" + "1949" + "6480".)

1969 - New Haven exhibition

c. April - 14 June 1969. An exhibition of Connecticut pewter at New Haven Colony Historical Society (now the New Haven Museum), New Haven, CT.

> Exhibited design by Charles Parker and Company. (c. 1849). Teapot. (Private lender).

• For documentation, see the Design Meriden - Charles Parker Co. design catalogues and historical information page.

1973 - Eastern States Exposition

14 - 23 September 1973. Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield, MA.

> Exhibited by Charles Parker Co., "the oldest manufacturing company in Connecticut", "an historical display of products dating from the company’s founding in 1832. Included will be nineteenth century spectacles, coffee mills, sewing birds, clocks, lighting fixtures, cremation urns and Civil War rifles manufactured for the Kentucky militia and the U. S. Army. A series of period photographs and catalogues depicting the evolution of Parker Company products will bring visitors up to date for a display of Parker products currently manufactured in Connecticut."

• For documentation, see the Design Meriden - Charles Parker Co. design catalogues and historical information page.

1980 - RISD Museum

16 October - 16 November 1980. A case for boxes at Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, Rhode Island.

> Exhibited C. Parker spectacles case and (possibly C. Parker) spectacles.

• For documentation, see the Design Meriden - Charles Parker Co. design catalogues and historical information page.

1994-95 - Dallas Museum of Art

6 November 1994 - 29 January 1995. Silver in America, 1840-1940: A century of splendor at the Dallas Museum of Art. Curated by Charles L. Venable. (Viewed 21 August 2016. AAA00075.)

• Exhibition catalogue / book - Yale University library - call no. NK7234 V46X 1995 (LC)+ Oversize;
• Online - approx. 60 photos from exhibition - Dallas Museum of Art.

2005-07 - Utica and New York City exhibitions

2 venues: 2006-07. A Brass Menagerie: Metalwork of the Aesthetic Movement. Curated by Anna Tobin D’Ambrosio. Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Museum of Art, Utica, New York (2 October 2005 - 19 March 2006); Bard Graduate Center Gallery, New York, NY (12 July - 14 October 2007). (DM; Viewed 10 March 2016. A00008-09.)

• Online - Exhibition information, (Bard College).
• Exhibition catalogue - Yale University library, call no. NK7812 D36 2005 (LC). (Includes "The Charles Parker Company", section pp. 42-48; see worldcat.org for other locations.)
• See Online - NY Times review: "One of the small, must-see exhibitions this summer", (August 2007).

2016-17 - Cornell and Sacramento exhibitions

2 venues: 2016-17. JapanAmerica: Points of contact, 1876-1970 at Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (27 August - 18 December 2016); Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA (12 February - 21 May 2017).

> Charles Parker Company. (c. 1885). Table. (Lender: MWPAI, Utica, NY, listed above).

• For documentation, see the Design Meriden - Charles Parker Co. design catalogues and historical information page.