American Museum and Gardens

The American Museum and Gardens is a museum of American art and culture based at Claverton, near Bath, England. Its collections of American furniture, quilts and folk art are displayed in a Grade I listed 19th-century house, surrounded by gardens overlooking the valley of the River Avon.

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American Museum & Gardens; American Museum in Britain
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  American Museum and Gardens ⓘ
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1201 Lacock Abbey

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1823 Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery

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1824 Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution

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1863 Tyntesfield

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1873 Wiltshire Museum

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1900 Victoria Art Gallery

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1904 Calne Heritage Centre

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1931 Athelstan Museum

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1958 Department Of Earth Sciences Museum, University Of Bristol

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1958 REME Museum

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1961 Arnolfini

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1963 Fashion Museum

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1966 Longleat Safari and Adventure Park

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1978 Museum of Bath at Work

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1979 Bath Postal Museum

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1981 Herschel Museum of Astronomy

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1984 Museum of Bath Architecture

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1986 Thornbury and District Museum

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1989 Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum

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1989 Radstock Museum

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1990 Bradford On Avon Museum

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1991 Kingswood Heritage Museum

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1993 Museum of East Asian Art

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1994 Bath Abbey Heritage Vaults

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1995 Yate Heritage Centre

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2000 Chippenham Museum

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2000 Frenchay Village Museum

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2008 Oakham Treasures

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2011 M Shed

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Abraham Lincoln statue by Angela Conner

Ammi Phillips (1788-1865) (attributed to) - Mrs Garrett du Bois (Hannah Cooper) of Fishkill, New York - 60.10 - American Museum and Gardens

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Maria Tallmadge Cushman

Henry Clinton

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The Two Forts at Bocca Tigris

Claverton Manor Museum near Bath

American Museum

• American Coverlets - journal article; published in 1968

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Nunney Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1383	Farleigh Hungerford Castle	quadrangular castle, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	garden		Corsham Court	garden, historic house museum, English country house	Wikidata
site	garden		Milton Lodge	garden, country house	Wikidata
site	garden		Westonbirt House	garden, English country house	Wikidata
site	garden	1750	Prior Park Landscape Garden	English garden	Wikidata
site	museum		Acton Court	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ashton Court	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Avon Valley Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Bath Aqua Theatre of Glass	museum, art gallery	Wikidata
site	museum		Blaise Castle House	English country house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Castle Farm Folk Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Charles Wesley's House	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dyrham Park	park, English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Fox Talbot Museum	building, biographical museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Frome Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Glenside Hospital Museum	museum, hospital museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Jane Austen Centre	literary museum, biographical museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Matthew	caravel, museum ship, ship replica	Wikidata
site	museum		Newark Park	English country house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		No. 1 Royal Crescent	museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Red Lodge Museum, Bristol	historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sally Lunns Historic Eating House & Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		SS Great Britain	museum ship, preserved watercraft, steamship, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Bishop's Palace and Gardens	episcopal palace, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Wiltshire Regimental Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Trowbridge Museum	local museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Westwood Manor	manor house, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Winterbourne House	university museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1201	Lacock Abbey	museum, abbey	Wikidata
site	museum	1823	Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery	museum, art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1824	Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution	library, natural history museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1836	Bristol Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1844	Royal West of England Academy	art museum, charitable organization, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1863	Tyntesfield	architectural structure, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1873	Wiltshire Museum	museum, local museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1882	Holburne Museum	art museum, museum building	Wikidata
site	museum	1893	Wells and Mendip Museum	local museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1897	Roman Baths	museum, tourist attraction, architectural structure, museum building, thermae, ancient Roman structure	Wikidata
site	museum	1900	Victoria Art Gallery	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1904	Calne Heritage Centre	Carnegie library, heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	1931	Athelstan Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1958	Department Of Earth Sciences Museum, University Of Bristol	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1958	REME Museum	science museum, history museum, regimental museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1961	Arnolfini	movie theater, art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1961	American Museum and Gardens	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1963	Fashion Museum	fashion museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1966	Longleat Safari and Adventure Park	zoo, tourist attraction, safari park	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	Museum of Bath at Work	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Bath Postal Museum	postal museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	Herschel Museum of Astronomy	astronomical museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	Museum of Bath Architecture	building, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Thornbury and District Museum	museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Radstock Museum	mining museum, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Bradford On Avon Museum	museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1991	Kingswood Heritage Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Museum of East Asian Art	art museum, charitable organization, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Bath Abbey Heritage Vaults	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	Yate Heritage Centre	heritage center, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Chippenham Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	We The Curious	science center	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Frenchay Village Museum	museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2008	Oakham Treasures	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2011	M Shed	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Bristol Zoo Project	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Museum of Bath Stone	mining museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Palestine Museum and Cultural Centre Bristol	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2017	Aerospace Bristol	aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2019	George Müller Museum	museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2021	Mary Shelley's House of Frankenstein	museum, attraction	Wikidata
commons	image		Abraham Lincoln statue by Angela Conner		Commons
commons	image		Ammi Phillips (1788-1865) (attributed to) - Mrs Garrett du Bois (Hannah Cooper) of Fishkill, New York - 60.10 - American Museum and Gardens		Commons
commons	image		Sirhenryclinton2 (3)		Commons
commons	image		Maria Tallmadge Cushman		Commons
commons	image		Henry Clinton		Commons
commons	image		Zachariah Huntington (1764–1850)		Commons
commons	image		Sirhenryclinton2 (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		The Two Forts at Bocca Tigris		Commons
commons	image		Claverton Manor Museum near Bath		Commons
commons	image		American Museum		Commons