Collections l F. Brooke Whiting House & Museum

Brooke Whiting amassed his collection of art from world traveling, worldwide associations with prestigious antique dealers and auction houses, and through inheritance from his sister Anne Whiting, his life partner Wesley Griswold, and his parents Brooke and Ruth Whiting.

His collection includes primarily Asian Works of Art and American, British, and European Decorative Arts. Brooke had eclectic taste and collected artwork from around the globe. His collection has pieces from America, Great Britain, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Egypt, Lebanon, Iran, India, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Russia, and Mexico.

Brooke Whiting in his Cumberland House, 1983

Examples of Brooke Whiting's Collection:


Late 18th c. Chien Lung Tea Bowl and Saucer	Rose Medallion Porcelain Plate	17th c. Chinese Porcelain Seal Paste Container	1800 Russian Triptych Icon


17th c. Spanish Icon of St. Jerome	Seto Temmoku Tea Bowl	19th c. Ivory Netsuke	19th c. Imari Teapot and Cup


Chinese Tea Caddy, Nasu type	19th c. Miniature with Ivory Frame	18th c. Japanese Ivory Statue of Moon Goddess	19th c. Chinese Porcelain Incense Burner


Chinese Biscuit Miniature Water Pot, c. 1640	Late 18th c. Miniature by Edward Greene Malbone	18th c. Chinese Jade Snuff Bottle	Early 1800s Miniature by F. Harding


Kangxi Porcelain Libation Cup	18th c. Chinese Porcelain Uncut Seal	Canton Porcelain Teapot, 1839-1860	Allegany County Historic Glassware


18th c. Mexican Oil of the Virgin of Guadalupe	Staffordshire Dish of La Grange, the Residence of the Marquis Lafayette	Tiffany Bronze Vase	Tasha Tudor Original Illustration from Mother Goose, About 1971


Delft Tiles	Staffordshire Figure of Little Red Riding Hood, 1830-1840	"Lovers on Terrace", Deccani Artist, About 1800	Han Dynasty Spoon


Tang Dynasty Figure	Kangxi Brush Pot, c. 1720	18th c. Chinese Carved Jade Brush Rest	Kangxi Brush Cleaner


Chien Lung Gourd Shaped Vase	18th c. Pennsylvania Chippendale Highboy	18th c. Hepplewhite Martha Washington Chair and Virginia Tall Case Clock	18th c. American Queen Anne Highboy


18th c. American Hepplewhite Settee	1820 Virginia Four-Poster Bed	Late George III Winged Back Chair	18th c. Japanese Scroll Painting of a Samurai


Empire Style Salesman Sample Sofa	1812 Pennsylvania Dutch Blanket Chest

F. Brooke Whiting House & Meseum | 632 Washington Street, Cumberland, MD 21502 | Telephone (301) 777-7782