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For the second year in a row, Lorren L. Hammond has been judged to be one of the best craftsmen in the country by Early American Homes magazine. Their annual "Directory of Traditional Crafts" issue honors Mr. Hammond in two categories; Period Furniture and Boxes.
In the Period Furniture category, Mr. Hammond is listed with about thirty other craftsmen from the entire nation, and in the Boxes category, he is one of only two that made the list!
His work is pictured in the article that accompanies the EAH Directory again, as well. Pictured on the first page of the article is L.L. Hammond's celebrated Limited Edition Massachusetts Federal Work Box. The box pictured in the magazine is the first of this signed, numbered and dated Limited Edition to be made.
In July, 1999, Lorren L. Hammond received an elegant envelope with a simple return address: The White House, Washington. It contained a letter from the United States Social Secretary, writing on behalf of the First Family. Mr. Hammond was asked, "because of his exceptional talents and knowledge in his field," to create a piece for a White House celebration of our national heritage during the last Christmas of the millennium. The piece would become part of the permanent White House Collection.
After careful consideration, Lorren decided to make a piece for the White House that would celebrate the Federal period (1780-1830). "From the Constitution and Bill of Rights, the cornerstones of our democracy, to a refined, distinctly American taste, the Federal Period is the embodiment of the American spirit," says Hammond.
Hammond's box on the Blue Room Christmas Tree
The oval box he created incorporates classic Federal motifs, techniques and materials, including satinwood and rare plum-pudding mahogany. A complex inlaid shell in the lid is shaded with hot sand, an 18th century technique. The hinged-lid box is lined with handmade paper and has a lock reproduced from antique originals.
"It is my hope," he says, "that the box will be frequently displayed in the White House, and will help convey to visitors and dignitaries a sense of the innovative excellence in thought and action on which our nation was founded." Hammond and his partner, Margot McClure, were at the White House in December, 1999, for a by-invitation-only reception.
The box Lorren L. Hammond created for a historic Christmas at the White House, 1999, made quite a splash there; Mr. Hammond was especially recommended to Home and Garden Television by White House staff. Four groups of craftsmen made pieces for this White House celebration: tinsmiths, doll-makers, building model-makers, and the Early American Homes magazine's Directory of Traditional Craftsmen.
Veneer parts and patterns for Lorren L.
Hammond's White House Box
In Home and Garden Television's program The White House Christmas, one exceptional craftsman from each group was highlighted. Mr. Hammond was chosen from those on Early American Home's list of the best craftsmen in the nation. In November, HGTV sent a crew to L.L. Hammond's shop and showroom. They interviewed him on-camera and shot footage of the box's creation in the shop. The White House Christmas was televised nationally in the week before Christmas, 1999.
More Information
Information about and copies of news articles, magazine issues, and videos featuring Lorren L. Hammond and the company L.L. Hammond can be obtained by calling L.L. Hammond at 607-387-7123.
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