Mezzotint steel engraving. From a painting by John Trumbell, Esq., New York - printed and published by J. Neale, 56 Carmine St. Engraved by N.S. Sadd, N.Y. Purchased by FCHF Nov. 25,1995 at Westminster Antique Mall, Westminster, Md.
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Granddaughter says painting was done when child was six or seven.
No indication as to where, but personal property tax assessments do not list William Lynch in Fairfax County for 1862-1865, so it appears family left Falls Church during the Civil War and returned after the hostilities were over.
Granddaughter, Margaret MCGill also says her grandmother was born at Big Chimneys in 1857. Big Chimneys was originally built as a log home and ordinary where travelers could rest and have a meal on their way to Leesburg and Alexandria. It was built on the Middle Turnpike (Broad Street)
and was said to have a stone in one of the chimneys inscribed with the date 1699 and hence the first recorded date of a permanent settlement in Falls
Church and the source of Falls Church's tricentennial.
In 1846 Nathan Thompson, great uncle of Ida Jane, owned Big Chimneys. He agreed to sell six acres of his property, located on the Cherty Hill side of the Middle Turnpike to Harvey. However, Harvey did not pay for it and it was not until the next owner of Cherry Hill paid for it that the new ownership was recorded. This six acres extended the frontage of Cherry Hill along Broad Street beyond the Stratford Motel /Broaddale Shopping Center line to a point beyond N. Virginia Avenue. William Lynch married Ellen Lightfoot, Ida Jane's mother and niece of Nathan Thompson. She inherited Big Chimneys but her husband was the owner as women could not hold property then.
This painting was painted by an itinerant painter, the body was pre painted and Ida's head was painted on]]>2018-07-06T18:37:28-04:00
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Title
Painting of Child- Ida Jane Lynch
Description
31" x 27- 1 /2". Loan to the City of Falls Church by Margaret McGill, granddaughter of Ida Jane. Gilt frame- c.l860. Rococo style outer frame c. 1860-1870.
Granddaughter says painting was done when child was six or seven.
No indication as to where, but personal property tax assessments do not list William Lynch in Fairfax County for 1862-1865, so it appears family left Falls Church during the Civil War and returned after the hostilities were over.
Granddaughter, Margaret MCGill also says her grandmother was born at Big Chimneys in 1857. Big Chimneys was originally built as a log home and ordinary where travelers could rest and have a meal on their way to Leesburg and Alexandria. It was built on the Middle Turnpike (Broad Street)
and was said to have a stone in one of the chimneys inscribed with the date 1699 and hence the first recorded date of a permanent settlement in Falls
Church and the source of Falls Church's tricentennial.
In 1846 Nathan Thompson, great uncle of Ida Jane, owned Big Chimneys. He agreed to sell six acres of his property, located on the Cherty Hill side of the Middle Turnpike to Harvey. However, Harvey did not pay for it and it was not until the next owner of Cherry Hill paid for it that the new ownership was recorded. This six acres extended the frontage of Cherry Hill along Broad Street beyond the Stratford Motel /Broaddale Shopping Center line to a point beyond N. Virginia Avenue. William Lynch married Ellen Lightfoot, Ida Jane's mother and niece of Nathan Thompson. She inherited Big Chimneys but her husband was the owner as women could not hold property then.
This painting was painted by an itinerant painter, the body was pre painted and Ida's head was painted on
Source
Margaret McGill
Publisher
Cherry Hill
Date
c. 1864
Language
English
Type
Physical Object
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1847. It was Purchased August, 1998 in Statesville, N. C.
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Title
Walking Stick
Description
38" long. Date carved in stick 6 inches from the top is 2A
1847. It was Purchased August, 1998 in Statesville, N. C.
Source
FCHF
Publisher
Cherry Hill
Date
1998
Language
English
Type
Physical object
]]>https://fccherryhillfarmhouse.omeka.net/items/show/10-33" long. Made from the crook of a branch as shown by all the gnarls on it. It is very- delicate with a brass tip. It was probably made for a lady. Purchased in Jacksonville, Fla. Sept., 1998. ]]>2017-09-30T13:18:56-04:00
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Title
Cane
Description
-33" long. Made from the crook of a branch as shown by all the gnarls on it. It is very- delicate with a brass tip. It was probably made for a lady. Purchased in Jacksonville, Fla. Sept., 1998.
Source
Purchased in Jacksonville, Fla. Sept. 1998. (FCHF)
Publisher
Cherry Hill
Date
1998
Language
English
Type
Physical object
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28" base. Mahogany- some solid and some veneer. 12 hanging pegs; Ogee base with straight legs, solid fleur de-lis at the top; S swirls; diamond shape opening at the top would have held mirror glass. Bottom would have had metal tray to collect water from umbrellas. ]]>2018-07-06T18:39:14-04:00
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Title
First Empire Hall Rack
Description
- 89" tall; 42" at widest point, 14-3/4" deep, 14' x
28" base. Mahogany- some solid and some veneer. 12 hanging pegs; Ogee base with straight legs, solid fleur de-lis at the top; S swirls; diamond shape opening at the top would have held mirror glass. Bottom would have had metal tray to collect water from umbrellas.
Source
Purchased summer of 1998 from Anita Ashley Antiques, Clarksburg, Md.
- 84" x 24" x 34-1/2". Empire style. Mahogany, rolled crest rail, shaped back and arm supports, rolled seat rail, feet. It is possible that this sofa was in the house originally and passed from owner to owner. Date is compatible with 1845 date of house.
12 " x 26". Clear glass, etched foliate and floral decorations. Smoke bell. Used in entrance hallways from the 1830s onwards. Whale oil fuel originally.