Pier Table
21'" x 42"- 1/2" x 38", Burled mahogany and maple, brass t.Ii1n, claw iron feet. Originally had a marble top. Mirrored back. One shelf. Called a petticoat table because the ladies could check their skirts to make sure their petticoats were not showing. (COL. EDITH HINTON)
Cherry Hill
c. 1840
Physical object
Looking Glass
Frame- 1-3/4" x 28-112" x 42"; Mirror, 33-1/2" x 19-1/2". Burled mahogany with gold inner rim, original glass. (COL. EDITH HIN TON)
Cherry Hill
c. 1840
English
Physical object
Engraving- Catching Rabbits
6" x 20". Frame 23-1/2" x 26-1 /2" Typical activity of the period, but these people are better dressed than most. W.S. Mount, the painter, was one of the first American artists recognized by Europeans. This scene was titled "Boys Trapping" when painted in 1839. It was engraved in Paris in 1850. (NANCY & MERLE MOORE)
Cherry Hill
c. 1850
Physical Object
Brass Push-up Candle Holder
4" high. Carried upstairs to light the way to bed. A frugal housewife used every bit of candle , which made the push-up holder more economical than the fixed candle holder.
Cherry Hill
c. Mid-19th century
English
Physical object
Electrified Hanging Lantern
12 " x 26". Clear glass, etched foliate and floral decorations. Smoke bell. Used in entrance hallways from the 1830s onwards. Whale oil fuel originally.
NATIONAL DAR
Cherry Hill
c.1830-1850
Physical object
Horsehair Sofa
- 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.
Cherry Hill
c. 1830-40
Riley
Physical object
Paisley Shawl
64" x 60". c. 1870. Design in red. This may have been made on a Draw loom, which necessitated child labor but was probably made on a Jacquard loom.
Jean Monroe
c. 1870
English
Physical Object
First Empire Hall Rack
- 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.
Purchased summer of 1998 from Anita Ashley Antiques, Clarksburg, Md.
Cherry Hill
1998
FCHF
English
Physical object
Cane
<p>-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. </p>
Purchased in Jacksonville, Fla. Sept. 1998. (FCHF)
Cherry Hill
1998
English
Physical object
Walking Stick
38" long. Date carved in stick 6 inches from the top is 2A
1847. It was Purchased August, 1998 in Statesville, N. C.
FCHF
Cherry Hill
1998
English
Physical object