Calling Card Tray - footed; silverplate over copper; probably English. These trays were kept on hall tables so visitors could leave their calling cards. Purchased in Virginia, 1998.
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.
Publisher
Cherry Hill
Date
c. Mid-19th century
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
Dublin Core
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.
Publisher
Cherry Hill
Date
1998
Contributor
FCHF
Language
English
Type
Physical object
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Dublin Core
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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1847. It was Purchased August, 1998 in Statesville, N. C.
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Dublin Core
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.
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.
A painting of a unknown gentleman of the period with a wooden frame. Attributed to A J. Riley who has no relation to Cherry Hill Rileys. Chelsea. London. England.