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Downstairs Hall
Subject
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This is the entrance hallway for the farm house.
Description
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This large hall got a cross breeze in the summer when the doors on either side were opened.
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English
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Title
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Pier Table
Type
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Physical object
Description
An account of the resource
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)
Publisher
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Cherry Hill
Date
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c. 1840
c. 1840
COL. EDITH HINTON
downstairs hall
Table
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Title
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Parlor
Subject
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The parlor of Cherry Hill
Description
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Right off the downstairs hallway is the parlor. In the 1850s the parlor was a very formal room, usually reserved for the great events of life - weddings, christenings and funerals. The parlor was generally off limits to children, except for special occasions. The parlor was also the room where company was formally entertained. Mid-19th century entertainment might mean conversation, parlor games, music, singing or dancing.
The furnshings in Cherry Hill are not original to the house but are of the mid-19th century period. Some of the furniture in the parlor is from the DAR collection. The setting reflects a middle to upper-middle class lifestyle. While not as extravagant as a plantation home, the house certainly reflects the lifestyle of a family with a profitable farming enterprise. The parlor was a place to display more elaborate, expensive pieces revealing one's tastes and refinement. In the 1850s this could mean a fine whale oil lamp, fancy candlesticks or a melodiane
Publisher
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Cherry Hill
Date
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1850s
Language
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English
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Title
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Pedestal black marble-top table
Description
An account of the resource
Crotch-grained mahogany veneer
Date
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c. 1830-1850.
Language
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English
Type
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Physical Object
c. 1830-1850
Parlor
Table
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Title
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Parlor
Subject
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The parlor of Cherry Hill
Description
An account of the resource
Right off the downstairs hallway is the parlor. In the 1850s the parlor was a very formal room, usually reserved for the great events of life - weddings, christenings and funerals. The parlor was generally off limits to children, except for special occasions. The parlor was also the room where company was formally entertained. Mid-19th century entertainment might mean conversation, parlor games, music, singing or dancing.
The furnshings in Cherry Hill are not original to the house but are of the mid-19th century period. Some of the furniture in the parlor is from the DAR collection. The setting reflects a middle to upper-middle class lifestyle. While not as extravagant as a plantation home, the house certainly reflects the lifestyle of a family with a profitable farming enterprise. The parlor was a place to display more elaborate, expensive pieces revealing one's tastes and refinement. In the 1850s this could mean a fine whale oil lamp, fancy candlesticks or a melodiane
Publisher
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Cherry Hill
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1850s
Language
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English
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Title
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Pedestal Fliptop Card Table
Description
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It was made in the American Empire style with crotch grained mahogany veneer on the side and four brass claw feet.
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NATIONAL DAR
Date
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c. 1805-25
Language
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English
Type
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Physical Object
c. 1805-25
NATIONAL DAR
Parlor
Table
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Dinning Room
Description
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The dining room was the center of home life in the mid-19th century. Here the family gathered three times a day for meals. In this room parents and children could eat, talk, and play games in a relaxed atmosphere of informality. The family grew most of the food served in this room. While at Cherry Hill, the Blaisdells (1857-68) grew a variety of crops, fruits and vegetables. In addition, they raised chickens for personal consumption and to sell at the market in Washington, D.C. Items they would have purchased at the town general store included salt, sugar, spices, coffee, tea, and flour. Among the more unusual items purchased by William H. Harvey, the first owner of Cherry Hill (1844-1846), were raisins, a coconut, and a barrel of herring.
The "ponderous sideboard" was essential to a well furnished dining room of the mid-19th century. The family stored their silver and table linens in the sideboard. Younger members of the family were more interested in the large cookie tin often kept in the sideboard.
Note the woodwork in the room. Mantels in farmhouses were usually made of wood and painted. It was unusual to have a cupboard built into the room.
The wallpaper in this room is a documented reproduction of a pattern found in General Moore's home in Winchester, Virginia in 1861. Remnants of this wallpaper were found during the restoration of the Moore house. During the Civil War, General Stonewall Jackson for a time had his headquarters in the Moore home. In a letter to his wife Jackson described the wallpaper as follows, "The walls are papered with elegant gilt paper. I don't remember to have ever seen more beautiful papering ... If I only had my little woman here, the room would be set off."
Language
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English
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Dining table
Description
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Walnut Sheraton drop-leaf with a single end drawer.
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FCHF
Publisher
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Cherry Hill
Date
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mid-19th century
Language
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English
Type
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Physical Object
dinning room
FCHF
mid-19th century
Table
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Dinning Room
Description
An account of the resource
The dining room was the center of home life in the mid-19th century. Here the family gathered three times a day for meals. In this room parents and children could eat, talk, and play games in a relaxed atmosphere of informality. The family grew most of the food served in this room. While at Cherry Hill, the Blaisdells (1857-68) grew a variety of crops, fruits and vegetables. In addition, they raised chickens for personal consumption and to sell at the market in Washington, D.C. Items they would have purchased at the town general store included salt, sugar, spices, coffee, tea, and flour. Among the more unusual items purchased by William H. Harvey, the first owner of Cherry Hill (1844-1846), were raisins, a coconut, and a barrel of herring.
The "ponderous sideboard" was essential to a well furnished dining room of the mid-19th century. The family stored their silver and table linens in the sideboard. Younger members of the family were more interested in the large cookie tin often kept in the sideboard.
Note the woodwork in the room. Mantels in farmhouses were usually made of wood and painted. It was unusual to have a cupboard built into the room.
The wallpaper in this room is a documented reproduction of a pattern found in General Moore's home in Winchester, Virginia in 1861. Remnants of this wallpaper were found during the restoration of the Moore house. During the Civil War, General Stonewall Jackson for a time had his headquarters in the Moore home. In a letter to his wife Jackson described the wallpaper as follows, "The walls are papered with elegant gilt paper. I don't remember to have ever seen more beautiful papering ... If I only had my little woman here, the room would be set off."
Language
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English
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Title
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Mahogany card table
Description
An account of the resource
Folded top with a molded apron.
Source
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THELMA ROGERS
Publisher
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Cherry Hill
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
c. 1840-60
Language
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English
Type
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Physical Object
c. 1840-60
dinning room
Table
THELMA ROGERS
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Keeping Room
Description
An account of the resource
This room is not the original kitchen at Cherry Hill. The original kitchen was where the modem kitchen is today. This room was originally called a "keeping room". It served as a pantry where dishes and food could be stored. It also served as a barrier between the kitchen and dining room. Unlike today, people in the mid-1800s did not like the smell of food permeating the house. It was thought to be "lower class" to have smells coming out of the kitchen. The first hint of food was the presentation at the dining room table.
Inventories of Cherry Hill indicate cookstoves were used by the very first owners of Cherry Hill. The hearth in this room is too shallow to have ever been used for cooking, although it is presently set up with hearth cooking utensils.
Although this is not the original kitchen , one can still get a feel for the daily activities that took place in a kitchen in the 1850s. Notice there is no running water in the kitchen, only a dry sink. Water was drawn from the well in wooden buckets and carried into the house on a wooden yoke like the one in the bucket next to the table. Refrigeration was also a problem. People stored much of their produce downstairs in the nice cool cellar. The cellar is behind the door next to the back staircase. At one time Cherry Hill also had an icehouse for storing things that needed to be kept cooler.
There are many signs of how food was gathered and prepared. The musket is an indication of how meat was often obtained. Nothing was ever wasted. The down (soft feathers) from game were used to stuff pillows or in this case a turkey feather was used as a baster. The sugar cone, like the one on the table, originally came wrapped in indigo colored paper. This paper was often saved, boiled in water and later used as fabric dye.
Other interesting items found on the table include a pot scrubber, potato masher, old clamp iron, apple corer and coffee grinder. Some objects have changed more than other over time.
Over the fireplace herbs are drying, much as they would have been in the 1850s. The herbs hung to dry on the fireplace are typical of the resourcefulness of the housewife in using plants near to hand. Sage was used to flavor meats and to mask the odor of any faint taint. Tansy was used around the doors and windowsills to keep ants away. Cinnamon could also be used but was too expensive for most people to use for such a purpose.
There is also a com dryer over the fireplace. The pair of cooking utensils were often custom made by the blacksmith, tailored in the length of the woman's arm. On the mantle a candlemaker, lantern, tole painted tin pitcher and tin box can also be found.
Unless noted, items in the keeping room are gifts of the Northern Virginia Antique Arts
Association.
Publisher
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Cherry Hill
Language
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English
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Title
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Table
Description
An account of the resource
Made of pine and maple wood.
Publisher
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Cherry Hill
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
early to mid-19th century
Language
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English
Type
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Physical Object
early to mid-19th century.
keeping room
Table
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Adult's Bedroom
Description
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The mid-19th century bedroom often reflected the interests of its inhabitants. Here the lady of the house could work on sewing projects if she was fortunate enough to have one of the newest labor saving devices -the sewing machine.
Publisher
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Cherry Hill
Language
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English
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Title
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Rectangular Pine Candle Stand
Description
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Yellow pine candle stand with rectangular plank top and edge skirt raised on square tapered legs. It is an American Country piece.
Source
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Mr. & Mrs. Crump
Publisher
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Cherry Hill
Date
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c. 1800
Language
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English
Type
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Physical Object
adult bedroom
c. 1800
CRUMP
Table
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Title
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Parlor
Subject
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The parlor of Cherry Hill
Description
An account of the resource
Right off the downstairs hallway is the parlor. In the 1850s the parlor was a very formal room, usually reserved for the great events of life - weddings, christenings and funerals. The parlor was generally off limits to children, except for special occasions. The parlor was also the room where company was formally entertained. Mid-19th century entertainment might mean conversation, parlor games, music, singing or dancing.
The furnshings in Cherry Hill are not original to the house but are of the mid-19th century period. Some of the furniture in the parlor is from the DAR collection. The setting reflects a middle to upper-middle class lifestyle. While not as extravagant as a plantation home, the house certainly reflects the lifestyle of a family with a profitable farming enterprise. The parlor was a place to display more elaborate, expensive pieces revealing one's tastes and refinement. In the 1850s this could mean a fine whale oil lamp, fancy candlesticks or a melodiane
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Cherry Hill
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1850s
Language
A language of the resource
English
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Title
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Work Table
Description
An account of the resource
Made in the empire style of furniture. Solid mahogany and veneer. Has two drawers with non original brass knobs.
Publisher
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Cherry Hill
Language
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English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Physical Object
empire style
Parlor
Table
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Title
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Parlor
Subject
The topic of the resource
The parlor of Cherry Hill
Description
An account of the resource
Right off the downstairs hallway is the parlor. In the 1850s the parlor was a very formal room, usually reserved for the great events of life - weddings, christenings and funerals. The parlor was generally off limits to children, except for special occasions. The parlor was also the room where company was formally entertained. Mid-19th century entertainment might mean conversation, parlor games, music, singing or dancing.
The furnshings in Cherry Hill are not original to the house but are of the mid-19th century period. Some of the furniture in the parlor is from the DAR collection. The setting reflects a middle to upper-middle class lifestyle. While not as extravagant as a plantation home, the house certainly reflects the lifestyle of a family with a profitable farming enterprise. The parlor was a place to display more elaborate, expensive pieces revealing one's tastes and refinement. In the 1850s this could mean a fine whale oil lamp, fancy candlesticks or a melodiane
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Cherry Hill
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1850s
Language
A language of the resource
English
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Title
A name given to the resource
Sewing Table
Description
An account of the resource
Pedestal table with three drawers, one of them beveled. It has an acanthus leaf pedestal and white porcelain knobs (most likely not original). The edge is hand carved and it is empire style.
Source
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DAR
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Cherry Hill
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Physical Object
DAR
empire style
Parlor
Table
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Title
A name given to the resource
Keeping Room
Description
An account of the resource
This room is not the original kitchen at Cherry Hill. The original kitchen was where the modem kitchen is today. This room was originally called a "keeping room". It served as a pantry where dishes and food could be stored. It also served as a barrier between the kitchen and dining room. Unlike today, people in the mid-1800s did not like the smell of food permeating the house. It was thought to be "lower class" to have smells coming out of the kitchen. The first hint of food was the presentation at the dining room table.
Inventories of Cherry Hill indicate cookstoves were used by the very first owners of Cherry Hill. The hearth in this room is too shallow to have ever been used for cooking, although it is presently set up with hearth cooking utensils.
Although this is not the original kitchen , one can still get a feel for the daily activities that took place in a kitchen in the 1850s. Notice there is no running water in the kitchen, only a dry sink. Water was drawn from the well in wooden buckets and carried into the house on a wooden yoke like the one in the bucket next to the table. Refrigeration was also a problem. People stored much of their produce downstairs in the nice cool cellar. The cellar is behind the door next to the back staircase. At one time Cherry Hill also had an icehouse for storing things that needed to be kept cooler.
There are many signs of how food was gathered and prepared. The musket is an indication of how meat was often obtained. Nothing was ever wasted. The down (soft feathers) from game were used to stuff pillows or in this case a turkey feather was used as a baster. The sugar cone, like the one on the table, originally came wrapped in indigo colored paper. This paper was often saved, boiled in water and later used as fabric dye.
Other interesting items found on the table include a pot scrubber, potato masher, old clamp iron, apple corer and coffee grinder. Some objects have changed more than other over time.
Over the fireplace herbs are drying, much as they would have been in the 1850s. The herbs hung to dry on the fireplace are typical of the resourcefulness of the housewife in using plants near to hand. Sage was used to flavor meats and to mask the odor of any faint taint. Tansy was used around the doors and windowsills to keep ants away. Cinnamon could also be used but was too expensive for most people to use for such a purpose.
There is also a com dryer over the fireplace. The pair of cooking utensils were often custom made by the blacksmith, tailored in the length of the woman's arm. On the mantle a candlemaker, lantern, tole painted tin pitcher and tin box can also be found.
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Tripod Table
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Cherry Hill
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Parlor
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