Walnut hallstand with beveled French-plate mirror on cloak door. Two sets of scroll-shaped pillars surmount the crest. Three decorative, functional cast metal hooks are mounted on both sides of the cloak closet. A Tennessee marble seat is centered beneath the cloak door that surmounts a single drawer with a wrought iron ring pull. The seat is flanked by walnut shaped umbrella supports with green cast iron drip plates at their base terminating on bun feet.
Provenance
Harriet Lane Johnston
to - Mr. C. Long (likely purchased at 9/17/1884 Davis & Harvey Auction, Philadelphia, PA)
A brass candle holder has a central socket known as the capital which holds the candle; the capital has decorative pairs of incised lines set at one quarter distance from the top, six in the center and two one quarter distance from the bottom. The capital also features an oblong-shaped opening with a short handle protruding for the thumb to raise the candle up through the capital as it burns. The capital surmounts a brass drip pan with a loop-shaped finger grip riveted to the underside lip of the drip pan.
Year Range From
1830
Year Range To
1870
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Butler's Pantry
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Work Table
Storage Shelf
Table Top
Object Name
Chamberstick
Material
Brass
Height (cm)
12.065
Height (ft)
0.3958333333
Height (in)
4.75
Depth (cm)
1.905
Depth (ft)
0.0625
Depth (in)
0.75
Diameter (cm)
17.145
Diameter (ft)
0.5625
Diameter (in)
6.75
Dimension Details
Depth dimension is only the tray
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2022-02-01
Condition Notes
Several dents on the drip pan from use, the thumb lever and hogscraper is missing as is the extinguisher that would have been attached to the finger handle.
A pewter teapot with a metal handle painted black. The painted metal handle and the form is typical of mid- to late-19th century New England pewtersmiths. Form is a reverse mold construction; the casting is reversed upon itself and soldered at the middle. The ornate finial also suggests a late 19th century manufacture date.
A pewter water pitcher made in a form similar to the Boardmans pewtersmiths of Hartford, Connecticut. Boardmans' pewter shop was in business from 1804-1873.
