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master bed chamber
Christopher Cowan’s Bed Chamber
The Bed Chamber that forms the other half of the former hall recently has been restored to the period when Christopher Cowan is thought to have used it as his bedroom. Either the Cowans or the later Wrenshall occupants built another, smaller, bedroom and a small porch off the west side of the house adjacent to this bedroom. The smaller bedroom now houses a bathroom and the house's mechanical room.
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1785
Mahogany Dining Table
In 1781, Major General Benjamin Lincoln became the first American Secretary of War; a post that he held for two years. It is speculated that during this period Lincoln had this table made. It is one of the finest and earliest known American banquet tables and is extraordinary for its size. The principal and secondary woods are West Indian mahogany and native white pine. The slightly tapered legs are beautifully molded on their face. Fully assembled, the table seats twelve.
1800
American Federal Bowfront Chest of Drawers
This timeless and elegant statement chest of drawers has been meticulously crafted, embodying the refined artistry of the late Federal period, which followed the American War of Independence. What sets this period apart is the regional variation in techniques and the prominence of local craftsmen, each bringing unique touches to their work.
Despite these regional differences, Federal period furniture shares several common characteristics, including clean lines, masculine forms, and brass detailing. This particular chest of drawers is constructed from pine and features a lovely mahogany veneer with intricate inlay trim.
The piece's face boasts a bow front, creating an outward-facing convex curve that adds to its visual appeal. It comprises four drawers, each adorned with two brass oval-shaped pull handles. While the design is somewhat simplistic, the inlay border trim around the drawers adds a beautiful and sophisticated detail.
1800
18th-Century Washstand
In its 18th-century form the washstand was called a basin stand or basin frame, and is still sometimes described as a washhand stand. Its direct, but remote, ancestor was the monastic lavabo, ranges of basins of stone, lead or marble fed from a cistern (tank).
By degrees the lavabo became portable, and a basin frame is mentioned as early as the middle of the 17th century. Examples of earlier date than the third or fourth decade of the 18th century are, however, virtually unknown. Thenceforth, until about the end of that century, this piece of furniture was usually literally a stand. It was supported upon a tripod; a circular orifice in the top received the basin, and smaller ones were provided for a soap dish and a water-bottle. Sometimes a stand for the water-jug when the basin was in use was provided below, and very commonly there was a drawer, sometimes even two drawers, below the basin.
1781
American Federal Mantel
The Federal style mantel is a lighter, more refined version of the Georgian mantel that was popular in the United States after the Revolutionary War. The Federal style was inspired by the work of English architect Robert Adam and was prominent from the 1780s to the 1840s.
