Volume 1, Number 5 - Fall 1962
Ellison Antiques |
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Among the items willed to the Society by James H. (Jim) Ellison is a lady's trunk dating from the latter part of the nineteenth century. Lined in beige, small figured paper bordered in blue, the trunk lid has a fashion plate from Godey's Lady's Book. The date of the illustration is not yet known, but from the gowns pictured seems to be of the 1870's. | |||||||
Shown at lower right are hames to which Mr. Ellison had attached this note:
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The mortar and pestle is of the found variety and was used to grind or pound ingredients. |
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Below is the keystone from a large fireplace. In addition to the clearly-carved date, there is a faint design of a bird and what appears to be the trunk of a tree. |
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