The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-04-10
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty 10
ANNA


Mrs. j. B. Carroll, q Park street, will have
aIsale Of fancy articles given by the society and
friends of the society, and in connection with
the sale, an exhibition of bric-a-brac, consisting
of furniture, China ceramics, pictures, laces,
silver and jewelry old and rare, belonging to
her and various members of the family. No
tice of the time of the exhibition will be given
in few DAYS. Connosseurs and lovers of the
beautiful will find 10 this collection of china
alone, comprising rare specimens of Daven-
port, Dresden, Derby, Pencilled, Bristol, Hu-
gen, Chiota and Japanese, Zone specimen Of
the latter being cobalt blue, and belonging to a
lost art) new field for observation. Part of
China tea-service blae and gold, presented to
Gen. II. Dearbon by Prince Talleyrand, and a
pair of Deli vases 200 years old, are conspic-
uous objects of interests.
Among the pictures is a Dutch Interior, by
Teniers, two rare engravings of the seasons by
Boydell about 100 years old, an exquisite
mosaic of the Forum, portrait of Don John,
King of Portugal, presented to Gen. 81. Dear
born by the King. The gem of the collection
is Saint Cecilia by an eminent Dutch painter
Ohio Van Veen, born at Leyden,in 1856 died at
Brussels in 1854, two pictures formerly owned
by Cardinal Fesch, and others of much merit,
but of less note,
Of furniture there are chairs Of the last GEN.
fury, a mantel clock which has licked time to
four generations, tall clock which just escap-
ed with its life at the burning Of Falmouth,
some relics of the Delano House of Cape Eliza
beth, ancient tables. among these one gilded
toilet-table with silver-cased mirror, once the
property of the unfortunate Marie Antoinette.
Among other articles of historic value are
family shoe-buckles 100 years old, coat
wrought in gold and worn by Gen. Il. Dear
istry in 1920, 1921 and 1922, medal given by
Washing ton to Gen. Dearborn, an elegant
mourning brooch painted with pulverized hair
and presented to Mrs. Wingate by Mrs. Presi-
dent Madison, silver ice-pitcher, present from
Louis Philippe to Gen. b. Dearborn, cup and
saucer bearing the initial NJ, the gift Of Mrs.
Madison to Mrs. Wingate, various crosses
made of the wood of the Constitution old
Hancock House, and of the old timbers of In
dependence Hall, silver candle-stick and two
brass chatting dishes once the property of Gen.
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beautiful specimen of skill in the art.
The unique is represented in choice collec-
ton of time-worn seals and lockets, painted
velvets, gold snuff box, camers-hair shawl,
very old point, Mechlin Irish, Blond-edge, and
Valenciennes laces, a linen napkin with history
interviewer, once the property Of Louis XIV.
toilet cushion made of embroidered silk, once
worn in dress by Mrs. Gen. Hancock and
encased in cedar wood, forming the lintels Of
the Hancock House, individual silver spoons,
large and small, fine specimens of majolica
and Faience, variety of books dating from
1919 to ITS, autographs of celebrated men OF
the olden time, rare cut glass and large va
riety Of oljet de vertu, unnecessary to enumer-
ate.
A triaing admission fee will give our citi-
zens an opportunity of seeing the best private
collection of the kind to be found in the state.