The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-07
ANTIQUES.
Loan Exhibit
Opens Today
AT ANTIQUITY HALL.
Many Articles of Historic
Interest Secured.

The Worcester Society of Antiquity
VIII open its loan exhibition of antio,u-
ties this evening at o'clock, to mem
bers only and tomorrow morning al
1880 o'clock, to the public for an adj
mission fee. Membership cards must
be shown by members at the door. ia
secure admission.
Inc exhibition will be arranged in a
novel and interesting manner. There
VIII be four rooms furnished entirely
with antiques, which will present an
excellent picture of rooms in the bouse
Oh a wealthy merchant or official one
hundred years ago. The furniture
loaned is of the richest and finest and
inuch OF 1t possesses also an historical
interest. Everything will be carefllIIv
labelled, and as far as possible each
piece viii have with it the name of
the former owner long ago. and the
present one. ~ 'iie
Inc parlor will hold two carved ma
nogany claw-foot sofas. an old Glenn
ents piano of inlaid mahogany with
slender legs, and keyboard of yellowed
ivory, with its contracted space of only
nVe octaves. The piano stool is OF ma
hogany, with claw feet, and the sides
OF the seat are formed of dolphins
whose tails support a little half rail.
here VIII be the carved bridal chest.
or oak, two hundred years old ma
hogany tables, and a great variety of
most interesting chairs. There viii
be an old Kinnicutt chair. a Waldo q
Salisbury, a Paine, a Cheever chair.
one which belonged to Sheriff Ward of
shrewsbury, one nearly two hundred
years old, of oak, which was once the
property of Gen. Henry Dearborn of
revolutionary fame; one of Gov.
Strong's old chairs, the old high backed
chair which was once the deacon's
chair, and stood down in front of the
pulpit in the old wooden meeting house.
the first meeting house in Westboro,
Which burned down in 1920. This chair
was saved from the fire and has been
handed down from that time. The old
ornaments, candlesticks and everything
in the room will be in keeping with
the olden time, and upon the wall will
hang mirrors, among them one which
was in the room in the old Schuyler
mansion in New York state when
Washington stopped there.
The dining room will be set with a
| fine old polished mahogany table, and
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inlaid mahogany sideboard, and tall
"grandfather's clock" The table will
be set with old china and old Sheffield
! plates, candlesticks and coasters for the
old cut glass decanters On the side
board will be the old copper coffee urr
which belonged to William Bllery, the
signer of the declaration of independ-
ence. The bedroom will have of course
its four post bedstead of mahogany; its
old cheval glass with twisted columns
! supporting the swinging mirror; it's cor
ner washstand, with tiny old dark blue
wash bowl and pitcher; curious ole
/ towel rack; a fine mahogany high
boy or thigh daddy" and a small ma
hogany '1ow boy or dressing table
with dressing mirror, a little light
stand by the bed, with it's candlestick
and shutters and tray.
The kitchen has it's fireplace, with
cranes and all sorts of cooking uten-
sis, with the shelf over it filed with
cases of interesting things old needle
work, embroideries, laces and trinkets
There are some fine old pieces of silver
old spoons, pitchers and porringers, and
several old watches, one presented by
George Washington to Col. Joseph
Ward
Among the china treasures is a Sc
rieS of plates which belonged to Varl-
GUS presidents of the United States, be-
ginning with Washington's Cincinnati
china. and going on with Jefferson
Monroe, Pierce, Lincoln, Grant and
Harrison All these plates were in use
at the White House during the various
administrations.
Indeed, there is much to interest one
in this exhibition of colonial furnish
ings and other things, and the public
will be much indebted to the Society
of Antiquity for this opportunity of
seeing the treasures of the past which
are usually secluded in quiet Worces-
ter homes, and for this glimpse of the
belongings of the ancestors of so many
well--known families. 1t is hoped that
the opening night, which is for mem
bers only, will be most fully attend
ed. The exhibition will remain open
for ten days, from 1890 a. m. until 10
D. m.