The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-16
Rare Historic Collection
Displayed in D. c. Home
Mrs. John Mock Outfits Home With Interest
ing Relics of Earlier Days-Famous Paint
ings and Remarkable Oriental Collections.

George III, OF Revolutionary fame,
Mrs. Mock has specially. framed
an old Indian design. The Persian
rug here, a Royal Bokhara rs
years old. Mrs. Mock considers
among the rather modern things
In the adjoining room her BLACK
Turner" one Of tho Engliahl
painters earliest works before he
attained his developed style, Is a
marine subject she values mucnI
more. than another later Turner
painting.
Koran on Table.
Scattered about, one may observe
variety of valuable tables, an
italian gold lacquer table of IN
seventeenth cntury, a Turkish tab's
inlaid with elephant ivory, tortoise
shell and mother of pearl, a Queen
Anne lacquer table of Orients |
character and. most remarkable of
all, a Mohammedan table in gold.
silver and copper in beautiful retic-
ulate work, upon which the entire
Koran is inscribed. By holding III
side lighted candle one may sesI
the original effect intended in I,
sacred table. which was a te .,
object, In which burned the sac. 4
IRE. 49, =
Along the stairway hang, :,
group. Of twenty-six framed map
OF early periods, Of great impoI- >
lance as showing the primitiy >
conception Of the world, EuroI
and America, and the gradual in
Nease OF knowledge. They are ia
"Hogarth" frames. a narrow, {. :.
vorite design by the great Engli n
artist. Six of these maps car
down In the family. and the othc, /,
Mrs. Mock collected with great ef
fort and search through warrior /,
dealers.
An original copy of Gustav.
Dores illustrated Bible in Fren,h
Is one of the rare books. Thor
valdsen's collection Of designs rs
medals ofrer an interesting study,
Mrs. Mock has also several picc,, ,
CT old monks furniture, hand
carved seats. benches. meat
chest and other unusual pieces.
Old EliEabethan Bed.
Inc genuine Elizabethan bed O
OAK is ornamented with a hand
carved rose design in the numhe
nVe. probably symbolic of the ~.
parts OF the British kingdom ~
mat early day. England, 1relsnd
scotland, Wales and America "A
the furniture Of this room harmon
lzes with the grandeur OF IN.
bilIaoethan antique, including al
early ecclesiastical chair. an - =
Gothic cabinet, q Jacobean cabin, !,
ana other things. When Mrs. Mo, r
SHOWS the visitor still anoth,.
Elzabethan bed, one cannot ,.il q,
DE impressed with the COLLECTOR :,
ton. ~'oca
But the very best OF all sha
saves until the last, hex rar. Cit
hese room, with the Ming nictn,,
OF the Empress and many NOR. oh.
Jects OF great interest ana vain.
Ihere is the Chinese egg cabins,
AT least 500 years old, in which ~.
custom was to preserve eRr. a..
uhureos OF years. when, accord
ins TO the taste of that dav tb.ir
.u aFor was vastly improved ana
Iney were eaten with r.lI,b
rathers and grandfather, h..
fueatneo 10 their descendants thee
shcient eggs, which went down .ir
iiies FOR generations bef,a
oe,ng enjoyed. Many old ana va,
aDie temple pieces may be found
IN MS. Mock's collection. Including
splendid Buddha, seated in Snedi.
.ation' over 500 years old; an ola
,eskwood table is beautifulIv IN
Iald with a mosaic of mother ~
pearl: The Chinese carpet is in
the design of the seven rat.. -,
In a cabinet of curios
inc inc |hinese tear bottle is interest