Recently I was searching for information and images of round corner card tables and came across this recent blog post. http://bringbackthehandtools.blogspot.com/2014/03/gadrooning.html I had never seen the blog before but immediately recognized the cropped image of a seat rail. It is an armchair in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Several additional images can … Continue reading Gadrooning Redux
Month: May 2015
Thomas Nevell Account Book
I've had several inquiries about the location of Thomas Nevell's account book and how I access the scans I've used in the posts. The account book is in the collection of the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Several years ago the the account book was scanned … Continue reading Thomas Nevell Account Book
Mount Pleasant at 250 Years
In 1765, 250 years ago this month of May, Mount Pleasant was completed. Thomas Nevell, his journeymen and apprentices along with sub- contractors in other trades, were putting the finishing touches on the “plantation” that included a main house, two pavilions, a barn, a stable and carriage house, a smoke house, and a necessary. On … Continue reading Mount Pleasant at 250 Years
In Proportion to the Trouble 