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Glena Cottage, where Queen Victoria visted!
Dear Mr Turlough McConnell,
I was delighted to find out our cabinet was actually an Irish Victorian Killarney marquetry Davenport, mid 19th century. It appears the thatched cottage on the top of the cabinet is Glena Cottage, where Queen Victoria visited and which also burnt down in 1916. On the side of the cabinet is an inlaid picture of a large mansion said to have been Killarney House, the residence of Earl of Kenmare where Queen Victoria was entertained in 1861. The sloping top, when raised, discloses six small drawers, and there is a secret drawer below. There is an inlaid picture of a harp, a stag and an eagle. Now, my interest has new meaning having just returned from a country with such history. I suppose my curiosity is beyond normal thinking and I tend to be a romanticist. I find the site muckross- house library very insightful. How Interesting Queen Victoria’s visit coincides so much with all the scenes on our cabinet. I am excited to research this more to find out more of this historic time, as one of the articles says “Her Majesty being “very quiet” while at Mukross. A direct quote says “Great events make me quiet and calm; it’s only trifles that irritate my nerves.”
Ireland is so beautiful; I can only imagine how it was in 1861. Can you picture yourself being invited to such an event? A day at Ross castle,
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then setting out for a day at the lakes on a stag hunt. The muckross library says, “The Royal party were then escorted to Killarney House, where a large dinner was held that evening. The next day the Queen embarked at Ross Castle for a day on the lakes. Lunch was served at Glena Cottage”. Lord Castlerosse presented a similar cabinet to Queen Victoria on the occasion of her visit to Killarney in 1861. It is on display in the Boudoir at Muckross House courtesy of the National Museum of Ireland.
May Christmas encircle you. 1909ventilo
The Dutch word “Sinterklaas” for St. Nicholas evolved into the English “Santa Claus,” thanks in part to a New York City printer, William Gilley, who published an anonymous poem referring to “Santeclaus” in a children’s book in 1821. The poem was also the first mention of a character based on St. Nicholas having a sleigh, in this case pulled by a single reindeer.
http://history1800s.about.com/od/entertainmentsport/a/christmas19thc.htm
“Wear the old coat and buy the new book.” 1909ventilo
“Wear the old coat and buy the new book.”
Austin Phelps
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$14,500 Vintage Travel Poster America’s All Year Resort!
A travel poster by Edward M. Eggleston (1883-1941) and titled “Atlantic City ” America’s All-Year Resort. It soared to $14,500. The 25″ x 41″ illustration featured an image of a beautiful woman holding a green towel at the Atlantic City beach boardwalk. Philip Weiss Auction
Illuminated dress forms!
© Maison Moschino, Milano, 2010
The hotel is located in the old neoclassical railway station on Viale Monte Grappa, 12, that opened in 1840 for the Milan-Monza route. The hotel’s creative direction is led by Rossella Jardini and Moschino’s creative team. The exterior facades were restructured to be faithful to the original structure, while the interior was completely interpreted in the Moschino style. Divided into four floors, the 65 rooms and junior suites are all different. On the ground floor, the hall and the bar welcome guests into the hotel. The restaurant Clandestino Milano extends from the hall to the terrace, the brand new ART SPA and the gym are located on the lower levels. The common thread connecting the rooms is a fairy tale theme because to sleep is perchance to dream, and dreams are fairy tales that we are allowed to experience first hand, the fables of a fantasy world that we have created. This is an alternate life in which we direct and stage the scripts of our very own play. The hotel interior reflects Moschino’s distinctive style where the ordinary world is painted with a brush of surrealism.
This is the only place I could find these illuminated dress forms! OMG! Love them, have to have them!!
The Game Of Merry Christmas sells for $6600!
Old board game of Merry Christmas sells for $6600 copyright 1898 Salem Mass USA at Morphy Auctions!
