A four-poster bed with an easily removed headboard (probably helps the air to circulate on still summer nights), a cedar trunk at the foot of the bed big enough to hold those voluminous skirts women wore in the 1800's and earlier, beautiful hair combs that would lend to the regal nature of ladies living in this home, baby cribs and carriages, a small spinning wheel unlike any I've ever seen, ...
Another sampling of unique. We think we are so smart. Well, folks back then were just as smart! Check out this shower:
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| Photo Courtesy of the Petersburg Museums, | City of Petersburg, VA | . |
(Aw man! I thought we had a picture of the showerhead, too! It's just like the big, round "rain"shower heads we see marketed today as though they are innovative... Well, trust me, it's there!) Outside of this shower are gas lights, so I guess they had "candlelight" showering. How romantic!
The rooms are huge and airy up here, too.
In the Study there is a small secretary desk , a twelve foot high mirror (certainly tall enough for even Lincoln to see himself in had it been here during his visit!)...
Portraits of former Petersburg citizens, one showing a lady with her best jewelry on - and in a clear case below the portrait, the actual jewelry! There are giant wardrobes, huge four poster beds, beautiful Crazy quilts... (The Crazy quilt was very popular during the Civil War, but this one we could get really close to - not just to photograph, but as a basic tour person!)
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There is a sewing machine unlike any antique sewing machine I have ever seen...
And, folks, these are just the items that struck ME as unique. I have to believe that there are pieces there that you have never seen the likes of yourself! Go! And take your time. Enjoy!
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