Furnishings: a selection from the collection

Elizabethan-style Court Cupboard, richly carved wood with intricate inlay as well as caryatid figures, lion faces, and cup-and-cover embellishments.

Jacobean-style Sideboard, carved oak, bulbous legs, hammered brass pulls.

Windsor Chair and Candlestick

Windsor Captain's Chair (one of a pair) 19th century, burled yew wood.  Paschal Candlestick (one of a pair), 18th century, Italian, gold leaf on gessoed wood.  The detailed carvings reveal cherubs, stars, and a dog with a flaming torch in its mouth.  These are symbols of St. Dominic.

Yorkshire Wainscot Chair, 17th century-style, oak.

Side Table, 17th century-style, Flemish or Dutch, oak, bulbous legs, Jacobean brass pulls.  The top tilts back to reveal a multi-compartment money drawer.  It was reportedly used by Mr. Pubroom, a Dutch landowner, who sat under a tree on May 1 of each year and collected rent from his tenants,

Jacobean-style Cupboard, Dutch/Flemish influence, oak top, ivory inlay, brass pulls, bun feet.

Persian Rug, 19th century, Mahal style.

Queen Anne Settle: 18th century, English, upholstered in antique velvet and French needlework tapestry.  Formerly in the British Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Ginger jars, 18th century, Chinese.  These blue and white jars were brought to the U.S. by Stephen Girard, an American entrepreneur who enjoyed a lucrative career purchasing Chinese export porcelain in the 1770s and 1780s.