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The dining room is also called
the Schrade Room because of a large monetary donation given
by the Schrade Family for the restoration of the room. Chair
rails were copied from a small piece that was still in place
on the north wall. The furnishings in this room are of the
Empire Period. One of the distinguishing
features of this period can be seen on the
sideboard, the use of animal paw designs on
the legs of the furniture and animal heads with nose rings
as drawer pulls. On the top of the side board are two rare
knife boxes that date to about 1790. The design in the cover
is inlaid wood, not painted; the latch and feet are finely
wrought silver.
Also on the sideboard is a
Staffordshire platter with a Hudson River scene on it (or a
canton bowl given by Mrs. Embler-Hill in memory of G.S.
Millspaugh).
Over the sideboard is a
portrait of Dr. David Fowler (1755-1835), an early Newburgh
physician. The other portrait is that of Capt. Thomas W.
Bradley, a member of the famed "Orange
Blossoms"--Company H (Walden) of the 124th regiment
of New York State Volunteers raised during the Civil War and
later a great benefactor of the Village of
Walden.
Other items of
interest:
- Sheraton card table with
reeded legs
- Empire mahogany dining
room chairs with lyre backs
- Box on legs is an early
wine/brandy cabinet
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If you would
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contact: Gail
Yeaple
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Definition: Empire
Period
The Empire style overlaps the Federal Era and
dates from 1820 to 1860. The period is officially known as
Greek Revival, which was the exterior architectural style of
the period.
Definition:
Sideboard
A sideboard is an item of furniture. Originally,
as indicated by its name, a sideboard would have been used
for serving food, but it came to be a household object found
in a living room, where items such as books or ornaments
might be found. It is now almost obsolete.
Definition: Orange
Blossoms
The 124th New York State Volunteers from Orange County, New
York
During the Civil War, there were 567 casualties
from the 124th
NYSV "Orange
Blossoms" during the period 1861-1865. A Medals of Honor was
Granted by the President to:
BRADLEY, THOMAS W.,
Sergeant, Company H (Walden), and Captain, Company B
(Goshen), for great gallantry at the battle of
Chancellorsvill, Va., May 3, 1863.
Definition: reeded
Furniture term: An edge with a profile consisting
of a series of parallel convex moldings, each of which
called a reed. Reeding is the reverse of fluting.
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