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Meals taken in the dining room were served by domestic employees according to a very detailed code of etiquette,
depending on the size or importance of the dinner. Receptions during the holidays and for special occasions were also held
in this room.
Reed and Barton Punch Bowl A Reed and Barton American sterling silver punch bowl carries the Ida Caldwell McFaddin monogram and has matching monogrammed punch cups.
Robert Mitchell Sideboard with Silver The display and use of silver reached new heights and diversity toward the end of the nineteenth-century. As status symbols long associated with wealth and good taste, silver objects figured prominently in the decorating scheme of dining rooms across the country. The two large candelabras shown here date to 1842 and were made by Robert Garrard of London, silversmith to Queen Victoria. The naturalistic leaf and grape motif blends with the scrollwork in this example of fine rococo revival workmanship. The silver bowl in the center is by the Mauser Manufacturing Company of New York City, circa 1900; and the sideboard, by the Robert Mitchell Furniture Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, was made in the 1890s. |
