Crawford Riddell Furniture

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Apo zvinosvika kumumyuziyamu-michina yemhando, zvidimbu zveCrawford Riddell zvichibva kuFiladelphia, Pennsylvania zviri kuisa chiratidzo. Izvi zvinonyanya kuitika pane imwe nzvimbo yekurara yakagadzwa nevateveri vaHenry Clay kuti vafukidze izvo zvakaguma zvakava muimba yekamuri yeLincoln.

Zvechokwadi, sezvo Clay yakanga isina kusarudzwa, midziyo yakatengwa neboka reW Whig haina kumboguma mu White House.

Imwe yekamuri yekamuri yakatakurwa pashure pokunge yatengwa kuLouisana pane nzvimbo iyo yakawanda yeminda yakashandiswa nayo mumba make.

Bhedha kusvika kune yakagadzirwa yakatengwa neDallas Museum yeArt ye $ 450 000 muna 2000, mari yakawanda yechikamu kubva panguva iyoyo, maererano neshoko rakabatana muNew York Times. Zvakazozivikanwa seHenry Clay Rosedown Plantation Armoire, chimwe chikamu chinobva kune iyi yakakurumbira suite, chakapiwa kuLouisana State Museum neMS Rau Antiques yeNew Orleans muna 2015 (ona nyaya yakazara pasi apa). Iyi mhizha yakaita kuti chiitiko chekucherechedza kwekushanda kweCrawford Riddell, kunyanya kwezvidimbu zvakasimba zvewoodwood.

Chokwadi, hazvizivikanwi zvakawanda pamusoro peRiddell kunze kwekuti aive achigadzirisa fenicha mumavambo-kusvika pakati pema1800, uye akaita basa rakanaka. Seth Thayer, a Chicago-based museum consultant uyo akamboshanda paArt Institute yeChicago, akaudza i New York Times kuti: '' Hatizivi zvakawanda pamusoro pake.

Akanga ari muchengeti wema cabinet uyo ane nzvimbo yaakakwereta kune vamwe vashandi vehurumende. Vangadaro vakamubatsira pane izvi.

Pane zvimwe zvikwata zveCrawford Riddell zvinokosha here? Kunze kwekuti vaine rudzi rwakadaro rwezvakawanikwa sezvikamu zvemu museum, zvichida kwete. Asi, chikamu chero chipi nechipi naCrawford Riddell chakatsinhirwa chiratidzo chinofanira kuongororwa kubva kune antique furniture expert kuti aongorore chimiro nehutano asati apa kukosha kwahwo.

Kuwedzeresa, kuedza kudzorerwa kunyanzvi pane chimwe chikamu che Riddell furniture (kana chero chigadziko chakareba) hachisi chinhu chakanaka. Vagadziri vepamusoro peralar antique furniture vanotarisira kuti kuguma kuve kwepakutanga, saka iwe unogona kuderedza zvikuru kukosha kana kuparadza zvachose chidimbu chinokosha nekuedza kuzvichenesa iwe pachako.

The Henry Clay Rosedown Plantation Armoire

MS Rau Antiques, Chikwata cheFrench chinzvimbo muNew Orleans kubva muna 1912, chakazivisa chipo cha Henry Clay Rosedown Plantation Armoire kuLouisana State Museum muna 2015.

Ichi chikamu chisingawanzoitiki chakaitwa sechikamu chekamuri yekamuri neChwford Riddell yePhiladelphia kuti ishandiswe muVhite House, uye ingadai yakagara mune izvo zvino yava kuzivikanwa seLincoln Bedroom iyo Henry Clay akakunda mukana wekuti mutungamiri wehurumende muna 1844. Pane kudaro , the suite yakatengeswa nevatsigiri veClay kuna Daniel Turnbull, aikodent cotton baron uyo akashandisa firimu muRosedown Plantation yake muSt. Fancisville, Louisiana.

"Takawana chikamu ichi kubva kune waimbova muridzi nguva pfupi mushure mokunge State of Louisiana ichitenga Rosedown Plantation muna 2000 ndokubva yatengesa iyo kune mutengi," akadaro Bill Rau, muridzi we MS Rau Antiques pamusangano wekubudiswa. "Tinofara kuti takawanazve chidimbu ichi uye tine mukana wekupa chidimbu nechibvumirano chakadai kumamamiti anokosha."

Irodhiyo (inoratidzwa pamusoro) inoumbwa neBrazil rosewood (ikozvino inopera) neGothic Revival styling. Iyo yakazara nemirasi miviri ye gothic iyo inozaruka kune rumwe rutivi rwezvigadzirwa zvekugadzirira, uye nenzira iyo inotsanangurwa se "winged" armoire. Iyo mikova miviri yakazarurirwa kune imwe nzvimbo yekuchengetedza kusanganisira chivakwa chemukati chevakiki. Chikamu chimwe nechimwe chinochengetedza pende yepakutanga yebhuruu, uye zvigadziri zvakare zvakapedzwa muBrazil rosewoodwood pamitambo yepakati. Pasi pose, iri mumamiriro ezvinhu asina kukodzera ave akatamirwa mumunda muna 1845 uye akagara ipapo kusvika muna 2000.

"Henry Clay Armoire ingangove imwe yezvikamu zvakakosha zvema19th century furniture muAmerica," akadaro Mark Tullos, Mutevedzeri weLouisana State Museum pamusangano wekubudiswa. "Tinotenda kuBill Rau uye MS Rau Antiques nekuda kwechipo ichi chakanaka uye nekubatsira kuchengetedza chikamu chakaisvonaka chezvizvarwa zvichauya."

Imwe faira yakaisvonaka uye yakaisvonaka yakagadzirirwa iyo pachayo yakagadzirwa kunyange yakakosha zvikuru nemagwaro akanyorwa uye kutakura Crawford Riddell mark. Ichi chikwata chinowira muchikwata chapamusoro cheunyanzvi hwakanaka.