| Figure 2. The paneled fireplace wall of the dining room
is original and is similar to the one in the parlor. All the paneling in the house
is attributed to Reuben Beman Jr. (b. 1742), a cabinetmaker known to have worked in
Kent Hollow in the late eighteenth century. The door at the left of the fireplace opens
into a shallow closet. The maple Boston chair at the right of the fireplace was made
c. 1700 and retains its original red paint. The brass andirons of c. 1800 are from the
Kent region and the mirrored sconces of about the same date were made in New England. |
