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Figure 4. The folding table shown in
this view of the old kitchen is one of the few to have survived
intact. It is especially rare to find the original brackets. In Philo Beardsley's
day the shelves held bread baked in the oven in the kitchen fireplace. The loaves were
protected by a door consisting of a wooden frame stretched with stenciled homespun linen
and anchored by leather hinges. The door is now stored in the attic. The canteen at the
right on the top shelf is believed to have belonged to Philo Beardsley. The New England
maple side chair of c. 1750 combines features of the William and Mary and Queen Anne
styles. |