Recreating missing historic features is often part of restoring a house. This chimney cupboard (and the fireplace, brick oven, mantel, and much of the associated trim) had been removed decades before Whitten House was restored. Careful investigation indicated that there was sufficient physical and documentary information available to accurately reconstruct the missing elements.
Taking it to another level, the Podmore-Walker & Co. “Venus” transferware pattern, green and blue edged wares, and Reed and Barton pewter teapot all match items documented to have been in the house in the 19th century.
An article about identifying and collecting the 19th century china at Whitten House can be found at: http://ow.ly/DcKw50Bsqoc.
The restoration of this room is described and shown in detail as an example project in “Restoring Your Historic House, The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners.” A method for restoring antique transferware is described in my book, “Cleaning Historic Staffordshire Transferware.” Signed and personalized copies of both books are available directly from the author on this site, click here: https://yourhistorichouse.com/shop/.
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