THEN -- if we're lucky -- somebody has brought a SEW AND TELL...
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| On this day -- it was LP. She's still whittling away on her Row by Row panels. |
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| This (mostly paper pieced) panel was from a local Quilt Shop. A Riverboat, of course.... |
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| I took a lot of pictures. EVERYTHING in this mansion is original. |
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| I lost count of the fireplaces. |
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| The woodworking has never been touched. |
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| So many of the rooms reminded us of Downton Abbey... |
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| AND THE PLUMBING..!! Imagine this luxurious china bathtub in 1909...it weighs over 500 pounds!! |
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| But I thought the most remarkable thing about the mansion was all the original plaster... |
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| Holy Cow!! When you think it's over 100 years old -- it is in every room, on the ceilings, the walls, the fireplaces...and it's ALL ORIGINAL... |
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| All in excellent condition...as though it was just finished... |
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| Really -- we didn't learn much about the plaster in this mansion -- but I've never seen anything like it. |
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| It made me wonder who did this work? Was it common i 1909? What was the process? |
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| Is it a lost art? |
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| And THANK GOD this mansion has remained in such a pristine, untouched condition for over 100 years... |
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| And it never had to suffer a bad 1970's remodel... |
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| Every ceiling in every room was different -- and SPECTACULAR... |
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| Every fireplace had a different plaster theme... |
The term "lost art" has never been more meaningful. How did we lose this art?
When did plaster quit being an option? What happened to the artisans who did this work? How were they trained? Why did it stop? Did the demand go away? Did they not have a good apprentice program? Why would people quit doing this?
Was it cost prohibitive? Did it simply go out of fashion? Was it replaced by a cheaper, easier process?
Did the invention of drywall destroy the plaster business?
I'm just saying...we pay a huge price for progress.
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