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A. Ramona - Your piece appears to be a fixture designed to fit Carved Furniture and Interiors” by Jennifer L. Howe Associate Curator of
above a fireplace mantle or for use as a foyer piece. I do not believe it Decorative Arts, published by the Cincinnati Art Museum. It is available
was attached to a sideboard because the finials in the front fall below for as little a $22.00 from Amazon.com. Once you get a little more
the bottom rail. While the carving is very good, your piece is much later familiar with the Cincinnati work you will clearly see the difference. A
than the Cincinnati movement of the 1850s. The Cincinnati Art Carved few trips to the Museum would prove interesting. General admission to
segment of the Aesthetic Movement of the late 19th century actually the Cincinnati Museum is free. Here is a portion of the Museum’s website
began when three English carvers dealing with the Pitmans.
settled in Cincinnati in the 1850s and http://www.cincinnati.com/cam/
immediately made a name for themselves cincinnatiwing/camfurniture.html
in the interior design business. Over
the years the founders, Henry Lindley Send your comments, questions and pictures to me
Frye, his son William Henry Frye and Ben at PO Box 215, Crystal River, FL 34423 or email them
Pitman (1822-1895), created a carving to me at info@furnituredetective.com.
Visit Fred’s website at www.furnituredetective.
environment that produced some of com, and check out the downloadable “Common
America’s most influential 19th century Sense Antiques” columns in .pdf format. His book
“HOW TO BE A FURNITURE DETECTIVE” is now
architectural artifacts and furniture. In available for $18.95 plus $3.00 shipping. Send check
1872 the Pitmans created a carving school or money order for $21.95 to Fred Taylor, PO Box 215,
that taught the women of Cincinnati how Crystal River, FL 34423
Fred and Gail Taylor’s DVD, “IDENTIFICATION OF
to carve. OLDER & ANTIQUE FURNITURE”, ($17.00 + $3.00
Yours is a factory made piece in S&H) are also available at the same address. For
more information call (800) 387-6377 (9AM-4PM
the late Eastlake style. Cincinnati work is ↑This fireplace or foyer mirror was factory made in the Eastlake Eastern, M-F only), fax 352-563-2916, or e-mail info@
much more intricate than your mirror. The period of the 1880s or 1890s. It is too plain and mechanical to be part furnituredetective.com. All items are also available
best book on the subject is “Cincinnati Art- of the Cincinnati Art Carved school of the Aesthetic Movement. directly from the website, www.furnituredetective.com.

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