by gwffoundation | Oct 4, 2018 | Building George's House, Furniture, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
In July, we were very excited to see the culmination of at least a year’s worth of research and work when the “best bed” was installed in the Hall Back Room (the master bedchamber) of the Washington House. Between its imposing size (it nearly touches the ceiling) and...
by gwffoundation | Nov 30, 2017 | Furniture, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
What do you think curtains look like after hundreds of years in Virginia’s soils? Naturally, the cloth portions of such tasteful textiles quickly erode away. But archaeologists do occasionally discover curtain rings. It’s likely that brass rings such as these became...
