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Austin hosted its annual Museum Day on Sunday, September 18, 2016. Mike and I took advantage of the opportunity to enjoy free admission to several museums and historic homes. Our third stop was the Neill-Cochran House Museum (2310 San Gabriel St.).
In 1855, Washington and Mary Hill commissioned master builder Abner Cook to construct a Greek-Revival-style house northwest of downtown Austin. The Hills never lived in the house; its current name refers to two families who lived here after the Hills built it. Colonel Andrew and Jennie Chapman Neill purchased the house in 1876, and it was later sold to Judge Thomas and Bessie Rose Cochran in the 1890s. It was subsequently acquired by the National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Texas in 1958 and converted into a museum.
Today, the first floor reflects the Neills' occupancy during the Victorian era, while the second floor reflects the Cochrans' residency. Here, you can see a view of the home's Double Parlor. This shot shows the more formal front parlor, where several ladies in Victorian-style gowns were engaged in needlework. A small booklet provided a few details on this room and its furnishings:
Double Parlor
The double parlor was a common feature of American homes during the Victorian era. Typically, the more formal parlor was in the front, and a more casual back parlor connected to it but could be closed off via pocket doors. This house is unusual for not having pocket doors -- the rubble limestone design of the structure makes pocket doors impossible. Instead, the house features large hinged doors.
The furnishings of these rooms are eclectic, mirroring the eclecticism of the Victorian era. Furnishings include:
Mahogany secretaries (c. 1790–1820).
Hepplewhite/Federal oval gilded and carved mirrors (c. 1800). The mirrors feature delicate gilt leaf and flower designs.
Miniature fall-front chest (c. 1800). Rosewood, with ivory and tortoiseshell inlay.
Mahogany stick barometer (c. 1830). Features intricate Amboyna wood inlay.
Melodeon (c. 1860). This American invention is based on the design of a pump organ and has cast-iron knees and legs. Melodeons were extremely popular during the mid-19th century.
Firescreen (c. 1845). Made of rosewood with needlepoint movable screen.
Empire-style mahogany sofa (c. 1820–1850). Vernacular craftsmanship with carved swan motif.
Portrait of George Malcolm Miller (c. 1910). Portrait by Ailsie Miller. George Miller died of typhoid fever at age 9.
158. Firescreen, Edgar Brandt
Debra Schwarze, Bachman’s Floral
Years of Art in Bloom Participation: 8
Still having fun trying out different things with Affinity Designer. Text on a Path. On a Mountain Path. With two of the mountains filled with bitmaps ("do something different every day") and the bitmaps that I happened to have in the first folder that opened were of a beaten-copper galleon firescreen and a rather dotty image I did ages ago of a mountain goat (rotated slightly to fill my mountain shape). The foot was drawn with the pencil and with 'use fill' ticked, so it picked up the gradient pattern that I had just used for the sky, one of those unexpected events that gave an interesting result (if slightly bizarre).
Antique reclaimed stained glass firescreen - now sold .
Holme Valley Stained Glass is based in Holmfirth , near Huddersfield , West Yorkshire .
The 7100 EPA wood fireplace offers powerful heat with high efficiency performance. The tall arched opening of the 7100 provides a beautiful and compelling view of the patented four-point combustion technology burn. With the capability to add up to two remote Heat Zone systems, the 7100 allows for heat distribution throughout the home. Decorative firescreen and trim options are available to complement any décor. The EPA certified 7100 is a bold focal point in any room.
This sits in front of a non-functioning fireplace. A few candles and "viola" ,,, ambiance. I've also used it as the icon for a group.
95% plus efficient Fireplace Extrordinair
FPX 36 Elite Fireplace
The catalytic 36 Elite wood fireplace, shown with the Classic Arch face, heats like a furnace and always attracts admiring glances. It features high efficiency cherry flames and Posi-Pressure heating through a quiet, remotely located 388 CFM fan which circulates the heat throughout the home. The 36 Elite also has an optional firescreen so you can use your fireplace with the doors open when you are not using the Elite to heat. After you’ve taken one look you can see why this is the only fireplace line that can be called extraordinary.
Robert Campin (1378, 1444) - www.nationalgallery.org.uk/ - www.flickr.com/photos/39713999@N04/3653137563/in/set-7215...
The Governor's apartments are located in the King's bastion in the Fortress of Louisbourg,
Slideshow Here: flickr.com/photos/whitebeard/sets/72157613402503136/show/
Firescreen artist Jules Guerin
Home of Lyric Opera of Chicago
Taken from Dress Circle, my favorite place from which to see the show (even though it just about requires a mortgage to sit there).
For the December 10, 2017 production of George Bizet's The Pearl Fishers.
Read more about the history of the building and decor:
Follower of Robert Campin active 1405
Oil on oak, 63.4 x 48.5 cm
National Gallery, London
The Virgin is seated on a wooden bench in front of a large wicker firescreen, the shape of which suggests a halo, and appears to have been nursing the infant Christ. She is shown as the Queen of Heaven in her palace. Her richly ornamented dress, precious book, the cushions and the inlaid floor are all evocative of extraordinary splendour. By contrast, her child is shown naked, as if to emphasise his humanity.
The painting underwent a major restoration in the 19th century. A broad strip on the right and a narrow strip at the top were added. The cupboard on the right, on which a chalice is placed, is unlikely to be an accurate reflection of the original composition.
The view through the window is a feature of early Netherlandish painting. All its realistic details are not easily visible to the naked eye. They include a row of shops, horsemen, and men with a ladder fighting a fire.
December 1981. A color photo taken at Christmastime in the parlor of the Queen Anne Cottage. In the photo foreground, note (left in photo) a punchbowl circled with magnolia leaves and citrus fruit on a table covered with a fancy white tablecloth. At the right, note a partial view of a carved Victorian chair. In the photo background, a round, wood-trimmed firescreen with a needlework center is placed in front of the white marble fireplace. Note the mantel is decorated with a pair of tall white candlesticks (decorated with red bows) holding red candles and pine cones, and red glass ball ornaments. A wreath is visible on the gilt-framed mirror above the mantel. Photo by Sandy Snider.
164. Firescreen, Edgar Brandt
Nan Sias
I chose to interpret this iron work Art Deco piece by showing the ability of fresh floral material to be as manipulated as iron. The construction of the design is made to form the lines and curves emphasized by the firescreen.
Years of Art in Bloom Participation: 10