This page contains some of the more compelling images gleaned from the architecture and artifacts at The Forges & Manor at Ringwood. Click on each image for a larger view.
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Painting from a Louis IV wardrobe in Mrs. Hewitt's bedroom.
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An incomplete dresser pull from the hallway between Miss Sally's bath and bedroom. Approximately 1" in diameter.
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Decoration on Mrs. Hewitt's French Louis IV Revival mirror from a complete set that is cracking and flaking due to lack of temperature control. Each piece of the set has cupid reliefs and paintings.
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A detail of the wallpaper in the music room. It was ordered in France by Mrs. Hewitt but not delivered until after World War I, in 1920, 8 years after her death.
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A few cups from one of three large display cases of unidentified china.
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Hooked rag rug next to the bed in the room designated as the Ryerson nursery. Hooked rag rugs were made with pieces of cloth.
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Image from the red rug in the blue music room. The face of a pug dog can be seen here as well as in other patterns in this rug.
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Brass light fixture in the diningroom. These dragons line the walls and were lit with gasoline vapors pumped in from a generating plant outside the manorhouse.
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