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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.

Painting from a Louis IV wardrobe in Mrs. Hewitt's bedroom.
An incomplete dresser pull from the hallway between Miss Sally's bath and bedroom. Approximately 1" in diameter.
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.
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.
A few cups from one of three large display cases of unidentified china.
Hooked rag rug next to the bed in the room designated as the Ryerson nursery. Hooked rag rugs were made with pieces of cloth.
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.
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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