“BRASS COLLECTION”
…………….The Green Library is the perfect backdrop to display some of the BRASS pieces Jac and I have collected over the years……..I always loved the Vermeer paintings, and this room reminds me of his work. He often had brass chandeliers, lanterns and other brass objects in his paintings. The Dutch were know for their brass lanterns and every day objects that they used in their homes. 95% of the brass pieces I have are Dutch from that time period, and a little later….From left to right. The very large lantern hangs from the ceiling in a corner behind the desk/backgammon table. The Water Kettle and Sliding Trivet sit on a fire screen with a top brass rail….The second lantern at the top left sits on an extremely heavy brass stand that has two small draws…..Below that photo is a small Dutch lantern and a brass pear that opens…They sit on the desk….There are two candelabra, center photo, that hold four candles each. They are located on the velvet wall on either side of the fireplace. The photo below is a letter holder, and it sits on the desk too…I was a gift from friends…..The candle tray and snuffer sit on a antique gun case which is on a stand…..The case has wonderful brass fittings. I use the case as an end table next to the banquet……The French Bouillotte candle lamp sits on the desk, as well as the small lantern in the photo next to it…..The photo at the top right shows three brass dial weather barometers below the painting that are working, and are connected to a small wind dial on the roof!……Above the painting of the Whippet, done by a well known English painter of the 18th hundreds, which Jac gave me as a Christmas present……hangs a Mariners clock. The clock was handed down to Jac’s mother’s father by his father…..so it belonged to Jac’s great grandfather….Jac’s mom, being an only child, inherited the clock from her father………..I love the gleam of brass and the warm glow it gives.
