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<p>[QUOTE="Julie Gibson, post: 9821132, member: 87340"]<link><a href="http://www.antiquers.com/media/users/julie-gibson.87340/index.rss</link>" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.antiquers.com/media/users/julie-gibson.87340/index.rss</link>">http://www.antiquers.com/media/users/julie-gibson.87340/index.rss</link></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Hi. I'm new to the forum, so I apologize in advance for my novice. The information I have is a bit scattered, but I have done my best to organize it. I have spent countless hours on Ancestry, continuing the amazing work of my grandmother, Helen Hawke. The piece in question is a small dressing stand from colonial PA.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just tripped over my dog's bed and fell onto a table that holds a piece of furniture I inherited. My fall caused the front of the stand to come free from the drawer, revealing what looks like a secret compartment, holding a silver cross pendant for who knows how long. The pendant has been touched often, as it is shiny in the center and looks handmade. Our family is not religious, nor has it been for at least two or three generations. I've never known any of us to wear a cross, nor have I seen one worn in any old photos. The other strange thing I discovered when the stand fell over is that on the underside of the flat surface of the stand is a painting of a baby. Why it would be upside down and not visible is a mystery to me. I would love to hear anything you all might know about this. My dad would have been tickled to know that his stand was hiding a couple of secrets all this time.</p><p><br /></p><p>My father recently passed away, and I inherited what he always called his "shaving stand". It is from sometime in the late 1700s, and it is believed to have belonged to a relative named Samuel Kreamer (on my paternal grandmother's side). The assumption is because of the initials "SK" or "KS" on the top of the stand. It is beautiful craftsmanship, with all dovetail work, and a pillared mirror attached that tilts. My father used it every day to shave (like me, he was very sentimental and loved to study our family tree). He kept two brushes and a hand mirror inside the drawer which belonged to one of the Bach women. (They came to PA from Germany and were said to have been so frustrated by the American's inability to pronounce "Bach", that they changed it to Baugh to phonetically spell it the way it should have been pronounced.) I believe the brushes and mirror are not the same owner as the shaving stand.</p><p><br /></p><p>My grandmother's ancestors can be traced directly to four passengers on the Mayflower, John and Joan Tilley, their daughter Elizabeth, and John Howland. This stand comes from these ancestor's grandchildren.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have attached photos and am happy to provide any other information needed to figure out the secrets behind this piece. Thank you![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Julie Gibson, post: 9821132, member: 87340"]<link>[URL]http://www.antiquers.com/media/users/julie-gibson.87340/index.rss</link>[/URL] Hi. I'm new to the forum, so I apologize in advance for my novice. The information I have is a bit scattered, but I have done my best to organize it. I have spent countless hours on Ancestry, continuing the amazing work of my grandmother, Helen Hawke. The piece in question is a small dressing stand from colonial PA. I just tripped over my dog's bed and fell onto a table that holds a piece of furniture I inherited. My fall caused the front of the stand to come free from the drawer, revealing what looks like a secret compartment, holding a silver cross pendant for who knows how long. The pendant has been touched often, as it is shiny in the center and looks handmade. Our family is not religious, nor has it been for at least two or three generations. I've never known any of us to wear a cross, nor have I seen one worn in any old photos. The other strange thing I discovered when the stand fell over is that on the underside of the flat surface of the stand is a painting of a baby. Why it would be upside down and not visible is a mystery to me. I would love to hear anything you all might know about this. My dad would have been tickled to know that his stand was hiding a couple of secrets all this time. My father recently passed away, and I inherited what he always called his "shaving stand". It is from sometime in the late 1700s, and it is believed to have belonged to a relative named Samuel Kreamer (on my paternal grandmother's side). The assumption is because of the initials "SK" or "KS" on the top of the stand. It is beautiful craftsmanship, with all dovetail work, and a pillared mirror attached that tilts. My father used it every day to shave (like me, he was very sentimental and loved to study our family tree). He kept two brushes and a hand mirror inside the drawer which belonged to one of the Bach women. (They came to PA from Germany and were said to have been so frustrated by the American's inability to pronounce "Bach", that they changed it to Baugh to phonetically spell it the way it should have been pronounced.) I believe the brushes and mirror are not the same owner as the shaving stand. My grandmother's ancestors can be traced directly to four passengers on the Mayflower, John and Joan Tilley, their daughter Elizabeth, and John Howland. This stand comes from these ancestor's grandchildren. I have attached photos and am happy to provide any other information needed to figure out the secrets behind this piece. Thank you![/QUOTE]
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