Drayton Hall Covered Box Porcelain Box O'Malley Artist Charleston SC NTHP

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For sale is a vintage molded moulded bonechina bone china miniature house model of Drayton Manor, Charleston, South Carolina, signed by the decorator, R O'Malley, a souvenir from a trip or a visit, hand painted, made in the USA for the National Trust for Historic PreservationCirca 1990-2000s late 20th early 21st Centuryexcellent condition without damage, as shownapprox. just over 2" dia., 50mm dia., 30mm h.,the images make up part of the description, so please study themI use second hand packing, clean boxes & filling where poss.please bid and buy with confidenceThe real entrance to Drayton Hall starts long before you reach the front gate. Drive up the historic Ashley River Road from Charleston under a canopy of live oaks that filter out the sun and the 21st century, and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of the Old South. The mood intensifies along the wooded lane into the grounds, as the mansion emerges from the shadows.The story of Drayton Hall begins with John Drayton, who started building the house in 1738 as the centerpiece of a rice plantation, and runs through centuries of peace and prosperity--as well as slavery and war. The rooms are intentionally empty. When the National Trust bought Drayton Hall in 1974, a conscious decision was made not to fill it with period furnishings and costumed staff. The house had survived remarkably intact, untouched even by wiring, plumbing, heating, or air conditioning. Why fiddle with that?Seeing the house uncluttered allows you to understand what makes Drayton Hall America's finest example of the Georgian-Palladian style. The symmetrical facade and floor plan, noble form, and fine detailing were inspired by the Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. And one can easily place the house in a long line of architectural masterpieces, from the Classical buildings of ancient Rome to the country houses of Britain and their colonial progeny.Visitors can circle round, taking it all in, then enter as the Draytons did, up the double stairs and into rooms rich with hand-carved paneling and elegant plasterwork. The names of the rooms are appropriately patrician: the Great Hall, Withdrawing Room, Stair Hall, Upper Great Hall. Few who come, says Drayton Hall Director George W. McDaniel, miss the furniture or polished restoration: "People say, 'Gosh, without them, I'm able to experience the place in a more personal way.'" They feel closer to history this way, as if they are wandering through a house newly built.To know Drayton Hall fully, you must know its human history--race, family, and culture. Slaves and their descendants lived here from the start, their labor essential to the success of the Drayton enterprise, and Drayton Hall makes a point of conveying that reality, interpreting slavery from its origins through Emancipation, while exploring African American life at the plantation in the 20th century. "It's all part of history, my history, and I don't want to erase any of that," says Catherine Braxton, whose great-grandmother, according to stories passed down through the family, was a house slave and ran the kitchen for the main house. "The slaves were right there with the family."The Draytons lived at the plantation for seven generations. So did seven generations of the African American Bowens family. Among the last was Richmond Bowens (1908-1998), who was born on the estate and lived and worked there, off and on, for more than 50 years. Bowens was a fount of knowledge about the buildings, land, and people and, says Braxton, "very passionate about his life at Drayton."Bowens is buried in the plantation's African American cemetery, which dates to the 1790s and is one of America's oldest still in use. In October, an arch was dedicated there. Atop reads a quote from Bowens: "Leave 'em rest." read more

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