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Virginia;
Petersburg. Circa 1840. The key basket is boat
shaped and leather throughout. The
interior is lined with black canvas-like material.
The exterior is decorated with fine tooling and stitching.
The top edge is finished. There
are some losses to the edging and the handle has a very early
reattachment.
Length: 9 Ύ; Width: 5
Ό; Height: 6 to top of handle.
$3,800
The key basket was
originally owned by Alexander Donnan, a lawyer residing and practicing
in
Petersburg,
Virginia
during the middle of the 19th century.
Donnan, born in
Scotland in 1818, immigrated with his parents to the
United States
as an infant and settled in
Petersburg. He attended local
schools, the
University
of
Virginia, and studied law under David May, beginning his practice in 1840.
Donnan headed the law firm of Donnan and Hamilton, served on
the Petersburg City Council, was elected to the Virginia House of
Delegates in 1859, and was also the Vice President of Petersburg
Savings and Insurance Co. as well as President of Matoaco Cotton
Manufacturers. He married
Anna E. Willson, from Amelia
County
in December 1850. They had
9 children.
One of their
daughters, Etta Edloe, married Judge William Hodges Mann of
Nottoway
County
. Etta eventually
inherited the key basket, bringing it into the Mann family.
William Hodges Mann was a Confederate veteran (12th
VA Infantry), Nottoway County Judge (1870 1892), State Senator
(1899 1909), and Governor of Virginia (1910 1914).
As Governor, he attended the 50th anniversary
commemoration of the Battle of Gettysburg, delivering a keynote
speech. After public
service, he became the President of Citizens Bank of Blackstone as
well as President of the Bank of Crewe.
The basket was
sold to the current owner by a descendant of the Mann family, who
still resides in
Petersburg.
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Virginia
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Shenandoah Valley
. Early 19th
Century. Mixed woods.
Original blue-gray paint with great wear.
Pegged construction. Wonderful
turned posts. Custom
mattress included.
Height:
33 1/4; Length: 75;
Width: 41 1/2.
Mattress:
Length: 69;
Width: 35.
$ 950
19th
Century. Southern.
Hand-woven two panel coverlet.
Blue and cream.
80
x 48
$200
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