Browse Items (17 total)

Alba Semi Plena, Rose of the Yorks

These Regency Area roses were very shrubby, summer-blooming, and from a breed that predated the introduction of the China rose.

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Centifolia Rose

Also known as the "old cabbage rose", or "the queen of roses" to most herbalists. With heavy fragrance and five foot tall bushes, it has been favored…

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Early Light, Backus-Page House Museum

Made of thin tin. Has significant rust and holes. Made to look like a candle holder. Ontop of the canister made to hold whale oil, a spout juts…

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Fabric and Thread Making, Backus-Page House Museum

The carders are made of two flat pieces of wood, each with a handle and varying in size. On one side of each of these carders are hundreds of small…

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Fetching Water, Backus-Page House Museum

Water Pail- Wooden bucket. Was used for collecting sap at one point in time. Made of wooden boards compiled vertically. Two horizontal, lighter,…

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Laundry, Backus-Page House Museum

Washbucket- A replica used for educational/demonstration situations. Made of vertical wooden slats held together by 3 black painted horizontal strips…

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Lilac Trees

With the Latin name Syringa Vulgaris, lilac was (and still is) popular for its pleasant smell. Colonel Talbot had at least a few on the property.

Maiden's Blush Rose

This rose was previously known as the "Cuisse de Nymph," or "thigh of the nymph". Because that name was too risqué for the Victorian age, so now it's…

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Old Velvet Rose

Has been noted in apothecary books as far back as 1597 as "velvet rose", but nowadays it's more commonly called the "Tuscany rose".

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Shoulder Yoke, Backus-Page House Museum

Shoulder Yoke- Made of wood. Hollowed out to form to human shoulders and neck. On each end the wood thins out almost to a point. On both ends a piece…