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Christmas at Fezziwig's Warehouse

<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689459281507919298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0WIRhaI505gBreodHZjm2CW5OfLoATaywABvvSpz26lrdeswUNlX8PpML6LVLmhvpY5lc6aTsb-VWF1dQ1lWEDxsQBaiY6QlIdkeLJ2PIKp2z_YbBveQhQZxDELEeLp8XchfwL47pCfA/s400/2010+holiday+house.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 282px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" />I'Yo Ho! my boys," said Fezziwig. "No more work to-night! Christmas Eve, Dick! Christmas, Ebenezer! Let's have the shutters up!" cried old Fezziwig with a sharp clap of his hands, "before a man can say JackRobinson. . . ." <br /><div>"Hilli-ho!" cried old Fezziwig, skipping down from the high desk with wonderful agility. "Clear away, my lads, and let's have lots of room here! Hilli-ho, Dick! Cheer-up, Ebenezer!"<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689459272588333170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yScCDcMwRPMiQmRuRsqlUxZ3Lm_jHzAcF8eWx4JH7i-ZSgj0qZGgo27TjXdd52j76B0UWLros6cn8R0V_ymh7STa-pRnO6-6Mo13mg6yQTJlS1MttM1hpHMaAM_KkcUxvIlftw5tq3wm/s400/seating+group.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 289px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" />Clear away! There was nothing they wouldn't have cleared away, or couldn't have cleared away with old Fezziwig looking on. It was done in a minute. Every movable was packed off, as if it were dismissed from public life forevermore; the floor was swept and watered, the lamps were trimmed, fuel was heaped upon the fire; and the warehouse was as snug, and warm, and dry, and bright a ballroom as you would desire tosee on a winter's night.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689459262748154258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTs5PgDWmYbhBTd6uZ1-i_ZjKfPKhpvzGK5FnqM7GvZvJe2I1NKBsriBuRgpxNWuoN7c1lk9IA2aTbDfU0lhqt3Myp1gO5s3oaaQuVnAyC4OYCNLnOkZmiKSJV-btgx89ZUJwUh9oYOAai/s400/Pine+mantel.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" />In came a fiddler with a music book, and went up to the lofty desk and made an orchestra of it and tuned like fifty stomach aches. In came Mrs. Fezziwig, one vast substantial smile. In came the three Misses Fezziwig, beaming and lovable. In came the six followers whose hearts they broke. In came all the young men and women employed in the business. In came the housemaid with her cousin the baker. In came the cook with her brother's particular friend the milkman. In came the boy from over the way, who was suspected of not having board enough from his master, trying to hide himself behind the girl from next door but one who was proved to have had her ears pulled by her mistress; in they all came, any-how and every-how. Away they all went, twenty couple at once; hands half round and back again the other way; down the middle and up again; round and round in various stages of affectionate grouping, old top couple always turning up in the wrong place; new top couple starting off again, as soon as they got there; all top couples at last, and not a bottom one to help them.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689459257415247682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhSjD-_Eo_IJSRkLRG7RQtWTBK9sPXK1XLXvi_0UA0qYeQsyT51rrcMKCxQflaool6gTKBPDb_opa66Hqb2641E9MKNoFYKG4tloepr7hDyF0-SDXmSMZT4E7eUIttPH8R2Lt_uXWj5u6/s400/Christmas+Tree.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 290px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" />When this result was brought about the fiddler struck up "Sir Roger de Coverley." Then old Fezziwig stood out to dance with Mrs. Fezziwig. Top couple, too, with a good stiff piece of work cut out for them; three or four and twenty pairs of partners; people who were not to be trifled with; people who would dance and had no notion of walking.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689459252273948770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxru_rlswG9I_wDHWX0PAIIPOIzoR05_4GV3eyE5ZM0fVg0E9Z7ZR4bMJqaN9QRN3ojlEM5zW_WTNiICAhnpL5DxF69Tn0l2ezLH1flPDHf5ud-33gViyt1RUh8SkdSeRAb4qvHIL3TOI/s400/christmas+lights.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" />But if they had been thrice as many, oh, four times as many, old Fezziwig would have been a match for them, and so would Mrs. Fezziwig. As to her, she was worthy to be his partner in every sense of the term. If that's not high praise, tell me higher and I'll use it. A positive light appeared to issue from Fezziwig's calves. They shone in every part of the dance like moons. You couldn't have predicted at any given time what would become of them next. And when old Fezziwig and Mrs. Fezziwig had gone all through the dance, advance and retire; both hands to your partner, bow and courtesy, corkscrew, thread the needle, and back again to your place; Fezziwig cut so deftly that he appeared to wink with his legs, and came upon his feet again with a stagger.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689461693877757586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRxzQbQoGdNiycbNwHbpB_mrNIQQLSxJdo41sRR0AHA3gLQmkyqJLD5iapSDg4tzHo33l8UVYoq97Wt346KDpv8JkuFiVJfxiNTje3DlgeFoJdKRAiq7AgSbk7HkIpeYbefZY2Y5Fx2td/s400/Holiday+House+NYC.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" />When the clock struck eleven the domestic ball broke up. Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig took their stations, one on either side of the door, and shaking hands with every person individually, as he or she went out, wished him or her a Merry Christmas!</div><br /><div><em>Christmas at Fezziwig's Warehouse by Charles Dickens</em></div><br /><div><em>All Photos from 2010 Holiday House by myself</em></div>

Christmas at Fezziwig's Warehouse

I'Yo Ho! my boys," said Fezziwig. "No more work to-night! Christmas Eve, Dick! Christmas, Ebenezer! Let's have the shutter...

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Bolection mantel

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8OGReWnlAzue_JR2FFyHHdtSEZdAPNOvDvrZQmBpwxtRhAbcUKkc3PEkZsMem6mg8Mt0vPHP0SaGY-MVFhFPiwyhTO9gXhvDwIsBjCoM2A7yg5MlqJQkbYfSIiv4MrjN3y-mZmWH9VdA/s1600/London+fireplace.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682851593726691442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8OGReWnlAzue_JR2FFyHHdtSEZdAPNOvDvrZQmBpwxtRhAbcUKkc3PEkZsMem6mg8Mt0vPHP0SaGY-MVFhFPiwyhTO9gXhvDwIsBjCoM2A7yg5MlqJQkbYfSIiv4MrjN3y-mZmWH9VdA/s400/London+fireplace.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 245px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Located in the decorative arts collection of the <a href="http://www.philamuseum.org/">Philadelphia Museum of Art</a> is this mantel from a London townhouse. Bolection surround mantels like this are still common today; in fact one thinks of them as modern! However when paired with the fascinating wood swags and Ionic columns the entire character changes; this assemblage becomes a focal point rather than simply recedes. Yet another option in our Hearth and Home series.

Bolection mantel

Located in the decorative arts collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art is this mantel from a London townhouse. Bolection surround man...

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Painted Mantel

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLsVpgnh9kSn34bL5kdgY4k7ePXgGsEHPDO5dImqDzzGRYLX1RgiEB6kvA0-dIHmo3OTidJ-WPcuYLYxz7z0e82pH9A7YCpGeq77gLBD058NtVP68V0Hj8jRojLTLbpHjlvPPkAy-UZD3/s1600/painted+mantel.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682848566510289698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLsVpgnh9kSn34bL5kdgY4k7ePXgGsEHPDO5dImqDzzGRYLX1RgiEB6kvA0-dIHmo3OTidJ-WPcuYLYxz7z0e82pH9A7YCpGeq77gLBD058NtVP68V0Hj8jRojLTLbpHjlvPPkAy-UZD3/s400/painted+mantel.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 314px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> For the next installment in the "Hearth and Home" holiday series, I bring you this pretty painted mantelpiece from the decorative arts collection at the <a href="http://www.philamuseum.org/">Philadelphia Museum of Art</a>. The chimneypiece was painted by George Brookshaw (also known as G. Brown) in 1793 in the neo-classical style. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682848558193758626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDS4BvbwJX8UskxqCgt7M3Tr9a3dpkuiDlICPIgp_cLz2aSDNJ9OOAokCreC1Mp1CmRlwpBhMkodTTc2MxpxBbhRYZytipHnoEBh8IMOgwKJs53FG36OrKFEicE2Sie3WFP01MD6dxJOC/s400/painted+mantel+detail.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 219px; CURSOR: hand" />Originally created for Piercefield House in Wales being remodeled at the time by Sir John Soane (of the eponymous museum), the mantel was later sold from the house when it was stripped and left to ruins in 1926. Wood plaster and painted copper panels; not all grand mantels need to be of stone!

Painted Mantel

For the next installment in the "Hearth and Home" holiday series, I bring you this pretty painted mantelpiece from the decorative...

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Gilt andirons

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCQ_Pq4VH3t3L0AsbAbGOMrlmBQFiMXw-sUsL86gDWtMhNfHkxQa_NoMcp1Fxg0wqTN2JCnR8QYVnqSXWuQQ09zhEiRVnS6uL9lAzuUESz6jr5juamk6dXMUiA9MmNX4oj4IPhNPJ8jVi/s1600/gilt+andirons.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678043481272760274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCQ_Pq4VH3t3L0AsbAbGOMrlmBQFiMXw-sUsL86gDWtMhNfHkxQa_NoMcp1Fxg0wqTN2JCnR8QYVnqSXWuQQ09zhEiRVnS6uL9lAzuUESz6jr5juamk6dXMUiA9MmNX4oj4IPhNPJ8jVi/s400/gilt+andirons.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 304px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> From the period rooms at the <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/">Met</a>, these gilt andirons are the perfect addition to any holiday hearth! <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678043476573733810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2IpXYS1Fv_exZtmqNYeU-P-IFR8Xs37QOL1LoDkAsp7dLJrYtKOv_XibKmWGrkL1tqnlwYl6R0-qTNaw0-ohxfOOHsBF7eLjbMNQOdw09fKPGeGP7wSGAfx5OmhezCT4V4vYzqon4vVW/s400/deer+andiron.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 373px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /> <br /><div>You could always tell your kids that the stags are Santa's flying reindeer!</div>

Gilt andirons

From the period rooms at the Met , these gilt andirons are the perfect addition to any holiday hearth! You could always tell your kids tha...

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Victorian Chimney

Victorian Chimney

Continuing my series on hearth and home , today I'm sharing a Victorian chimney from the National Building Museum here in DC. Arches, ...

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Baroque wood stove

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkqR-qF-8CA675OCEbEqnOM8EaqOtkzu9t6aAkufDiWgz5fh4vIe9jPqEPPeyypoUdlEAyg0gcyxi6A0XMTzyqfjVHbSrZzbnFYGObPciwq90W2JRfNA4RO927kLtuO5_L3XoA0Vsmrkq/s1600/finial.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678041776945176514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkqR-qF-8CA675OCEbEqnOM8EaqOtkzu9t6aAkufDiWgz5fh4vIe9jPqEPPeyypoUdlEAyg0gcyxi6A0XMTzyqfjVHbSrZzbnFYGObPciwq90W2JRfNA4RO927kLtuO5_L3XoA0Vsmrkq/s400/finial.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Located in the collection of the <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/">Met</a>'s period rooms is a fantastic white glazed and gilded baroque wood stove. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678041774737761234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvfoTJ74MrwCY1vMYhXNwkAab7_gTqlg57NvQlpDYidivkE3On82SCiF16gwQyey3lmircQsGHVTqCXsOggF5oraU6btFyz9AYV0ctcR1D6nTaTRbmc4EjsnJmht5qn5UiTypIeZ5P4Gy/s400/wood+stove.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 284px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" />While this may not be a traditional 'hearth and home' piece, these wood stoves were considered much safer than fireplaces and were widely used in northern Europe and most sat on stone hearths. I could see something like this used as contrast in a very modern loft or house- useful AND art!

Baroque wood stove

Located in the collection of the Met 's period rooms is a fantastic white glazed and gilded baroque wood stove. While this may not be a...

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Chimneys

<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677999394092673042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirXt3eElH8nq0CkxR-HXTsnrqO1UuaD-X2A0YYBC-GEyanc0GELIN5j5xMBNfUN36GZQGj4lVoBOj6i5prM66hM_PXyRRuOTWAytI7ppKNWck8F5DSpCesS5GpB2yRGk3T_ZJ5MgJNWR3Z/s400/Double+Chimney.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 278px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" />The holiday season is upon us once again and nothing says <em>home</em> for the holidays quite like a chimney: hearth and home afterall, right? I'll be posting some of my favorite fireplaces and chimneys in the upcoming month and thought I'd start with this unusual double chimney here in the Kalorama neighborhood of DC. Notice the plaque as well as the different brick treatments: such great detail! I wonder if the right hand chimney is decorative or houses a mechanical flue of some kind as it doesn't have the same chimney cap as the left hand one? Also notice the unusual dormer tucked deep into the roofline.

Chimneys

The holiday season is upon us once again and nothing says home for the holidays quite like a chimney: hearth and home afterall, right? I...

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