New Accessions Dec. 10, 2010

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“The Meriwether Dipper” named by members of the Meriwether family from Bamberg, SC. Water dippers of this size and proportion are a bit rare for the 19th century. Furthermore, an extremely faint maker’s mark appears at the bottom of the bowl. Pending further investigation, it is attributed to Charles Grosjean and Eli Woodward, a New York firm operating between 1852 and 1862.

Brass Sundial from the garden of Henry Ravenel’s Pooshee Plantation ca. 1855. Originally constructed around 1716 by Rene Louis Ravenel, the plantation occupied 4000 acres used primarily for growing Santee long cotton (a crossbreed of Sea Island and Upland cotton). Pooshee Plantation is now submerged beneath Lake Moultrie in Berkeley County. The brass sundial was made by F.L. West, Southampton Street, London and bears his maker’s mark as well as an engraving for Henry Ravenel, M.D. ca. 1855

Grahame Long, Curator of History / Exhibits