Mudd House Victorian Christmas

[Eva Elisabeth]

(11-30-2015 10:41 PM)LincolnMan Wrote:  

(11-29-2015 05:50 PM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  

(11-29-2015 05:11 PM)LincolnMan Wrote:  Would love to go there someday- having never been. I assume there are many relics there? Really the while whole is probably a relic!

Yes - you sure won't regret it. The original couch where Booth sat to get his leg dressed, and a lot of others (the rest being contemporarly furnished). Authentic, very atmospherical. Breathing views from the window of the room where Booth and Harold slept. And due to it being such a secluded, idyllic place you can feel the original time and can imagine the happenings. The idyllic atmosphere has something threatening to it (like in "High Noon") and you almost expect desperados to appear on horseback.

Eva:
I love how you paint the feel of being there with a High Noon quality. Being a big fan ofvthat movie I instantly get it!

I love the movie, too - IMO the modern ones despite all the technical tricks don't come up to the charming atmosphere of the old ones (same in music).

And IMO there are no actresses anymore with the aura of a Grace Kelly, MM, or Claudia Cardinale. (Did you know she is Tunisian btw?). The same goes for actors.

Bill, I posted one relict - a dresser made by Spangler (as I was told, or Mudd according to Laurie - and she has the greater knowledge) on the trivia thread here:
http://rogerjnorton.com/LincolnDiscussio...l#pid54106
...and the sofa where Booth sat here:
http://rogerjnorton.com/LincolnDiscussio...l#pid47237
This is if I remember not the original bed where JWB and Herold slept at the Mudds', but similar and in the same place:
   
...And this is what they could see from the bedroom window:
   
(and imagine it was deadly quiet outside).

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Forgot: The Mudds' bedroom, and the clothes were allegedly original theirs.