Trivia Advent Calendar

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I believe it's preferred name is an etagere. (Referring to the piece of furniture.)

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(12-17-2014 10:23 AM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  This is an outstanding guess, Roger! I'm sorry to say it's not the Romeo and Juliet balcony from Tudor Hall!

One aside on "Romeo and Juliet balconies" - the one from Tudor Hall had actually been constructed long before the "original" one from the "Casa di Giulietta" or "Juliet’s House" in Via Capello 23, Verona as well as this was not Juliet's house anyway (she's a fictional character). The house was bought from the Cappello family by the city of Verona in 1905, and the similarity of their name to Capulet (Juliet’s family name in the play) resulted in the city burgher’s declaring that it was "Juliet’s House" to create the famous tourist attraction. Although the house, a former inn, itself does in fact date from the 14th century,the balcony is not an original feature, it was cobbled together from pieces of a 17th century sarcophagus, and attached to the wall in the 1930s to provide Juliet's balcony. Nevertheless it's a nice Gothic house to visit filled with authentic pieces and furniture from the time of Romeo and Juliet. (I wanted to attach a photo, but my internet doesn't work properly.)

Back to the USA. Hint 1#: This house stands farther north and has several times been mentioned on this forum.

A feature on Hildene, Robert Lincoln's wonderful home?