The parlor before

Existing pieces from the Clermont Estate help set the stage: at left, a Civil War-era crib handmade in Danville, Virginia for the lady of the house by her husband, William McCormick, a Quarter Master with the Confederate Army.  The 19th c. child's rocker was simply moved to a spot by the wood stove (see below right)

At right: a 19th century chest

The "Dutton Parlor," ca. 1862

Painted panels cover the 20th century wallpaper and turn the space into a sound-proof room - all courtesy of Production Designer Stokes Tomlin

At right: Another Clermont piece was the 18th century chest of drawers seen to the left of the fireplace