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Stock Grange Expanding Banquet Chest 476605429 In 1800, John Dutton Steele came to America from Crewe,Engl Looking to establish in a country home,he buyd 600 acres in West Bradford Township near Philadelphia. little, single room log cabin on property would hardly do for a man hoping to attract a bride, so he set building an stone mansion. It was there in house he called Stock Grange that he, his bride, Anne Exton, raised their 9 children. Old - Home Family - Furniture - Country Rustic Artisan Chic - 476605429 Stock Grange Expanding Banquet Chest accounts of farm mention chestnut, tulip poplar, black oak as all growing on property, used in construction of buildings. 1 can just imagine that Anne, John took advantage of some of Americas furniture craftsmen in nearby Philadelphia as they furnished their house to accommodate their expanding brood. we have reserved Stock Grange name formost formal collectionone w designs that refer most tocolonial past. familiar Chippendale, Queen Anne, Sheraton styles would have all been in vogue Steeles furnished Stock Grange.
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