Comments on: Jenny Lind She Ain’t

By: Sunnyp7

Sunnyp7 — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:07:40 +0000

When I read this post by Jennifer who said, “I also vote for Lady Liberty, but I have also heard these referred to as Columbia….like the Columbia Pictures Torch Lady logo. Miss Columbia is meant as a personification of these United States of America,” I remembered that one of the dealers who sold me the balloon back chairs referred to the furniture as in the style of Jenny Lind or Miss Columbia. After reading the posts from the group, I am leaning towards Miss Columbia.
Sunnyp7

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By: 1881victorian

1881victorian — Fri, 22 May 2009 18:28:15 +0000

Just for fun, here is a different guess… Minerva (Athena — I agree with max). I think that carved busts may have also been used in European furniture, which begs the question, “why Columbia?”. – Jason

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Carved Bust Arms Not Jenny Lind | Rare Victorian — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:09:38 +0000

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By: woodwright

woodwright — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:30:12 +0000

The suspense is killing us John – anxious to hear your theory.

James Conrad’s search posted above for Peter Avrea reminded me a neat little trick to find a word or phrase on any page (i.e. Peter Avrea) w/o having to scour the page looking for it. When searching for a word or phrase on a page – hit the F3 key and it will bring up a box marked”Find” – type in the word or phrase (i.e Avrea) you are looking for and it will take you straight to it (it will be highlighted) – makes it very easy to find something on a page. Can do the same thing w/ the “Edit” then “Find on this page” at the top – but F3 is faster. This is also very handy to use in your e-mail program – hit F3, then “advanced find” – great to locate an old e-mail quickly. woodwright

By: james conrad

james conrad — Mon, 18 May 2009 23:09:18 +0000

lol, and the plot thickens…………

By: RareVictorian

RareVictorian — Mon, 18 May 2009 22:29:03 +0000

Spoke to Peter. Just had a great long conversation with him. One more person I’d like to talk to…

By: james conrad

james conrad — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:58:17 +0000

I dont know if this is the same guy but its the best i could come up with on google

http://www.google.com/search?q=Chagrin+Falls%2C+Ohio+%3A+Peter+Avrea&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7ADBF

By: james conrad

james conrad — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:34:28 +0000

Yeah, i have bumped into this problem before, trying to locate a furniture historian or decorative arts scholar can often be tough going.

By: RareVictorian

RareVictorian — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:17:40 +0000

I would like his perspective but can’t find much of Peter Avrea on the web to find him…