1. Haviland china dinner service

2. Dresden porcelain centerpiece

3. Salt dishes, napkin holders

4. Late Victorian transitional chairs

5. Ornate lamp above the table has chains to allow lowering to fill bottom with kerosene

6. Cherry sideboard - about 1840

7. Second Empire French cabinet with ormolu (copper and zinc alloy used to imitate gold) insets and bas relief panel at bottom of case; beautiful glassware in cabinet, including examples of blue opalescent and milk glass, given as memorials

8. English mirrored shelves flanking mantel -- could be hung "up or down" (either way)

9. Classical revival wedding gown belonged to Mayor Paul McGuffin's wife; most brides wore dark colors and these dresses were used as "best" dresses later; wealthy women often wore white gowns

10. European etagere with Rococo motif; caster set (small bottles or cruets for holding condiments)

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