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Brigham Young Hall Tree. This Victorian
hall tree, designed for holding umbrellas, coats, combs, and calling
cards, was carved out of mahogany by Ralph Ramsey and William Bell. The
elaborate showpiece is embellished with hand-carved oak leaves, acorns,
grapes, roses, and an elk head. The hall tree won several prizes in
territorial fairs in the late 1800s and was displayed in the northeast
corner of the Hall of Relics in 1897 with "Furniture from President
Young's Old Residence." (Accession # 9-006; dimensions: W: 36" x L: 84";
donor: B.F. Grant) |
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