There are two distinct collections in what used to be the lunatic asylum building… The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum and the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum.

It’s a bit fluid when you enter…

 

 

And since it was the Christmas season I wasn’t surprised to see one of these.

Please note there’s a chicken instead of an angel on the top. I’m not sure what that means, other than there might be a secret cult of barnyard fowl practicing nearby. Which lead me to Google image search ‘religious chicken’ and then I was off….

 

 

Yes….

 

 

I’m easily distracted… but you have to admit,

 

 

This architect had a sense of humor.

And now back to your regularly scheduled program:

 

 

The story behind it was interesting.

 

 

Me like.

 

 

Though I doubt I’ll be making my own or buying the book.

 

 

And opposite the festive tree?

 

 

Implements of death….

 

 

Because nothing says holiday cheer like various ways to kill each another.

 

 

But even I have to admit they were beautiful specimens.

 

 

And if you look closely, you can see the scowling face on the bottom of the grip.

I read the DeWitt has the largest collection of southern furniture in the world…

 

 

And I believe it.

 

 

There were rows and rows of unique examples.

 

 

There were also some fabulous fashions of the day.

 

 

And yes…

 

 

Shoes!

 

 

And if that wasn’t wonderful enough… there was 300 year old fabric.

 

 

And a vintage runway.

 

 

 

Those little harlots.

Did you see how much ankle she was showing?

Shameless!