Baltimore County, MD smARTS, 6 Sep 2017

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From YouTube: smARTS Fall 2017: Doll Tea Party Hampton Mansion

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Children's bedroom in Historic Hampton featuring a silver and gold trimmed tea set.

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Gregory weidman: we're in the children's bedchamber at hampton national historic site.

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Life for the ridgely children at hampton was often filled with luxuries.

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That other children, perhaps, could not afford.

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Those might have been trips to europe, summers in exotic resorts, or special playthings.

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And so, we have set up here in the children's bedroom.

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A little doll's tea party,, but with some very special objects.

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You see a set of gold and white doll's dinner. China.

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That was actually made in paris.

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it's made of fine porcelain and was made in paris in the early 1830s,.

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And indeed, we think eliza ridgely at hampton,, who was in paris in 1834,.

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Probably brought this set back for her daughter, little eliza,.

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And it was her toys.

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You see sitting with it a set of silver made right here in baltimore.

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By samuel kirk,, a very famous silversmith,.

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Who had a long career here in baltimore.?

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The silver tea set is just as elegant and as beautifully crafted.

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As the larger sets that he made for adults at the same time.,.

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