Delabrooke Manor's Parlor

Art

St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

1995.002.0010

Description

Water color by Father Stephen Tushak of De la Brooke Manor's parlor in Oraville, Md. This room contains a fireplace in a projecting chimney breast. All the visible walls have a wainscot of brown wood with square and rectangular panels and elaborate carving above the window openings. There is elaborate crown molding and an even more elaborate frieze throughout the room. There are three windows visible in the room. The one on the same wall as the fireplace is smaller and has red drapery only. The other two windows have floor length draperies and red swags. Between those two windows is a large mirror in a gilt frame hung over a table graced by a vase of flowers. In the corner are hung three portraits. Under the small window is a cupboard with doors. Several pieces of china are on its top. Over the mantel are hung a large oval portrait of Mary and the Christ child, a landscape and other small pieces. There are several urns on the mantel. A high archway next to the fireplace suggests a door. The fireplace has brass andirons and a low screen around the hearth. A rectangular oriental style carpet is on the floor. A upholstered sofa, footstool and wing chair are closest to the fireplace and an embroidered firescreen is near the wing chair. There is an upholstered chair with wooden arms and two carved wooden chairs with upholstered seats elsewhere in the room. There are also two occasional tables. A chandelier hangs in the middle of the room. Text below image: "Parlor Delabrooke Manor of the Brookes St. Mary's Co. Maryland" Text on verso: "Painted by the Rev. Stephen J. Tushak Holy Trinity Rectory Walford, Iowa Presented to Charles E. Fenwick, Leonardtown, Md., April 27, 1955" This picture is not signed See 1995.001.0562 for correspondence relative to Fr. Tushak and the paintings

Collection

Stephen J. Tushak Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1954 - 1955

Dimensions

Height

13-13/16 in

Width

16-1/2 in

Location

Container

Tushak Collection Box 5

Table

Archives 1 Counter

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Container

Tushak Collection Box 4

Table

Archives 1 Counter

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Tushak, Stephen J. (1900-1959)

Person or Organization

Fenwick, Charles Edward (1910-1993)