No more blank walls!
I have been searching for months to find artwork for the keeping room.
At first I thought a long and narrow canvas would be the way to go.
A painting of a cow or cotton field; something farmsey (should be a word!) since the keeping room has a farmhouse style.
After searching on etsy and visiting local shops, I finally found it!
Scattered about in a consignment shop were five antique prints that spoke to me, so home they came!
All five were taken from antique poultry books.
These four are in gold frames with a touch of black around the edges.
Two of the chickens are from Cassell's Poultry Book 1890.
Mr. E. Tudman's Partridge Cochin Cock
"TALBOT"
First Prize at Birmingham, 1870 A Kendal 1871
Mr. Tomlinson's Buff Cochin Cock
"SAMPSON"
Winner of the Birmingham Cup in 1860 & 1861
These two are from the Illustrated Book of Poultry by L. Wright 1880.
BLACK ORPINGTONS
The Property of the late Mr. Joseph Partington
WHITE LEGHORNS
The property of Mrs. Lister Kay Winners of many prizes.
The four in gold frames make for a nice grouping.
The fifth chicken was in a folk art style frame.
I love the old string twisted around a nail for hanging.
It also comes from the Illustrated Book of Poultry by L. Wright 1880.
The original string was too old so it was replaced with brown ribbon for hanging.
WHITE DORKINGS
The Property of Mr. O.E. Creswell
It's nice having artwork to fill the blank walls and I think these go great with the style of the keeping room. The gold frames will stay gold for now, but that might change!
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Your chicken prints are lovely and very "farmsey!"
ReplyDeleteGosh, those are perfect! Love that they are vintage. Jane
ReplyDeleteThat looks great! Your "chicken" area.
ReplyDeleteBrenda
I have a Rooster lamp in my kitchen that was my Mom's. When I was young, I thought it was the ugliest thing I had ever seen. Now it means the world to me. Go figure.
ReplyDeleteLove your hen lamp and the art. I spotted your chandelier--I bought a similar one for my new breakfast room. It looks gorgeous in your dining room!
ReplyDeleteNothing better than chickens everywhere!
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful wonderful old prints, Cindy! Can't believe you found all of them in one place. Love the lamp -it is the perfect companion piece to your artwork. It was worth waiting to find something just right----and you did! xo Diana
ReplyDeleteLove the prints!
ReplyDeleteYour keeping room is absolutely gorgeous. The chicken prints look perfect in the room!
ReplyDeleteCindy they are PERFECT!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the chickens!
ReplyDeleteThe frames are wonderful and the touches of red are perfect in that space. Nice going! cluck-cluck!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely perfect, Cindy! Beautiful additions!
ReplyDeleteCindy gorgeous and I love them paired with the lamp. Super chandelier too
ReplyDeleteCindy
Love the chicken prints.....but I think my favorite was the chicken lamp!! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Lanita
Beautiful, and to have found four of them was really a great find! Looks great with the chicken lamp.
ReplyDeleteCute cute prints! Your keeping room is lovely. I am loving your old piece...is that a Jackson Press? Or, that's what they call it in KY I believe. Sheila
ReplyDeleteYou struck gold Cindy!...These prints are amazing!!!....Perfect for the wall and the room!...
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful Cindy! Thanks for joining Home Sweet Home!
ReplyDeleteI love your chicken prints, Cindy! They look perfect in your keeping room. :) I enjoy finding just the right artwork for our walls here; I can just tell when I've found that special one.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing and have a great week.
Hugs,
Denise