tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239839534731791752.post4640423280131745350..comments2010-08-31T00:47:23.752-04:00Kind of Curioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03585931212650154302noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239839534731791752.post-50754198806545647042010-08-31T00:47:23.752-04:002010-08-31T00:47:23.752-04:00Thank you to both Anonymous commenters. I just love these old Cabinets of Curiosities, and I am always interested in seeing ones that have been preserved or restored.Kind of Curioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03585931212650154302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239839534731791752.post-12094921978961420312010-08-21T22:40:41.124-04:002010-08-21T22:40:41.124-04:00There is a book by Lawrence Weschler about Cabinets of wonder. The Stae House in Hartford, CT has a similar cabinet of curiosities display in its own room on the second floor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239839534731791752.post-89009827123379044252010-08-08T21:27:54.488-04:002010-08-08T21:27:54.488-04:00Apparently, the crocodile on the ceiling was a common leitmotif of Wunderkammer or Cabinets of Curiosities in the 17th and 18th centuries.<br /><br />A good reference book is Cabinets of Curiosities by Patrick Mauries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com