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Otranto Plantation, 1932

Photograph taken by Morton Brailsford Paine in 1932. Otranto Plantation is a historic plantation house located in Hanahan, Berkeley SC and built in the 18th century. The house was destroyed by a fire in 1934 but was meticulously restored based on photographs. The Charleston Museum Plantation Photographs collection is comprised of black and white photographs of Charleston County plantations, plantation ruins, and their grounds.

Otranto Plantation, 1932

Photograph taken by Morton Brailsford Paine in 1932. Otranto Plantation is a historic plantation house located in Hanahan (Berkeley County, SC) and built in the 18th century. The house was destroyed by a fire in 1934 but was meticulously restored based on photographs. The Charleston Museum Plantation Photographs collection is comprised of black and white photographs of Charleston County plantations, plantation ruins, and their grounds.

Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper

This portrait from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper is captioned “Ruth Lowery, Foundress of Silk-Culture in Alabama,” dated 1878. Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, later renamed Leslie’s Weekly, was an American illustrated literary and news magazine founded in 1855 and published until 1922. It was one of several magazines started by publisher and illustrator Frank Leslie.

Chintz Applique Quilt, 1844-1845

Chintz applique quilt measuring 109.5" by 190.5" and consisting of 41-12" square blocks with muslin ground and chintz applique flowers, set on point. Triangles fill in around the edges on all sides. Brown, red and cream print sashing frame the squares and triangles. Floral chintz is used on outer border. It has a woven tape binding with muslin backing and a very thin batting. Two wreaths in the center are signed "Margaret Thompson Banks / 1844" and "James Monroe Eason / 1844." A maker's wreath below and between the center wreath is signed "Gracy Drummond / December 4th, 1845/ Aged 66 yrs." Each block on the frontof the quilt has the name and date of a family member.  The quilt was made for the marriage of Margaret Thompson Banks (1826-1886) and James Monroe Eason (1819-1887). The two were married on March 23, 1847 in Charleston, South Carolina. The quilt was donated in 2011, by direct descendents of Margaret and James Eason, Virginia Eason Winn and Julie King Winn Sellers.