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Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. “AUNT WYCK JANE”: THE MATERIAL LIFE OF JANE REUBEN HAINES by Katherine Hall Molumby A thesis submitted to the Faculty of the University of Delaware in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Early American Culture Spring 2000 © 2000 Katherine Hall Molumby All Rights Reserved Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. UMI Number 1398901 Copyright 2000 by Molumby, Katherine Hall All rights reserved. UMI* UMI Microform 1398901 Copyright 2000 by Bell & Howell Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved. This microform edition is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. Bell & Howell Information and Learning Company 300 North Zeeb Road P.O. 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Groff, Executive Director, Wyck, for all of his assistance. Without his cooperation and extensive knowledge of Wyck, the Haines family and the Wyck Papers, this thesis would not be possible. J. Ritchie Garrison, Ph.D., for providing the source of my thesis topic and for his guidance during my two years at Winterthur. Neville Thompson and Bert Denker, at the Winterthur Library and Winterthur DAPC Collection, for their willingness to assist me in projects for every class and for their assistance with Winterthur reference resources. Elizabeth Carroll-Horrocks. Associate Librarian and Manuscripts Librarian and the staff of the American Philosophical Society for their assistance with the Wyck Papers. Elizabeth L. Solomon. Curator, Wyck for her input and advice. Jennifer Merritt Swope, for her photography of objects at Wyck. The WPEAC Class of 1997, my fellow classmates. Edie and Bob Molumby and Nina Molumby, my parents and sister, for their faith and encouragement. Patrick J. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES..........................................................................................................v ABSTRACT...................................................................................................................... vii THESIS.............................................................................................................................. 1 FIGURES...........................................................................................................................77 ENDNOTES...................................................................................................................... 96 REFERENCES..................................................................................................................110 iv Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. LIST OF FIGURES 1 Norwegian sideboard, Wyck, 1900. J.M. Elliott, photographer. Original at Wyck. Courtesy of the Wyck Association and the Wyck Charitable Trust.................................................................................... 77 2 Back parlor and Norwegian sideboard, Wyck. July 25, 1903. Reuben Haines, photographer. Original at Wyck. Courtesy of the Wyck Association and the Wyck Charitable Trust ......................................................................................... 78 3 Shield-back armchair, Wyck. Jennifer Merritt Swope, photographer. Courtesy of the Wyck Association and the Wyck Charitable Trust.................................79 4 Jane Reuben Haines and her cousin, Mary' Collins standing in front of Wyck. 1860s. Original at Wyck. Courtesy of the Wyck Association and the Wyck Charitable Trust ..................................................................................................... 80 5 Jane Reuben Haines, Wyck, January, 1903. Original at Wyck. Courtesy of the Wyck Association and the Wyck Charitable Trust......................................... 81 6 Tall clock. Wyck. August 15, 1906. Reuben Haines, photographer. Original at Wyck. Courtesy of the Wyck Association and the Wyck Charitable Trust...82 7 Queen Anne side chair, Wyck. Jennifer Merritt Swope, photographer. Courtesy of the Wyck Association and the Wyck Charitable Trust............... 83 8 Front parlor. Wyck. February 4, 1905. Reuben Haines, photographer. Original at Wyck. Courtesy of the Wyck Association and the Wyck Charitable Trust........................................................................................................................84 9 Schnappshund, Wyck. Original at Wyck. Courtesy of the Wyck Association and the Wyck Charitable Trust............................................................................85 10 Tea Caddy, Wyck. Original at Wyck. Courtesy of the Wyck Association and the Wyck Charitable Trust................................................................................... 86 11 Crib, Wyck. Jennifer Merritt Swope, photographer. Courtesy of the Wyck Association and the Wyck Charitable Trust...................................................... 87 v Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 12 Chinese garden seat. Wyck. Jennifer Merritt Swope, photographer. Courtesy of the Wyck Association and the Wyck Charitable Trust 88 13 Hall looking into garden at Wyck, October, 1871. Harry Lewis, Philadelphia, photographer. Original at Wyck. Courtesy of the Wyck Association and the Wyck Charitable Trust...............................................89 14 Hall looking into front parlor, Wyck, February, 1873. Harry Lewis, Philadelphia, photographer. Original at Wyck. Courtesy of the Wyck Association and the Wyck Charitable Trust...............................................90 15 Jane seated in garden at Wyck. Courtesy of the Wyck Association and the Wyck Charitable Trust.....................................................................91 16 Center table, front parlor, Wyck. Jennifer Merritt Swope, photographer. Courtesy of the Wyck Association and the Wyck Charitable Trust 92 17 Chinese writing desk, front parlor, Wyck. Jennifer Merritt Swope, photographer. Courtesy of the Wyck Association and the Wyck Charitable Trust ............................................................................................. 93 18 Advertisement from Boyd's Blue Book for the Hale and Kilbum Manufacturing Company, 1887-1888 edition .............................................94 19 Receipt, Hale and Kilbum Manufacturing Company, November 12. 1887. Original