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Jenny Lind

Posts tagged Jenny Lind from the RareVictorian furniture archive.

Let's Put The Jenny Lind Theory To Rest
Research No. 559

Let's Put The Jenny Lind Theory To Rest

I'm thinking that maybe a 16th century sofa can end this Jenny Lind rumor for us, but let's review the ground we've covered on this topic for a moment. In this first post (yes, long ago), I announced a contest asking eve

Research No. 500

John Jelliff Neo-Grec VSA Article

John Jelliff in The Victorian Times I recently "met" Roberta Mayer virtually through this site when she saw my posts on John Jelliff and the "Jenny Lind" carved arms. She made me aware of an article she had written on th

The Helen Of Troy Theory
Research No. 480

The Helen Of Troy Theory

(Continuation from Part I and Part II) I've been talking a lot about Jenny Lind lately and here's the impetus for my resurgent interest in solving the mystery of who the carved-arm females are meant to depict: The owner

Carved Bust Arms Not Jenny Lind
Research No. 474

Carved Bust Arms Not Jenny Lind

If you haven't read the first part of this series on proving/disproving the Jenny Lind association with the carved arms on Renaissance Revival furniture, you can read it here. This may take a few posts to get through, so

Jenny Lind She Ain't
Research No. 473

Jenny Lind She Ain't

I've longed referred to these female busts as "Jenny Lind" due to the prevalance of this belief in the marketlplace. People know which arms you are referring to when you describe them as Jenny Lind carvings. It has never