Calhoun family furnishings

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Calhoun family furnishings are the preserved household items and decor that once belonged to the Calhoun family and now help interpret their domestic life at the historic Fort Hill plantation in South Carolina.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage object
historic household furnishings collection
museum collection
access viewable by the public on guided tours of Fort Hill
associatedWith Calhoun family NERFINISHED
Fort Hill plantation NERFINISHED
John C. Calhoun NERFINISHED
chronologicallyAssociatedWith period of slavery at Fort Hill
conservationActivity subject to ongoing preservation and conservation efforts
curatedBy Clemson University NERFINISHED
documentedBy Fort Hill museum records
hasType decorative arts
furniture
household objects
personal items
tableware
textiles
historicalSignificance associated with a prominent U.S. political figure
provide insight into 19th-century plantation household life
interpretiveRole illustrate daily life of the Calhoun family
support tours and educational programs at Fort Hill
legalStatus heritage property of Clemson University or its managing entity
locatedIn Clemson, South Carolina NERFINISHED
Fort Hill NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
materialCultureOf elite white planter class in the American South
ownedBy Calhoun family NERFINISHED
partOf Clemson University historic collections NERFINISHED
Fort Hill historic site NERFINISHED
preservationStatus preserved in situ as part of historic interior
purpose historic house museum interpretation
interpretation of domestic life at Fort Hill
timePeriod 19th century
antebellum era
usedIn Fort Hill main house NERFINISHED

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Fort Hill plantation, South Carolina hasCollection Calhoun family furnishings