FRESHFORD HOUSE MUSEUM:
DONATIONS BY THE
HARRISON FAMILY
E. du T o it
Freshford at no. 31 K ellner Street, B lo e m fo n te in w as designed and b u ilt by the a rc h ite c t J o h n Edw in H arrison fo r his young bride, Kate C aroline (nee M a rch a n t), f rom England. The house, nam ed a fte r the village Freshford in England, w here C aroline H a rrison w a s born, w a s com pleted in 1 8 9 7 and the H a rrison fa m ily stayed there u n til A u g u s t 1901. A t the end of the A n g lo Boer W a r the H a rriso n s left fo r Eng land fo r a sh o rt w h ile . M o st of th e ir fu rn itu re w a s sold in B lo em fo n te in before they left. A t present Freshford is being restored by the N a tio na l M u se um as a period house m useum .
B rass s n u ff box w ith the in itia ls J.G. (John Gosling).
D u rin g 1 9 8 4 Lt-C ol. G .M . H a rriso n and M r. E.R. H a rriso n donated several item s to the N a tio n a l M u se um to be displayed at F reshford House M u se um . Som e of the item s are already in the possession of the N a tio n a l M u se um , w h ile the o th e rs w ill be presented once the re sto ra tio n of the house has been com pleted. The d o n a tio n s co nsist of several valu ab le possessions of the H a rrison fa m ily w h ic h w ill add a personal to u ch to the fu rn is h in g and deco ra tio n of the house. The N a tio n a l M u se um expresses its g ra te fu l th a n ks to the H a rrison s fo r these donations.jus:
S ilver c h ris te n in g m u g w h ic h belonged to Lt. Col. G.M.
H a rris o n 's grandm other. I8C . g o ld w atch o f E d w in Harrison.
The p h o to g ra p h s s h o w som e o f the ite m s a lready received.
Silver thimble which was used by Kate Caroline Harrison. The silver mark indicates that it was made in Birmingham in 1901.
Meershaum and amber pipe of a fox carrying off a duck in a case.
Silver medal given to the winner of a cycling race, won by J.E. Harrison. According to the silver mark it was made in Birmingham in 1902, the silver Sm ith's initials being W.J.D.
Silver serviette-ring which belonged to John Edwin and Kate Caroline Harrison. According to the silver mark it was made in Birmingham in
1901.
Silver hat pin of Kate Caroline Harrison, decorated with a silver stag. A stag head was embodied in the Harrison crest.
