Echoes From The Attic and Poems, Mrs Iddo Pittman, Jr., Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Don Johnson, Mar. 2001 Typed by Belford Carver Written by by Edna F. Campbell Copyrighted by Edna F. Campbell With special thanks to her family for permission to use her works. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ BUY A BOOK, START A HOBBY - IS EXPERIENCE ENJOYED BY PITTMAN FAMILY IN HAMMOND Because some 16 years ago Mrs. Iddo Pittman, Jr., of Hammond, received as a gift from her attorney husband a book on antiques, the study of antiques has become not only her favorite topic, but also that of her husband. Their home at 122 College Drive in Hammond is a treasury of antiques collected in their travels, and for the past eight years both have attended the Antique Forums for which Virginia is well-known. And more books on antiques have been accumulated for study. Their three-storied brick home is Georgian in the Southern style, built some 14 years ago. The Williamsburg influence is apparent throughout. The six white columns across the front rise to a slate roof, and the line is unbroken by the second floor gallery. The delights of antique collecting were the subject of a talk which Mrs. Pittman gave for the Round Table Club which met at her home, and she also conducted a tour of the house, describing the furnishings which she and her husband searched out each vacation time. Their search has taken them to many parts of the country - to Wisconsin, Virginia, Tennessee, and to Canada. On display also was a collection of books relating to her topic. She stressed the way in which each room had been furnished, without hurry, and with thoughtful waiting until the proper piece could be found. In the library guests registered with a quill pen beside an antique inkwell placed on a Sheraton table. The chair before it is an English Queen Anne dated 1720. A whale oil lamp adapted for electricity is at hand. Period furnishings continue in the livingroom where some Jacobean pieces appear. Candlesticks within hurricane globes and wall sconces are planned so that the entire reception suite can be candlelit. Of special interest in the dining room is an 18th century Sheraton sideboard which features not only intricate inlay but a brass rail at the back designed for hanging a splash-preventing curtain. The Hepplewhite chairs have carved wheat designs. A tour of the bedrooms revealed more Williamsburg influence. Mrs. Pittman gave special attention to the 1760Chippendale four-poster with fluted posts and block feet which appears in the room of her daughter, Miss Sharon Pittman. An indigo blue and white coverlet is the bedspread here. In the rooms of the three sons of the family - Stephen, John and Charles - early American trends have been stressed. Stephen attends Woodbury Forest School in Orange, Va., and his brothers are at Southeastern Laboratory Elementary School. (From ECHOES FROM THE ATTIC, VI, 1971, by Edna Campbell) (Pic of Mrs. Pittman) (Recently received a note from Mrs. Kathleen Killen Pittman with the following update. Sharon, who goes by her first name now, is Dr. Kate Pittman and lives in the Boston area where she is a veterinarian. She has one daughter, Ella. Stephen is a computer specialist living in Michigan. He and his wife, Vickie, have three children, Libby, Katie, and Bill. John is a general contractor, specializing in commercial buildings. He and his wife, Betty, live in Denver and have three children, Kelly, Jeff and Janie. Charlie and his wife, Donna, live in Hammond and have two sons, Chris and Cory. Charlie is a police officer with the City of Hammond. 3/3/2001 bec)