Hi Catherine.  You could try Rockwood--a gothic mansion outside of
Wilmington, Delaware.  They have a butler's pantry and conducted a great
deal of research for their furnishings plan.  The County of New Castle
operates it. 

Good luck!

Chris Cascio
Pottsgrove Manor historic site 

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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] pre-Victorian butler's pantries

Dear All,

We are currently working to install a butler's pantry at the John
Marshall 
House in Richmond, Virginia.  I would be interested in hearing of or
from 
any museums interpreting roughly the same period as the Marshall house 
(1790-1835) that have either restored butler's pantries or similar 
workspaces.  I would also be interested in hearing of any known period 
inventories or descriptions of butler's pantries that have *not* been 
restored.

Many thanks,
Catherine Dean

Catherine E. Dean
Curator of Collections
APVA--Preservation Virginia
204 West Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23220-5012
804-648-1889
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