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The Ladies Parlor, and its lovely Zuber wallpaper. (Photo credit: Donnamarine Barnes)
When the team at Shelter Island’s historic Sylvester Manor began in earnest to conceive of a much-needed plan to preserve and refurbish the stately manor house, like any old home it wasn’t simply one project on the docket; it became many projects, each linked to the success of another.
Replacing the old windows in the lovely first floor Ladies Parlor meant inevitable damage to the walls that would require repair — walls that, it turns out, held treasure in plain sight.
Take a listen to a tale of how peeling, damaged historic French wallpaper lead the manor’s caretakers to a peak into the past…
Amy Zavatto is the Editor-in-Chief for southforker, northforker and Long Island Wine Press. She's a wine, spirits, and food journalist whose work appears in Wine Enthusiast, InsideHook.com, MarthaStewart.com, the New York Post, Liquor.com, SevenFifty Daily, Imbibe, Men’s Journal and many others. She's the author of The Big Book of Bourbon Cocktails, Prosecco Made Me Do It: 60 Seriously Sparkling Cocktails, Forager’s Cocktails: Botanical Mixology with Fresh, Natural Ingredients, and The Architecture of the Cocktail. She is a respected judge for the American Craft Spirits Association’s annual small-production spirits competition, and has moderated numerous panels on the topics of wine, spirits, cocktails, and regional foodways. She is the former Deputy Editor for the regional celebratory publications, Edible Manhattan and Edible Brooklyn, as well as the former Executive Director of the Long Island Merlot Alliance. She is a member of the New York chapter of the international organization of women leaders in food, wine, and spirits, Les Dames d’Escoffier. The proud daughter of a butcher, Amy is originally from Shelter Island, N.Y., where she developed a deep respect for the East End’s natural beauty and the importance of preserving and celebrating it and its people.
