Our tour guide, the director of Macculloch Hall, Mr. David Breslauer gave us a very informative tour which we enjoyed immensely.

When we went to explore Macculloch Hall we were very impressed by how the mansion has been restored so extroidinarily you could picture how in its day it was a real wonder of the community.

We were greatly impressed on viewing the Thomas Nast collection. Macclloch Hall has a major collection of works by Thomas Nast who was a 19th century cartoonist. Mr. Nast is known for creating the Republican elephant, Democratic donkey and America's image of Santa Claus.

Of course thanks to W. Parsons Todd, the mansion houses a fine collection of 18th and 19th century English and American fine and decorative arts which we had the privilege to view.

One of the exhibits when we were there that was on display was "New Jersey Stoneware As Artful Goods." This exhibit was very enlightening. We found out New Jersey can claim the finest deposits of stoneware clays known throughout the nineteenth century, the first distinct pottery, and a pottery that continuously operated for more than 140 years.

The "Stoneware" exhibit has more than thirty examples of cobalt decorated stoneware, representing major stoneware makers. This exhibit is going to be on display from June 4 to November 12, 2000.

The "Stoneware" exhibit was one of the exhibits on display. When we visited Macculloch there was also a beautiful exhibit on "Coverlets" which we were impressed with.