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This is the point at which a formal visitor to the
De Wet family would enter the house
during the early 19th century. Most other people, such as delivery
men or servants and slaves, would go
straight to the courtyard or kitchen area, entered through an
alleyway from Long Street.
A tablet commemorating
Dr W F Purcell's contribution to the
restoration of the house and its establishment as a museum is seen
to the right as one enters the building.
Originally there was a screen dividing the entrance from the inner
hall. The hinges are still to be seen. The console table in the
Neoclassical style and the hanging lamp are part of the original
Koopmans-De Wet collection.
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