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Most houses built during the Federal period had a passage that was used to connect the various sections of the house to one another. The passage at the Marshall House is unusual because it does not run the length of the house. None-the-less, it would have served as an important connector between the first and second floors of the house as well as to the carriage house and other outbuildings at the rear of the property.

To the right of the staircase is the door to a small butler's pantry. Here the Marshalls' enslaved butler Robin Spurlock would have kept many of his supplies along with some of the family's porcelain and silver.

The floor cloth in this room is reproduction of the floor cloths typically found in Virginia houses during the period. It is made of canvas decorated with a painted geometric design. The floor cloth would have protected the floor underneath from the wear and tear.


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