Wagon

Object Name:

Wagon

Object ID:

1988.025

Date:

1870-1890

Description:

Funeral wagon, 1870-1890, used at Pine Grove Cemetery, East Concord, NH. Horse-drawn wagon with enclosed wooden body for holding casket. Body 90.5" long, 38" wide. Shallow arched roof, 66" above ground at highest point. Wagon 66" wide at axles. Rear wheels 49" diam., front wheels 40.5" diam. Raised borders of 1/2" half-round moulding on sides, back, and front of body. Two raised diamond shapes on each side and one on the rear, formed with same moulding. Rear section of body hinges downward and latches with T-shaped handle. Front of body is cut out for driver's seat. Driver's foot rest of unpainted wood attached with iron rods. Body, wheels, and running gear painted black, very worn. Turned finial on roof, 18.5" high, 8" diam., urn-shaped, painted black. Interior of body also painted black, unworn. Open bottom except for three cross pieces and one section of boards, 20.5" long. One wooden roller at rear on bottom, and one in middle, but front roller missing. The three cross pieces have two slots each for adjustable iron brackets to prevent casket from sliding (four brackets missing). Undercarriage has transverse elliptic leaf spring in front and two longitudinal elliptic leaf springs in rear. Includes pair of shafts, 96" long, unpainted, with worn leather sleeves at front. Brass plate, 1.25" x 3.75", nailed to interior of rear panel of body, above door; plate stamped "J. JONES. / STORE. IN. / HERE. DRY. GOOD". Rear door 21.5" x 35".

Material:

Wood
Metal
Brass
Leather

Dimensions:

H-84.5 W-66 L-90.5 inches

Provenance:

Used at Pine Grove Cemetery, East Concord, NH, where it was stored in a utility shed until April 1988.

Credit Line:

Gift of the City of Concord

Subjects:

Diamonds, Hearses, Wagons, Urns, Undertaking