Pew
- Object Name:
- Pew
- Object ID:
- 1981.060
- Place of Origin:
- Chester, NH, area (probably)
- Date:
- circa 1773
- Description:
- Pew Door. Pine. Mortise and tenon construction. Lower two-thirds is a panel door with raised panel and upper one-third is an open space with two turned spindles. Maple turnings are vase turning on top of inverted cup on top of a ball. Rounded crest rail with molded edges, attached with hand wrought nails. Number "28" handwritten in black in center of top rail. Overall piece is pine with a dark stain and constructed with both pegs and hand-wrought nails. Two cutouts for metal hinges on right side. Evidence of insect damage and fly specks all over. Left end of crest is slightly bevelled.
- Material:
- Wood
Pine
Iron - Dimensions:
- H-45.75 W-24 D-2 inches
- Provenance:
- Pew door purchased at auction in Chester, NH, by local antiques seller David Ottinger. Pew door is believed to have been from the Chester Meeting House.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Architecture, Doors & doorways, Pews
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