Settle

Object Name:

Settle

Object ID:

1974.060

Creator:

Pendexter, John

Place of Origin:

Intervale, NH

Date:

circa 1773

Description:

Settle bench, with family history of having been made by John Pendexter, Intervale, NH. Pine, with painted and grained finish. Two drawers under seat. (Cut nails indicate date after 1795). Number written in ink on back, top left: "F0095-118". Remnant of printed shipper's label, 1900-1950, on back, top left: "B / 3[0]".

Material:

Wood
Pine
Metal

Dimensions:

H-52.75 W-59 D-17.5 inches

Provenance:

Said to have been built by donor's great-great-grandfather, John Pendexter, Intervale, NH, c. 1773 (though cut nails suggest that it was probably built after 1795). According to donor, the bench has been at three different homesteads prior to its donation to NHHS: first the Pendexter Mansion, home of John (1752-1835), and his son Samuel (1794-1883); 2nd at the P. (Pendexter) Farm, home of Lydia Susan Pendexter (1857-1934); and finally moved in 1932 to the Tasker Homestead South, home of the donor, Gordon Tasker Heard (1901/8-1997).

Credit Line:

Gift of Gordon T. Heard

People:

Pendexter, John (1752-1835), Heard, Gordon T. (1901-08-1997), Pendexter, Samuel, Pendexter, Lydia Susan

Subjects:

Benches