Commode

Object Name:

Commode

Object ID:

1933.001.16

Date:

circa 1850

Description:

Commode/Washstand. Mahogany veneer, with pine or fir secondary wood. Mortise and tenon construction (production piece). Hinged lid opens to reveal a well, lined with lead/zinc tacked to the interior and painted white. The right half of the well is deeper than the left, and ends with a small section of copper pipe. Below the left hand side is a drawer. Drawer is of dovetail construction; back of drawer has "IIII" inside a triangle, bottom marked with an "H". Drawer front extends below the bottom of the drawer. Below the well and drawer is a cabinet, fronted with two hinged doors. Doors are panel construction; wooden pull on right door; bottom post lock (brass) on left door. Interior of cabinet space has a red wash. Below cabinet are bracket feet, with a scrolled skirt; skirt continues on sides. Glue blocks present behind skirt. Back is pine Lid is mahogany and attached with two brass hinges. On rear edge of lid is a taped note "Property of New Hampshire Historical Society" In Margaret Jewell''s handwriting on back in red paint is "FP350"
Adhesive tape label on interior, "Loaned by / M. H. Jewell / May 19th 1933".

Material:

Wood
Brass
Copper
Lead

Dimensions:

H-31.5 W-30 D-18.125 inches

Provenance:

From the home of the donor's great-grandfather, John Bradley (1743-1815) and Hannah Ayer Bradley (b. 1751), and descendants, of Concord, NH. The house was built by Bradley in 1769 and torn down by the donor in 1912.

Credit Line:

Gift of Margaret H. Jewell