Whip

Object Name:

Whip

Object ID:

1988.051

Place of Origin:

Portsmouth, NH (?)

Date:

circa 1764

Description:

Whip, Shaft 38.25" long, black leather and wood. Silver wire wound around base of grip. Braided rawhide sash, 39" long. Silver head on handle, 1.25" diameter, 1" high. Top surface of head engraved: "Joseph / Moulton 1764 / To / Joseph / Moulton, Jr. / 1807". Sides of head engraved "From / Gov. Wentworth" in script, and "FROM JOSEPH W. MOULTON / ON HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY JULY 3D 1898 / TO HIS NEPHEW / OLIVER H. MOULTON."

Material:

Metal
Leather
Silver
Wood

Dimensions:

L-38.25 Dia-1.25 inches

Provenance:

Whip descended in the Moulton family of Portsmouth, NH. Oliver Howe Moulton (1829-1907) was the nephew of Joseph Walton Moulton (1808-1902), who was the son of Thomas (1768-1835) of Portsmouth, who was the son of Joseph (1743-1808) of Portsmouth, who was the son of Joseph (1710-1787) of Portsmouth, who was the son of Joseph (b. 1680) of Portsmouth.

Credit Line:

Gift of Helen A. C. Long and May M. Chadwick

People:

Wentworth, Benning (1696-1770), Moulton, Joseph (1710-1787), Moulton, Joseph (1743-1808), Moulton, Thomas (1768-1835), Moulton, Joseph W. (1808-1902), Moulton, Oliver H. (1829-1907), Chadwick, May L. (1863-1962), Long, Frances R. (1886-1974), Long, Helen A. C., Chadwick, May M.

Subjects:

Whips