Figurehead
- Title:
- Hannah Dustin
- Object Name:
- Figurehead
- Object ID:
- 2011.029
- Place of Origin:
- Dover, NH
- Date:
- 1800-1825
- Description:
- Ship's figurehead, in form of Hannah Dustin (1657-1736), from the William Flagg House, Dover, NH. Painted carved pine, early 19th century. Standing figure of woman in full-length dress with red top and green skirt, holding conical tool (hatchet?) in her right hand and bag of scalps in her left hand. Dress torn at bottom front. Head turned to her right.. Back carved out to fit on a mount (mast?), with two holes. Flat bottom with two holes.
- Material:
- Wood
Pine - Dimensions:
- H-9 W-4.25 D-2.3 inches
- Provenance:
- Found by Montgomery Rollins (1867-1918), the donor's grandfather, in the William Flagg House (Tidewater Farm), Dover, NH. William Flagg (1770-1844) was a sea captain who retired to the farm in 1815. Montgomery Rollins purchased Tidewater Farm around 1900.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the children of Sarah Webster Rollins Childs
- Subjects:
- Dustin, Hannah, Figureheads, Captives, Scalps, Ship captains, Ship figureheads, Sea captains
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