Pulpit
- Object Name:
- Pulpit
- Object ID:
- 2014.018
- Creator:
- Sturtevant Manufacturing Company
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Lebanon, NH
- Date:
- 1875
- Description:
- Pulpit used at First Baptist Church, Concord, NH. Attributed to Sturtevant Manufacturing Company, Lebanon, NH, 1875. Vertical, rectangular walnut case. Pedestal with adjustable slanted top supported by graduated platform with decorative carving. Two scrolls on either side of pedestal. Carved cross in center relief panel on front. Carved decorations applied around top, base, and sides. Brown cotton velvet pad on top.
- Material:
- Wood
Walnut - Dimensions:
- H-40.5 W-47.5 D-19.5 inches
- Provenance:
- In 1875 the First Baptist Church of Concord at 20 North State Street underwent extensive renovations and redecorating, including extension of the north end of the building, and replacement of a dome with a spire. New black walnut pews and interior furnishings, including the pulpit, were purchased from the Sturtevant Manufacturing Company of Lebanon, NH. Established by Jesse C. Sturtevant (1820-1887) in 1873, the Sturtevant Manufacturing Company made furniture and custom woodwork. The company failed in 1875 and was sold in 1877 to Mead, Mason & Co., Lebanon, which had completed the renovations of the church. They employed 400 men making upholstered furniture until 1887, when the shops burned.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of CenterPoint Church
- Subjects:
- Baptist churches, Pulpits
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