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Step, Carriage

Object Name:
Step, Carriage
Object ID:
2017.035
Date:
1875-1900
Description:
Carriage or wagon step. Cast iron. Rectangular frame with openwork design including two horses with crossed hooves and Masonic symbols of compass and square with letter "G". Cast lettering at bottom: "L.H. CHENEY. / MANCHESTER NH". Raised lettering on face of frame at top: "PAT APL'D FOR". Two angled T-shaped extensions on top of frame.
Material:
Metal
Iron
Dimensions:
H-0.8 W-13.25 D-9.5 inches
Provenance:
L. H. Cheney may be Lewis H. Cheney (1844-1923), a wheelwright and carriage maker who lived and worked in Athol, MA. He was a Mason starting in 1875.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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