Footstool
- Object Name:
- Footstool
- Object ID:
- 2022.001.02
- Place of Origin:
- Chichester, NH
- Date:
- 1875-1900
- Description:
- Foot bench, used by Henry M. Sanborn (1842-1935) while attending services at the Methodist church in Chichester, NH. Pine. Three supports with semicircular cutouts. Top comprised of four slats. Old paper label adhered to top, inscribed in ink: "Henry Sanborn's church / foot stool".
- Material:
- Wood
Pine - Dimensions:
- H-7.75 W-34 D-7.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Henry Martin Sanborn (1842-1935) was a farmer who lived in Chichester, NH. The son of True Sanborn and Mary W. Sheldon, he served as a Corporal in Co. H, 14th Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, during the Civil War. A member of the Methodist church, Henry Sanborn was the longest surviving veteran of the Civil War in the town, dying on April 18, 1935. As a successful farmer, member of an old leading family in the town, and a veteran, he was a community leader. Proud of his service and the accomplishments of the Union in winning the Civil War, Sanborn was outspoken in memorializing his fellow veterans for their service to the nation by presenting flags to institutions and organizations in his community
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund
- People:
- Sanborn, Henry M. (1842-1935)
- Subjects:
- Methodist churches, Churches
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