Side Chair

1
Side Chair

• Date   1850 to 1870
• Materials exotic
  rosewood colorful upholstery
• Household Goods/Furniture
• Questions
• What type of house do you think you might find
  this chair in? In what room? Why?
• Does this chair have a specific purpose? If so,
  what?
• Where could you find more information about this
  object?

2
Baking Kettle

• Date  1700 to 1799
• Height   7.58 Diameter   13.12
• Material iron
• Household Goods
• Questions
• Who do you think would use this type of cookware?
  
• How do you think the baked goods were heated in
  this kettle?
• Does this kettle remind you of anything?

3
Tavern Sign

• Date   1795
• Location   Montague, Massachusetts
• Materials   wood
• Public Announcement /Sign
• Questions
• What do you think this sign was advertising?
• What does the symbol in the center represent?
• What do the words mean?
• What would happen in the place the sign
  advertised?

4
Shoes with Buckles

• Artisan   Madeline Yale Wynne
• Date   1900
• Location Deerfield, Mass
• Materials   silver, leather
• Personal Items/Clothing Footwear
• Questions
• What is striking about these shoes?
• When was this item made?
• Who do you think might have worn them?

5
Doll Chloe

• Date circa 1900
• Location Greenfield,MA
• Height 19.0, width 6.0, Depth   2.5
• Materials   cloth
• Personal Items/Toys
• Questions
• What appears to be unusual about the doll?
• Who do you think owned this doll? Why?
• What can this doll tell us about the family who
  made it?