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Shingle

Title:
Shingle
Object Name:
Shingle
Creator:
Unknown
Date:
1800-1820
Material:
Pine
Dimensions:
H-4.75 L-21 Dia-7 inches
Description:
Piece of a shingle with a paper label which reads"a shingle from the old Court House at Plymouth New Hampshire where D. Webster made his first argument".Shingle is a natural color and thin and tapered at the edges. Label is an off white color with brown ink.
Provenance:
Probably taken and saved while the courthouse was going through some kind of renovation. It is unknown who gave it to the museum.
People:
Webster, Daniel
Place of Origin:
Plymouth, New Hampshire
Collection Name:
Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Hampshire
Item Number:
1989.032
Accession Number:
1989.032
Type of Material:
Objects
Copyright Statement:
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Credit Line:
American Independence Museum
Participating Organization:
American Independence Museum
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