Hearse
- Object Name:
- Hearse
- Creator:
- George Brownell, New Bedford, MA
- Date:
- 1886-1886
- Dimensions:
- W-76 L-95 inches
- Description:
- The Wilmot, NH, Town Report for the year ending March 1, 1886, carried a statement that $600 was paid for the hearse. Fashioned after a standard horse drawn carriage, the elaborate framework housed the coffin which could be viewed through the windows on both sides. An elegant equipage, this vehicle would have been drawn by a pair of horses and has beautifully fashioned lights.
- Subjects:
- Death, Death burial, Hearses, Transportation
- People:
- Brownell, George
- Collection Name:
- Transportation
- Item Number:
- 1950.113.01
- Accession Number:
- 1950.113.01
- Type of Material:
- Objects
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- Participating Organization:
- New London Historical Society
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