Description:
Pair of wooden crutches from the Deerfield area, probably made around 1830 because they have an eight-sided shafts. The crutches have a top covered with greyish cotton batting and a single, straight, tapered shaft. They were bought at the auction of Barnard family belongings in 1968, at the Francis Barnard barn in the Patten Hill district of Shelburne, Massachusetts. The property had been in the Barnard family since 1790 when Elisha Barnard (1763-1845), the son of John Barnard (1713-1785) and Ruth Catlin Barnard (1721/2-1785), originally of Deerfield, moved to Shelburne during the Revolution and built the house. The property descended through the family to their son, Elisha Barnard (1807-1886); then Francis Edward Barnard (1836-1889); to David Barnard (1874-1961); and then to Francis Barnard (1898-1988) who sold the property in 1968.
Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Cotton Link to share this object record:
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