fbpx

Interior view of Sewall House dining room, Burlington, Mass.

Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.

Search Collections

Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

OVP-M-08

GUSN

GUSN-225131

You can find this within

Browse Collection

Description

This photograph shows an interior view of the dining room of the Sewell House, containing crockery and furniture allegedly used by John Hancock and Samuel Adams.

Details

Descriptive Terms

interior views
dining rooms
tables (support furniture)
chairs (furniture forms)
photographs
black-and-white photographs

Inscription

Room in Sewall House, Burlington, Mass., occupied by John Hancock and Samuel Adams, with crockery and furniture used by them, April 19, 1775. (typed)
Presented ot the Massachusetts Society Sons of the American Revolution by [illegible] H. Taylor, Photographer. / 23 Pleasant St. / Woburn, Mass. (handwritten)

Additional Identification Number

OVP number OVP0165.C

Physical Description

1 photographic print : black-and-white, mounted ; 10 x 13 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.01.TMP.514

Image Dimensions

13 x 10 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Burlington (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

photographs
black-and-white photographs

Description Level

Item

Location Note

OVP-M-08

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].