fbpx

"Lecterns 31"

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1880-1973, undated

GUSN

GUSN-295252

You can find this within

Browse Collection

Description

Photo album titled: "Lecterns 31." Title is hand printed in black on front cover; title and volume number are hand printed in black on spine. Album has a beige fabric covering and 76 dark gray pages, all of which are now loose. One of the pages is blank. Photographs are of a variety of lecterns manufactured by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and Casson, and their successor, Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. The order number and year are often shown on a display in the photographs; model numbers are also provided in some cases. Customer names are handwritten on some album pages. Named customers are: All Saints (Brookline, MA); All Saints (Minneapolis, MN); Elizabeth Castle (Dana Hall, Wellesley, MA); Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, Deaconess House and Huntington Memorial Chapel (New York, NY); Christ Church (Cranbrook, MI); Christ Church Chapel (Cincinnati, OH); Church of the Mediator (Kingsbridge, NY); Church of the Mediator (Philadelphia, PA); Cram Goodhue & Ferguson (Boston, MA); Emmanuel Church (Cleveland, OH); Emmanuel Church (Emporium, PA); Mrs. James C. Farrell (Gloucester, MA); Fifth Avenue Baptist Church (New York, NY); First German Evangelistic Church (Pittsburgh, PA); First Presbyterian Church (Glen Falls, NY); Government Hospital (NY); Kendall & Company; Madeira School (Washington, DC); Methodist Episcopal Church (South Manchester); Mortuary Chapel (Andover, MA); Reformed Church of Harlem (New York, NY); St. Andrew's Church (Hyannisport, MA); St. John's Parish (Newtonville, MA); St. Mark's (Toledo, OH); St. Mark's Chapel (Mt. Kisco, NY); St. Mary's Convent; St. Paul's Church (Duluth, MN); St. Vincent Church; Trinity Church (Bridgeport, CT); Union of St. John the Baptist of America; United Congregational Church (Bridgeport, CT); Mrs. George E. Warren (YWCA, Boston, MA); Washington University; West Point Chapel (West Point, NY); and Wheaton College.

Details

Descriptive Terms

lecterns
photograph albums
black-and-white photographs
photographs

Additional Identification Number

Strong Museum number 60.31

Physical Description

1 photo album containing 76 pages and 75 photographs (14 3/4 x 12 1/2 x 2 inches)

Collection Code

CC010

Collection Name

Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

Date of Acquisition

2012

Reference Code

CC010.002.041

Acquisition Type

Museum Purchase

Dimensions

14 3/4 x 12 1/2 x 2 (HxWxD)(inches)

Record Details

Originator

Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. (Compiler)
A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Compiler)
Irving & Casson (Compiler)

Material Type

photograph albums
black-and-white photographs
photographs

Description Level

File

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].