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Item ID# |
2011.003.001 a-c |
Object Name |
Pulpit |
Date |
ca.1870's |
Description |
Three piece hand made pulpit. Pulpit is made of wood and has a thick shiny dark brown finish. Part A: Base of pulpit is semi-circular in shape. The front is decorated with two tiers at the top and the bottom. The front consists of three vertical pieces; the centre piece has a wooden cut-out of leaves and flowers. Cut-out is stained the same as the rest of the pulpit. Above the top tiers is a flat surface with a rectangular box to house the lectern. Attached to the front of the lectern box is a brass plaque with "Handcrafted By SAMUEL AVERY 1842-1917 NATIVE OF ARMOW" . Plaque is held to the pulpit by brass screws. Part B: The lectern is rectangular in shape with the front edge being arced. On the underside is a row of scalloped wood. Attached to the base of the lectern is a solid piece of wood with several diamond shaped holes in the centre. This base fits into a hole at the top of the lectern base. Along the one side on the top is a convexed piece of wooden trim, to keep papers on the lectern. Part C: Diamond shaped baton mode of wood. Baton is used to adjust the height of the lectern, by sliding in a hole in the base through to the wooden block on the bottom of the lectern. |
Provenance |
The pulpit was made by the donor's great-grandfather Samuel Avery of Armow, in the 1870's. |
Dimensions |
H-93.3 W-65 L-37 cm |
Lexicon category |
1: Structures |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Churches |
Places |
Armow |
People |
Avery, Samuel |
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