Rubbing of Samuel Daggett's Gravestone

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Stone rubbing

Subject Date

24 August 1798

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.186.41

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Rubbing (Transferring techniques)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 36 in
Width: 24 in

Keywords	United States, Connecticut, Andover Stone rubbings Grave markers Headstones (Tombstones) Daggett, Samuel Daggett Farmhouse

Artifact
Daggett Farmhouse
Like other farm families living in northeastern Connecticut in the 1760s, the Daggetts made and grew many of the things they needed. Along with farming, Samuel Daggett was a house builder and furniture maker. The "saltbox" form of this house -- with short roof in front and long in back -- was a typical New England house type of this era.