Presenter Shirley Schwarchoff Using a Spinning Wheel in Daggett Farmhouse in Greenfield Village, July 1983
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Artifact Overview
In 1977, Henry Ford Museum acquired an 18th-century farmhouse from northeastern Connecticut for Greenfield Village. It was originally interpreted with a focus on architecture and antiques, but demonstrations of colonial-era activities enlivened the structure in the 1980s. Later, based on new research, activities more accurately recreated the life of the home's original occupants, the Daggett family, in the 1760s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
July 1983
Subject Date
July 1983
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.N.B.92614.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 4 in
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Related Artifacts
ArtifactDaggett 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.