The
The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and
Printed Ephemera
Henry
Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE 19735
302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883
OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION
Creator: Wylie Furniture Co.
Title: Daybook
Dates: 1846-1854
Call No.: Doc. 786
Acc. No.: 81x151
Quantity: 1 volume (37 pages)
Location: 31 G
BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT
The Wylie Furniture Co. was
located in
SCOPE AND CONTENT
Entries document items sold and work performed by the Wylie Furniture Co. from 1846 to 1854. Among the forms represented are washboards, quilting frames, tables, showcases, bee boxes, cupboards, and coffins. The firm also repaired pieces of furniture, planed boards, and did turning work. Crosshatching of entries probably indicates payment, though few credits are recorded in the volume.
ORGANIZATION
Chronological order.
LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS
The materials are in English.
RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.
PROVENANCE
Purchased from Doris Harris.
ACCESS POINTS
Topics:
Furniture \x Prices \y 19th century.
Furniture \x Repairing.
Furniture industry and trade \z
Coffins.
Turning.
Woodwork.
Daybooks.
Cabinetmakers.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Location: 31 G
Index to objects and
kinds of wood mentioned in daybook:
bathing
tub 7, 18, 29
bedstead
2-5, 7-8, 10-12, 14-16, 18-27, 29,
31-32, 34-35, 37, 40
bedstead
cot 6, 12, 15
bedstead,
high-post 24, 25 , 29-30, 38-39
bedstead,
trundle 3, 5, 8-10, 14, 16, 19-20, 23-25, 28-31
bench
12, 25
bookcase 6, 8,
16-17, 21, 37
boots 2
box
6, 8, 17
bureau
3, 7, 10-11, 14, 17, 19-20, 30, 33-34,
38
chair 10-11, 19, 33
cherry
(wood) 5, 14
cloth 4
coffin
2-5, 7,
9-13, 16-18, 19, 21-28, 30, 32, 35-40
cradle 9, 10, 14, 16-17, 19-20, 24, 28, 30, 40
crib 35
cupboard 13, 15, 19, 34, 36-37
cupboard,
corner 26, 33
desk 4, 6, 15, 21, 27, 35, 38
dough
trough (spelled “doetray”) 6, 9-10, 34
fireboard 13
frame
5, 39
frame,
picture 3, 6, 17, 23, 25-26, 28
frame,
quilt 3, 25, 31
lamp 27
lock 34
pictures
5
pine
(wood) 20, 22, 31
post,
newel (see post, stair) 28, 31
saw 4
saw,
hand 3
shelf 15
sign
board 36
stand
2, 9, 11-12, 14, 17, 19-20, 22-23, 27,
30, 38
stove
3, 15
stools
15, 22, 35
stand,
wash 8,
15-17, 20, 29, 31, 34, 36
table 2-4, 6, 8, 18-19, 22, 24-26, 31-35, 37,
39, 40
table,
breakfast 5, 10, 14-16, 19, 22, 25, 38
table,
dining 3-5, 7, 10-11, 13, 20, 24, 37
table,
kitchen 3, 11, 15
tray 15-18
trunk 4, 26
tub,
bathing 7, 8, 29
wagon 28-29, 31-33, 36
walnut
(wood) 14, 36
wardrobe 7
washboard 2
workbench 18