Henkel Cupboard

Furniture

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Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Henkel Cupboard

Entry/Object ID

0040.001

Description

Received via Green Valley Auction large piece with eight solid wood ball feet; solid pine board shelves in adjustable wood grooves behind original glass doors; full length closets on either side of shelves, wood pull knobs on 4 drawers, origal keys

Cataloged By

SCS

Category

Household

Acquisition

Accession

0040

Source or Donor

Margaret Witmer

Acquisition Method

Gift

Source (if not Accessioned)

Margaret Witmer

Notes

Donor Requests: originally intended for John Kline homestead, but piece was too large wants item to stay in Shenandoah Valley, preferably a Church of the Brethren related loacation, possibly given or sold to the Lincoln Society of VA or to the owners of the Lincoln Homestead if it is preserved as a historical site

Furniture Details

Furniture Type

Cabinet

Made/Created

Artist

Jacob McDaniel

Date made

1838

Place

City

New Market

Region

Shenandoah Valley

State/Province

Virginia

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

FURNITURE

Category

02--BUILDING FURNISHINGS

Dimensions

Length

18 in

Dimension Notes

shelves 18" deep

Material

Cherry, Wood, Stained

Location

Room

Parlor

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jun 15, 2025

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Very Good

Date Examined

Jun 15, 2025

Valuations

Date

Jun 15, 2025

Notes

est. value $3854 piece is too large for most modern homes, which might decrease value purchased at Green Valley for $3,250

Provenance

Notes

made for Siram P Henkel of Plains Mills Farm c. 1838, moved to Lincoln Homestead (residence of grandson Ray Renalds) c. 1935

General Notes

Note Type

Date Cataloged

Note

11/29/2007

Note Type

Information Provided By

Note

Paul Roth, Margaret Witmer

Note Type

Number in Set

Note

1

Created By

SRJ

Create Date

May 4, 2008

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

July 8, 2025