Name/Title
McLoughlin House - Ladies Upstairs Sitting RoomEntry/Object ID
P-7387Description
McLoughlin House furnishings.
On Back: "The "Ladies upstairs sitting room" was undoubtedly used as a gathering place for Mrs. McLoughlin's guests.
The pie crust table of applewood was hand made in England. the Bible, published in 1822, belonged to the Tolmie family. (Dr. Tolmie was a young English medical man who came to Fort Vancouver in 1829 as assisted Dr. McLoughlin during an epidemic which killed a great number of both Indians and white men.)
The gold and black Chinese lacquer cabinet belonged to a friend of Dr. McLoughlin."
Companion photos: P-2058, P-7387, P-7388 - A=desk from Hudson's Bay; B=ladies upstairs sitting room; C=20-foot banquet table.Made/Created
Date made
1911Place
City
Oregon CityCounty
ClackamasState
OregonCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America