Name/Title
Dexter Baby CarriageEntry/Object ID
2015.12.1Description
19th-century baby carriage. Restored. No makers mark/plaque, but possibly by Heywood-Wakefield c.1870. Owned by Dexter family, who had an antique business at corner of Pine Island Road and Marion Road in Mattapoisett.
Given by Betsy Ose in loving memory of her parents, Arlene C. Dexter and William Nye Dexter, who restored it in the 1960s. It was originally owned by her great grandmother and grandfather, Betsy Roundville Nye Dexter and Alexander Dexter, whose children used in in the 1860s - 1880s. William Nye Dexter was the grandson of Betsy Nye and Alexander Dexter, of Brooklyn NY and Mattapoisett, who were married July 28th, 1856, a year before Mattapoisett was incorporated as a town.Collection
Vehicles (VE)Acquisition
Accession
2015.12Source or Donor
Ose, BetsyAcquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Carriage, BabyNomenclature Primary Object Term
Vehicle, Child TransportNomenclature Sub-Class
Human-Powered VehiclesNomenclature Class
Land Transportation T&ENomenclature Category
Category 07: Distribution & Transportation ObjectsGeneral Notes
Note
Status: OK
Status By: Jeffrey Miller
Status Date: 2015-10-29Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
October 29, 2015Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
August 28, 2021
