Feather

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Feather

Entry/Object ID

1933.2.4

Description

White ostrich feather with a blue-dyed tuft at the end.

Context

Worn on the hat of Nancy Stevens Steven Brooks at her marriage to Simeon Alton Webster in Bethel, Vermont, on 27 January, 1842. The pair spent their honeymoon in Montpelier, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1933.2

Source or Donor

Chase, Flora Bell Lyon Webster (1864-1951)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1842

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Feather

Nomenclature Class

Masonry & Stoneworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

7 in

Length

12 in

Material

Feather

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Webster, Simeon Alton (1815-1898)

Person or Organization

Webster, Nancy Brooks (1816-1902)

Related Places

Place

Town

Bethel

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America