Collection Highlights
French press
1812-1819
1943.368
Mahogany, mahogany veneer; yellow poplar, white pine, brass, plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wood block and document from church in Holland which the Pilgrims attended
Object name
Wood block and document from church in Holland which the Pilgrims attended
Date
ca. 1620
Medium
Wood, paper, textile
Dimensions
Overall: 2 x 3 1/8 x 2 5/8 in. (5.1 x 7.9 x 6.7 cm)
Description
Rectangular block of wood with folded document attached with green ribbon.
Object Number
186
Marks
written: in ink on paper document: "Certificate/ L.S./ The undersigned, administrators of the Reformed Church in Delfshaven (Holland), hereby certify that the annexed [sic] piece of oak is a part of a threshold of the door, leading out of the church into the former vestry. Sofar [sic] can be searched in the archives, this part of the church has never been re-built or renewed, so that safely may be taken this threshold being from the time [sic], the Pilgrim Fathers left Delfshaven in 1620./ Delfshaven, 27th May 1891/ For the Administrators- College of the Reformed Church/ W. de Muug [?] pres/ D.[F or C] Hvanbentveld/ Secry."
printed: around edge of seal affixed to document: "DE HAAVE VAN BEHOUNDENIS ALLEN BY GOD IN ZION IS"
Gallery Label
According to the attached document, this block of wood was part of the threshold of the door of the Reformed Church in Delfshaven, Holland, that the Pilgrims attended.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
