Guide to historic PlymouthLocalities and objects of interest . of Eliza-beth Wensley, are also on this wall. The most prom-inent among the pictures which occupy this end,however, are the original crayon sketch, made in 1817by Edwin White, for his large picture of The Sign-ing of the Compact, in the Trumbull Gallery at NewHaven, Conn., and W. F. Halsalls valuable and finelyexecuted painting of the Mayflower at anchorin the harbor of Plymouth in the winter of two pictures are well worthy the attention theyreceive. With these also are engravings of scenesin Pilgrim history, some of muc
Guide to historic PlymouthLocalities and objects of interest . of Eliza-beth Wensley, are also on this wall. The most prom-inent among the pictures which occupy this end,however, are the original crayon sketch, made in 1817by Edwin White, for his large picture of The Sign-ing of the Compact, in the Trumbull Gallery at NewHaven, Conn., and W. F. Halsalls valuable and finelyexecuted painting of the Mayflower at anchorin the harbor of Plymouth in the winter of two pictures are well worthy the attention theyreceive. With these also are engravings of scenesin Pilgrim history, some of much merit. Across the head of the hall, under the Sargentpicture, is a raised platform and railing, and here areshown the large articles connected with Pilgrim his-tory, as the model of the Mayflower, the chairs of Elder Brewster and Gov. Carver, the PeregrineWhite cradle, etc. A case at the opposite end ofthe hall containsa collection of articles belonging tothe First Church, among which is the book given by Pastor John Rol^inson, brought over in. ELDER BREWSTERS CHAIR. CRADLE OF PEREGRINE WHITE. the • Mayliower by Bradford, and afterwards givenby liim to the church ; a book printed In ElderBrewster: the notebook of Elder Faunce: a numberof interesting autographs ; and a collection of vesselsused in the Sacrament, presented to the church manyvears ago, but now superseded bv those of moremodern stvle. The .\ldcn case stands on the south side of thehall, near tlu Sargrnt jiicturc. and contains |ohnAldcns llihlc, piintcd in i(>2o: a iKilbcrd he onceowned and jirobabb broir^ht with liiiu in llie Mav- 18 flower ; also ancient documents with his to this is the Standish case, in which is thefamous Damascus sword of the redoubtable Pilgrimcaptain. Gen. Grant, on his visit to Plymouth, , 1880, was much interested in this ancient weapon,and handled it with evident satisfaction. The Arabicinscriptions on the blade have always been a puzzle,and, notwit
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