Collections record Beta
Collection Record Detail
Object Name
T-shirt
Object Number
2014-21-1
Description
Tan colored cotton t-shirt with rounded neck and short sleeves. Upper left chest printed with, "WELCOME HOME/ BEECHERS/ AUGUST 12, 2000" in dark blue. Back of t-shirt screen printed with a photographic image of a house with trees, a fence, and horse and buggy out front. Below image, "1774~Wadsworth-Beecher Homestead~1814/ 41 North Street, Litchfield, Connecticut" in dark blue.
Comment
This item was produced as a commemorative item for Chandler Saint's celebration of the "return" of the Beecher house to Litchfield, CT on August 12, 2000. The day of the event included a parade up North Street and ended in Saint's backyard being the Benjamin Tallmadge House where the Beecher house was being stored, disassembled, in two tractor-trailer trucks.
Category
Maker
Date Made
2000
Dimensions
Adult size L
Materials
Social Tags (experimental)