Horse-Drawn Hearse
c. 1850
19th Century
72 in. x 62 in. x 40 in.
George L. Brownell,
(active July 1823–January 13, 1903)
Object Type:
Transportation Artifact
Medium and Support:
wood
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of the Town of Old Lyme
Accession Number:
1970.5
An original horse-drawn hearse owned by the Town of Old Lyme. Built in the 1850s by a New Bedford, Massachusetts man, George Brownell. The hearse has a leather seat and roof with glass windows on three sides and red satin curtains.