Figure 1. Baby bed attributed to L.H. Hatch, ca. 1860. Dark brown paint, unknown wood, H 23^A ", L 35% ", W 25y2 ". Franklin Museum, Idaho. Spindle design is less common than plank-sided cradles. Unless noted otherwise, photographs are by author, drawings by T. 0. Thatcher.
''Some Chairs for My Family'': Furniture in Nineteenth-century Cache Valley BY E L A I N E T H A T C H E R
Cache Valley in the late 1850s their primary concerns were food, shelter, and safety. One of the important components of adequate shelter was furniture. Most settlers wanted at least a bed off the cold floor and a few shelves for storage of food and possessions. Accounts of early life in the valley describe
W H E N THE FIRST M O R M O N SETTLERS CAME TO
Ms. Thatcher is director of programs, Western Folklife Center, Salt Lake City.
