William Pitcher Farmstead HSR

plaster, planking, paint and wallpaper, it was clearly living space, possibly for slaves or
later for laborers and servants. The range of finishes on the main floor suggests that
the Pitchers of the 18th and 19th centuries were well-off enough to be followers of
fashion.
OBSERVATIONS
• Sample 105/1, collected from the doorway between the east parlor and the front
entry hall, and sample 102/1, collected from the doorway between the west parlor
and the entry hall, have the same distinctive blue base layer as Sample 203/3 from
the doorway in the upstairs hall leading to the garret (figure 1). This supports the
theory that reconfiguration of the house to create the center hall, and the
attachment of the main house to the free-standing structure to the north, took place
as part of the same campaign.
figure 1
203/3 garret doorway
105/1 east parlor door trim
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