Pilgrim Hall has had this chair since the early 1830's when it was donated by the Brewster Family of Duxbury. At the time of his death, Elder Brewster had one chair worth 4 shillings and another worth one shilling. The Brewster Chair and the Bradford chair are related to other turned chairs with broad seats found in Boston and Charlestown. Chairs are seldom signed. Researchers have to make an educated guess who made them.
Researchers examine documents, including probate inventories, to see who was the woodworker.
Then they match the woodworkers and where they lived to the chairs and where they were found. The places Eddy worked correspond to the location of this group of chairs. According to tradition, Susanna and William White brought this cradle from Holland in anticipation of the birth of their child. The hooded wicker cradle is typical of those made in Holland. Similar cradles can be seen in period Dutch paintings.