INVENTORY OF ART AND ARTIFACTS OF BRIGHAM YOUNG WINTER HOME, Nov. 1976
ART & PHOTOS
PARLOR - Engraving of Joseph Smith
Brigham Young photo taken in St. George on his birthday 1 June 1876
Print of charcoal drawing of Joseph Smith
DINING ROOM - Lithograph Of Joseph and Hyrum
Lithograph of Truman’s Angel’s rendering of the Salt Lake Temple (Both of these lithographs were in this house during Brigham Young’s occupancy)
UPSTAIRS FOYER Chromo Indian hunters gambling
Chroma pastoral scene
Engraving of First Presidency and Twelve as of 1853
(No Photography until 1860's)
ARTIFACTS OFFICE - Drop Leaf table donated by Sons of the Pioneers
Display Case from old museum on Temple Square
Rocking chair made for George A. Smith
Telegraph key from Sanpete Valley R.R.. about 1880
Telegraph wire from old transcontinental line near Ibapah, Utah.
Cotton cloth, blue check from the first bolt produced by mill in Washington, red, blue and white piece also milled there.
Book, George A. Smith Family , 1962. given to missionaries here by author Zora Smith Jarvis
PARLOR - Dark love seat and two chairs belonged to Brigham family
DINING ROOM - Four tablespoons and china
Two ruby wine decanters with stoppers from this house
Drop leaf table was owned by the Young family
Pewter charger was owned by the Young family
KITCHEN - Ten silver teaspoons
Seven bone-handled knives
Six silver soup spoons
Cheese saver, covered
Splat-back rocking chair said to have crossed the plains
Ladder back rocking chair Seat pad is new, ( have belonged to Brigham Young, said to be made by him) Utah mill
South BEDROOM - Pine bed may be Utah made
Red and green Whig rose quilt
1860 sewing machine brought to Utah in 1860’s by F. V.Davenport
MIDDLE BEDROOM - Quilt, red circles and white crosses
NORTH BEDROOM - Bed from Beehive House, not necessarily Brigham’s. Heirloom coverlet of Brokaw family (not members) Dorothy Brokaw Sonquist of Chicago who met Florence Jacobsen on an airplane
WAITING ROOM - Organ bought for this home by Brigham Young
Note by Phyllis Baker The beds upstairs are longer than our modern full-size beds. In Amelia s room, the sleigh bed is one inch longer. longer. The other two bedrooms are three inches longer.
05 July 2004