More Dwight-Derby House input

The email below and images are from Goeff Sauter, President of the Friends of the Dwight-Derby House, Inc. this afternoon –

Hi Pete,

Thanks again for making yourself available this morning.   Attached are three pictures as follows:

1. The sketch by George Horatio Derby, the “father” of satire in the United States.  Electa Kane Tritsch uncovered this sketch in the archives on Derby family at West Point.  It was probably drawn as a teenager and shows his view of the meeting house from an upstairs bedroom. I interpret this drawing to be showing the Meeting House which is now the Unitarian Church facing North Street.   Sometimes when conducting fast-paced tours, we neglect to also point out a drawing that George did on the inside of the door leading to our gift shop.  The sketch is clearly the Dwight-Derby House itself, and it is a credit to both the many owners of the house and preservation contractors that the sketch was not inadvertently removed! Please tell your readers to stop in if they missed seeing it on a previous tour.
2. One of the most expensive rare artifacts on our list for the East Parlor Project is an early 18^th century women’s sewing table. These tables are unique because the bottom drawer has a large pouch or bag underneath where a seamstress could easily store an uncompleted project with all of the component pieces in a convenient place.  It occurred to me that someone who reads your blog might have one of these tables or know someone who does. We are not expecting a donation of a sewing table but plan to procure one at the best possible price.
3. In the same vein, we are seaching for an early 18^th century cabinet where Mary Derby would have stored, ribbons flowers, and other raw materials for making hats an bonnets. The picture I have enclosed was taken in the general store at Old Sturbridge Village. We will be working with antique dealers, flea markets, Craigslist, Ebay, estate sales, and all possible sources to find something like it.  

Best, Geoff

NB, by OLP: I just noticed a couple of more differences in the sketch from the current existing First Parish Meeting House:

1. there is no front porch in this sketch
2. the steeple today is flush with the front of the building
3. today there is no side window that is not rectangular.