Zadock Pratt Museum - Visit our Permanent Exhibit

Virtual Tour of the Museum

Please come and visit the museum: you will be guided by expert local guides, who will explain the museum's and the area's history and point out items of interest to the whole family.

But, before you come here, you can take a "virtual tour" of the Museum right here and visit rooms at your own pace, just click on the room you would like to visit.

Visit this Pratt Museum Virtual Tour. You can click on any room, then see the thumbnail photo of it, but when you click on that, you can see a larger photo of each room. However, as good as virtual tours are, you will just have to come to Prattsville to visit the Museum in person. We are looking forward to your visit.

Pratt Room Picture of Zadock Pratt - Master Tanner, Banker, Congressman and Farmer Window - Pane with GWP was initialized by George Watson Pratt Tintype of Zadock Pratt on his favorite horse Prince Model of Tannery made in 1976 show how tannery operated
Hall Wallpaper - Reproduction of original wallpaper found in the hall, reputed to be French (18th Century), reproduced by Katzenbach & Warren for the Williamsburg collection Portrait of Mary Watson Pratt - restored by New York University Grandfather Clock - Silas Hoadley, Plymouth, CT, circa 1812
Living Room Portrait - Abigail Watson Pratt and son George at about two-years old Picture of Susie A.Grimm (Pratts fifth wife), Steinway Piano Tilt Table, Desk and Stag Inkwell - all belonged to Zadock Pratt
Dining Room Mahogany Empire Buffet & Linen Press - allegedly bought for his wife Abigail Dishes - Flo Blue - English Dishes with green/gold borders, flowers in center - belonged to Julia Pratt Ingersoll
Kitchen Red Cupboards - tin lunch pail with cup, metal apple peeler, other utensils Wooden Box for storing candles (to keep away from mice) Period stove, skates, foot warmer, blue flour sifter, spice box, etc
Bank Rooms/Exhibits *Now used for* exhibitions, such as the 1998 "Prattsville through a Pinhole". Bank opened in 1843 with $50,000 invested by Zadock Pratt. Its notes were backed by 7% on the New York Stock and there was "a correct likeness of Col.Pratt" on each note. These rooms are in the former bank building.
Second Floor Bedrooms 1 and 3 Blue bedroom suite contains cottage furniture, some of the first "catalog" furniture, it was owned by Zadock Pratt. The smaller bedroom has period furnishings. All rooms are decorated for Christmas Museum events.
Bedroom 2 Green bedroom was probably Pratt's bedroom since it had a fireplace. The green suite was also owned by Zadock Pratt.
Upstairs Hallway By front window - chaise (birdseye maple) 1855 by Jacob Myers, a Huntersfield cabinet maker. Also an Isaac Searles desk, dated 1866, made at the Searles Furniture factory.
Nursery Child's bed and several middle to late 19th century toys, dolls' high chairs. The nursery is just outside the master bedroom.
Sunken Bedroom Rope bed with a rope-bed tightener, straw mattress. Why do we still say "sleep tight and don't let the bed-bugs bite". Pratt's family had to make the bed "tight" for a comfortable night's sleep and make sure no bugs were in the straw. You can see how that was constructed.
Library/Reading Room/Exhibit Room This was once two rooms, now the reading room. The old Larraway coaching inn's original bar has been moved here from the O'Hara's house.