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Card table

Card table. Rosewood, brass, ormolu. Two open lyres compose supports. Leaves have bowed fronts with recessed corners. Veneered rails with three ormolu mounts conform to shape of top. Lyre displays painted gilt foliage. Brass rods form "strings." Four saber legs terminate in brass lions head cas...

Glass Girandole

Glass girandole with two arms. Cut glass bobeche has nine suspended drops. Split beaded chains with large drop at one end run from each bobeche up to a glass dome hung with four drops. Flattened molded glass finial. Rectangular base with cut glass sides. Metal plate supports arms and center shaft. M...

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Candlesnuffer Tray

Coffin shape. Slanted sides with parallel vertical lines and foliate motifs on inner faces. Slightly downturned rim. Black with gold decoration.

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Candlesnuffer

Candle snuffer. Hinged scrolled handles. Elevated box to snip wick. Three ball feet on underside. Rosette on pivot.

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Hurricane shade

Modified baluster form of blown glass.

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Hurricane shade

Modified baluster form of blown glass. Folded foot.

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Mezzotint

"COTTAGE CARES." Scene w/ two children (one kneels, one stands) feeding some chickens; cottage and woods behind. Colored in brown, red, blue, green. Molded maple frame.

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Bottle

Mold-blown green glass. Lipped opening tapers into neck (length of neck is 3 1/8"); neck tapers into cylindrically shape body. Seal on front w/ embossed owner's name: "Wm. Sutton, Jr."

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Wine glass

Stemmed glass with conical, fluted bowl; hexagonal stem; and circular flat base. At top of stem, joining bowl with stem, is a large hexagonal ring. Base is polished.

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Wine glass

Stemmed glass with conical, fluted bowl; hexagonal stem; and circular flat base. At top of stem, joining bowl with stem, is a large hexagonal ring. Base is polished.

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Wine glass

Stemmed glass with conical, fluted bowl; hexagonal stem; and circular flat base. At top of stem, joining bowl with stem, is a large hexagonal ring. Base is polished.

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Wine glass

Stemmed glass with conical, fluted bowl; hexagonal stem; and circular flat base. At top of stem, joining bowl with stem, is a large hexagonal ring. Base is polished.

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Wine glass

Stemmed glass with conical, fluted bowl; hexagonal stem; and circular flat base. At top of stem, joining bowl with stem, is a large hexagonal ring. Base is polished.

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Wine glass

Stemmed glass with conical, fluted bowl; hexagonal stem; and circular flat base. At top of stem, joining bowl with stem, is a large hexagonal ring. Base is polished.

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Wine glass

Stemmed glass with conical, fluted bowl; hexagonal stem; and circular flat base. At top of stem, joining bowl with stem, is a large hexagonal ring. Base is polished.

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Wine glass

Stemmed glass with conical, fluted bowl; hexagonal stem; and circular flat base. At top of stem, joining bowl with stem, is a large hexagonal ring. Base is polished.

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Wine glass

Stemmed glass with conical, fluted bowl; hexagonal stem; and circular flat base. At top of stem, joining bowl with stem, is a large hexagonal ring. Base is polished.

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Wine glass

Stemmed glass with conical, fluted bowl; hexagonal stem; and circular flat base. At top of stem, joining bowl with stem, is a large hexagonal ring. Base is polished.

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Wine glass

Stemmed glass with conical, fluted bowl; hexagonal stem; and circular flat base. At top of stem, joining bowl with stem, is a large hexagonal ring. Base is polished.

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Wine glass

Stemmed glass with conical, fluted bowl; hexagonal stem; and circular flat base. At top of stem, joining bowl with stem, is a large hexagonal ring. Base is polished.

Wine glass

Stemmed glass with conical, fluted bowl; hexagonal stem; and circular flat base. At top of stem, joining bowl with stem, is a large hexagonal ring. Base is polished.

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Wine glass

Stemmed glass with conical, fluted bowl; hexagonal stem; and circular flat base. At top of stem, joining bowl with stem, is a large hexagonal ring. Base is polished.

Wine glass

Stemmed glass with conical, fluted bowl; hexagonal stem; and circular flat base. At top of stem, joining bowl with stem, is a large hexagonal ring. Base is polished.

Andiron

Low andirons w/ turned columnar plinth w/ heavy ball finials. Shaped curved billet bar in brass extends to ball shaped log stop. Ball forms have incised rings.

Andiron

Low andirons w/ turned columnar plinth w/ heavy ball finials. Shaped curved billet bar in brass extends to ball shaped log stop. Ball forms have incised rings.

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"The School of Athens"

Interior scene showing Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle in center, surrounded by groups of other philosophers and mathematicians. Lower left foreground, Pythagoras writes in book; at right, Euclid with a compass demonstrates to four young men. Scene framed by arch with the inscription: "Rapha...

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"The Liberation of St. Peter from Prison"

Interior narrative scene showing grid prison bars silhouetted against bright light of angel awakening St. Peter in cell. Sleeping soldiers on steps at either side. Double-doored crypt beneath cell. Urbanscape with a quarter moon is visible in background. An arch frames the scene with inscription: "R...

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"The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple"

Interior narrative scene with the fallen Heliodorus being trampled by rearing horse at right. Alter and a priest are in center. Group of women and children at left. A church officiate rides in chair carried by three men. An arch frames the scene with inscription: "Raphael in aedibus santius vatica p...

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Pair of Candlesticks

Square stepped base of brass surmounted by columnar form with molded capitol having beading and embossed foliate design. Shaft of column in bronze with ormolu torch motif. Brass capitol has reel shape supporting bronze putto which holds ormolu tulip stalk. Tulip flower forms candle socket.

Portrait of Sally Foster Otis

Portrait of Sally Foster Otis, Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis (1770-1836). Complicated pose, half-length seated, turned to her right. She wears lace cap, ermine trimmed velvet cape; green dress with white chemisette with ruching of sheer material. Red swagged curtain appears at left. Dark flat background. ...

Punch Bowl

Punch bowl with ringed foot, rice bowl shape. Blue and gilt diaper border on foot, and on rim "spear" edge, inside and out. A golden ring surrounds a mantle which drapes above a shield initialed "HGO". This motif is repeated on opposite side of bowl and inside on bottom; red and gold floral design.

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Hand mirror

Turned handle. Painted molded round frame encompassing silvered glass. Brass ring attached to top of frame for hanging.

Basin stand

"Beau Brummel" type. Square top in two section hinged on outer edges to reveal circular apertures for basin and tumblers. Mirror lifts at back enclosed in sliding frame. Pair of doors below over single drawer w/ brass pull. Straight legs w/ shelf and X-stretchers. Tape label inside drawer: "6251/ $1...

Secretary Bookcase

Secretary desk and bookcase. Mahogany with cherry side handles and white pine and other secondary wood. Desk has four straight-fronted drawers, each with two brass Chippendale style pulls (replaced) and a central escutcheon of the same style (replaced). Egg-and-dart molding at base, with scallope...

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Candlestick

Square base w/ beading at 1/2" from base, tapering to a smaller beaded square, which forms the base of a fluted column. Atop the capitalless column is a plain shaft, which supports the square, beaded mouth.

Sideboard

Sideboard. Mahogany, mahogany veneer, secondary wood possibly maple. with Font legs divide the facade into three sections. The outer two sections each contain a drawer above a hinged door, both of which are decorated with crotch mahogany veneers. The middle section has a wider drawer above a doub...

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Tall case clock

Unsigned white painted face with pink roses at top and gold scrolling at corners. Roman numerals. Bonnet: Gallery (replaced) supported by two fluted columns in front with brass bases, capitals and brass stop fluting at bottom third. At back are two simple quarter-columns. Above fretwork (replaced) ...

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Andiron

Set of brass andirons; hexagonal base, decorated column and ball-shaped finial.

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Andiron

Set of brass andirons; hexagonal base, decorated column and ball-shaped finial.

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Candlestick

Square base w/ canted corners; column consists of baluster form, series of incised rings surmounted by hammered diamond faceted ring. Plain socket w/ flaring lip.

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Side chair

One of a set of six side chairs. Set includes five side chairs and one arm chair. Mahogany with soft maple front and side seat rails; birch rear seat rail. Scrolled leaf carving and pierced ribbons on serpentine crest rail. Scrolled leaf carving repeated on ears. Saddle seat. Upholstered in gr...

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Side chair

Six ribbon back side chairs and one arm chair; carved and pierced ribbons and on the crest rail carved ears; upholstered in green satin damask; molded Marlborough legs; H and stretchers; saddle seat; style very popular in Massachusetts in the last quarter of the 18th century.

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Side chair

Six ribbon back side chairs and one arm chair; carved and pierced ribbons and on the crest rail carved ears; upholstered in green satin damask; molded Marlborough legs; H and stretchers; saddle seat; style very popular in later 18th century.

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Side chair

Six ribbon back side chairs and one arm chair; carved and pierced ribbons and on the crest rail carved ears; upholstered in green satin damask; molded Marlborough legs; H and stretchers; saddle seat; style very popular in later 18th century.

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Side chair

Six ribbon back side chairs and one arm chair; carved and pierced ribbons and on the crest rail carved ears; upholstered in green satin damask; molded Marlborough legs; H and stretchers; saddle seat; style very popular in later 18th century.

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Side chair

Six ribbon back side chairs and one arm chair; carved and pierced ribbons and on the crest rail carved ears; upholstered in green satin damask; molded Marlborough legs; H and stretchers; saddle seat; style very popular in later 18th century.

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Book

"The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, MB". One of three volumes of what was originally a six volume set. Leather bound w/ embossed gilt decoration. "N.C. Martin" on ovoid paper in inside cover.

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Book

"The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, MB". One of three volumes of what was originally a six volume set. Leather bound w/ embossed gilt decoration. "N.C. Martin" on ovoid paper in inside cover.

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Book

"The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, MB". One of three volumes of what was originally a six volume set. Leather bound w/ embossed gilt decoration. "N.C. Martin" on ovoid paper in inside cover.

Needlework frame

This large grain-painted frame was for finished needlework, cut to fit a circular worked piece, its inner edge was cut with a molding plane and its edges are covered with canvas nailed in place.