Historic New England

Footstool

Square with japanned base. Rounded sides have scalloped skirts; modified bracket feet; gold Chinoiserie scenes. Cushion: needlepoint with yellow and orange striped background; large multi-colored abstract floral medallion and quatrefoil in each corner.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: japanning, lacquering, upholstery, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7490

Accession Number: 1949.333

Candlestand

Tilt-top with tripod base of outward-curving horn-like legs; ball feet. Pedestal has turned rings; gilding. Circular brass stop at top has knob-like handle controlling "telescopic" wooden shaft. Shaft: square support with scissor-like mechanism. Scene of seated man, floral motifs; scalloped border.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), gilding, japanning, lacquering, turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7491

Accession Number: 1949.336.1

Telescopic candlestand

Tilt-top with tripod base of outward-curving horn-like legs; ball feet. Pedestal has turned rings; gilding. Circular brass stop at top has knob-like handle controlling "telescopic" wooden shaft. Shaft: square support with scissor-like mechanism. Scene of seated man, floral motifs; scalloped border.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), gilding, japanning, lacquering, turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7492

Accession Number: 1949.336.2

Work table

Rectangular body resting on tapered legs; rectangular skirt. Lid has rounded corners; hinge at back. Interior stained brown. Exterior black with gold japanning. Top of lid: scalloped-edge medallion enclosing village scene.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: japanning, lacquering, padouk (wood), staining

GUSN: 7493

Accession Number: 1949.337

Brisé Fan

Small brisé-style fan made from carved ivory sticks threaded with cream-colored silk ribbon. The center of the fan is decorated with a shield-shaped reserve landscape scene with pagodas surrounded by figures, trees, and birds.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), ivory (tooth component), silk (textile)

GUSN: 7494

Accession Number: 1988.510

Brise' Fan

Carved and pierced ivory sticks; handle with cream silk tassel; scalloped paper leaves of blue and white with silvered embossed floral motif.

Date: 1860-1869

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), embossing, ivory (tooth component), paper (fiber product), piercing, scalloping

GUSN: 7495

Accession Number: 1988.513

Cockade Fan

Small red Moroccan leather case with gilt ends and small tassels (one at each end); pulls out to form cockade of cream sized cotton with black bands.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: Bruck, O. (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), leather

GUSN: 7496

Accession Number: 1988.514

Feather Fan

Fan with long yellow ombre'd feathers with abalone sticks and brass hail handle.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: abalone shell, feather (material), ostrich

GUSN: 7497

Accession Number: 1990.295

Feather Fan

Fan with teal blue ostrich feathers with brown plastic sticks and hail handle.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), ostrich, plaster

GUSN: 7498

Accession Number: 1990.296

Andiron

Domed urn shaped brass top surmounted by a stemmed bulbous knop finial. Flattened wrought iron columnar bar shaped shaft terminating in flattened disc feet. Rectangular billet bar surmounted by a tapered log stop.

Date: 1734-1767

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 7501

Accession Number: 1949.399.1

Fancy Side Chair

Gold painted chair decorated with black gilt, and green painting. Frontal turned legs slightly raked below foot rest or frontal stretcher composed of two thin splats enclosing three decorative round balls. Two turned side stretchers on each side and one back flanked by simple turned legs. Saddle sha...

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: cane (plant material), hardwood, painting (coating)

GUSN: 7502

Accession Number: 1949.436.2

Fancy Side Chair

Gold painted chair decorated with black gilt, and green painting. Frontal turned legs slightly raked below foot rest or frontal stretcher composed of two thin splats enclosing three decorative round balls. Two turned side stretchers on each side and one back flanked by simple turned legs. Saddle sha...

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: cane (plant material), hardwood, painting (coating)

GUSN: 7503

Accession Number: 1949.436.1

Fancy Side Chair

Gold painted chair decorated with black gilt, and green painting. Frontal turned legs slightly raked below foot rest or frontal stretcher composed of two thin splats enclosing three decorative round balls. Two turned side stretchers on each side and one back flanked by simple turned legs. Saddle sha...

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: cane (plant material), hardwood, painting (coating)

GUSN: 7504

Accession Number: 1949.436.3

Fancy Side Chair

Gold painted chair decorated with black gilt, and green painting. Frontal turned legs slightly raked below foot rest or frontal stretcher composed of two thin splats enclosing three decorative round balls. Two turned side stretchers on each side and one back flanked by simple turned legs. Saddle sha...

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: cane (plant material), hardwood, painting (coating)

GUSN: 7505

Accession Number: 1949.436.4

Andiron

Domed urn shaped brass top surmounted by a stemmed bulbous knop finial. Flattened wrought iron columnar bar shaped shaft terminating in flattened disc feet. Rectangular billet bar surmounted by a tapered log stop.

Date: 1734-1767

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 7506

Accession Number: 1949.399.2

"Cerito in the Sylphid"

Color lithograph of butterfly-winged woman flying above a lake with mountains in the background. Under glass in wide mahogany frame. Pine board backing.

Date: 1846

Maker: Currier, Nathaniel (Lithographer)

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7507

Accession Number: 1949.448

Serving table

Demi-lune side table with four fluted legs; capitals have hour-glass turning. Rectangular skirts painted black with gilded Chinoiserie scenes. Edges of top gilded. Top with broadly painted pagoda, ship, bridge, etc. in gold, green, reds.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), gilding, painting (coating), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 7509

Accession Number: 1949.339

Hand fire screen (or Fire fan)

Circular overall form with cupids' bow scalloped edge. Painted black with flowers in polychrome oil on gilt; handles turned and gilded.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (coating), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7510

Accession Number: 1949.343.1

Hand fire screen (or Fire fan)

Circular overall form with cupids' bow scalloped edge. Painted black with flowers in polychrome oil on gilt; handles turned and gilded.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (coating), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7511

Accession Number: 1949.343.2

Candelabrum

Two-branched with square base; four bracket- like feet. Cylindrical pedestal with applied swags of leaves and berries and central masque supports black square with gilded leaves with standing classical woman in long gown, painted black. Arms crossed at waist, she holds a gilded bird's body at each ...

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, plaster

GUSN: 7512

Accession Number: 1949.352.1

Candelabrum

Two-branched with square base; four bracket- like feet. Cylindrical pedestal with applied swags of leaves and berries and central masque supports black square with gilded leaves with standing classical woman in long gown, painted black. Arms crossed at waist, she holds a gilded bird's body at each ...

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, plaster

GUSN: 7513

Accession Number: 1949.352.2

Inkwell with cover

Green colored glass. Flat molded lip above short neck. Domed shoulders curve into straight body. Shallow interior well. Molded low dome with stopper and bulbous finial. Unfinished pontil.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: blow molding, soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7514

Accession Number: 1949.354.1AB

Inkwell with cover

Green colored glass. Flat molded lip above short neck. Domed shoulders curve into straight body. Shallow interior well. Molded low dome with stopper and bulbous finial. Unfinished pontil.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: blow molding, soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7515

Accession Number: 1949.354.2AB

Inkwell

Green colored glass with induced air bubbles. Flat molded lip above short neck. Bulbous body. Shallow well. Molded stepped dome with bulbous finial. Unfinished pontil.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: blow molding, soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7516

Accession Number: 1949.355AB

Electric table lamp with shade

Columnar stem with Corinthian capital above rectangular body with molded cornice. Molded stepped and square base. Painted floral motifs on column, body, and base. Gilded capital and cornice. Brass electrical attachment with pineapple finial. Paper shade.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), gilding, painting (coating), paper (fiber product), tin (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7517

Accession Number: 1949.357.1AB

Electric table lamp with shade

Columnar stem with Corinthian capital above rectangular body with molded cornice. Molded stepped and square base. Painted floral motifs on column, body, and base. Gilded capital and cornice. Brass electrical attachment with pineapple finial. Paper shade.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), gilding, painting (coating), paper (fiber product), tin (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7518

Accession Number: 1949.357.2AB

Fireplace shovel

Ring turned brass finial handle with incised lines. Round shaft terminating in spade-shaped drop at joint to rectangluar dished shovel head.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), incising, metal, turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 7519

Accession Number: 1949.398.1

Fireplace tongs

Conforming handle terminating in medial circular brass hinge connecting two steel shafts with rounded shoulders. Shafts curve inward sharply with knop turning above waist. Shafts terminate at ovoid pincer ends.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), steel (alloy), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 7520

Accession Number: 1949.398.2

Doorstop (Paperweight)

Spherical transparent green soda glass body with flat bottom; unpolished pontil.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7521

Accession Number: 1949.404

Fireback

Rectangular body with curvilinear top ending in a bulbed finial. Scene has fruit tree flanked by a man and woman in 16th c. dress, surrounded by leaf and scroll borders, probably "Tree of Life" symbol.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal)

GUSN: 7522

Accession Number: 1949.421

Snuffbox with cover

Round shallow lacquer box of papier mache. Painted scene on conforming lid of mounted soldiers (Oriental or Middle-European). Lip of cover and bottom sections are gilt.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, lacquering, papier mâché

GUSN: 7523

Accession Number: 1949.439AB

Tilt-top table

Tripod base with scrolled rectangular legs. Ring, vase and ogee turned pedestal support terminating in block table support with hinged circular table top; pie-crust edge. Deep well has scene of two pagodas,distant; group of people; foreground. Alternating scrolled and cross-hatch diaper at cavett...

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: diaper patterns, diaper (textile material), gilding, hardwood, japanning, lacquering, turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 7524

Accession Number: 1949.440

Mantel candelabrum

Square stepped brass base rests on four beaded globular feet. Square blue glass pedestal above with leaf and vine motif surmounted by circular brass beaded and knopped stem terminating in flame-shaped, colorless, glass knop. Scalloped, dished circular drip pan. Nine strings of three teardrop-shape...

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), brass (alloy), gilding, glass (material), knops

GUSN: 7525

Accession Number: 1949.470.1

Urn with cover

Urn: square base with polished pontil. Facet- cut dome of base tapers to short panelled stem. Bowl is ovoid with swirled thumbprint-like or peacock eye cuts. Cover: domed with facet-cut border and conforming peacock eye overall design. Panel-cut steeple finial.

Date: 1765-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), lead glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7677

Accession Number: 1949.391.1AB

Urn with cover

Urn: square base with polished pontil. Facet- cut dome of base tapers to short panelled stem. Bowl is ovoid with swirled thumbprint-like or peacock eye cuts. Cover: domed with facet-cut border and conforming peacock eye overall design. Panel-cut steeple finial.

Date: 1765-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), lead glass, paneling, glass (material)

GUSN: 7678

Accession Number: 1949.391.2AB

Candlestick

Two-part mold; apple green body. Scalloped bobeche curves into bombe facets. S-shaped fish-like "dolphin" stem curves down to flat hexagon base.

Date: 1920

Maker: McKee Glass Company (Glassmaker)

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 7679

Accession Number: 1949.392.1

Candlestick

Two-part mold; apple green body. Scalloped bobeche curves into bombe facets. S-shaped fish-like "dolphin" stem curves down to flat hexagon base.

Date: 1920

Maker: McKee Glass Company (Glassmaker)

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 7680

Accession Number: 1949.392.2

Candlestick

Two-part mold; colorless body. Scalloped bobeche curves into bombe facets. S-shaped fish-like "dolphin" stem curves down to flat square base.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: Possibly Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 7681

Accession Number: 1949.393.1

Candlestick

Two-part mold; colorless body. Scalloped bobeche curves into bombe facets. S-shaped fish-like "dolphin" stem curves down to flat square base.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: Possibly Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 7682

Accession Number: 1949.393.2

Footed bowl

Shallow circular with flat bottom. Flat lip with incised rings. Flared base or foot ring with incised lines terminating in applied molded and stepped base.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), incising

GUSN: 7683

Accession Number: 1949.395

Fireback

Rectangular with dome-shaped top. Relief of crown surmounting banded circle enclosing shield, center; unicorn, right; lion's body with man's face, left.

Date: ca. 1621

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), relief (sculpture techniques), wrought

GUSN: 7684

Accession Number: 1949.396

Jamb hook

Rectangular back plate with rounded top and bottom; screws to wall. C-shaped hook terminates in lemon-shaped finial with knopped projection or secondary finial above.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), knops

GUSN: 7685

Accession Number: 1949.400.1

Jamb hook

Rectangular back plate with rounded top and bottom; screws to wall. C-shaped hook terminates in lemon-shaped finial with knopped projection or secondary finial above.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), knops

GUSN: 7686

Accession Number: 1949.400.2

Hearth brush

Turned wood shaft with acorn finial. String around finial for hanging. Shaft has vase- shaped terminus at join to oval, domed bristle head. Blue clumped bristles.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, wild pigs, turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7687

Accession Number: 1949.401

Doorstop (Paperweight)

Spherical transparent green body with flat bottom and unpolished pontil; numerous trapped air bubbles.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7688

Accession Number: 1949.403

Figurine

Classical or madonna-like figure wears green drapery and mantle secured with yellow wreath on head and holds jar filled with rose petals (?). Magenta/rose underskirt; mottled greens and brown circular base.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), mineral, tin (metal)

GUSN: 7689

Accession Number: 1949.565

Candlestick

Green; block-like form. Nubby texture on sides; smooth top with rounded corners with central hole slightly off center.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7690

Accession Number: 1949.625.1

Candlestick

Green; block-like form. Nubby texture on sides; smooth top with rounded corners with central hole slightly off center.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7691

Accession Number: 1949.625.2

Candlestick

Green; block-like form. Nubby texture on sides; smooth top with rounded corners with central hole slightly off center.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7692

Accession Number: 1949.625.3

Candlestick

Green; block-like form. Nubby texture on sides; smooth top with rounded corners with central hole slightly off center.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7693

Accession Number: 1949.625.4

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