Historic New England

Picture Molding

Cream paint.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 414

Accession Number: 1959.248

Cornice

Molded cornice, somewhat weathered.

Date: ca. 1756

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), softwood

GUSN: 415

Accession Number: 1965.145

Stair End

The charred remains of a stair step.

Date: ca. 1780

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood

GUSN: 416

Accession Number: 1964.398AB

Keystone

Carved ornament with urn; unpainted outline of a molded frame is visible on each side; wire nails and much paint.

Date: 1895-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 417

Accession Number: 1964.401

Trim

Angled half-guttae; brown paint over white.

Date: ca. 1806

Maker: Benjamin, Asher, 1773-1845 (Architect)

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 418

Accession Number: 1921.32

Cornice or Dado Cap

Evidence of green paint; fluted band with delicate round molding above it; half round molding finishes one long edge. Nail holes in flat portion below fluting.

Date: ca. 1796

Maker: unknown

Material: fluting, molding (forming), painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 419

Accession Number: 1918.848

Bed Molding

Some white paint; both edges bevelled; cut on a diagonal.

Date: ca. 1770

Maker: unknown

Material: beveling, molding (forming), painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 420

Accession Number: 1924.841

Fluting

A: Fluted, slightly arched and broken on each side; heavy red paint. B: one edge molded; red paint.

Date: ca. 1793

Maker: unknown

Material: fluting, molding (forming), painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 421

Accession Number: 1961.66AB

Cove Molding

Cove molding; white paint.

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 422

Accession Number: 1937.840

Dado Cap

Charred on the back; screw eyes; various shades of green on the front; thin nose molding below intermittent flutes.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: fluting, mitering, molding (forming), painting (coating), sawing, softwood

GUSN: 423

Accession Number: 1961.183

Chair Rail

White over green over red base coat. Sawn off at the left end. Two small screw eyes on the back from previous exhibit.

Date: 1745-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 424

Accession Number: 1961.182

Keystone

Wooden, carved into three vertical slightly fanned half-round and fillet molding.

Date: ca. 1803

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), softwood

GUSN: 425

Accession Number: 1960.110F

Leaded Window

Small oval windows with metal tracery and rosettes; painted white.

Date: ca. 1803

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), lead (metal), painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 426

Accession Number: 1980.182.1-2

Fanlight

Elyptical demilune; painted white; rosettes at junctions.

Date: ca. 1803

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal, painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 427

Accession Number: 1980.183

Fanlight

Elyptical demilune; painted white; metal tracery and rosettes; painted black at tracery.

Date: ca. 1803

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal, painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 428

Accession Number: 1980.184.1

Fanlight

Demi lune window with leaded glass tracery and metal glazing bars. The central motif is an eagle. There are radiating glazing bars with swag-like tracery in between; rosettes at the junction points.

Date: ca. 1797

Maker: Possibly Benjamin, Asher, 1773-1845 (Architect)

Material: glass (material), lead (metal), softwood

GUSN: 429

Accession Number: 1942.700

Fanlight

Portion of a rectangular window frame attached to demilune window; white paint; radiating and semi-circular tracery; metal rosettes and rams head decorations at tracery junctions; eagle at center.

Date: ca. 1803

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal, padding (process), softwood

GUSN: 430

Accession Number: 1980.189

Column

Doric column with capital, arris fluting. Gray; capital is painted white.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: fluting, painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 431

Accession Number: 1971.390

Column

Doric column, arris fluting. Column (.1) is grey, capital (.2) is painted white.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: fluting, painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 432

Accession Number: 1971.391.1-2

Column

Column with Greek Ionic capital; fluted and filleted; white paint.

Date: ca. 1828

Maker: Rogers, Isaiah, Mr. (Architect)

Material: fillets (motifs), fluting, painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 433

Accession Number: 1927.863.1

Column

Column with Greek Ionic capital; fluting and filleted; white paint.

Date: ca. 1828

Maker: Rogers, Isaiah, Mr. (Architect)

Material: fillets (motifs), fluting, painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 434

Accession Number: 1927.864.1

Cornice

Painted white.

Date: ca. 1756

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 228

Accession Number: 1969.247

Trim

Wood molding. No apparent finish; no bevels. Mitered on one end.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: mitering, molding (forming), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 229

Accession Number: 1914.110A

Pipe

Small section of wood pipe from a well pump.

Date: 1734-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 230

Accession Number: 1911.64

Dresser in numerous pieces: scalloped board across the top and sides (?); heavy paint, cream on top with accents of turquoise. One piece of board at back is 27" wide. Many hand-wrought nails, some cut also.

Date: ca. 1766

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 231

Accession Number: 1966.494

Mantel

Half-round edge around opening. Pilasters on either side break into molding strip above opening then again at cornice support for mantel shelf. Red paint.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 232

Accession Number: 1929.1717

Brick

English brick acquired in April 1928 at St. Mary's City, Maryland, the site of the Ancient Capitol of Maryland-this piece was from the ruins of the Governor (Calvert's) Castle/Mansion

Date: 1630-1670

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 233

Accession Number: 1933.1412

Screw

Three small screws, non-tapered shafts; flat, slotted heads.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 234

Accession Number: 1960.17A-E

Cornice

A small piece of molding with whitewash on it.

Date: ca. 1698

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), softwood, whitewashing (coating)

GUSN: 235

Accession Number: 1919.505

Coatrack

Beaded top and bottom edges. Painted white over green. Twelve hooks, one of which is missing.

Date: ca. 1803

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 237

Accession Number: 1918.1121

Muntin

White paint.

Date: 1750-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 238

Accession Number: 1959.172

Mantel

Mantelpiece: delicately molded pilasters and caps; broad, plain frieze; deep mantelshelf molded underneath. Overmantel: one wide raised field panel over a slim raised field panel, surmounted by a molded cornice.

Date: ca. 1737

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), softwood

GUSN: 240

Accession Number: 1930.283

Cornice

White over green paint; ogee.

Date: ca. 1770

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 241

Accession Number: 1959.148

Fence Post

Painted gray; inverted acorn at top.

Date: 1845-1875

Maker: Capron, Alonzo, Mr. (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 242

Accession Number: 1922.761

Muntin

Modern-looking muntin with white paint.

Date: 1750-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 243

Accession Number: 1959.173

Threshold

Moderately weathered on top; slight recesses at jambs; lip at door bottom.

Date: ca. 1685

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood

GUSN: 244

Accession Number: 1962.79

Bracket

Bracket with acanthus-like leaves, carved at an angle; ogee molding is applied along the edges; the pair of brackets are mirror-images of each other.

Date: ca. 1795

Maker: Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844 (Architect) Vose, Thomas, Mr. (Vendor)

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), pine (wood), whitewashing (coating)

GUSN: 245

Accession Number: 1985.750.1-2

Paint Sample

Painted red.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 246

Accession Number: 1959.84AB

Hook

Wooden hook with wrought nails. Painted brown over gray.

Date: ca. 1700

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 247

Accession Number: 1913.148

Chest Rail Molding

Shadow-molding on one long edge and in middle; tenon with two pegs holes at one end; grooved long edge.

Date: 1676-1700

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), oak (wood)

GUSN: 248

Accession Number: 1918.526B

Cornice

Elaborate entablature: plain freeze surmounted by dentil molding, projecting molded cornice and scrolled pediments; white paint.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 249

Accession Number: 1935.874

Tile

No description

Date: 1876-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 250

Accession Number: 1918.1660

Cornice

Frieze and cornice built up from four pieces: a thin strip of molding nailed on at the base of the frieze. THe frieze has fluted sections (five flutes). Above is a cyma reversa molded board. Then a dentil course with holes. The paint evidence on this suggests that there was another molding above...

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: fluting, molding (forming), painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 251

Accession Number: 1935.877

Muntin

Muntin with green paint. Removed from the Silas Deane House, Wethersfield, Connecticut.

Date: 1764-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 252

Accession Number: 1969.252

Screw

Five screws, non-tapered shafts; flat, slotted heads. Blunt.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 253

Accession Number: 1960.14A-H

Screw

No description

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 254

Accession Number: 1960.9B

Screw

Three screws, non-tapered shafts, flat, slotted heads.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 255

Accession Number: 1960.10A-C

Screw

Blunt end; non-tapered shaft; flat, slotted head.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 256

Accession Number: 1960.18B

Door

Two panels formed of applied modings. Iron hasp for lock. White paint--little remaining.

Date: ca. 1700

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 257

Accession Number: 1919.631

Brick

Clinker brick, now a souvenir with an oil painting on one side depicting a 5 bay, single pile house with lean-to; on the other side is the inscription.

Date: 1636

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 258

Accession Number: 1911.7

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