Historic New England

Windsor Armchair

Comb-back crest rail on 5 spindles and 2 turned stiles with splayed scrolling arms supported by turned front post and 2 simply turned secondary supports; an oval plank seat raised on four splayed, baluster-turned legs joined by bulbous-turned side stretcher and medial stretcher; painted

Date: 1770-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), oak (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2855

Accession Number: 1991.1316

Candlestand

Federal cherrywood candlestand, its sqare top with invected corners; on vase/baluster turned pedestal on tripod base, the 3 snake feet mortised into shaped cylindrical base; natural finish.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), mortise-and-tenon joints, joining, nailing, turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 2856

Accession Number: 1991.1317

Pewter Chamberstick

Pewter chamberstick with laterally positioned injectors; saucer-like bobecheon ringed cylindrical shaft with injector and bulbous base on deep circular drip pan with fingerhold ring and disc-shaped rest.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 2857

Accession Number: 1991.1318.2

Memento Mori

Painting: Small, rectangular format, white shaft placed against a black background. Flanked by pair of urns, and adorned with several religious inscriptions. Another inscription appears across the base of the image. Frame: Simple, mitered-cornered, black-painted, stencilled frame made by Anson ...

Date: 1794-1795

Maker: Saville, William, 1770-1853 (Maker) Clark, Anson (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 2858

Accession Number: 1991.1319

Family Register

Small, rectangular format; a large, central tree with discs on which birth dates of chldren are entered. At bottom left a hip-roofed house with two chimneys and red door with pediment. At right a fenced grove of trees, and walking man in red coat with cane. At base of tree, five entwined hearts b...

Date: 1795

Maker: Saville, William, 1770-1853 (Maker)

Material: ink, painting (coating), paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 2859

Accession Number: 1991.1320

Portrait of Samuel Waters

Rectangular format, waist-length portrait of a man in a dark brown oval, facing slightly to the right; he wears a white collar, a dull blue coat, a rusty rose vest, and has dark eyes and his hair back in a queue.

Date: 1779

Maker: Chandler, Winthrop, 1747-1790 (Maker)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint), painting (coating)

GUSN: 2860

Accession Number: 1991.1067.1

Whale Oil Lamp

Double whale oil burner on cylindrical reservoir on tapering ringed staudard and deep, circular, flar rimmed saucer-like base.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 2861

Accession Number: 1991.1321

Whale Oil/Electric Lantern

Tin ring handle on a conical top with pierced cylindrical sides holding glodular clear glass globe, with a cylindrical tin base, glass bottom, tin painted gray and electrified.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal)

GUSN: 2862

Accession Number: 1991.1322

Bedspread

Rectangular form with cut flower corners, white linen ground embroidered with white cotton yarn or candlewicked with a central oval reserve with a basket of flowers (or weeping willow). Enclosed by a ring of stars, palmettes and a diamond border. Three sides with deep linen flounce.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: Hobbs, Olive Curtis (Maker)

Material: candlewicking (embroidering), cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 2863

Accession Number: 1991.1324

Seat Cushion

Rectangular form comprised of medium blue and white even weave cotton plaid, c. 1840. Stuffed with old, folded blanket?

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 2864

Accession Number: 1991.1325

Canopy

Off-white cottom yarns (3 ply) knotted in overall diamond pattern enclosed by a border of smaller diamonds, a criss-cross band, and fringe on all four sides.

Date: 1930-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), knotting

GUSN: 2865

Accession Number: 1991.1326

Armchair

Armchair. Turned oak and ash. Slat back form. Upright back with pear-shaped finials; three-slatback (top one has split and lost its top curve). Each slat pierced with small decorative holes. Top and lower slat have circular holes; central slat has two circular holes flanking a central diamond-s...

Date: 1680-1720

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), mortise-and-tenon joints, joining, oak (wood), piercing, reed (grass, material), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 2866

Accession Number: 1991.1327

Seat Cushion

Seat cushion of trapezoid shape, handstitched, of deep blue and white box and grid-like check linen, now extremely faded.

Date: 1800-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, linen (material)

GUSN: 2867

Accession Number: 1991.1328

Tall Case Clock

Painted and grain-decorated pine tall case clock, attributed to Silas Hoadley, Plymouth, Conn.; the hood has broken pediment with wave scrolls and central squared finial (restored), plain pilasters flanking glass and grain-painted door; white-painted wooden face with Arabic numerals, painted spandre...

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: Attributed to Hoadley, Silas, 1786-1870 (Maker)

Material: carving (processes), graining, iron (metal), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2868

Accession Number: 1991.1329

Tavern Table

Painted maple and pine tavern table with overhanging oval top retaining old blue paint; straight skirt and turned splayed legs connected by plain stretchers on button feett; old red paint on base.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2869

Accession Number: 1991.1330

Comb-back Windsor Arm Chair

Maple and ash sack-back Windsor armchair with comb crest (aka "comb-back") with saddle seat and boldly turned and splayed legs; later coats removed to reveal original red paint/stain, with some traces of old black over-paint.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), bentwood, maple (wood), painting (coating), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 2870

Accession Number: 1991.1331

Storage Box

Rectangular form with cotter pinhinged dome lid, painted light blue and decorated in freehand with weeping willow trees and urns in blue, green, black and gold at front and ends. The top is decorated with a red and green fruit spray. The front ends and top are also decorated with red, green and ye...

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: dovetail joints, painting (coating), poplar (wood)

GUSN: 2871

Accession Number: 1991.1332

Night table

Rectangular overhanging top on straight apron; single drawer with thumb-molded edge and turned wooden pulls; raised on rod; turned legs which taper just below rounded front and back stretchers; original red stain.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: staining, birch (wood), maple (wood)

GUSN: 2872

Accession Number: 1991.1333

Chest of Drawers

Rectangular top with molded edge on a 5-drawer case (2 short drawers over 3 graduated long drawers), with molded base raised on 4 turned elongated ball feet. All is painted red-brown and decorated with yellow and black to simulate tortoise shell. Original engraved, brass quatrefoil escutcheons, te...

Date: 1710-1730

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 2873

Accession Number: 1991.1334

Trunk

Rectangular form, dome-top hinged lid on conforming case, overall sponge grained in amber and ochre in swirl pattern, iron clasp and lock plate painted black.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: dovetail joints, graining, iron (metal), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2874

Accession Number: 1991.1335

Punch Bowl

English delftware punch bowl; large, deep sides and straight foot, with continuous scene around outside; figures in a landscape by castles; on inside is a medallion with castle; below floral and knot decoration; metal-wrapped foot with remnant of blue enamel coating; blue and white.

Date: 1700-1720

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, hand-painted, throwing (pottery technique), glazing (coating), tin glaze, enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 2875

Accession Number: 1991.1336

Bannister-back Side Chair

Brown-painted maple and ash bannister-back side chair with double-arched crest rail above 4 baluster-shaped splats (flat in front, curved in back); shaped lower rail above woven splint seat, turned stiles with ball-shaped finials and boldly turned front stretcher with plain front legs and side stret...

Date: 1700-1720

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), maple (wood), painting (coating), splints (lighting devices), turning (shaping process), weaving

GUSN: 2876

Accession Number: 1991.1337

Slant-Front Desk on Base

Black-painted pine Queen Anne slant-front desk, comprised of 2 parts- a slant-front desk box with flat top, double arch molding, pull-out supports; the inside is fitted with 5 compartments- 2 drawers and sliding secret compartment and base with channeled molding on molded base and bracket feet; the ...

Date: 1720-1740

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), dovetail joints, staining, ebony (color), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2877

Accession Number: 1991.1338

Table Rug

Rectangular form with beige ground patterned with leaves at corners and central floral spray in polychrome fibers; bound with umber colored cottom twill tape; worked on a burlap ground. the flowers and leaves have higher pile than ground (a Waldoboro type rug).

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap, clipping (trimming), cotton (textile), hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 2878

Accession Number: 1991.1339

Betty Lamp on Stand

A vertical rod with ring handle, on a domed round base which holds adjustable Betty lamp with hinged cover and chain with wick pick.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 2879

Accession Number: 1991.1340

Candle Box

The rectangular form with cotter pin hinged lid with cleats at ends, is carved with pinwheels, 6 pointed star-flowers, hearts and zig zag borders on all sides (except back and bottom) and raised on a projecting base.

Date: 1760-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2880

Accession Number: 1991.1341

Painted Panel

Painted panel, possibly a fireboard; view of a sailor boy holding a parsol and a girl holding up her skirts by the shore; a large bird is overhead; a fully rigged ship is offshore; the foliage is a dull, brownish green.

Date: 1725-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3282

Accession Number: 1991.1068

Carved Portrait of a Woman

Oval plaque of a woman, three-quarter face turned to the right. Her head and shoulders are enclosed in black drapery with yellow fringe. Her hair is parted in the middle with long curls at the sides of her face. The neck of the dress is edged with red and gold, and she wears a necklace of blue beads...

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: amber (fossil resin), carving (processes), ebony (wood), glass (material), oil paint (paint), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3283

Accession Number: 1991.1069

Portrait of Washington Gordon

Half of a rectangular, vertical format portrait of a young man, with a dark blue coat with puffed shoulders and a yellow vest with gold painted buttons. Unframed - per donor there was no sign of it ever having been framed.

Date: 1832

Maker: Attributed to Ellis, A. (Maker)

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood)

GUSN: 3284

Accession Number: 1991.1070

Broom

A rough hewn square handle on a segment of birch log cut into splint bristles.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood)

GUSN: 3285

Accession Number: 1991.1072

Liquor Chest

Rectangular hinged lid with a molded edge over a conforming box with a flat base and wire handles on the sides painted brown-red. The interior is filled with 12 square compartments each holding a blown green glass liquor (gin) bottle and a corkscrew. The bottles are in various forms.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), glassblowing, pine (wood), painting (coating)

GUSN: 3286

Accession Number: 1991.1073.1

Bottle

One of twelve deep olive-amber gin bottles in a box.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 3287

Accession Number: 1991.1073.14

High Chair

The highchair tapers round the back posts with acorn finials joined by two arched slats. Carved arms with scrolled hand holds on tapering round front posts, and a double set of box stretchers (only back). It has a rush seat and it's all painted red.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 3288

Accession Number: 1991.1074

Color Lithograph

Horizontal, rectangular format of Shaker men and women dancing in rows facing one another, in an interior with three windows and shawls, hats and coats hung along the wall.

Maker: D.W. Kellog and Co. (Maker)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 3289

Accession Number: 1991.1075

Cooper's Mallet

Wooden cooper's mallet with rough, heavy mallet head and smooth, handled mallet head and rounded handle. Inscribed with an owner's name and address on the handle and name on the mallet. The mallet head wedge fits onto the pole.

Date: 1801-1805

Maker: Possibly Thomas C. Armory and Co. (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material), ash (wood), poplar (wood)

GUSN: 3290

Accession Number: 1991.1076

Chest

A chest with a flat top and molded edge with two short drawers over three long drawers. It has a molded base that is raised on four ball turned feet with quatrifoil brasslock plates and pierced floriform brass escuteons with brass drop drawer pulls (2 to each drawer). It is painted dark brown.

Date: 1690-1720

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 3291

Accession Number: 1991.1077

Artist's Sample Board

Rectangular oblong format, showing a black background with various designs in color: scrolls, corner pieces, wicker, lettering, fancy motifs, etc. Unframed. [see photo neg.#47543-A]

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: Lincoln, Ephraim F., 1864-1934 (Maker)

Material: boards (flat objects), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 3292

Accession Number: 1991.1078

Plaque

Very weathered board, rectangular format, with holes in each corner for long-headed handmade nails, with black painted lettering. Unframed.

Date: 1773

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3293

Accession Number: 1991.1079

Linen Wallcovering

Piece of linen mounted on two modern wallboards painted on the face with closely spaced decorative motifs. The background is black, and the chief design color is iron red. The basic forms of the various designs appear to be stenciled, with highlights and touches in freehand in white. Other secondary...

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: Fome-Cor (TM), linen (material), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 3294

Accession Number: 1991.1080

Overmantel-Gurney House

Rectangular overmantel painting, a composition showing a square, hip-roof house, gray with a red roof and yellow chimneys on the lower right. On the left, there is a bay with a two-masted vessel and other small scale full rigged ships. Hills, on the right, slope up to the mountains. At the far left,...

Date: 1775-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood)

GUSN: 3295

Accession Number: 1991.1081

Fireboard

Fireboard made from five boards stenciled with upper and lower borders and standing birds in a row inbetween. Painted in black and grey with touches of red in the upper border. The upper border has swags with fruit. For upper border and birds, see the same in a house on Clongh Hill, London, N.H. (My...

Date: 1800-1824

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood)

GUSN: 3296

Accession Number: 1991.1082

Desk

Slant-top child's desk. Pine, grain-painted. Slant top has beaded edge. Lower section of case has two long drawers and molded base. Rests on cloud-shaped bracket feet.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, pine (wood)

GUSN: 3297

Accession Number: 1991.1083.1

Painting

On a peach ground with black lettering and one line filled in with bold wide-lettered red paint, with pointing hands drawn at either side of this line, is a sign which contains an inscription.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), pencils (drawing and writing equipment), pressboard

GUSN: 3298

Accession Number: 1991.1084

Hat Mold

Short, cylindrical crown on curved, ovoid brim; painted black

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3299

Accession Number: 1991.1085

Yarn Winder

No description

Date: 1800-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 3300

Accession Number: 1991.1086

Spinning Wheel

A large wheel with tapered rod turned spokes that are bolted to a turned and line incised post. It has a similiarly turned distaff(?) and four splayed turned legs supporting rectangular planks(?).

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), oak (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 3301

Accession Number: 1991.1087

Redware Jug/Electric Lamp

Small, bulbous form with splayed circular foot ring, strap handles and a narrow rolled mouth, green-orange molded glaze with orange speckles. The mouth has been fit with an electric socket, and has a natural colored burlap and paper shade.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), redware, throwing (pottery technique), lead glaze

GUSN: 3302

Accession Number: 1991.1088

Bottle/Electric Lamp

Of green transluscent glass with a flat wide collar and ring, above a bulbous, rounded shoulders and cylindrical body fitted with electrical socket at the neck.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 3303

Accession Number: 1991.1089

Wall Bracket

A tapering iron rod with a hook at one end and an augled pierced "foot" at the other, and supported by an iron element at the angle. It is painted black.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 3304

Accession Number: 1991.1090

Rocking Chair

Rocking chair. Various woods, paint. Bowed rectangular rail with cut corners over seven tapering bowed spindles and conforming slats. Curved arms with scrolled holdholds and bamboo turned supports. Rounded front plank seat. Bamboo turned legs and box stretchers. Simple rockers. All plainted y...

Date: 1825-1845

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3305

Accession Number: 1991.1091

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