Historic New England

Candlestick

Colorless body with circular base; scalloped edge, beaded border. Elongated vasiform stem with scroll motif in relief. Flaring bobeche has scalloped edge. Cup-shaped socket. Unpolished pontil. Fire polished finish.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), fire polishing, glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 7659

Accession Number: 1949.381.1

Candlestick

Colorless body with circular base; scalloped edge, beaded border. Elongated vasiform stem with scroll motif in relief. Flaring bobeche has scalloped edge. Cup-shaped socket. Unpolished pontil. Fire polished finish.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), fire polishing, glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 7660

Accession Number: 1949.381.2

Compote

Bowl: colorless; octagonal base with central cut sunburst. Faceted pear-shaped stem. Applied bowl has rounded inverted rim. Cover: rounded lip ring; ovoid facets terminating in steeple finial.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: lead glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7661

Accession Number: 1949.382AB

Sweetmeat dish

Colorless with scalloped border on ovoid bowl with straight sides. Flat bottom with six-point cut star. Body with overall geometric-diamond cut patterns.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: lead glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7662

Accession Number: 1949.383.1

Sweetmeat dish

Colorless with scalloped border on ovoid bowl with straight sides. Flat bottom with six-point cut star. Body with overall geometric-diamond cut patterns.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: lead glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7663

Accession Number: 1949.383.2

Urn

Colorless urn-shaped body with fluted border. Diamond cut body tapers to loop of thumbprint facets. Panelled neck ring. Base rests on square foot. High domed cover has facet border. Faceted and painted steeple finial.

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 7664

Accession Number: 1949.384AB

Candelabrum

Tapering columnar stem with bulbous finial. Urn-shaped candle sockets with large shallow circular bobeche supported on "eyeglass"-shaped wire arms with animal head motif. Stepped base.

Date: 1795-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), molding (forming)

GUSN: 7665

Accession Number: 1949.386

Decanter with stopper

Colorless with sandwich type pattern; diamond patterned band with sunburst at center. Bulbous bottom tapers into long thin ribbed neck which flares out at top. Faceted globular stopper.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blow molding

GUSN: 7666

Accession Number: 1949.387AB

Decanter with stopper

Colorless with flat lip. Tapering neck with three double rings; gadrooning. Cylindrical body, sloping shoulders. Sandwich-type pattern of diamond band and ribbing on body and shoulders. Bulbous stopper with diamond band and ribbing. Unpolished pontil.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blow molding, reeding

GUSN: 7667

Accession Number: 1949.388AB

Wallpaper

Blue and green tones showing water at base with scenes of classical ruins, columns and arches with idyllic figures above. Done in the French manner.

Date: 1906

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (image-making), hand-painted, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 7668

Accession Number: 1949.1010

Rug

Light tones of green, blue, pink, beige and brown with wide, diagonally striped border and stripe decorated with greek key motif. Central rectangle divided into squares of varied colors with Chinese medallion design. Fringed at ends.

Date: 1900-1933 ?

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 7669

Accession Number: 1949.1008

Oriental rug

Tan or light brown field with red, blue, black and cream. Abstracted cruciform shapes around extended diamond-form guls. Minor guls are abstracted quatrefoils. Paired guard borders flank wide diagonally striped border.

Date: 1875-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: fringe, goat hair, wool (textile)

GUSN: 7670

Accession Number: 1949.1007

Decanter with stopper

Colorless with flat lip. Neck tapers to cylindrical body. Sandwich-type pattern of alternating bands of ribbing, gadrooning, diamond and ribbed squares, and ribbing. Bulbous stopper with diamond ribbing pattern. Unfinished pontil.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blow molding, reeding

GUSN: 7671

Accession Number: 1949.389AB

Boston Rocker

White with gilt decoration. Turned legs with frontal stretcher forming decorated foot rest. Short rockers inserted into notches in legs. Scrolled seat. Mahogany arms supported by turned arm rests. Stiles enclose spindles, surmounted by yoked crest with yellow grapes and gilt leaves.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), mahogany (wood), painting (coating), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7672

Accession Number: 1949.909

Valance

Frontal board with ogee cut ends and shaped lower edge in form of tassels and drapery. Blue, simulating drapery swag with yellow trim and tassels with grotesque masks.

Date: 1895-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 7673

Accession Number: 1949.892.1

Valance

Frontal board with ogee cut ends and shaped lower edge in form of tassels and drapery. Blue, simulating drapery swag with yellow trim and tassels with grotesque masks.

Date: 1895-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 7674

Accession Number: 1949.892.2

Valance

Frontal board with ogee cut ends and shaped lower edge in form of tassels and drapery. Blue, simulating drapery swag with yellow trim and tassels with grotesque masks.

Date: 1895-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 7675

Accession Number: 1949.892.3

Valance

Frontal board with ogee cut ends and shaped lower edge in form of tassels and drapery. Blue, simulating drapery swag with yellow trim and tassels with grotesque masks.

Date: 1895-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 7676

Accession Number: 1949.892.4

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

Bowl

Light blue underglaze with transfer printed decoration.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: diaper patterns, diaper (textile material), glazing (coating), porcelain, transfer printing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 5015

Accession Number: 1949.295

Curtain Loop

Flower shaped with beaded outline on petals and large beaded circular pattern in center. Opalescent white body. Lead stem with threaded end.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: Attributed to Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (Maker)

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

GUSN: 5016

Accession Number: 1949.296.1

Card Table

Demi-lune card table with four straight legs, one swinging as a gate. Top opens to full circle.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), veneering

GUSN: 5017

Accession Number: 1949.297

Tilt-top Table

Square tilt top attaches to rectangular base by screwed-on brackets. Turned pedestal. Modified curvilinear legs with casters dovetailed to pedestal. Brass lock and latch.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 5018

Accession Number: 1949.298

Fireplace Shovel

Bell-shaped scoop, cylindrical stem, brass grip matches andiron finial.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 5019

Accession Number: 1971.442C

Fireplace Tongs

Cylindrical iron tongs, brass grip matches andiron finial.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 5020

Accession Number: 1971.442D

Fender

U-shaped forged iron base and top separated by screen formed of vertical wire ribs at approximately 1/8 intervals; horizontal swag and undulating wire at top and base, top sheathed with brass.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 5021

Accession Number: 1971.443

Banister-back Side Chair

Black painted frontal turned legs with bulbed feet and bobbin turnings enclose two turned foot rests; plain turned rear legs enclose one simple thin stretcher; two thin stretchers on the sides; bobbin turned stiles terminating in ball finials enclose a flat, scalloped edge crest rail; three split ba...

Date: 1735-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: crewelwork (technique), embroidering, linen (material), hardwood, wool (textile)

GUSN: 5022

Accession Number: 1971.444

Drop-front Desk

Desk, Drop-Front. Mahogany with dark and lightwood inlay. Rectangular top. Comprised of two sections. Base: four square tapered legs; front legs have light wood stringing, cuffs and bell flowers, "baton" inlaid stiles flanking the shaped apron are edged with light and dark wood rope banding; belo...

Date: 1790-1805

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), mahogany (wood), veneer

GUSN: 5023

Accession Number: 1971.445

Dining Table

Dining table in three sections: A and B - end sections; C - center section. Two half-round end sections each with a rectangular drop leaf and six legs; rectangular center section with two rectangular drop leaves and eight legs (two additional swing legs support each leaf); legs are reeded between tu...

Date: 1805-1812

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), walnut (wood), veneer

GUSN: 5024

Accession Number: 1971.438BC

Sofa

Sofa. Mahogany, upholstery. Bowed front seat rail; receding horizontally rolled arms; back has serpentine crest rail; frame above legs is completely upholstered in beige fabric. Rests on three square tapered front legs with spade feet and square canted rear legs.

Date: 1790-1805

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 5025

Accession Number: 1971.441AB

Dining Table

Dining table in three sections: A and B - end sections; C - center section. Two half-round end sections each with a rectangular drop leaf and six legs; rectangular center section with two rectangular drop leaves and eight legs (two additional swing legs support each leaf); legs are reeded between tu...

Date: 1805-1812

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), walnut (wood), veneer

GUSN: 5026

Accession Number: 1971.438A

Side Chair

Square tapered moulded front legs; square raked rear legs; four rectangular stretchers; seat upholstered over the seat rails; elliptical front rail; the front edge of the square back, stay rail and elliptical crest rail are hollowed and outlined with a bead; above the reeding on the five vertical sp...

Date: 1775-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 5027

Accession Number: 1971.446.1

Side Chair

Square tapered moulded front legs; square raked rear legs; four rectangular stretchers; seat upholstered over the seat rails; elliptical front rail; the front edge of the square back, stay rail and elliptical crest rail are hollowed and outlined with a bead; above the reeding on the five vertical sp...

Date: 1775-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 5028

Accession Number: 1971.446.2

Side Chair

Square tapered moulded front legs; square raked rear legs; four rectangular stretchers; seat upholstered over the seat rails; elliptical front rail; the front edge of the square back, stay rail and elliptical crest rail are hollowed and outlined with a bead; above the reeding on the five vertical sp...

Date: 1775-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 5029

Accession Number: 1971.446.3

Side Chair

Square tapered moulded front legs; square raked rear legs; four rectangular stretchers; seat upholstered over the seat rails; elliptical front rail; the front edge of the square back, stay rail and elliptical crest rail are hollowed and outlined with a bead; above the reeding on the five vertical sp...

Date: 1775-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 5030

Accession Number: 1971.446.5

Side Chair

Square tapered moulded front legs; square raked rear legs; four rectangular stretchers; seat upholstered over the seat rails; elliptical front rail; the front edge of the square back, stay rail and elliptical crest rail are hollowed and outlined with a bead; above the reeding on the five vertical sp...

Date: 1775-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 5031

Accession Number: 1971.446.6

Side Chair

Square tapered moulded front legs; square raked rear legs; four rectangular stretchers; seat upholstered over the seat rails; elliptical front rail; the front edge of the square back, stay rail and elliptical crest rail are hollowed and outlined with a bead; above the reeding on the five vertical sp...

Date: 1775-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 5032

Accession Number: 1971.446.4

Armchair

Square tapered moulded front legs; square raked rear legs; four rectangular stretchers; seat upholstered over the seat rails; elliptical front rail; the front edge of the square back, stay rail and elliptical crest rail are hollowed and outlined with a bead; above the reeding on the five vertical sp...

Date: 1775-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 5033

Accession Number: 1971.446.7

Side Chair

Square tapered moulded front legs; square raked rear legs; four rectangular stretchers; seat upholstered over the seat rails; elliptical front rail; the front edge of the square back, stay rail and elliptical crest rail are hollowed and outlined with a bead; above the reeding on the five vertical sp...

Date: 1775-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 5034

Accession Number: 1971.446.8

Card Table

Half-round shape; four tapered square legs with string inlay; swing leg; conforming apron with projecting stiles on which are stained green inlaid ovals with lilies of the valley; the apron is edged with a band of light and dark inlay; the edge of the hinged double top is inlaid with light wood stri...

Date: 1785-1805

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), mahogany (wood), veneer, maple (wood), oak (wood), staining

GUSN: 5035

Accession Number: 1971.447

Lolling Chair

Lolling Chair. Mahogany primary wood, maple secondary wood. Curved and slightly scooped arms; upholstered seat and back; serpentine crest rail with prominent ears, bowed front apron; receding concave arm supports with light wood stringing rounded at the top and hollowed at the bottom (repeating t...

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 5036

Accession Number: 1971.448

Candlestand

Three sharply ridged cabriole legs terminating in ridged slipper feet, supporting a turned baluster; square tilt-top is inlaid with light wood stringing and four light and dark wood fans.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 5037

Accession Number: 1971.449

Breakfront Bookcase

Breakfront bookcase. Mahogany, mahogany veneer, glass. Rectangular, comprised of two sections. Base: projecting center section with cupboard doors flanked by wings, each with a cupboard door; the doors are inlaid with ovals of crotch-grained mahogany set within mitered and crossbanded borders. Top...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), veneer

GUSN: 5038

Accession Number: 1971.450

Lamp

a) Vase: semicircular body, sloping shoulder, short neck, everted lip; Rose Mandarin design; brass cover with turned wood base; fitted for electricity. b) Raw silk circular lamp shade with concave sides.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), porcelain, silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 5039

Accession Number: 1971.451AB

Photograph

Half-length image of a young man in a frontal position wearing a dark coat, plaid vest, white shirt and bow tie; japanned black composition case with impressed floral design.

Date: 1865-1879

Maker: Davis Brothers (Maker)

Material: iron (metal), japanning, tintypes (prints)

GUSN: 5040

Accession Number: 1971.452

Photograph

Half-length sepia-colored image of a young, unidentified girl in a frontal position dressed in white and holding a rose, unframed.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs, toning (photography), sepia (ink), sepia prints

GUSN: 5041

Accession Number: 1971.453

Photograph

Black and white photograph of three children (Joseph Morrill, Marjorie Morrill Painter and Mary Olive Morrill Elwell) seated on a Sheraton-style sofa, dressed in white; boy with large bow at neckline and younger girl holding abacus and pointing; carved bellflower designs on picture frame.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), photographs

GUSN: 5042

Accession Number: 1971.454

Miniature Painting

Oval miniature of an unidentified man; torso facing forward; face turned to right; wearing a black coat and cravat, blue ground; oval silver frame with floral border; silver back with glazed oval inset which is used to display a lock of hair (does not contain a hair lock).

Date: ca. 1835

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), ivory (tooth component), silver (metal), tempera

GUSN: 5043

Accession Number: 1971.455

Portrait of Ralph May

Head and shoulders profile of Ralph May facing right, black wood frame with brass liner.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), pencils (drawing and writing equipment)

GUSN: 5044

Accession Number: 1971.456

Silhouettes of Jane Hill Rundlet and James Rundlet

Cream colored paper with black background; hollow-cut process; head and shoulder silhouettes of Jane Hill Rundlet (facing right) and James Rundlet (facing left).

Date: 1805-1809

Maker: King, William (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 5045

Accession Number: 1971.457

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