Bow front chest; four graduated veneered drawers with beaded edges, molded conforming to slightly overhanging molded top; simple scallop-shaped apron with two frontal French feet; grained to simulate mahogany(?); original brasses.
Date: ca. 1800
Maker: unknown
Material: brass (alloy), cherry (wood), graining
GUSN: 4056
Accession Number: 1977.363
Armless child's Boston Rocker with S-scrolled plank seat; five-spindle back surmounted by simple yoke crest rail decorated with rosewood graining and stenciled with fruit bowl and floral motif.
Date: ca. 1840
Material: graining, maple (wood), pine (wood)
GUSN: 4057
Accession Number: 1977.364
Two board top; beaded edge on corner of skirt and all around stretchers; painted black.
Date: 1800-1820
Material: ash (wood), painting (coating), pine (wood)
GUSN: 4058
Accession Number: 1977.365
Rectangular form with canted front and sides; dovetailed corner construction; slightly overhanging hinged lid; painted black; brass hasp and side "ring" type handles.
Date: 1768-1799
Material: brass (alloy), pine (wood)
GUSN: 4059
Accession Number: 1977.366
Steel shaft and bell-shapes shovel with shallow sides; bulbous brass ring-turned handle with nipple top.
Date: 1795-1830
Material: brass (alloy), steel (alloy)
GUSN: 4060
Accession Number: 1977.368A
Steel shaft; bulbous brass ring-turned handle with nipple top.
GUSN: 4061
Accession Number: 1977.368B
Chest with two drawers, hinged lid and new base; new wood knobs on drawers; thumbnail molding around four sides of lid.
Date: 1790-1850
Material: pine (wood)
GUSN: 4062
Accession Number: 1977.369
Corner stand; overall triangular shape with bow front; scallop-edged splash board sides supporting small triangualr tops helf; three-squared legs forming open frame, the two frontal legs terminating in modified spade feet; medial bowed shelf with plain apron; originally veneered; repainted dark gree...
Material: mahogany (wood), pine (wood)
GUSN: 4063
Accession Number: 1977.370
Colorless molded/pressed glass body; ball-shaped font in honeycomb pattern surmounted by brass collar; short neck terminating in stepped and fluted circular base; fitted to electricity.
Date: ca. 1850
Material: brass (alloy), flint glass, molding (forming), pressing, glass (material)
GUSN: 4064
Accession Number: 1977.371
Mahogany veneered frame with mitered corners; simple flat rectangular box "form" with no decoration or molding; replaced glass.
Date: ca. 1835
Material: mahogany (wood), veneer, pine (wood)
GUSN: 4065
Accession Number: 1977.372
Polychrome watercolor of bird on a tree branch, mound with foliage, and fence in foreground; body of bird composed of feathers; glazed; wooden frame with gilt and gesso mat/liner.
Date: 1780-1800
Material: feather (material), ink, paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), wood (plant material)
GUSN: 4066
Accession Number: 1977.373
Clear glass decanter with swag and tassel etched around middle, diamond cut shoulder and neck, octagonal cut lip, cut target stopper. One of a pair.
Date: 1800-1833
Material: etching (corroding), soda lime glass, glass (material)
GUSN: 4217
Accession Number: 1977.473.1AB
Material: etching (corroding), glass (material)
GUSN: 4218
Accession Number: 1977.473.2AB
Clear, bulbous shaped flask with tall neck; heavy lip blown in two-part mold.
Date: 1834-1867
Material: lead glass, blow molding, glass (material)
GUSN: 4219
Accession Number: 1977.474
Clear, pressed glass stopper; pointed.
Material: lead glass, glass (material)
GUSN: 4220
Accession Number: 1977.475.1
Clear disc stopper with five edge cuts on either side.
GUSN: 4221
Accession Number: 1977.475.2
Very large clear round covered flip glass with etched thistle and daisy designs on sides; round fitted cover with tear drop finial.
Material: etching (corroding), etching (printing process), soda lime glass, glass (material)
GUSN: 4222
Accession Number: 1977.476AB
Round milk glass bowl with exterior decoration of floral designs in apricot, blue and yellow repeated three times; interior band in apricot at top edge.
Date: 1755-1790
Material: opaque white glass, glass (material)
GUSN: 4223
Accession Number: 1977.477
Round handled milk glass mug; floral motifs on either side of central circular motif with man standing on one leg with arms outstretched in red coat, blue hat.
GUSN: 4224
Accession Number: 1977.478
Round handled milk glass mug with two floral motifs flanking center motif of man, half-length, holding flower, black hat, red coat.
GUSN: 4225
Accession Number: 1977.479
Round handled milk glass mug with floral designs in apricot, blue, red, yellow and green; cross-hatched border in apricot at top.
Material: coloring, opaque white glass, glass (material)
GUSN: 4226
Accession Number: 1977.480
Round, domed based vase wtih floral decoration in multi-colors, inside diamonds on black ground.
Date: 1805-1820
GUSN: 4227
Accession Number: 1977.481
Round ring-shaped base perfume [bottle] with vase shaped neck, overhanging lip; knob stopper; gold floral designs throughout.
Date: 1775-1810
GUSN: 4228
Accession Number: 1977.482AB
Photograph of the oil portrait of Sally Sayward by Joseph Blackburn. Rectangular black painted wood frame.
Date: 1900-1960
Maker: Blackburn, Joseph, ca. 1730-ca. 1778 (Painter)
GUSN: 4229
Accession Number: 1977.483
Rectangular base with zinc-lined bottom for umbrellas; surmounted by four turned corner posts connected by stretchers; back consists of lyre-shaped open flat support with ten turned pegs ascending from back of base; knob finials on corner posts.
Date: 1845-1870
Material: mahogany (wood), zinc
GUSN: 4230
Accession Number: 1977.484
Bell-shaped shovel pan head attached to round iron handle with one knob turning in center terminated by banded and ring scored brass finial.
Date: 1734-1767
Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)
GUSN: 4231
Accession Number: 1977.485.1
Penny pad ends attached to hinged iron shafts with ball turning each; hinged in circular style with banded brass finial.
GUSN: 4232
Accession Number: 1977.485.2
Blocked head with red horse hair bristles set into block; handle in baluster and ring turned with acorn finial.
Date: 1834-1899
Material: horsehair, maple (wood)
GUSN: 4233
Accession Number: 1977.486
Round turned handle with elongated acorn finial, right turned central turning; swag shaped block on end fitted through bottom with bunches of horse hair bristles; dyed blue.
Material: maple (wood), walnut (wood), dyeing, horsehair
GUSN: 4234
Accession Number: 1977.487
Turtle-back-shaped pine planks, obverse bowed and reverse wtih hole cut in center; fitted on sides with leather bag for air; brass tacks; round brass end with baluster and knob turning.
Date: 1900-1991
Material: brass (alloy)
GUSN: 4235
Accession Number: 1977.488
Bell-shaped shovel pan with open front and raised sides attached to round iron shaft terminated by seven-ringed brass finial with lemon top end grooved in center.
Date: 1790-1820
GUSN: 4236
Accession Number: 1977.489
Rectangular wooden frame with glass enclosing a black and white photograph of the west side of the Sayward-Wheeler house with the Barrell sisters, Mary and Elizabeth, on top steps in front of open door; York River at left; side entrance to house on right.
Date: 1868-1899
Material: photographs
GUSN: 4237
Accession Number: 1977.490
Pastoral scene of cows under large tree in center with stone wall behind; predominantly green.
Date: 1868 -1899
Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)
GUSN: 4238
Accession Number: 1977.491
Framed watercolor of Sayward House from the southwest, showing full view of house.
Date: 1800-1867
Material: paper (fiber product), pencils (drawing and writing equipment), watercolor (paint)
GUSN: 4239
Accession Number: 1977.492
Black and white print of Barrell farm showing stone wall in front of Beech Ridge Road with main house, out buildings, barn, and groves of trees on either side of entrance way with man in horse and buggy near road.
Date: 1868-1933
Material: ink, paper (fiber product), printing (process)
GUSN: 4240
Accession Number: 1977.493
Oval footstools on four turned legs; needlework tops in pinks, reds and greens. A) depicts a deer in center with floral border; B) depicts bird with flower in beak with floral border.
Date: 1840
Maker: Barrell, Sarah "Sally" Sayward, 1738-1805 (Maker)
Material: mahogany (wood), needlepoint (needleworking), maple (wood)
GUSN: 4241
Accession Number: 1977.494AB
Very tall porcelain vase with crackled white ground upon which is decoration in blue of two dragons opposing each other and small blue Chinese motifs throughout; brown handles at sides on neck; fitted with electrical fixture at mouth that does not marr the vase; lampshade with duck motif.
Date: 1865-1900
Material: porcelain, tin (metal)
GUSN: 4242
Accession Number: 1977.495
Octagonal head posts and rails retain original red stain; turned and fluted foot posts; original sacking; bottom has been removed; tester frame not original; tops of all four posts appear to have been cut slightly.
Date: 1790-1810
Material: mahogany (wood), pine (wood), staining
GUSN: 4243
Accession Number: 1977.496
Blue field with stylized floral motifs scattered over; tan (faded from rose) border with light and dark blue flowers, leaves and fruit.
Date: 1930-1940
Material: cotton (textile), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), wool (textile)
GUSN: 4244
Accession Number: 1977.497
Rectangular hooked rug with black edge; floral design on border and in center.
Material: hooking, wool (textile)
GUSN: 4245
Accession Number: 1977.498
Rectangular shaped rug with red ends; brown saw tooth border; gray and brown field with zigzag thin brown diamonds in center with white fields and reversed swasticas in red.
Date: 1900-1933
Maker: Navajo (Maker)
Material: dyeing, wool (textile)
GUSN: 4246
Accession Number: 1977.499
Pink and blue ogival lobed central medallion; center area of natural tan color with blue, brown and rusts in floral pattern; broad blue border with vine and floral motifs; cotton warp fringe trimmed closely.
Date: 1875-1900 ?
Material: cotton (textile), wool (textile)
GUSN: 4247
Accession Number: 1977.500
Six major borders, one plain, the rest floral, central floral, leaf and vine section in blue, golds and crimsons on a crimson field.
Date: 1800-1899
GUSN: 4248
Accession Number: 1977.501
Oriental; three major borders, central diamond-shaped medallion surrounded by foliage; major colors are blue, rust and gold with rust predominating.
GUSN: 4249
Accession Number: 1977.502
Face of one side of saddlebag now backed with vinyl; predominatly maroon with blue chevrons and blue and tan geometrics; narrow border of tan with dark vine pattern.
Date: 1800-1850
Material: wool (textile)
GUSN: 4250
Accession Number: 1977.503
Square stick, one end having a flat point which probably had brass ferrule originally, securing brads remain.
Date: 1750-1800
GUSN: 4251
Accession Number: 1977.504
Stick with numerals burnt or stamped in and highlighted in black; marked on both faces with seven lines each broken into varying lengths and numbered at intervals; each line begins with one and is broken into progressively smaller sections, the largest number being 50.
GUSN: 4252
Accession Number: 1977.505
View of man rowing boat down river shore and group of trees on left in simple mahogany frame.
Date: 1870-1880
GUSN: 4253
Accession Number: 1977.506
Ring and vase turned posts terminating in acorn finials, scrolled headboards.
Date: 1800-1840
Material: maple (wood)
GUSN: 4254
Accession Number: 1977.507.1
GUSN: 4255
Accession Number: 1977.507.2