Historic New England

Side chair

Grecian side chair, rosewood graining w/ gold striping. Front legs and stretcher w/ ball and bobbin turning. Back legs flared. Part of set from hallway.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: caning, graining, painting (coating), rosewood (wood), rush (material)

GUSN: 19966

Accession Number: 1998.216.11

Desk box

Mahogany desk top w/ brass handles and corners and key surround. Engraved brass plate on top. Ink bottle and broken pens inside.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 19967

Accession Number: 1998.558

Portrait of Mary Louisa Carr Armstrong

Oval, bust-length oil portrait of Mary Louisa Carr Armstrong in a black blouse with a white lace collar and red bow around her neck. Brown fabric is draped around her arms and back. Her brown hair is pulled back in a bun and she faces forward. Mounted in a 3 in. oval gilt frame.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 19968

Accession Number: 1998.559

Electric lamp

Brass lamp on pedestal w/ domed milk glass shade w/ swirled decoration. Clear glass chimney. Electrified. A= Base B= Shade C= Chimney

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), glass (material)

GUSN: 19969

Accession Number: 1998.560A-C

Bracket

Simple molded bracket with ball shape at bottom; heavy paint (white over greenish-blue); cut nails.

Date: 1836-1838

Maker: Towne, Ithiel (Architect)

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

GUSN: 19970

Accession Number: 1962.66A

Bracket

No description

Date: 1836-1838

Maker: Towne, Ithiel (Architect)

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

GUSN: 19971

Accession Number: 1962.65B

Bracket

Simple molded bracket with ball shape at bottom; heavy paint (white over greenish-blue); cut nails.

Date: 1836-1838

Maker: Towne, Ithiel (Architect)

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

GUSN: 19972

Accession Number: 1962.66B

Stud

Stud with lath marks and nails. Plaster covering adjacent sides also, without lath. Tenon opposite bevel.

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood

GUSN: 19973

Accession Number: 1962.75

Fall front desk

Chippendale fall-front desk, four drawers w/ bracket feet and brass pulls and escutcheons. Dove-tail joinery visible at top.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 19974

Accession Number: 1998.561

Candlesnuffer

Steel candlesuffer; scissor-like shape w/ wick tray attached at side.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 19975

Accession Number: 1998.562

Tray

Copper Japanese tray; rectangular shape w/ rounded edges and dontil decoration; relief picture w/ Japanese mask and dragon.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal)

GUSN: 19976

Accession Number: 1998.563

Letter opener

Letter opener w/ carved bulldog head on top; brass collar dividing knife from head.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 19977

Accession Number: 1998.564

Ruler

Architect's ruler of triangular shape.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 19978

Accession Number: 1998.565

Ruler

Architect's ruler of triangular shape.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: Keuffel & Esser Co. (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 19979

Accession Number: 1998.566

Wastebasket

Bamboo wastebasket w/ interlocking weave. Thickness of horizontal weave varies from 1 1/2" to 1/4". Vertical weave varies from 1" to 1/4".

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: bamboo (material), weaving

GUSN: 19980

Accession Number: 1998.567

Flower vase

Earthenware vase w/ grape and tobacco leaf decoration; brown w/ 2 handles--one on either side of the neck; body is urn shape.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 19981

Accession Number: 1998.569

Coral

Primarily white coral w/ delicate vertical filaments.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: figure- and animal-derived motifs, corals (animals), coral (material)

GUSN: 19982

Accession Number: 1998.570

Coral

White coral w/ pink base. Narrow branches.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: figure- and animal-derived motifs, corals (animals), coral (material)

GUSN: 19983

Accession Number: 1998.571

Candlestick

Pair of brass candlesticks, square bases and turned balusters.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 19984

Accession Number: 1998.572AB

Pipe

Clay pipe; small leg at base of bowl; ash and black discoloration in bowl showing use.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 19985

Accession Number: 1998.573

Pipe

Clay pipe; small leg at base of bowl; ash and black discoloration in bowl showing use.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 19986

Accession Number: 1998.574

Dish

Shallow oval dish w/ scalloped interior; eight pointed star w/in dotted oval at bottom of bowl; relief decoration of smaller stars around edge; gilt highlights.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, gilding

GUSN: 19987

Accession Number: 1998.575

Match holder

Earthenware match holder; flat dish w/ cup-like holder; rust/orange color w/ evidence of chipping= blue color underneath.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: U & U (Maker)

Material: earthenware, painting (coating)

GUSN: 19988

Accession Number: 1998.576

Nail

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 19989

Accession Number: 1963.250

Fireplace tongs

Pair of tongs, steel w/ brass finial. Hinge of tongs closed w/ hand-wrought bent nail. Finial-ball and ring turned.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 19990

Accession Number: 1998.577

Daguerreotype

3/4 length frontal seated portrait of Richard H. Tucker. Richard is seated w/ his right shoulder turned forward and his left arm thrown over the back of the chair. He has brown hair and brown eyes and is wearing a black suit, vest, scarf and white shirt. His right hand rests on his right thigh. Moun...

Date: ca. 1857

Maker: unknown

Material: daguerreotypes (photographs)

GUSN: 20091

Accession Number: 1998.312

Portrait of Richard Tucker, Jr.

Full-length oil portrait of Richard Tucker, Jr. seated in a red chair. Tucker has dark hair, blue eyes and rests his left hand holding a letter on a nearby green table. He is wearing a black suit, black scarf, light blue vest and white shirt. Gilt frame.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: Possibly Feulard (Maker)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 20092

Accession Number: 1998.313

Queen Caroline's Divorce

Queen Caroline sits in the central foreground while members of the House of Peers discuss her divorce. At center is domed entrance with an elaborate cornice and Corinthian columns. Entrance way is flanked by balconies and six chandeliers hang from the arched ceiling. Mounted in a 2 1/2 in. decorativ...

Date: 1832

Maker: Hayter, George, Esq., 1792-1871 (Painter) Bowyer, Robert (Publisher) Parkes, Mary (Publisher) Rittner & Goupil (Publisher) Bromley, J. (Engraver) Porter, J. (Engraver) Possibly Murray, John George (Maker)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 20093

Accession Number: 1998.314

Kerosene lamp

Brass wall lamp (A) with beaded shade (B) and chimney (C); Persian; ice cream cone shape with reticulated-dome shaped shade; maroon beads hanging from shade. Base is cone shaped with embossed and engraved design of branches, birds and humans with oustretched arms; finial at bottom of cone; arm attac...

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: Possibly E. M. Duplex & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: brass (alloy), embossing, engraving (printing process), plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 20094

Accession Number: 1998.315A-C

Photograph

Chest-up portrait of Mollie Tucker w/ her brown hair in a braid across the top of her head. She has light eyes and is wearing earrings, a brooch and an off the shoulder top. Parts of the portrait are painted and parts sketched w/ pencil. Framed in a 3 in. walnut and gilt oval frame.

Date: 1857

Maker: unknown

Material: albumen (egg white), photographs

GUSN: 20095

Accession Number: 1998.316

Photograph

Half-length frontal portrait of a woman (Mary Mellus Tucker) wearing a white bonnet, a white lace collar, and a dark dress. Mary has dark/black hair and dark eyes. The photograph is touched up w/ paint. In a 3 in. oval gilt frame.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: albumen (egg white), photographs

GUSN: 20096

Accession Number: 1998.311.2

Photograph

Head and shoulders portrait of young Martha Tucker (Patty), JAT's sister, w/ light brown curly hair pulled back off her neck and dark eyes. Martha's head is turned toward her right shoulder and she is wearing a white shirt. Mounted in a 2 in. white and gilt frame.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: albumen (egg white), photographs

GUSN: 20097

Accession Number: 1998.317

Rug

Hooked rug, rose in center and brown scrolls in each corner. Beige background. Black design surrounding red rose and tan flowers.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: Donnell, Annie (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), hooking

GUSN: 20098

Accession Number: 1998.318

Rug

Hooked rug, roses in each corner, brown border surrounding red roses with green and white leaves on beige background.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: Donnell, Annie (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), hooking

GUSN: 20099

Accession Number: 1998.319

Carpet

Brussels carpet w/ pattern of flowers in medallions and border of bleeding hearts. Border attached in strips 16 1/2" wide. Background--beige. Flowers and designs--red. Leaves and designs--green. Central floral design w/ either circular wreath or 4 ringed wreath. Backside shows rug strips at border s...

Date: 1855-1858

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 20100

Accession Number: 1998.320

Cornice

Pressed tin gilded cornice. Acorn and leaf design. Scalloped edge along bottom.

Date: 1850-1858

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, pressing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 20101

Accession Number: 1998.321.1

Cornice

Pressed tin gilded cornice. Acorn and leaf design. Scalloped edge along bottom.

Date: 1850-1858

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, pressing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 20102

Accession Number: 1998.321.2

Cornice

Pressed tin gilded cornice. Acorn and leaf design. Scalloped edge along bottom.

Date: 1850-1858

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, pressing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 20103

Accession Number: 1998.321.3

Valance

Ochre velvet valance w/ fringe. Valance pleated 5 times. Fringe knotted twice, approx. 4" long.

Date: 1965-1968

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 20104

Accession Number: 1998.322.1

Valance

Ochre velvet valance w/ fringe. Valance pleated 5 times. Fringe knotted twice, approx. 4" long.

Date: 1965-1968

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 20105

Accession Number: 1998.322.2

Valance

Ochre velvet valance w/ fringe. Valance pleated 5 times. Fringe knotted twice, approx. 4" long.

Date: 1965-1968

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 20106

Accession Number: 1998.322.3

Curtain

Pair of net curtains. White lace--oval and diamond design.

Date: 1968

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 20107

Accession Number: 1998.323.1AB

Curtain

Pair of net curtains. White lace--oval and diamond design.

Date: 1968

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 20108

Accession Number: 1998.323.2AB

Curtain

Pair of net curtains. White lace--oval and diamond design.

Date: 1968

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 20109

Accession Number: 1998.323.3AB

Tieback

Pair of silk and wool tassels. Green, red, black and white wool twisted. Gathered at center wooden barrel and tasselled at end w/ 5 wood pieces. Wood pieces covered in mauve colored silk.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 20110

Accession Number: 1998.324.1AB

Tieback

Pair of silk and wool tassels. Green, red, black and white wool twisted. Gathered at center wooden barrel and tasselled at end w/ 5 wood pieces. Wood pieces covered in mauve colored silk.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 20111

Accession Number: 1998.324.2AB

Tieback

Pair of silk and wool tassels. Green, red, black and white wool twisted. Gathered at center wooden barrel and tasselled at end w/ 5 wood pieces. Wood pieces covered in mauve colored silk.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 20112

Accession Number: 1998.324.3AB

Curtain pin

2 cast iron curtain pins. Shape-- 2 triangular medallions connected at middle--finials at ends. Mixture of geometric and floral design.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 20113

Accession Number: 1998.325.1AB

Curtain pin

2 cast iron curtain pins. Shape-- 2 triangular medallions connected at middle--finials at ends. Mixture of geometric and floral design.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 20114

Accession Number: 1998.325.2AB

Curtain pin

2 cast iron curtain pins. Shape-- 2 triangular medallions connected at middle--finials at ends. Mixture of geometric and floral design.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 20115

Accession Number: 1998.325.3AB

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