Historic New England

Cornice

Painted white over grey and mitered at both ends.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1865

Accession Number: 1986.1738

Trim

Painted green on three sides; cut nails.

Date: 1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1866

Accession Number: 1986.1769

Red/brown over white paint. 1) Painted one side only; could have been dado or sheathing; small nails every 2" or so along one of the longer sides; 2) Board, probably later added window trim; 3) Same as above; 4) Same as above; 5) Molding strip; probably formed a left door trimpiece as it is m...

Date: ca. 1700

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1867

Accession Number: 1931.2001.1-4

DADO

Dado fragment, now split, with upper protion missing; nose molding along one edge; red paint over white.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1868

Accession Number: 1926.975

FRAME, WINDOW

Single, recessed panel; applied boards with rounded edges on three sides; mitered ends; white paint. Most of the pieces of a window embrasure: 1) frame 2) two double-hung sash (4 pcs in all) 3) dado below 4) interior shutters 5) plain embrasure 6) vertical portions of plain beaded-board ...

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1869

Accession Number: 1929.1874A

FRAME, WINDOW

Flat boards with a single, molded edge and a square base panel; white; one has a small hook, probably for curtains.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1870

Accession Number: 1929.1874BC

Lintel?

A board with quirked bead along the edge and two coat hooks attached; another board is attached at right angles along the top; white paint.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1871

Accession Number: 1929.1874F

FRAME, WINDOW

Yellowed-white paint; stylized pilasters with two broad half-round moldings in between two flat moldings; iron brackets for curtain rods at the top; plain, panelled cornerblock.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1872

Accession Number: 1986.1677

TRIM

Rounded edges and moldings, similarly rounded at the ends; white paint.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1874

Accession Number: 1986.1700

TRIM

Molded door surround, painted white.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1875

Accession Number: 1986.1660

TRIM

A,B: curved, molded frame which fit across the top of the curved panel above the door; C,D: brown; vertical door frame pieces which fit on each side of the panel; E,F: green; same as above (vertical door frame pieces);

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1876

Accession Number: 1969.8066A-F

TRIM

Blocks at the bottom of frame pieces, adjacent to the baseboard. G,H: Brown paint. I,J: Green paint.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1877

Accession Number: 1969.8066G-J

Cornice

Cornice section, mitered at one end; split at top right edge.

Date: 1700-1725

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1878

Accession Number: 1986.1708

ENFRAMEMENT, DOOR

Red over white paint. 1) left jamb 2) left jamb 3) lintel

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1879

Accession Number: 1926.971BEF

ENFRAMEMENT

Jambs extend beyond lintel; lintel is notched into vertical frame; semi-circular bolection molding on one side of lintel; some wallpaper.

Date: 1700-1725

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1880

Accession Number: 1986.1714.1-3

DOORHEAD

Overdoor frieze with slightly pedimented head and projecting bevelled molding to define it; brown paint.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1881

Accession Number: 1960.157

Cornice

Coved at the top with reeding on the soffit; under each section of reeding is a small fluted bracket with three guttae below it.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1882

Accession Number: 1926.967I

Cornice

Cornice with pulvinated frieze; brown paint.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1883

Accession Number: 1969.8075

Cornice

Red/brown paint over white; fluting, dentils and beading; both ends mitered; originally had pateras in between fluting which were removed before red paint was applied; uppermost scotia molding is apparently missing.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1884

Accession Number: 1926.972

Cornice

Elaborate molding: bead surmounted by cove, quarter-round, frieze with shaped dentils and projecting moldings above; red over pumpkin over white paint.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1885

Accession Number: 1926.973