Historic New England

Chair

Chair. Fancy form. Ash, hickory, pained black. Applied loop arms; bent pierced front stretchers; dovetailed slat seat and back. Continuous stiles, seat rails and front legs. Painted peacock feathers motif.

Date: 1808-1815

Maker: Gragg, Samuel (American cabinetmaker, 1772-ca. 1855) (Furniture maker)

Material: ash (wood), bentwood, hickory (wood), paint (coating)

GUSN: 54961

Accession Number: 1949.144

Plate

Small, round pewter plate with shallow well and reeded rim. Raised band around rim edge and incised band around well.

Date: 1760-1773

Maker: Thomas I. with John Danforth (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54962

Accession Number: 1949.145

Plate

Round pewter plate with hammered booge.

Date: 1755-1782

Maker: Danforth, Thomas, II (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54963

Accession Number: 1949.146

Plate

Small, round pewter plate with shallow well and reeded rim. Raised band around rim edge and incised band around well.

Date: 1792-1817

Maker: Austin, Richard (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54964

Accession Number: 1949.147

Plate

Small, round pewter plate. "Dudley Richard's Child" engraved on back.

Date: 1746-1785

Maker: Skinner, John (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54965

Accession Number: 1949.149

Plate

Round pewter plate with flat brim.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: Hamlin, Samuel, Sr. (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54966

Accession Number: 1949.150

Plate

Round pewter plate with shallow well, smooth brim and reeded rim.

Date: 1763-1807

Maker: Austin, Nathaniel (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54967

Accession Number: 1949.151

Plate

Round pewter plate with deep well and reeded rim.

Date: 1810

Maker: Boardman, Thomas Danforth, 1784-1873 (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54968

Accession Number: 1949.152

Plate, Communion

Round pewter communion plate with deep well and reeded rim.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Calder, William (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54969

Accession Number: 1949.153

Plate

Round pewter plate with deep well and reeded rim.

Date: 1791-1806

Maker: Billings, William (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54970

Accession Number: 1949.154

Bowl

Round pewter bowl with reeded rim and deep well.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Thomas Danforth Boardman & Sherman Boardman (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54971

Accession Number: 1949.155

Charger

Round pewter charger with flat and shallow well.

Date: 1755-1782

Maker: Danforth, Thomas, II (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54972

Accession Number: 1949.156

Charger

Round pewter charger.

Maker: Austin, Nathaniel (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54973

Accession Number: 1949.157

Charger

Round pewter charger with deep well.

Date: 1771-1801

Maker: Hamlin, Samuel, Sr. (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54974

Accession Number: 1949.158

Charger

Round pewter charger with deep well.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 54975

Accession Number: 1949.159

Charger

Round pewter charger with deep well.

Date: 1779-1793

Maker: Melville, David (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54976

Accession Number: 1949.160

Charger

Round pewter charger with shallow well.

Date: 1786-1815

Maker: Badger, Thomas (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54977

Accession Number: 1949.161

Charger

Plain, round pewter charger with deep well.

Date: 1774-1809

Maker: Jones, Gershom (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54978

Accession Number: 1949.162

Bowl

Small, round pewter bowl with narrow rim and incised band around well.

Date: 1810

Maker: Boardman, Thomas Danforth, 1784-1873 (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54979

Accession Number: 1949.163

Bowl

Small, round pewter bowl with reeded rim and incised band around well.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: Curtiss, I. (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54980

Accession Number: 1949.164

Bowl

Round, pewter bowl with reeded brim.

Date: 1775-1779

Maker: Jones, Gershom (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54981

Accession Number: 1949.165

Porringer

Round pewter porringer with "Old English" handle and trench around convex well.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: Thomas Danforth Boardman & Sherman Boardman (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54982

Accession Number: 1949.167

Porringer

Round pewter porringer; "Flower" handle stamped with maker's seal in the center.

Date: 1775-1799

Maker: Jones, Gershom (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54983

Accession Number: 1949.168

Porringer

Round pewter porringer with Old English handle and trench around convex well. Stamped with "Hamlin" maker's seal.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Probably Hamlin, Samuel, Jr. (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54984

Accession Number: 1949.169

Porringer

Round pewter porringer with detached Old English handle and convex well. The handle stamped with maker's seal.

Cream soft flannel; featherstitching on seams & hem; cartridge pleated to linen waistband.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, flannel, linen (material)

GUSN: 54887

Accession Number: 1949.22

Men's Shirt

White; short standing collar (button closure at back); front pleated panel; gathered at shoulder yoke, shoulders and cuffs; rounded cuffs with one button; reinforced armscye and gusset.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, linen (material)

GUSN: 54888

Accession Number: 1949.23

Neckerchief

Black silk twill with fringed edges all around; square; plain.

Date: 1825

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), taffeta

GUSN: 54889

Accession Number: 1949.24A

Kerchief

White silk kerchief with embroidered borderat the edge and two floral designs on opposite corners, knit fringe trim, and a metal ring in the woven design.

Date: 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 54890

Accession Number: 1949.24B

Handkerchief

White handkerchief with "Hannah Philbrick, Weare, N.H., June 5, 1827" written in ink

Date: 1827

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54891

Accession Number: 1949.24C

Handkerchief

White muslin kercheif with a ribbed border; hemmed on two sides (selvage on other two); initials "JP" stitched in corner.

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: muslin

GUSN: 54892

Accession Number: 1949.24D

Handkerchief

Square, light brown and white even check linen; uneven stripe-check border. Hemmed on two sides; selvage others.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: cross-stitching, hand weaving, linen (material)

GUSN: 54893

Accession Number: 1949.24E

Handkerchief

Blue and tan checked linen handkerchief; initials "C.P." sewn in corner on label says "Bundle handkerchief spun and woven at Elijah Gove's - Weare, N.H.".

Date: 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 54894

Accession Number: 1949.24F

Veil

Black lace veil with a floral pattern.

Date: 1828

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54895

Accession Number: 1949.26

Portrait of Samuel Appleton (1766-1853)

Half-length portrait of Samuel Appleton (1766-1853). Appleton is wearing a black coat, white waistcoat, white stock, and white collar. Appleton is seated with his left elbow resting on the scrolled arm or back of a red upholstered chair. Red curtain draped in background. Oil on canvas. Gilt frame. C...

Date: 1848

Maker: Reproduction of Newton, Gilbert Stuart (English painter, 1794-1835) (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 54896

Accession Number: 1949.28

Fire Bucket

Leather fire bucket. Marked "Samuel Fowler".

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 54897

Accession Number: 1949.31AB

Bandbox

Oval bandbox and lid. Bandbox (A) and lid (B) are covered with paper printed with stylized flowers and leaves. Printed in peach and green on a light beige ground. Interior of box is lined with plain beige paper. Top edge of lid has been reinforced with a strip of a paper with small purple flowers.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 54899

Accession Number: 1949.33AB

Portrait of Edmund Dwight

Bust-length portrait of Edmund Dwight. A bald man wearing a black coat, vest, and white stock. Framed.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: Harding, Chester, 1792-1866 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), panel paintings (painting by form)

GUSN: 54900

Accession Number: 1949.35

Portrait of Benjamin K. Whitman

Half-length portrait of Benjamin K. Whitman (c. 1791-1865) of Providence, RI, holding a newspaper. Companion to portrait of his wife, Cyrithece A. E. Whitman (b.about 1808) (1949.37).

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 54901

Accession Number: 1949.36

Portrait of Mrs. Benjamin Whitman

Half-length portrait Cyrithece A. E. Whtiman (born about 1808) wearing a black dress, hands folded on lap. Companion to portrait of her husband, merchant Benjamin Whitman (about 1791-1865) (1949.36).

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 54902

Accession Number: 1949.37

Portrait of Samuel Page Fowler

Half-length portrait of Samuel Page Fowler, with long sideburns brushed foreward.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 54903

Accession Number: 1949.38

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