Historic New England

Framing Member

Part of a joint, location uncertain. Tag "piece of framework, Barnard Capen House, Dorchester"

Date: 1625-1637

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 18

Accession Number: 1914.264

Handrail

Simple rectangular handrail profile, with rounded edges and brown stain.

Date: ca. 1754

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood, staining

GUSN: 19

Accession Number: 1921.135

Clapboard

Much-weathered clapboard section.

Date: ca. 1680

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood

GUSN: 20

Accession Number: 1928.173

Brick

Molded brick with ovolo running along one side.

Date: ca. 1679

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product), molding (forming)

GUSN: 21

Accession Number: 1922.365A

Staircase Drop

Three-quarter round acorn-shaped drop with white paint over olive.

Date: ca. 1727

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 22

Accession Number: 1969.115

Lath

Riven lath.

Date: ca. 1775

Maker: unknown

Material: splitting, softwood

GUSN: 23

Accession Number: 1928.2.1-2

Girt

Girt with chamfered edge, lamb's tongue stop and the remnants of plaster. Whitewashed on underside. Tenon has two large peg holes.

Date: ca. 1686

Maker: unknown

Material: chamfering, oak (wood), whitewashing (coating)

GUSN: 24

Accession Number: 1928.1137

Window Cap

Window cap/cornice carved from a single piece of wood; rabbeted around three sides on top; painted gray.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 27

Accession Number: 1961.135

Sheathing

Large fragment of wall sheathing; shadow molding along one side with groove along corresponding edge. Molding portion painted black with whitewash occurring sporadically over the rest of the board.

Date: 1668-1699

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), painting (coating), softwood, whitewashing (coating)

GUSN: 28

Accession Number: 1964.252.1

Cornice

Section of cornice, one edge mitered; traces of very early red paint/stain under white paint.

Date: ca. 1725

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood, staining

GUSN: 29

Accession Number: 1959.93

Pin

Conical pin.

Date: ca. 1725

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 30

Accession Number: 1914.129

Column

Column fragment, perhaps a column base, with 2" wide carved flutes.

Date: 1880-1882

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), fluting, sandstone

GUSN: 32

Accession Number: 1987.57

Wall fragment

Section of wall with oak lath which is up and down sawn, riven and accordianed and attached to very wide studs. There is a very fine coat of plaster covering most of the sample.

Date: 1780-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, oak (wood), plaster, splitting, sawing

GUSN: 33

Accession Number: 1964.400C

Sheathing

Fragments of wall sheathing with shadow molding and black paint as well as whitewash.

Date: 1675

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 34

Accession Number: 1964.252.2AB

Dado

Panelled dado with narrow rectangular panel over a wider rectangular panel. The panels are raised field with 1" feather edge. Grooves are quarter-round molded.

Date: ca. 1739

Maker: More, William (Cabinetmaker)

Material: molding (forming), paneling, softwood

GUSN: 35

Accession Number: 1927.847

Panelled dado with narrow rectangular panel over a wider rectangular panel. The panels have a raised field and 1" feather panel. The grooves have quarter-round molding. This panel has dado cap molding attached.

Date: ca. 1739

Maker: More, William (Cabinetmaker)

Material: molding (forming), paneling, softwood

GUSN: 36

Accession Number: 1927.848

Sliding Shutter

A shutter made from two boards held together by a batten; later covered with plaster and lath. Some hair plaster still attached.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, plaster, softwood

GUSN: 37

Accession Number: 1980.258

Shingle

Shingles with ends cut to make hexagonal pattern when put together with others; grey paint and size may indicate an attempt to imitate slate.

Date: 1846

Maker: Davis, Alexander Jackson, Mr. (Architect)

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 38

Accession Number: 1959.103A-E

Shingle

Wall shingle with 8" or so weathering face and rounded upper edge; handsplit.

Date: ca. 1718

Maker: unknown

Material: splitting, pine (wood)

GUSN: 39

Accession Number: 1918.1143

Clapboard

Section of sheathing board with two bevelled edges and 4 1/2" wide clapboards; clapboaards have feathered ends and wrought nails.

Date: 1735

Maker: unknown

Material: beveling, softwood

GUSN: 40

Accession Number: 1923.545.1

Shingle

No description

Date: ca. 1672

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood

GUSN: 41

Accession Number: 1928.172

Clapboard

Clapboard with nails holes on top and bottom; traces of whitewash over half of it.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), whitewashing (coating)

GUSN: 43

Accession Number: 1966.12

Window Sash

Sash with hinge pin sockets and detached iron pull/latch. Divided into three horizontal panels.

Date: 1600-1699

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 44

Accession Number: 1925.677

Leaded Window

Ten panes of square-shaped leaded window lights with cames loops for wood transom bar.

Date: 1678

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 45

Accession Number: 1951.M24A

Shingle

Slim and much weathered roof shingles with traces of original red paint.

Date: 1844

Maker: 252 Gray Street (Maker)

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 46

Accession Number: 1973.183

Shingle

Shingle, hand-split and quite weathered.

Date: 1715-1740

Maker: unknown

Material: splitting, Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 47

Accession Number: 1928.1142

Shingle

Roof shingle.

Date: ca. 1767

Maker: unknown

Material: chestnut (wood), oak (wood)

GUSN: 48

Accession Number: 1942.1113

Shingle

Roof shingle

Date: 1795-1796

Maker: unknown

Material: cedar (wood)

GUSN: 221145

Accession Number: 1930.1165

Balustrade

B: a short newel post with handrail attached which slopes up and fits into mortise in C. C: a newel post with outline and mortises in the paint showing where two handrails attached at right angles; black paint.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52

Accession Number: 1960.12BC

Handrail

Handrail segment; mahogany finish; grained?

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, softwood

GUSN: 53

Accession Number: 1959.247

Mantelshelf

No description

Date: 1794-1796

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 54

Accession Number: 1926.866

Stud

Front door stud with mortise (12 1/2" from one end) and numerous hand-wrought nails in one side.

Date: ca. 1720

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 55

Accession Number: 1964.62

Joist

Floor joist, beaded along two edges and charred at one end; some evidence of dark stain.

Date: ca. 1710

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood), staining

GUSN: 56

Accession Number: 1969.255

Stud

A: Wall studs with nails and lathing marks on one face and sheathing and clapboarding on the other. There is a rabbet at each end and recesses on the diagonal. B: Tenons at both ends and bevelled recesses (rabbets).

Date: ca. 1700

Maker: unknown

Material: beveling, hardwood

GUSN: 57

Accession Number: 1966.454AB

Window Frame

Four pieces of wood joined by pegs; very slight decorative trim; the jambs of the interior are slightly canted; sash would have been fixed and leaded.

Date: 1724

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood, molding (forming)

GUSN: 59

Accession Number: 1961.17

Mantelpiece

Packed in large crate, this white marble mantel consists of numerous pieces; heavily molded, segmentally arched fireplace surround, incised decoration on the spandrels, leafy capitals.

Date: ca. 1876

Maker: Bowker and Torrey (Maker)

Material: marble (rock), molding (forming), incising, carving (processes)

GUSN: 60

Accession Number: 1922.985

Newel

B: newel and handrail section, complete and unbroken; brown paint. E: newel and piece of handrail at right angles; mortise for another rail lower down; handrail is simple Federal design; newel has turnings below and is square above with simple turned circle on top; brown paint.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 61

Accession Number: 1960.6BE

Brick

No description

Date: 1711-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 175

Accession Number: 1964.7

Pin

Wooden pin used for pinning the wooden timbers together of the Rocks bridge over the Merrimac River near Haverhill, Mass. Cylindrical oak pins of substantial dimensions.

Date: 1828

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 176

Accession Number: 1917.296

Pin

Wooden pin used for pinning the wooden timbers together of the Rocks bridge over the Merrimack River near Haverhill, Mass. Cylindrical oak pins of substantial dimensions.

Date: ca. 1828

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 177

Accession Number: 1917.297

Pin

Wooden pin used for pinning the wooden timbers together of the Rocks bridge over the Merrimack River near Haverhill, Mass. Cylindrical oak pins of substantial dimensions.

Date: ca. 1828

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 178

Accession Number: 1917.298

Base Column

Hexagonal base of a column; grey paint. Almost certainly the base for columns .390 or .391.1.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 179

Accession Number: 1971.391.3

Screw

No description

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 180

Accession Number: 1960.19A

Cornice

Fragment of cap, missing dentils, painted yellow.

Date: 1745-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 181

Accession Number: 1935.880

Architrave

B: Lintel. Three part profile; mitered both ends; painted cream. C, D: Two side pieces. Painted white. Two flat inner sections separated by a cove. Flattened ogee outer molding with narrow cove moldings on either side of it.

Date: ca. 1813

Maker: McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811 (Maker)

Material: mitering, molding (forming), painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 182

Accession Number: 1959.117B-D

Half Baluster

Rather squat urn-shaped roof half baluster; traces of white paint.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating)

GUSN: 183

Accession Number: 1922.47

Baluster

Possibly exterior; painted white; bevel on both ends. Turned spiral; cut nails.

Date: ca. 1737

Maker: unknown

Material: beveling, hardwood, painting (coating), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 184

Accession Number: 1927.939

Window Frame

Mortise-and-tenon window frame painted bright green over white; cap has quarter-round trim under (hood); fixed upper sash.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: mortise-and-tenon joints, joining, painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 185

Accession Number: 1985.669AB

Window Frame

Molded window frame piece; one end mitered and one with a tenon.

Date: 1675-1725

Maker: unknown

Material: mitering, molding (forming), softwood

GUSN: 186

Accession Number: 1969.256

Window Frame

Top and two sides of a casement window.

Date: ca. 1690

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 187

Accession Number: 1915.3

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