Historic New England

Brick

Molded brick with ogee and fillet running along one side.

Date: ca. 1679

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 337

Accession Number: 1925.493

Brick

No description

Date: 1679

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 338

Accession Number: 1922.364

Lath

Two hand-wrought nails in it.

Date: 1759-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood, splitting

GUSN: 339

Accession Number: 1959.149

Shingle

Very weathered shingle.

Date: 1700-1733

Maker: unknown

Material: cedar (wood)

GUSN: 340

Accession Number: 1928.520

Shingle

Long shingle. This must be half which has split off from the other half. Well weathered; one hand-wrought nail.

Date: 1700-1733

Maker: unknown

Material: cedar (wood)

GUSN: 341

Accession Number: 1928.521

Clapboard

A: Sawn and shaved board; nearly feathered top, butt edges. Olive/gray paint. B: Squared ends, yellow paint and three cut nails.

Date: ca. 1766

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), sawing, shaving (process), softwood

GUSN: 342

Accession Number: 1959.225AB

Chimney Tree

One end squared; charred lengthwise.

Date: ca. 1687

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood

GUSN: 344

Accession Number: 1917.606

Baluster

Substantial urn-shaped baluster; red paint; wire nails.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 345

Accession Number: 1960.110A

Half-Baluster

Substantial urn-shaped half-baluster; red paint; wire nails.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 346

Accession Number: 1960.110B

Muntin

Fragment with half round and fillet on exterior profile; evidence of white over red paint.

Date: ca. 1756

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 347

Accession Number: 1959.168B

Molding

Beaded trip (alternating oblong and round); ends mitered or broken.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), mitering, softwood

GUSN: 348

Accession Number: 1960.54BC

Sheathing

Board with rabbet and faint shadow molding on one edge. The board is weathered and there are traces of red paint on it. Wrought nails in it.

Date: 1675-1700

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 349

Accession Number: 1959.463C

Pin

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood

GUSN: 350

Accession Number: 1959.261

Brick

Date: ca. 1846

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 351

Accession Number: 1959.111A

Baseboard

Weathered on the front. Tongue along the top edge. Three nail holes at left edge.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood

GUSN: 352

Accession Number: 1959.92

Tile

Hexagonal tile.

Date: 1807

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 353

Accession Number: 1931.707

Bed Slats

Bed slats to a bed that was disposed of in January 1950. F: plain board--stain not so obvious. G: plain board w/ brown stain on one side and two edges.

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood

GUSN: 355

Accession Number: 1928.1152FG

Brick

Flat rectangular brick or tile.

Date: ca. 1679

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 356

Accession Number: 1922.361

Gutter

Exterior cornice molding with gutter incorporated. Has been partially restored with modern pieces and is held together with modern wood blocks screwed on the back.

Date: 1789

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), softwood

GUSN: 357

Accession Number: 1970.8

Pin

Tapered to a point.

Date: 1650-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood

GUSN: 358

Accession Number: 1939.290

Pin

Conical oak pin.

Date: 1650-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 359

Accession Number: 1959.177

Base

No description

Date: 1863

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 360

Accession Number: 1927.89B

Clapboard

Unused, with beaded edge.

Date: 1952

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), cedar (wood)

GUSN: 361

Accession Number: 1959.151

Clapboard

Restoration clapboard with dark stain and pronounced beaded edge.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), softwood, staining

GUSN: 362

Accession Number: 1959.150

Clapboard

A greatly weathered clapboard with squared ends; possibly a suggestion of a bead along one edge.

Date: 1700-1733

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood

GUSN: 363

Accession Number: 1959.158

Clapboard

Much white paint.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood

GUSN: 364

Accession Number: 1969.242

Lath

No description

Date: ca. 1806

Maker: Benjamin, Asher, 1773-1845 (Architect)

Material: hardwood, splitting

GUSN: 365

Accession Number: 1960.41

Lath

No description

Date: ca. 1715

Maker: unknown

Material: splitting, softwood

GUSN: 366

Accession Number: 1959.244A-C

Pendant

Pendant with heart-shaped cutouts. A panel-like detail on the three exposed fces and a 2 1/4 x 4 x 4 1/4 tenon with peg holes to join it to the building frame. Traces of red paint.

Date: c. 1700

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood, painting (coating)

GUSN: 367

Accession Number: 1911.71

Pendant

Pendant with heart-shaped cutouts. A panel-like detail on the three exposed faces and a 2 1/4 x 4 x 4 1/4 tenon with peg hole to join it to the building frame. Traces of red paint.

Date: c. 1700

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood, painting (coating)

GUSN: 368

Accession Number: 1911.70

Sheathing

Shadow-molded sheathing board. Unpainted, broken along one ends; rabbet along the other edge.

Date: 1625-1700

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood

GUSN: 369

Accession Number: 1959.85

Two cut in diamond and two cut in circular shapes; one rosehead nail in diamond-cut one. Extreme weathering very evident; one circular-cut is broken in half in exposed area, the other broken at the top.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 370

Accession Number: 1977.121.1-4

Lath

One face planed smooth; split one direction and sawn the other.

Date: ca. 1695

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood, planing, sawing, splitting

GUSN: 371

Accession Number: 1969.246

Baluster

Stain and varnish finish - mahogany.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood, staining, varnishing

GUSN: 372

Accession Number: 1962.11

Baluster

Painted mahogany over cream.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 373

Accession Number: 1962.12

Baluster

Bottom of a baluster, the square portion with dowel in the end and just the beginning of a turning on top. Red paint over white.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 374

Accession Number: 1962.13

Cornice

Cornice with frieze; mitered at both ends. Frieze alternates groups of chiseled fluting (four per group) with applied composition medallions; painted white.

Date: ca. 1803

Maker: unknown

Material: composition (material), hardwood, mitering, painting (coating)

GUSN: 375

Accession Number: 1960.110E

Trim

Exterior molded trim; quirked bead along one edge. A: cut out on one end. B: hand-wrought nails.

Date: 1700-1720

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), softwood

GUSN: 376

Accession Number: 1966.455AB

Cornice

Mitered both ends; carved key pattern with arced gouge; painted white over light green.

Date: ca. 1803

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood, mitering, painting (coating)

GUSN: 377

Accession Number: 1960.110D

Architrave

Bolection molding; mitered at top and cut off at bottom (for baseboard); misc. sheathing attached; painted grey; wallpaper fragments.

Date: 1700-1720

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 378

Accession Number: 1967.64

Baseboard

Flat baseboard with coved upper edge; painted powder blue.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 379

Accession Number: 1960.7.1

Baseboard

Electrical box cutout in one end. Rabbed and bead at one edge; rabbet only (no paint at edge) at opposite. Painted white.

Date: ca. 1793

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 380

Accession Number: 1964.299

Mantel

Frieze board with cap which returns at ends. Frieze miters for missing returns each end. Painted white, face only, and end returns on cap.

Date: ca. 1891

Maker: Irving & Casson (Maker)

Material: oak (wood), painting (coating)

GUSN: 381

Accession Number: 1973.75A

Trim

No description

Date: 1698

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 382

Accession Number: 1924.380

Column

Column with Greek Ionic capital; fluting and filleted; white paint.

Date: ca. 1828

Maker: Rogers, Isaiah, Mr. (Architect)

Material: fillets (motifs), fluting, painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 434

Accession Number: 1927.864.1

Floorboard

Floorboard with black, yellow, and red stenciling on a white background. Some sections are hand-painted with a blue, red and white stencil pattern of diamonds and ovals.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood, stenciling, paint (coating)

GUSN: 435

Accession Number: 1959.254L

Door

5-panel door; raised field panels with unusual quirk molding along their edges; 2 H-hinges; blue paint.

Date: ca. 1795

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 436

Accession Number: 1926.864A

Paneling

Panelled wall with door; dentil course at the cornice; bright blue paint.

Date: ca. 1795

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 437

Accession Number: 1926.863C

Paneling

Panelled wall with denticulated molding; raised field with quirk molding along edges; bright blue paint.

Date: ca. 1794

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 438

Accession Number: 1926.863B

Sheathing

Black and white leaf and tendrils with birds; grey background.

Date: ca. 1720

Maker: Graves, Noah (Painter)

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

GUSN: 439

Accession Number: 1964.14FT

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