Historic New England

Sappho

Painting entitled "Sappho" at base of surround. Figure is shown half length sitting position, 3/4 view in torso and shown profile of her face. She is dressed in thin off-white tunic, elaborate hair style with flower and leaves.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), oil paint (paint), reverse painting on glass (image-making)

GUSN: 17221

Accession Number: 1931.1252

Pier Table

Pier table. Marble, mahogany veneer, various secondary woods, ormolu mounts. Rectangular base rests directly on floor with D-shaped cut out supports two plain columns with brass mounts in front and rear pilaster which have molding but no brass. Brass mounts are decorated with bands of cross-hatchi...

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), veneer, marble (rock)

GUSN: 17222

Accession Number: 1931.1310

Coaster

Shallow, circular forms w/ straight sides. Interior is painted black. Exterior has floral designs in black, gold and red hand-painted on black ground. Weld-construction; side of the coaster have two seams.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating), tinning

GUSN: 17223

Accession Number: 1932.294A

Coaster

Shallow, circular forms w/ straight sides. Interior is painted black. Exterior has floral designs in black, gold and red hand-painted on black ground. Weld-construction; side of the coaster have two seams.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating), tinning

GUSN: 17224

Accession Number: 1932.294B

Engraving

View of State Street with large fire at right. Large crowd in front of the Old State House. Burning house may be Joseph Barrell's house. Allegorical figure in center with shield on which is written "PROTECTION". Mahogany frame has band of stringing.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: Hancock, N. (Maker) Hill, Samuel (Printer)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 17225

Accession Number: 1932.518

Lampshade

Pair of frosted colorless glass globes decorated with vertical lines in smooth glass. Stripes run from rim to rim.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 17226

Accession Number: 1932.783.1

Lamp shade

Pair of frosted colorless glass globes decorated with vertical lines in smooth glass. Stripes run from rim to rim.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 17227

Accession Number: 1932.783.2

Flute

Flute with ebony body with ivory ferrules, made in five sections. Four nickel silver keys with cupped key covers. Firth and Hall, maker.

Date: ca. 1835

Maker: unknown

Material: ebony (wood), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 17228

Accession Number: 1932.2017

Card Table

Circular card table. Four square tapered legs inlaid with plain stringing, and at top shaded icicles and flutes in friezes. Top has double row of stringing on edges, semi-circular apron with mahogany veneer having conforming double string inlay. Legs divide skirt into three panels outlined by string...

Date: 1790-1805

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), satinwood (wood)

GUSN: 17229

Accession Number: 1932.2134A

Overmantel Mirror

Overmantel mirror. Wood and gesso, gilded. Horizontal rectangular form, six rope-turned columnar forms terminating in acanthus leaves and turned capitals. Rosettes within corner blocks. Large central mirror panel separated from two smaller panels flanked by simple molding.

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: gesso, gilding, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 17230

Accession Number: 1933.1026

Fireplace tongs

Plain iron shafts w/ wrought tips in circular pad form. Brass finial and hinge having incised rings and ball over baluster form.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 17231

Accession Number: 1933.1491

Dressing glass

Looking glass supported by two canted uprights with beaded edges and ball finials; enclosed in gilded gesso frame of leaf decoration; base of three horizontal drawers with grooved edges; central drawer is cyma shape, continuing on the inside edges of the two outer drawers; escutcheon; ogee bracket t...

Date: 1730-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 17232

Accession Number: 1933.1507

Dessert plate

Staffordshire blue and white dessert plate; transfer printed; floral blue and white vines on surround of plate; flowers in vase pictured in center of plate encircled by white band; meander bordered edge.

Stemmed glass with conical, fluted bowl; hexagonal stem; and circular flat base. At top of stem, joining bowl with stem, is a large hexagonal ring. Base is polished.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 17452

Accession Number: 1977.5.12

Wine glass

Stemmed glass with conical, fluted bowl; hexagonal stem; and circular flat base. At top of stem, joining bowl with stem, is a large hexagonal ring. Base is polished.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 17453

Accession Number: 1977.5.13

Wine glass

Stemmed glass with conical, fluted bowl; hexagonal stem; and circular flat base. At top of stem, joining bowl with stem, is a large hexagonal ring. Base is polished.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 17454

Accession Number: 1977.5.14

Wine glass

Stemmed glass with conical, fluted bowl; hexagonal stem; and circular flat base. At top of stem, joining bowl with stem, is a large hexagonal ring. Base is polished.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 17455

Accession Number: 1977.5.15

Wine glass

Stemmed glass with conical, fluted bowl; hexagonal stem; and circular flat base. At top of stem, joining bowl with stem, is a large hexagonal ring. Base is polished.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 17456

Accession Number: 1977.5.16

Andiron

Low andirons w/ turned columnar plinth w/ heavy ball finials. Shaped curved billet bar in brass extends to ball shaped log stop. Ball forms have incised rings.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: Hunneman, William C. (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 17457

Accession Number: 1977.103 A

Andiron

Low andirons w/ turned columnar plinth w/ heavy ball finials. Shaped curved billet bar in brass extends to ball shaped log stop. Ball forms have incised rings.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: Hunneman, William C. (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 17458

Accession Number: 1977.103 B

"The School of Athens"

Interior scene showing Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle in center, surrounded by groups of other philosophers and mathematicians. Lower left foreground, Pythagoras writes in book; at right, Euclid with a compass demonstrates to four young men. Scene framed by arch with the inscription: "Rapha...

Date: 1768-1799

Maker: Volpato, Giovanni, 1740-1803 (Maker) After Raphael (Italian painter, architect, 1483-1520) (Artist)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 17459

Accession Number: 1978.4.1

"The Liberation of St. Peter from Prison"

Interior narrative scene showing grid prison bars silhouetted against bright light of angel awakening St. Peter in cell. Sleeping soldiers on steps at either side. Double-doored crypt beneath cell. Urbanscape with a quarter moon is visible in background. An arch frames the scene with inscription: "R...

Date: 1768-1799

Maker: Volpato, Giovanni, 1740-1803 (Maker) After Raphael (Italian painter, architect, 1483-1520) (Artist)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 17460

Accession Number: 1978.4.2

"The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple"

Interior narrative scene with the fallen Heliodorus being trampled by rearing horse at right. Alter and a priest are in center. Group of women and children at left. A church officiate rides in chair carried by three men. An arch frames the scene with inscription: "Raphael in aedibus santius vatica p...

Date: 1768-1799

Maker: Volpato, Giovanni, 1740-1803 (Maker) After Raphael (Italian painter, architect, 1483-1520) (Artist)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 17461

Accession Number: 1978.4.3

Pair of Candlesticks

Square stepped base of brass surmounted by columnar form with molded capitol having beading and embossed foliate design. Shaft of column in bronze with ormolu torch motif. Brass capitol has reel shape supporting bronze putto which holds ormolu tulip stalk. Tulip flower forms candle socket.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal), gilt bronze

GUSN: 17462

Accession Number: 1978.10.1-.2

Portrait of Sally Foster Otis

Portrait of Sally Foster Otis, Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis (1770-1836). Complicated pose, half-length seated, turned to her right. She wears lace cap, ermine trimmed velvet cape; green dress with white chemisette with ruching of sheer material. Red swagged curtain appears at left. Dark flat background. ...

Date: ca. 1830

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

Material: oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 17463

Accession Number: 1978.137

Punch Bowl

Punch bowl with ringed foot, rice bowl shape. Blue and gilt diaper border on foot, and on rim "spear" edge, inside and out. A golden ring surrounds a mantle which drapes above a shield initialed "HGO". This motif is repeated on opposite side of bowl and inside on bottom; red and gold floral design.

Date: 1795-1806

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 17464

Accession Number: 1980.380

Hand mirror

Turned handle. Painted molded round frame encompassing silvered glass. Brass ring attached to top of frame for hanging.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), mahogany (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 17465

Accession Number: 1981.52

Basin stand

"Beau Brummel" type. Square top in two section hinged on outer edges to reveal circular apertures for basin and tumblers. Mirror lifts at back enclosed in sliding frame. Pair of doors below over single drawer w/ brass pull. Straight legs w/ shelf and X-stretchers. Tape label inside drawer: "6251/ $1...

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 17466

Accession Number: 1981.53

Secretary Bookcase

Secretary desk and bookcase. Mahogany with cherry side handles and white pine and other secondary wood. Desk has four straight-fronted drawers, each with two brass Chippendale style pulls (replaced) and a central escutcheon of the same style (replaced). Egg-and-dart molding at base, with scallope...

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), cherry (wood), eastern white pine (wood)

GUSN: 17467

Accession Number: 1982.1

Candlestick

Square base w/ beading at 1/2" from base, tapering to a smaller beaded square, which forms the base of a fluted column. Atop the capitalless column is a plain shaft, which supports the square, beaded mouth.

Date: 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 17468

Accession Number: 1982.87.1-2

Sideboard

Sideboard. Mahogany, mahogany veneer, secondary wood possibly maple. with Font legs divide the facade into three sections. The outer two sections each contain a drawer above a hinged door, both of which are decorated with crotch mahogany veneers. The middle section has a wider drawer above a double ...

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), veneer, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 17469

Accession Number: 1982.279

Tall case clock

Unsigned white painted face with pink roses at top and gold scrolling at corners. Roman numerals. Bonnet: Gallery (replaced) supported by two fluted columns in front with brass bases, capitals and brass stop fluting at bottom third. At back are two simple quarter-columns. Above fretwork (replaced) ...

Date: 1815

Maker: Fisher, Nathan (Framer)

Material: brass (alloy), mahogany (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 17470

Accession Number: 1984.488

Andiron

Set of brass andirons; hexagonal base, decorated column and ball-shaped finial.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: Noyes, John (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 17471

Accession Number: 1986.1028.1

Andiron

Set of brass andirons; hexagonal base, decorated column and ball-shaped finial.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: Noyes, John (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 17472

Accession Number: 1986.1028.2

Candlestick

Square base w/ canted corners; column consists of baluster form, series of incised rings surmounted by hammered diamond faceted ring. Plain socket w/ flaring lip.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 17474

Accession Number: 1955.174

Side chair

One of a set of six side chairs. Set includes five side chairs and one arm chair. Mahogany with soft maple front and side seat rails; birch rear seat rail. Scrolled leaf carving and pierced ribbons on serpentine crest rail. Scrolled leaf carving repeated on ears. Saddle seat. Upholstered in gr...

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), silver maple (wood), birch (wood)

GUSN: 17476

Accession Number: 1948.131A

Side chair

Six ribbon back side chairs and one arm chair; carved and pierced ribbons and on the crest rail carved ears; upholstered in green satin damask; molded Marlborough legs; H and stretchers; saddle seat; style very popular in Massachusetts in the last quarter of the 18th century.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), silver maple (wood), birch (wood)

GUSN: 17477

Accession Number: 1948.131B

Side chair

Six ribbon back side chairs and one arm chair; carved and pierced ribbons and on the crest rail carved ears; upholstered in green satin damask; molded Marlborough legs; H and stretchers; saddle seat; style very popular in later 18th century.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), silver maple (wood), birch (wood)

GUSN: 17478

Accession Number: 1948.131C

Side chair

Six ribbon back side chairs and one arm chair; carved and pierced ribbons and on the crest rail carved ears; upholstered in green satin damask; molded Marlborough legs; H and stretchers; saddle seat; style very popular in later 18th century.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), silver maple (wood), birch (wood)

GUSN: 17479

Accession Number: 1948.131D

Side chair

Six ribbon back side chairs and one arm chair; carved and pierced ribbons and on the crest rail carved ears; upholstered in green satin damask; molded Marlborough legs; H and stretchers; saddle seat; style very popular in later 18th century.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), silver maple (wood), birch (wood)

GUSN: 17480

Accession Number: 1948.131E

Side chair

Six ribbon back side chairs and one arm chair; carved and pierced ribbons and on the crest rail carved ears; upholstered in green satin damask; molded Marlborough legs; H and stretchers; saddle seat; style very popular in later 18th century.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), silver maple (wood), birch (wood)

GUSN: 17481

Accession Number: 1948.131F

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