Historic New England

Chest of Drawers

Flat mold. cornice; four grad drawer upp case; mold waist; fan, brkt f

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), tulipwood (Brazilian, wood), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 72421

Accession Number: 1969.613

Highchest Base Table. Maple primary wood, white pine secondary wood. Rectangular top with molded edge. Central drawer over arched apron. Flanking drawers over reverse curves. Rests on slender cabriole legs and pad feet. Replaced hardware.

Date: 1735-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), mahogany (wood), maple (wood), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 72422

Accession Number: 1969.614

Dressing Table

Dressing table. Unidentified tropical wood; walnut veneer skirt, case sides, drawer fronts, and skirt bead; walnut legs, stretchers, and feet; pine secondary (except replaced parts). Rectangular top; three drawers with drop pulls; reverse-curve skirt with central arch, drops; Shaped stretcher in t...

Date: 1715-1740

Maker: unknown

Material: black walnut (wood), brass (alloy), inlay (process), pine (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 72423

Accession Number: 1969.615

Low Chair

Low side chair. Maple primary wood, pine secondary wood; horsehair upholstery; cotton batting; hemp, and chintz. Molded yoke-shaped crest with central carved shell. Pierced splat. Slip seat. Swelled ring-turned stretchers with block-turned supports. Rests on cabriole legs with cyma-curved knee...

Date: 1755-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), cotton (textile), hemp (fiber), horsehair, mahogany (wood), maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 72424

Accession Number: 1969.616

Chair

Chair. Maple or birch primary wood; oak or ash seat rails. Rush seat. Ribbon crest and slats; straight stretchers. Rests on Marlborough legs.

Date: 1770-1809

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), birch (wood), maple (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 72425

Accession Number: 1969.617

Chair

Chair with yoke shaped crest rail and pronounced carved ears. Shaped stiles with chamfered backs enclosing modified owls-eye pierced splat, cut-out, not carved. Flag shaped seat with figured horsehair covered slip seat. Marlborough legs with outside egde chamfered on front. Four plain rectangula...

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), horsehair, maple (wood), oak (wood), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 72426

Accession Number: 1969.618

Slant-top Desk

Slant-top desk. Pine, mahogany, mahogany veneer, and possibly cherry. One drawer, two support slides. Hinged writing surface with shell-carved skirt with drops. Seven interior drawers: two hidden drawers with pilasters. Rests on cabriole legs with pad feet.

Date: 1760-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), cherry (wood), mahogany (wood), maple (wood), pine (wood), veneering

GUSN: 72427

Accession Number: 1969.619

Chest of Drawers

Chest of drawers. Mahogany primary wood with mahogany veneer, white pine secondary wood. Rectangular top, serpentine front; four conforming graduated drawers. Rests on bracket feet.

Date: 1785-1814

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), pine (wood), veneering

GUSN: 72428

Accession Number: 1969.620

Candlestand

Candlestand. Mahogany primary wood with maple cleat. Cleat held serpentine top. Vase-turned pedestal. Rests on cabriole legs with pointy pad feet.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), maple (wood)

GUSN: 72429

Accession Number: 1969.621

Tea Table

Tea table. Mahogany top, pedestal, and legs; birch swing rails and end rails; pine stationary rails and support blocks; iron brace. Rectangular top; two semi-circular leaves; turned baluster, tripod legs; married top and base.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), iron (metal), mahogany (wood), maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 72430

Accession Number: 1969.622

Corner Chair/Close Stool

Corner Chair. Oak, plywood, pressboard, fabric, enameled metal. Continuous arms; three turned supports; rectangular seat; modern pot, skirt, and baseboard. Reworked 1900-1924.

Date: 1760-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, maple (wood), oak (wood), plywood, pressboard, metal, textiles

GUSN: 72431

Accession Number: 1969.623

Great Chair

Great chair. Poplar front legs, maple arms, crest, splat, stay rail, ash side stretchers and probably rear stretchers, replaced pine front seat rail, ash side and rear seat rails. Yoke crest; vasiform splat; curled hand-holds; block-turned legs; ball and reel stretchers.

Date: 1740-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), maple (wood), rush (material), tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)

GUSN: 72432

Accession Number: 1969.624

Chest of Drawers

Chest of drawers. Mahogany primary wood, white pine secondary wood. Upper section has broken scroll pediment with carved florettes. Fluted pilasters. Carved fan motif at uppermost and lowermost central drawers. Cyma-curved skirt. Rests on cabriole legs with raised pad feet.

Date: 1770-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), mahogany (wood), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 72433

Accession Number: 1969.625

Chest of Drawers

Rectangular, stepped top; Four graduated drawers; Fluted 1/4 columns; bracket feet

Date: 1760-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), carving (processes), mahogany (wood), tulipwood (Brazilian, wood), Port Orford cedar (wood), yellow pine (wood, general)

GUSN: 72434

Accession Number: 1969.626

Wall Mirror

Wall miror with a gold broken scroll crest with feather cartouche.

Date: 1750-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: black walnut (wood), gesso, gilding, pine (wood), spruce (wood), veneering

GUSN: 72435

Accession Number: 1969.627

Chair

Chair with shaped crest with ears and pierced splat. Chair has slip seat in dubonnet corduroy and marlborough legs.

Date: 1775-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 72436

Accession Number: 1969.628

Formerly Corner Chair

Corner form; deep skirt; vase split; part cabriole leg; modern produced legs; slip seat

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: Attributed to Codman, Thomas Newbold, 1868-1963 (Maker)

Material: enameling, maple (wood), oak (wood), plywood, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 72437

Accession Number: 1969.629

Table

Table. Yellow pine, white pine. Flat top has two-board construction; hinged triangular leaf; four straight legs; one hinged leg.

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), Norway spruce (wood), yellow pine (wood, general)

GUSN: 72438

Accession Number: 1969.630

Dressing Table

Rectangular top; wide top drawer, 3 small lower drawers; central fan; cabriole legs, claw and ball feet

Date: 1875-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), brass (alloy), carving (processes), mahogany (wood), plywood, tulipwood (Brazilian, wood), veneering

GUSN: 72439

Accession Number: 1969.631

Serving Table

Shaped white top; crook'd legs, pad feet; straight skirt

Date: 1740-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), mahogany (wood), marble (rock), oak (wood), veneering

GUSN: 72440

Accession Number: 1969.632

Serving Table

Flat rectangular top with mold. frnt, sides; Marlborough legs; "Chinese" bracket

Date: 1875-1924

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 72441

Accession Number: 1969.633

Shawl

Small; ivory silk with all over ivory silk satin stitch embroidery; peony opposing peony in two corners; lotus flower in other two opposing corners; foliate borders.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, silk (textile)

GUSN: 73845

Accession Number: 1969.6276

Lorgnette

Brown

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 73846

Accession Number: 1969.6277

Envelope

From shreve, crump & lowe, engraving plate for calling cards

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 73847

Accession Number: 1969.6278

Apron

Silk with horizontal bands of bright blue and cream; patterned vertical band of lampas; wide band; busy pattern with serpentines and areas of red ground with cream floral. Smaller areas of teal background with cream floral; some edged in red; dark blue areas with cream Persian characters. Brown and...

Maker: unknown

Material: lampas (textile material), silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 73848

Accession Number: 1969.6279

Mantilla

Cream lace; net ground; allover floral trail with border of "C" scrolls and scalloped flowers; gathered/shaped train.

Date: 1870-1879

Maker: Melvin & Badger (Retailer)

Material: lace (needlework)

GUSN: 73849

Accession Number: 1969.6280.1-2

Work Bag

Dark gold changeable silk taffeta circular bag with oval celluloid handles. Side openings trimmed with yellow glass bead, self-covered button at each side trimmed with yellow beads and surrounded by six embroidered triangles. Lined with light blue changeable ribbed silk.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: beads (pierced objects), celluloid (cellulosic), embroidering, silk (textile), taffeta

GUSN: 73850

Accession Number: 1969.6281

Purse with Removable Inner Tray

White silk ground with allover pattern with small pink flowers with greens and blue. (A) is a drawstring pouch gathered to a flat base, possibly with a cardboard lining, with pink ribbed silk ribbon drawstring. Lined with gold taffeta. (B) is a removeable inner tray of same fabric as pouch over soli...

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), taffeta, cardboard

GUSN: 73851

Accession Number: 1969.6282AB

Ribbon

Black

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 73852

Accession Number: 1969.6285

Lingerie Bag

White cotton mull square drawstring bag; printed with allover pattern of pink roses and buds with green leaves. Pink silk grosgrain ribbon drawstring; white cotton mull lining.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73853

Accession Number: 1969.6286

Bag

Black & white gingham check

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 73854

Accession Number: 1969.6287

Handkerchief

Beige square gauze center with wide lace border, extensive hand-embroidery throughout.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering

GUSN: 73855

Accession Number: 1969.6288

Scarf

Brown silk; square shape; black printed with all over pattern of small paisely in green, red and blue on cream; border of darker brown color.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 73856

Accession Number: 1969.6289

Handkerchief

Beige square gauze center with wide floral embroidered border, extensive hand-embroidery throughout.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering

GUSN: 73857

Accession Number: 1969.6290

Sleeve

White, lace cuffs

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73858

Accession Number: 1969.6291

Nightgown

White cotton; Pointed front yoke with square neck; Scalloped edges around neck and yoke; Floral embroidery all over yoke; Set of loops in yoke with missing buttons; four button placket below yoke; Feather stitching along yoke, placket and cuff; Long sleeves gathered to embroidered and scalloped ...

Date: 1915-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 73859

Accession Number: 1969.6292

Drawers

White.

Date: 1905-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73860

Accession Number: 1969.6293

Dish Towel

Navy blue plaid

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 73861

Accession Number: 1969.6294

Handkerchief

Red; six ribbed band along all four edges; two hand rolled edges; small marks left by stretchers on loom along selvages.

Date: 1860-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, silk (textile)

GUSN: 73862

Accession Number: 1969.6296

Laundry Bag

Lavender and white checked laundry bag.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73863

Accession Number: 1969.6297

Handkerchief

Off-white square with wide floral lace border. Monogram "DC" set diagonally in one corner in white.

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework)

GUSN: 73864

Accession Number: 1969.6299

UNKNOWN ARTIFACT

W/ CARD

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering

GUSN: 73865

Accession Number: 1969.6000

Collar

White

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework)

GUSN: 73866

Accession Number: 1969.6001

Lace Fragment

Lace strip with card.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 73867

Accession Number: 1969.6003

Bloomers

Two legs of one pair of white bloomers.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73868

Accession Number: 1969.6004

Lace

Cut out lace with card.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73869

Accession Number: 1969.6005

CAP

White cotton; unstructured; net ground with needlerun? lace - scalloped floral border, circles/dotted ground; central floral spray, with smaller spray on each lapet.

Date: 1860-1869

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, lace (needlework), machine-made

GUSN: 73870

Accession Number: 1969.6006

Collar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework)

GUSN: 73871

Accession Number: 1969.6007

Collar

White

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 73872

Accession Number: 1969.6008

Collar

White

Maker: unknown

Material: chiffon

GUSN: 73873

Accession Number: 1969.6009

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