Historic New England

Sheathing

Molded sheathing with tongue along one long edge and quarter-round on the other; four vertical strips of shallow shadow molding; many nail holes. Object has eye hooks on back from previous exhibit.

Date: 1600-1699

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), oak (wood)

GUSN: 10

Accession Number: 1956.6

Newel

Twisted baluster inside four-legged post; walnut finish, partially painted at both ends, in a gray tone.

Date: 1765-1790

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 12

Accession Number: 1962.73

Modillion Block

Modillion block with molded cap which is attached by two wrought nails; gray paint.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 13

Accession Number: 1959.232

Ornament

Loosely twisted central section surrounded by flower petals; white paint.

Date: 1767-1773

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 14

Accession Number: 1919.417

Staircase Drop

Interior acorn-shaped stair drop with cream paint.

Date: ca. 1727

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 15

Accession Number: 1969.114

Dado

Panelled dado with narrow rectangular raised feather panel over wide rectangular panel, also raised and feathered. Feather-edge is one inch and grooves are quarter-round molded.

Date: ca. 1739

Maker: More, William (Cabinetmaker)

Material: molding (forming), paneling, softwood

GUSN: 16

Accession Number: 1927.846

Nogging

A small bit of dried eel grass/seaweed. Insc? Eel grass wall filling from Pierce House, Dorchester.

Date: ca. 1650

Maker: unknown

Material: algae (protists)

GUSN: 17

Accession Number: 1919.669

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

Staircase

Staircase section with paint removed. Simple square newel and handrail with molding, raised field panel in parallelogram shape.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), softwood

GUSN: 62

Accession Number: 1963.397

Staircase

Heavily proportioned staircase trim, painted white; included are squat turned balusters, stringers with molding along the top, handrail with outside molding only and a turned newel at the foot of the stairs. All newels have turned knobs on the top.

Date: 1700-1725

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 63

Accession Number: 1967.67A-H

Rustication

A: consists of 3 quoins, painted white. B: consists of 1 quoin with white paint and some evidence of red paint; three beveled edges. D: consists of 2 quoins.

Date: ca. 1770

Maker: unknown

Material: beveling, painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 64

Accession Number: 1959.95ABD

Bargeboard

Ornamental barge detail with a bandsaw finial pattern, chiseled surface ornament and beveled edges; butted one end, mitered on the other; painted brown.

Date: ca. 1846

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

Material: beveling, painting (coating), sawing, softwood

GUSN: 65

Accession Number: 1959.101

Clapboard

Sheathing board with two bevelled edges; clapboards with feathered edges are nailed to it with wrought nails; cream/yellow paint.

Date: ca. 1688

Maker: unknown

Material: beveling, painting (coating), softwood, metal

GUSN: 66

Accession Number: 1933.1821

Sheathing

Shadow-molded sheathing with rabbet and very shallow shadow-molding along both long edges; traces of plaster or whitewash; nail holes along sides and bottom groove in center.

Date: 1650-1699

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 67

Accession Number: 1960.44

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