Historic New England

Sideboard

Tapered legs with inlaid cuffs; three upper drawers and three lower doors; brass knob pulls; inlaid drawer fronts.

Date: ca. 1795-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: American linden (wood), cherry (wood), inlay (process), mahogany (wood), American tulipwood (wood), veneering, pine (wood)

GUSN: 50097

Accession Number: 1982.49

Comb-back Windsor Rocking Chair

No description

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 50098

Accession Number: 1982.50

Highchest

Cabriole legs; pad feet; shaped kirt; cock beading around drawers.

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), walnut (wood), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 50099

Accession Number: 1982.51

Fire Bucket

A painted leather fire bucket with rings designed to hold a handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 50100

Accession Number: 1982.53.1

Fire Bucket

A painted leather fire bucket with rings designed to hold a handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 50101

Accession Number: 1982.53.2

Fire Bucket

A painted leather fire bucket with a loop handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 50102

Accession Number: 1982.54.1

Coal Scuttle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 50103

Accession Number: 1982.55

Windsor Armchair

Sack back with molded and carved arms, turned arm supports and legs; wide, narrow, scooped seat.

Date: 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), painting (coating)

GUSN: 50104

Accession Number: 1982.56

Cheval Glass

Cheval mirror

Date: 1879-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood)

GUSN: 50105

Accession Number: 1982.57A

Stand

Two-tier Chinese teakwood stand with inset marble top in rust red, white, and pale orange. Upper stand has a carved and pierced skirt. Lower shelf has a shaped skirt.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: teak (wood), marble (rock)

GUSN: 50106

Accession Number: 1982.58

Bow-back Windsor Chair

Eight bamboo-turned spindles, legs and stretchers; shaped and scooped seat; molded back rail.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 50107

Accession Number: 1982.59

Chair

Salamander-type slat back, rush seat with shaped seat rail, arm supports going through to top stretcher.

Date: 1915-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: rush (material)

GUSN: 50108

Accession Number: 1982.60

Chest of Drawers

Three drawers with wooden knobs, overhanging upper drawer, foliate carved scroll stiles, flattened ball feet

Maker: unknown

Material: tulipwood (Brazilian, wood), eastern white pine (wood), chestnut (wood)

GUSN: 50109

Accession Number: 1982.61A

Mirror

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50110

Accession Number: 1982.61B

Mirror

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50111

Accession Number: 1982.61C

Mirror

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50112

Accession Number: 1982.62A

Mirror

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50113

Accession Number: 1982.62C

Bed

Four post low post mahogany carved bedstead with pineapple finials; two side rails and one front rail.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50114

Accession Number: 1982.63A-E

Dressing Table

Cabriole legs, pad feet on low disks, ogee-shaped skirt with acorn drops, 4 drawers, lower center with recessed arch

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), eastern white pine (wood)

GUSN: 50115

Accession Number: 1982.64

Sewing Table

Splayed-leg base with paw feet, rope-twisted supports, 2 drawers and bag slide with wood knobs; 2 drop leaves

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50116

Accession Number: 1982.65

Chair

Turound crest rail with tablet; turound frnt legs; wide slat with stencil

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: stenciling, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 50117

Accession Number: 1982.67

Chest

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 50118

Accession Number: 1982.70

Mirror

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50227

Accession Number: 1982.251

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: papier mâché

GUSN: 50228

Accession Number: 1982.252AB

Watercolor Painting

Watercolor view of Cooper Frost Austin House, Cambridge. Framed and signed by H.J. Frost.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50229

Accession Number: 1982.254

Caddy

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 50230

Accession Number: 1982.256

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 50231

Accession Number: 1982.257

Compass contained in small round wood box. Decorative lathe lines on the box cover and the sides of the box. Thirthy-two point compass rose in red, yellow, green and black with magnetic needle under glass.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 50232

Accession Number: 1982.258AB

Carpet

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50233

Accession Number: 1982.259

Table cover

White cotton, Marseilles weave. Floral motifs on diaper ground. Larger diaper border. Scalloped edges with appliqued fringe.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), diaper patterns, diaper (textile material), weaving, machine-made, marseilles

GUSN: 50234

Accession Number: 1982.260

Child's Shirt

White cotton; scoop neck; sleeveless; appliqued bands on front and back with central shield shape with pointed extension; two buttons at each side seam; two buttons at center front (one is beige); four buttons at center back.

Date: 1875-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: appliqué (technique), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 50235

Accession Number: 1982.261

Quilt

Blocks with three-point stars of green floral and brown on white vine calico overall. Round pieced centers; border of brown and white calico; bound edges of green calico.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: calico, piecing, quilting

GUSN: 50236

Accession Number: 1982.262

Portrait of Two Boys

Two boys in profile, wearing brown suits with white collars.

Date: 1829

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), paper (fiber product), pencils (drawing and writing equipment), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 50237

Accession Number: 1982.263

Leather Sample Book

Small booklet made of pages of different colors of leather.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 50238

Accession Number: 1982.280

Kneeling Bench

Simple, plush construction; later red ingrain carpet covering.

Date: 1826-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood), upholstering

GUSN: 50239

Accession Number: 1982.282

Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 50240

Accession Number: 1982.338.1

Mirror

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50241

Accession Number: 1982.1218

Carpet

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50242

Accession Number: 1983.1

Carpet

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50243

Accession Number: 1983.2

Carpet

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50244

Accession Number: 1983.3

Decanter

Glass decanter with a stopper. Applied rings to the neck. Fluted round stopper.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50245

Accession Number: 1983.15AB

Plate

Octagonal pressed glass plate in thistle pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50247

Accession Number: 1983.16.1

Plate

Octagonal pressed glass plate in thistle pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50248

Accession Number: 1983.16.2

Dish

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50249

Accession Number: 1983.17

Salt Cellar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50250

Accession Number: 1983.18.1

Salt Cellar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50251

Accession Number: 1983.18.2

Spill Holder

Glass footed spill holder. Faceted body. Lyre design.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50252

Accession Number: 1983.19.1

Spill Holder

Glass footed spill holder. Faceted body. Lyre design.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50253

Accession Number: 1983.19.2

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50254

Accession Number: 1983.20

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50255

Accession Number: 1983.21

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