Historic New England

BALUSTER

No description

Date: ca. 1760

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 67117

Accession Number: 1923.252

BALUSTER

Base with dowel; urn-like section surmounted by bulb; block; straight and slightly tapering shaft; angled top; brown and white paints.

Date: 1737-1746

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 67118

Accession Number: 1927.63

Baluster

Angled ends; one wrought nail; shaft features bulb and turnings; red paint on face.

Date: 1700-1725

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood), painting (coating)

GUSN: 67119

Accession Number: 1929.1008

Rectangular base with urn above; small block separates urn from twisted shaft; green paint; newel cap is molded and brown, with portion cut away for museum hooks. Came with six balusters and stair rail.

Date: 1771

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 67120

Accession Number: 1970.279

NEWEL POST

Base with dowel; shaft tapers to Ionic capital under top block; tenon on top.

Date: ca. 1796

Maker: Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844 (Architect)

Material: carving (processes), pine (wood)

GUSN: 67121

Accession Number: 1924.15

HANDRAIL

Molded on three sides, heavy brown paint; baluster shadows on underside; mortise on one end and new cut on the other.

Date: ca. 1771

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 67122

Accession Number: 1970.280A

HANDRAIL

No description

Date: ca. 1725

Maker: unknown

Material: beveling, molding (forming), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 67123

Accession Number: 1923.251

HANDRAIL

Tenon (with dowel holes) on each end; square shadows of baluster underneath; bead/ogee molding; painted brown.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 67124

Accession Number: 1960.53

Staircase Pendant

Staircase pendant with a small flame above a two-part base with bands. Pendant coated with white paint.

Date: ca. 1739

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 67125

Accession Number: 1922.1103

STAIR END

Simple with gold over green paint; one end mitered; shadows of molding (?) in paint.

Date: 1780-1799

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 67126

Accession Number: 1964.399

DADO, Otis House, Boston

Section of wainscoting from the parlor of the Otis House in Boston, painted white

Date: 1795

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 67127

Accession Number: 1918.899

Baseboard

Baseboard made from two pieces. The echinus molded top has tongue to fit into groove of broad lower portion.

Date: 1830 C-1850 C

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), softwood

GUSN: 67128

Accession Number: 1960.21.2

Dado Cap

Row of diamonds above ogee molding, with circular design below; astragal and cavetto below; layers of white paint.

Date: ca. 1808

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 67129

Accession Number: 1938.539

Bracket

Foliate bracket with heavy white over green paint and cut nails.

Date: 1836-1838

Maker: Towne, Ithiel (Architect)

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

GUSN: 67130

Accession Number: 1962.65A

DOVE

No description

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), gilding, handmade, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 67131

Accession Number: 1935.652

Dado Cap

No description

Date: 1805-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: fluting, cutting (glassworking), painting (coating), wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 67132

Accession Number: 1935.876

Spindle

Spindle without identification mark. Painted green/white; turned.

Date: 1768-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 67133

Accession Number: 1933.647

Spindle

Blunt spiral turning on shaft, with two slightly fluted bands (flutes are at an angle).

Date: 1749

Maker: Knowlton, Abraham, Mr. (Carver)

Material: carving (processes), fluting, staining, turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 67134

Accession Number: 1973.216

SPINDLE

Dowels on each end, with assymetrical turning; shaft is bulbuous at one end.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 67135

Accession Number: 1930.1550

Cornice

Bead avove scotia block surmounts band with arched cutouts; band of small molding above frieze, which features an oval patera (composite?). Grey-green paint.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 67136

Accession Number: 1916.101

Doorhead

Door enframement with alternating dentils and "acorns" under crown molding; frieze features McIntire basket, grapes and leaves above each jamb; wrought nails. Yellow over green paint.

Date: 1800-1801

Maker: McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811 (Maker)

Material: molding (forming), painting (coating), composition (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 67137

Accession Number: 1959.117A

Cornice

Exterior; molded face; mortise holes and pegs for jambs; rabbet along bottom edge; traces of white paint.

Date: 1700

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 67138

Accession Number: 1918.1010

Scroll

No description

Date: ca. 1766

Maker: After Swan, Abraham, Mr. (Designer)

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

GUSN: 67139

Accession Number: 1963.90AB

Pendant

Pendant with tenon and pierced hearts; traces of red/white paint.

Date: c. 1700

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), oak (wood), painting (coating)

GUSN: 67141

Accession Number: 1922.498

Cornice

Dirty white? over red base coat. Sawn off at one end. Unfinished but darkened with age at the other end. Long sawn dentils beneath heavy ogee.

Date: 1745-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), painting (coating), sawing, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 67142

Accession Number: 1935.882.1

Modillion

Modillion carved from one block, with scrolls/foliate; ogee molding around edges; painted white.

Date: ca. 1772

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), molding (forming), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 67143

Accession Number: 1939.275

Keystone

No description

Date: ca. 1774

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), softwood

GUSN: 67144

Accession Number: 1912.149A

Modillion

Exterior with carved foliate scrolls; extremely heavy and weathered paint.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 67145

Accession Number: 1959.233

FINIAL

No description

Date: ca. 1740

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 67146

Accession Number: 1914.2

Gutter

No description

Date: ca. 1720

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 67147

Accession Number: 1927.96

Keystone

Two flutes, three bead and fillet rows; slow taper from top to bottom; white as most recent layer of paint.

Date: ca. 1803

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), carving (processes), molding (forming), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 67148

Accession Number: 1960.111

Mutule Block

No description

Date: 1805-1808

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 67150

Accession Number: 1959.240

Modillion

Acanthus leaves with scrolls on sides; white paint; wrought nails; attached moldings.

Date: ca. 1739

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), molding (forming), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 67151

Accession Number: 1927.89A

Half-Baluster

Urn shaft; painted gray; exterior.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 67152

Accession Number: 1924.183

Baluster

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 67153

Accession Number: 1920.475

Half-Baluster

Exterior, with weathered paint; two bases with central knob in shaft.

Date: 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 67154

Accession Number: 1932.1113

FINIAL

Pineapple with traces of white paint; dowel at base.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 67155

Accession Number: 1963.310

FINIAL

Urn-shaped with white paint.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 67156

Accession Number: 1933.643

Frame Window

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 67157

Accession Number: 1918.976

Capital Pilaster

Ionic Capital.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 67158

Accession Number: 1932.2060

Window Sash

A fixed window sash with six panes of bull's eye glass and ovolo muntins. The sash is painted black on one side.

Date: 1725-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 67159

Accession Number: 1922.1084

Landscape Panel

Large landscape with trees running horizontally across the width of the board, dog chasing fox at lower right, door at lower left.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), panel paintings (painting by form)

GUSN: 67160

Accession Number: 1964.13

Batten door

Batten door with escutcheon plate for knocker, rosehead nails and pull handle.

Date: 1700-1720

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 67161

Accession Number: 1960.93

Door

Two-panel, grained and painted; raised and molded panels. No hardware.

Date: 1795-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, molding (forming), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 67162

Accession Number: 1959.515A

Sled

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 66904

Accession Number: 1920.44

Teddy Bear

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 66905

Accession Number: 1934.2182

Doll Carriage

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 66906

Accession Number: 1934.2149

Lamb Pull Toy

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 66907

Accession Number: 1941.130

Tablespoon

Silver teaspoon with a spatulate handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: Edmunds, Benjamin F., 1850-1857 (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 66908

Accession Number: 1975.79

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a rounded handle and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: Wilson, Robert, d. 1846 (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 66909

Accession Number: 1943.449

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