Historic New England

Sheathing with painted decoration

Black and white leaf and tendrils (stylized in scroll pattern) with birds and flowers, on grey background.

Date: 1720-1730

Maker: Graves, Noah (Painter)

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

GUSN: 440

Accession Number: 1964.14A-U

Baluster

No description

Date: 1725-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 441

Accession Number: 1959.48

Baluster

Painted grey.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 442

Accession Number: 1959.163

Baluster

Possibly mahogany. Some damage/defect at base. Dovetailt enon at bottom.

Date: ca. 1774

Maker: unknown

Material: dovetail joints, hardwood

GUSN: 443

Accession Number: 1959.123AB

Baluster

Nine unpainted balusters. Delicately fluted urn-shaped lower portion with scalloped ends on the fluting. The upper portion is round in profile and tapers. Rectangular dowels at both ends.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: fluting, softwood

GUSN: 444

Accession Number: 1981.69.1-9

Baluster

No description

Date: ca. 1795

Maker: unknown

Material: dovetail joints, graining, hardwood

GUSN: 445

Accession Number: 1942.1100

Baluster

Painted black; new top black.

Date: ca. 1796

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood, painting (coating)

GUSN: 446

Accession Number: 1920.746

Baluster

No description

Date: ca. 1796

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood

GUSN: 447

Accession Number: 1924.13

Baluster

Painted black.

Date: ca. 1796

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood, painting (coating)

GUSN: 448

Accession Number: 1924.14

Baluster

Painted gray.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 449

Accession Number: 1935.881

Baluster

Spiral fluted; painted cream.

Date: ca. 1835

Maker: unknown

Material: fluting, hardwood, painting (coating)

GUSN: 450

Accession Number: 1955.15

Baluster

Simple unturned dowel-type baluster for stair. Painted cream.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 451

Accession Number: 1959.238

Baluster

Simple turning; painted white.

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood, turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 452

Accession Number: 1959.246

Baluster

Painted white.

Date: ca. 1803

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood, painting (coating)

GUSN: 453

Accession Number: 1959.36

Baluster

Painted white over olive-grey.

Date: ca. 1720

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood, painting (coating)

GUSN: 454

Accession Number: 1959.60

Baluster

Rectangular; bevelled one end, dovetailed the other; numerous layers of paint, blue outermost.

Date: 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: beveling, dovetail joints, painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 455

Accession Number: 1960.6FG

Baluster

Unturned baluster with pale orange over grey over white paint.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 456

Accession Number: 1960.12E

Newel

Twisted; mahogany finish; broken turning at bottom.

Date: ca. 1749

Maker: Knowlton, Abraham, Mr. (Maker)

Material: softwood

GUSN: 457

Accession Number: 1964.402A

Baluster

Twisted balusters with original mahogany-colored finish.

Date: ca. 1749

Maker: Knowlton, Abraham, Mr. (Maker)

Material: hardwood

GUSN: 458

Accession Number: 1964.402BC

Baluster

Unfinished; bevel at both ends.

Date: 1727

Maker: unknown

Material: beveling, hardwood

GUSN: 459

Accession Number: 1969.116

Baluster

Painted green.

Date: ca. 1771

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood, painting (coating)

GUSN: 460

Accession Number: 1970.281A-F

Baluster

Bevel and tenon on both ends. Unfinished.

Date: ca. 1737

Maker: unknown

Material: beveling, carving (processes), hardwood

GUSN: 461

Accession Number: 1947.194

Baluster

Some black paint.

Date: ca. 1737

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood, turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 462

Accession Number: 1977.184.1-2

Baluster

Unfinished reproduction balusters of various sizes and patterns, mostly turned.

Date: 1900 C-1920 ?

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 463

Accession Number: 1923.376

Baluster

Unfinished reproduction balusters of various sizes and patterns, many are turned.

Date: 1900 C-1920 ?

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 464

Accession Number: 1923.377

Baluster

Unfinished reproduction balusters in various sizes and patterns; many of them are turned.

Date: 1900 ?-1923 ?

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 465

Accession Number: 1923.378

Baluster

Unfinished reproduction balusters in various sizes and patterns; many of them are turned.

Date: 1900 ?-1923 ?

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 466

Accession Number: 1923.379

Baluster

Unfinished reproduction balusters in various sizes and patterns; many of them are turned.

Date: 1900 ?-1923 ?

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 467

Accession Number: 1923.380

Baluster

Unfinished reproduction balusters in various sizes and patterns; many of them are turned.

Date: 1900 ?-1923 ?

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 468

Accession Number: 1923.381

Baluster

Reproduction baluster.

Date: 1900-1923

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 469

Accession Number: 1923.382

Baluster

Reproduction baluster.

Date: 1900-1923

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 470

Accession Number: 1923.383

Baluster

Reproduction baluster.

Date: 1900-1923

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 471

Accession Number: 1923.384

Baluster

Reproduction baluster.

Date: 1900-1923

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 472

Accession Number: 1923.385

Baluster

Reproduction blauster.

Date: 1900-1923

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 473

Accession Number: 1923.386

Baluster

Reproduction baluster.

Date: 1900-1923

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 474

Accession Number: 1923.387

Baluster

No description

Date: 1900-1923

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 475

Accession Number: 1923.388

Baluster

Reproduction baluster.

Date: 1900-1923

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 476

Accession Number: 1923.389

Baluster

Reproduction baluster.

Date: 1900-1923

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 477

Accession Number: 1923.390

Baluster

Reproduction baluster.

Date: 1900-1923

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 478

Accession Number: 1923.391

Leaded, stained glass window in 8 sections; each section (except one) has consecutively smaller leaded glass squares and one of two scrolled or foliate patterned centers; glass is translucent blue, pink, green, yellow or white.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), lead (metal), softwood

GUSN: 479

Accession Number: 1933.1922.1

Door

4-panel; profiled each side; brown over yellow on face and yellow on other side. All original hardware intact; two hinges, knobs and keyhole covers.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 481

Accession Number: 1960.14

Cornice

A section of cornice with frieze on which reeded portions alternate with plain sections; pateras have been incised onto plain sections of frieze; Above there is a band of carved ornamental drops each ending in two guttae; white paint.

Date: 1804

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 482

Accession Number: 1960.47

Mantel

A fireplace mantel painted white with a single frieze and flanking imposts showing still-life reliefs. Also has a single central oval with composition bands of trim and a Greek key pattern in the cornice zones.

Date: 1790-1810

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

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

GUSN: 483

Accession Number: 1975.122

Doorhead

Gently curving overdoor frieze with composition ornament; raised rectangular elements at either end have oval patera on them. On the frieze there are composition swags. Above is a small-scale acanthus-leaf molding in composition, then a row of wooden dentils, then a divided bead molding, then a de...

Date: ca. 1796

Maker: Morton, Perez, 1751-1837 (Carpenter)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), composition (material), molding (forming), softwood

GUSN: 484

Accession Number: 1923.394

Leaded Glass Window

Leaded diamond pattern in iron frame; wmber panes with red border on sides and bottom; latch on top.

Date: ca. 1845

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 485

Accession Number: 1964.249

Foot Stool

Overhanging rectangular top nailed boot jack; ends with ogee arch cutout forming legs; ends narrower at waist and flaring at top and at foot; straight apron nailed at angle to conform to waist of leg end; painted black underneath top; stripped on all visible part; one leg end is half replaced having...

Date: 1725-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 4553

Accession Number: 1977.760

Basket

Round body of coil construction with flaring sides; grass? covered with bark; natural and stained bark creating continuous geometric pattern around the body; laced edging of bark around top edge.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: Native American (Maker)

Material: bark (plant material), staining, grass (plant material), coiling (pottery technique)

GUSN: 4554

Accession Number: 1977.761

Pestle

Cylindrical club form with tapering cylindrical neck with slight bulge in center; sloping shoulders with long cylindrical end section terminating in a round bottom.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 4555

Accession Number: 1977.762

Bucket or Firkin

Tapering cylindrical wooden storage bucket with pine staves and ash bands; pointed overlapping joints secured with iron brads and staples; two bands at base and one near top where ash bale handle attaches to sides with dowels with knob shaped ends; similar conforming pine and ash circular top fitted...

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), iron (metal), pine (wood)

GUSN: 4556

Accession Number: 1977.763AB

Bucket or Firkin

Tapering cylindrical wooden storage bucket with pine staves and oak bands; pointed overlapping joints secured with iron brads; one band at base and one below top edge where oak handle attaches to sides with wooden dowels with knob ends; wood unfinished and unpainted.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), oak (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 4557

Accession Number: 1977.764

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