Historic New England

Side Chair

Renaissance Revival style side chairs. Slanted pediment crest with projecting carved shell motif flanked by two rectangular shaped burl lozenges and two turned button medallions. Straight stiles with incised geometric patter and decorative exterior corner brackets. Solid vase-shaped splat with appli...

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, shell (animal material), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 63924

Accession Number: 1970.495.11

Side Chair

Renaissance Revival style side chairs. Slanted pediment crest with projecting carved shell motif flanked by two rectangular shaped burl lozenges and two turned button medallions. Straight stiles with incised geometric patter and decorative exterior corner brackets. Solid vase-shaped splat with appli...

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, shell (animal material), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 63925

Accession Number: 1970.495.12

Table Runner

Narrow white runner with embroidered scallop ends.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 63926

Accession Number: 1970.527.1

Table Runner

Narrow white runner with embroidered scallop ends.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 63927

Accession Number: 1970.527.2

Table Runner

White with Narrow white runner with embroidered CH and embroidered scallop ends.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 63928

Accession Number: 1970.527.3

Table Runner

Narrow white table runner with buttonhole stitch over the seam, embroidered square details inside border.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 63929

Accession Number: 1970.527.4

Candlestick

Blown and molded colorless glass body. Hexagonal socket with flat top with circular mouth to receive candle. Vase-form stem swelling at center and tapering to a corresponding hexagonal base. Heavy glass body. .

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: Heisey (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 63930

Accession Number: 1970.668.1

Candlestick

Blown and molded colorless glass body. Hexagonal socket with flat top with circular mouth to receive candle. Vase-form stem swelling at center and tapering to a corresponding hexagonal base. Heavy glass body. .

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: Heisey (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 63931

Accession Number: 1970.668.2

Candlestick

Blown and molded colorless glass body. Hexagonal socket with flat top with circular mouth to receive candle. Vase-form stem swelling at center and tapering to a corresponding hexagonal base. Heavy glass body.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: Heisey (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 63932

Accession Number: 1970.668.3

Candlestick

Blown and molded colorless glass body. Hexagonal socket with flat top with circular mouth to receive candle. Vase-form stem swelling at center and tapering to a corresponding hexagonal base. Heavy glass body.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: Heisey (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 63933

Accession Number: 1970.668.4

Commemorative Plate

White porcelain body. Scalloped and lobed edge. Wide rim with aqua border with shaped gilt scrolling and floral vines. Cavetto border corresponds. Interior of well with bust length portrait of King Louis XIV of France.

Date: 1850-1899

Maker: Sevres (Maker) Morion (Artist) Chateau Des Tuileries (Maker)

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 63934

Accession Number: 1970.719

Commemorative Plate

White porcelain body. Scalloped and lobed edge. Wide rim with cream colored ground with three floral reserves alternating with aqua reserves with gilt decoration of musical instruments. Heavy gilt accents and floral borders throughout. Well with aqua border with polychrome bust-length portrait of Ki...

Date: 1850-1899

Maker: Sevres (Maker) Morion (Artist) Chateau Des Tuileries (Maker)

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 63935

Accession Number: 1970.720

Commemorative Plate

White porcelain body. Scalloped and lobed edge. Wide rim with cream colored ground with pink edge with gilt border decoration of scrolled reserves and meandering floral vine. Circular well with pink border and gilt floral borders. Hand painted bust length portrait of King Louis VIII of France. Mar...

Date: 1850-1899

Maker: Sevres (Maker) Morion (Artist) Chateau Des Tuileries (Maker)

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 63936

Accession Number: 1970.721

Commemorative Plate

White porcelain body, scalloped and lobed edge. Wide rim with pink border with shaped gilt scrolling and floral vines. Three floral reserves alternating feathered edge. Pink and gilt cavetto border. Interior well with bust length portrait of King Louis XV of France. Marks: See companion plates 1970....

Date: 1850-1899

Maker: Sevres (Maker) Morion (Artist) Chateau Des Tuileries (Maker)

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 63937

Accession Number: 1970.722

Pitcher

Renaissance revival style, highly polished chrome-like finish; silver plate over base metal. Bulbous body tapers from a swelled bottom to an undefined neck then swells slightly at shaped and spouted mouth with Greek key border decoration Body with machine engraved decoration at bottom with circular ...

Date: 1890

Maker: Gorham Manufacturing Co. (Maker)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 63938

Accession Number: 1970.725

Teakettle

All bulbous circular forms with reeded bottom half, with dished shoulders with stippled floral engraved decoration. Cylindrical neck with molded naturalistic floral border band. Circular mouth. Teakettle or hot water pot, stand, and burner. Pot has elongated spout at side' hinged domed lid with ga...

Date: 1880

Maker: Reed & Barton (Manufacturer)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 63939

Accession Number: 1970.726.1

Teapot

Tea or coffee pot; Pot has elongated spout at side' hinged domed lid with gadrooning; C-shape handle at back. Part of a six piece tea set, All bulbous circular forms with reeded bottom half, with dished shoulders with stippled floral engraved decoration. Cylindrical neck with molded naturalistic fl...

Date: 1880

Maker: Reed & Barton (Manufacturer)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 63940

Accession Number: 1970.726.2

Teapot

Tea or hot water pot; Pot has elongated spout at side' hinged domed lid with gadrooning; C-shape handle at back. Part of a six piece tea set. All bulbous circular forms with reeded bottom half, with dished shoulders with stippled floral engraved decoration. Cylindrical neck with molded naturalistic...

Date: 1880

Maker: Reed & Barton (Manufacturer)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 63941

Accession Number: 1970.726.3

Sugar Bowl

Sugar bowl with two C-shaped handles and domed cover. Part of a six piece tea set. All bulbous circular forms with reeded bottom half, with dished shoulders with stippled floral engraved decoration. Cylindrical neck with molded naturalistic floral border band. Circular mouth.

Date: 1880

Maker: Reed & Barton (Manufacturer)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 63942

Accession Number: 1970.726.4

Cream Pitcher

Cream pitcher. Part of a six piece tea set. All bulbous circular forms with reeded bottom half, with dished shoulders with stippled floral engraved decoration. Cylindrical neck with molded naturalistic floral border band. Circular mouth.

Date: 1880

Maker: Reed & Barton (Manufacturer)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 63943

Accession Number: 1970.726.5

Waste Bowl

Waste bowl. Part of a six piece tea set. All bulbous circular forms with reeded bottom half, with dished shoulders with stippled floral engraved decoration. Cylindrical neck with molded naturalistic floral border band. Circular mouth.

Date: 1880

Maker: Reed & Barton (Manufacturer)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 63944

Accession Number: 1970.726.6

Tray

Wide oval form, with dished rim terminating in molded beaded edge. Flat bottom with thinly executed machine-etched decoration featuring a Greek key border band enclosing a stylized s-scroll border band. Each end with applied handle: cartouche shape with beaded edge, scrolling to leafy terminus and s...

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 63945

Accession Number: 1970.727

Tile

Buff-colored clay body with molded relief decoration of coat of arms featuring brown two-headed eagle with orb at base and crown above, flanked by columns. Decoration is tin glaze in blues, tan, and greens. Pencil notation on back, Modern tile. Coat of arms of Charles V of Spain. Bought in Sevill...

Date: 1913

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze, tin (metal)

GUSN: 63946

Accession Number: 1970.731

Painting of George Washington

Bust-length portrait of George Washington in military uniform; polychrome on a muddy brown background. Molded wooden rectangular frame painted with metallic paint.

Date: 1860-1888

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 63947

Accession Number: 1970.732

Portrait of Henry Chandler Bowen

Three-quarter bust portrait of Henry Bowen (1813-1896) in a dark suit, white shirt, and gold shirt pin; bearded and balding gray hair. Classical draped curtain in background and Roseland Park in distance. Under glass in gilded frame, composed of four alternating decorative bands.

Date: 1880

Maker: Probably Sawyer, James J., 1813-1888 (Maker)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 63948

Accession Number: 1970.733

Tile

White with blue checkerboard with 4 circles at each cross.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze, tin (metal)

GUSN: 63741

Accession Number: 1948.247.23

Tile

White with blue checkerboard with 4 circles at each cross.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze, tin (metal)

GUSN: 63742

Accession Number: 1948.247.24

Tile

White with blue checkerboard with 4 circles at each cross.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze, tin (metal)

GUSN: 63743

Accession Number: 1948.247.25

Chandelier

Glass; 9curved & twisted brackets; 8bobeche; brass candle holders

Date: 1834-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), glass (material)

GUSN: 63744

Accession Number: 1934.2240

View of Mt. Washington

Landscape with mountain, with fields and split rail fence. Pond with cows. Rocks and path.

Date: 1868

Maker: Higgins, George Frank (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 63745

Accession Number: 1948.248

Mount Chocorua

Oil on canvas landscape painting of a mountain in clouds with large lake at the foot; birch trees, rocks, and sheep.

Date: 1860

Maker: Champney, Benjamin, 1817-1907 (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 63746

Accession Number: 1920.461

Musical glasses (Grand Harmonicon)

Rectangular case with hinged lid, veneered with mahogany. Pedestal base on shaped plinth; four carved paw feet with iron casters. Twenty-four lead-glass goblets with stems set into mahogany soundboard. Goblets each labeled with note name in gilt on black oval background.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: Attributed to Smith, Francis H. (Maker)

Material: glass (material), mahogany (wood), American tulipwood (wood)

GUSN: 63747

Accession Number: 1948.249

Andiron

Stamped trestle foot with piercing; spool & ring turning; ball finl

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), stamping (forming)

GUSN: 63748

Accession Number: 1948.250.1

Andiron

Stamped trestle foot with piercing; spool & ring turning; ball finl

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), stamping (forming)

GUSN: 63749

Accession Number: 1948.250.2

Andiron

Trestle base; 2snake ft; turned ped. with central flat disk; egg finl.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), stamping (forming)

GUSN: 63750

Accession Number: 1987.922.1

Andiron

Trestle base; 2snake ft; turned ped. with central flat disk; egg finl.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 63751

Accession Number: 1987.922.2

Table Cover

Rectangular; machine woven; paisley; red ground with orange, yellow, olive & white

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 63752

Accession Number: 1948.251

Side Chair

Arched rectangular crest; 3horiz. spndls; yelw. detl; ball ft; seat pntd.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), birch (wood), graining, maple (wood), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 63753

Accession Number: 1987.923.1

Side Chair

Arched rectangular crest; 3horiz. spndls; yelw. detl; ball ft; seat pntd.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), birch (wood), graining, maple (wood), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 63754

Accession Number: 1987.923.2

Side Chair

Arched rectangular crest; 3horiz. spndls; yelw. detl

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), birch (wood), graining, maple (wood), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 63755

Accession Number: 1987.923.3

Side Chair

Arched rectangular crest; 3horiz. spndls; yelw. detl

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), birch (wood), graining, maple (wood), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 63756

Accession Number: 1987.923.4

Sofa

Uphl. back panel; crest with rectangular tablet & rev. curvs; wings; 2bolstrs

Date: 1835-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), chestnut (wood), horsehair, mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 63757

Accession Number: 1948.252

Side Chair

Horiz. crest with gothic arches; klismos stile; yelw. stripng; geom.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, maple (wood), stenciling, floral patterns, flowers (plants), tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)

GUSN: 63758

Accession Number: 1987.924.1

Side Chair

Horiz. crest with gothic arches; klismos stile; yelw. stripng; geom.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, maple (wood), stenciling, floral patterns, flowers (plants), tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)

GUSN: 63759

Accession Number: 1987.924.2

Side Chair

Horizontal crest with rolled top; turned stiles; grained; yellow. striping

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: Possibly Jones (Maker)

Material: beech (wood), graining, maple (wood), stenciling, floral patterns, flowers (plants), tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)

GUSN: 63760

Accession Number: 1948.253.1

Side Chair

Horizontal crest with rolled top; turned stiles; grained; yellow. striping

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: Possibly Jones (Maker)

Material: beech (wood), graining, maple (wood), stenciling

GUSN: 63761

Accession Number: 1948.253.2

Side Chair

Side chair. Birch or maple. Rush seat. Anglular yoke crest and pointed ears. Square, tapering stiles with chamfered back edges. pierced splat with central carrot piercing and horizontal splat rail. Trapezoidal seat frame covered in rush with exposed wooden corners, straight legs, and box stretch...

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood)

GUSN: 63762

Accession Number: 1948.146

Blanket Chest

Nailed white pine one-drawer chest with hinged lid. Mahogany graining and crazed finish overgraining applied circa 1880-1930. Bracket foot base. Chipppendale style brass hardware on drawer front; sides of drawer dovetailed to front and back.

Date: 1770-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 63763

Accession Number: 1948.159

Rug

Machine woven; oriental type; gold with bl. quatrefoils & multic.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 63764

Accession Number: 1948.181

Fan Box

Rectangular; hinged lid; green leather covering; maroon velvt. int

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, leather, pine (wood)

GUSN: 63765

Accession Number: 1951.M7

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