Historic New England

TILE

Fireplace/hearth tile, one corner broken.

Date: ca. 1720

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 1993

Accession Number: 1962.154

TILE

Fireplace/hearth tile.

Date: ca. 1720

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 1994

Accession Number: 1962.155

Brick

Clinker brick.

Date: ca. 1720

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 1995

Accession Number: 1962.156

Brick

Narrow brick, probably beveled at both ends, although one end is chipped.

Date: 1720

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 1996

Accession Number: 1962.157

Brick

Curved brick with mortar attached.

Date: ca. 1720

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product), mortar (filler)

GUSN: 1997

Accession Number: 1962.158

Side Chair. Cherry, maple, rush seat. Two slats and crest rail of the same Serpentine pierced design with central cut-out hearts. Incised stiles. Rests on square legs and stretchers with beaded outer edges.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), maple (wood), rush (material)

GUSN: 1999

Accession Number: 1987.1441.1

Side Chair

Serpentine pierced slat back; square legs and stretchers with beaded outer edges; incised stiles.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), maple (wood), rush (material)

GUSN: 2000

Accession Number: 1987.1441.2

Side Chair

Fully round turned crest rail; half-turned fron legs and stretcher; wide step-down slat.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, rush (material), stenciling

GUSN: 2002

Accession Number: 1941.601A

Grecian Side Chair

Scrolled crest with volutes; vase splat, plain stiles and rails; klismos-type curved legs.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), veneer, maple (wood), upholstering

GUSN: 2003

Accession Number: 1987.73.4

Grecian Side Chair

Scrolled crest with volutes; vase splat, plain stiles and rails; klismos-type curved legs.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), veneer, maple (wood), upholstering

GUSN: 2004

Accession Number: 1987.73.3

DEACCESSIONED Grecian Side Chair

DEACCESSIONED Scrolled crest with volutes; vase splat, plain stiles and rails; klismos-type curved legs.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), veneer, maple (wood), upholstering

GUSN: 2005

Accession Number: 1987.73.1

Chair

Chair, one of a pair. Painted oak. Continuous bent front leg to stile, bentwood back; original paint displays peacock feathers and banding.

Date: 1808-1815

Maker: Gragg, Samuel (American cabinetmaker, 1772-ca. 1855) (Furniture maker) Penniman, John Ritto, 1782-1841 (Painter)

Material: oak (wood), bentwood, paint (coating)

GUSN: 2006

Accession Number: 1961.145B

Grecian Dining or Parlor Chair

Dining or Parlor Side Chair. Grecian style. Tablet top with rounded edges; cyma-curved stiles; black horsehair upholstered slip seat. Rests on saber legs.

Date: 1835-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), veneer, walnut (wood)

GUSN: 2007

Accession Number: 1983.49.1

Grecian Dining or Parlor Chair

Plain open back; black horsehair upholstered slip seat; saber legs

Date: 1835-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), veneer, walnut (wood)

GUSN: 2008

Accession Number: 1983.49.2

Side Chair

Shield-back chair with shaped seat with serpentine front. Chair has tapered legs and spade feet. Painted flowers on splat, rails and legs.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), maple (wood), caning

GUSN: 2009

Accession Number: 1967.49.2

Chair

Side chair with a shaped crest, a plain slat with applied veneers, and Klismos-type legs. The seat is covered with brown and cream striped upholstery with pink and blue flowers.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), mahogany (wood), veneer

GUSN: 2010

Accession Number: 1933.6890.5

DEACCESSIONED Chair

DEACCESSIONED Side chair with a shaped crest, a plain slat with applied veneers, and Klismos-type legs. The seat is covered with brown and cream striped upholstery with pink and blue flowers.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), walnut (wood), veneer

GUSN: 2011

Accession Number: 1933.6890.1

DEACCESSIONED Chair

DEACCESSIONED Side chair with a shaped crest, a plain slat with applied veneers, and Klismos-type legs. The seat is covered with brown and cream striped upholstery with pink and blue flowers.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), mahogany (wood), veneer

GUSN: 2012

Accession Number: 1933.6890.7

SASH, WINDOW

.3) 12 pane sash; wide muntins; painted. .4) 8 pane sash; wide muntins; painted.

Date: ca. 1773

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1518

Accession Number: 1925.889.3-4

SHUTTER

Interior shutters with white/grey paint; 2 fielded panels on each; H-hinges and small metal knobs.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1519

Accession Number: 1925.889.5

Shutter, Exterior

Louvered exterior shutters; black paint; hinges.

Date: ca. 1773

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1520

Accession Number: 1925.889.8

Stained Glass Window

Large, round window with leaded glass, stained and painted in red, yellow, green and blue glass shapes; overlay of black paint.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1521

Accession Number: 1986.1687

WINDOW, SASH

Complete windows with frame, sash (12 lights top and bottom) and some shutters; delicate muntins.

Date: 1790-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1522

Accession Number: 1920.839.1-2

WINDOW, SASH

No description

Date: ca. 1803

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1523

Accession Number: 1918.1668.2

SASH, WINDOW

Four lights.

Date: 1862-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1524

Accession Number: 1969.8072

WINDOW, LEADED

No description

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1525

Accession Number: 1929.1873

SASH, WINDOW

Double hung sash window, 6 over 6, thin muntins, painted white on one side and stained red on the other.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1526

Accession Number: 1986.1713

ICE CHEST

Corner ice chest; metal lining; 2 shelves and an inner and outer door.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1527

Accession Number: 1986.1728

FRAME, WINDOW

Window frame with plain architrave, 6 over 6 sash (both sliding) and slim muntins; grey paint on exterior and brown on the interior.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1528

Accession Number: 1931.1997

WINDOW

Row of dentils across top with an otherwise simple architrave.

Date: 1697-1700

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1529

Accession Number: 1931.1998

MANTEL

Unpainted mantelpiece; molded, dentils.

Maker: unknown

Material: mitering, molding (forming), softwood

GUSN: 1530

Accession Number: 1964.298

MANTEL

Mantelpiece with simple mitered molding around fireplace opening; three plain projecting panels support a molded mantelshelf; painted bright green.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1531

Accession Number: 1931.2006

MANTEL

Painted white; triple colonettes with bands.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1533

Accession Number: 1986.1685

MANTEL

Mantelpiece with molded architrave around opening; fluted pilasters and pilaster caps; three part frieze; heavily molded mantelshelf; white paint.

Date: 1775-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1534

Accession Number: 1986.1694

MANTEL

White relief on cream background; three panel across top with center projecting; festoons, egg and dart, beading on panels; divided pilasters with figures above; sections of baseboard attached at both plinths.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1535

Accession Number: 1986.1719

Pediment

Window pediment with elaborately eared moldings in CT Valley fashion; white paint; wrought nails; lead flashing attached to peak. Attributed to Parmenas King (1713-1800) of Enfield, Connecticut.

Date: 1753-1755

Maker: King, Parmenas, 1713-1800

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

GUSN: 1536

Accession Number: 1933.1181.2

STAIRCASE

Elegant mid-18th century staircase; twisted balusters, molded handrail, panelled step ends and twisted newel post; painted green.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1537

Accession Number: 1957.306.1-4

TRIM

Board with eared cyma recta moldings applied; grey paint; wire nails.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1538

Accession Number: 1931.1989

ENFRAMEMENT, DOOR

Darkened cream paint. Original frame: broad board with bead and plain corner and baseboard-block surround (on both faces of the frame). Colonial Revival update: fluted wooden pilasters with plaster Ionic capitals, plaster entablature, pulvinated frieze and dentil molded cornice.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), painting (coating), plaster, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 1539

Accession Number: 1929.1867

Pilaster

Fluted Doric pilaster with dentil molding above; dark green or grey paint; cut (?) and wire nails.

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1540

Accession Number: 1931.2016.1

DOOR

4-panel door, flat recessed panels with shallow triangular ovolo moldings at edges; black knobs; painted white on one side and varnoshed on the other.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1541

Accession Number: 1929.1871

MAIL BOX

No description

Date: 1862-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 1542

Accession Number: 1969.8057

FENCE

No description

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1543

Accession Number: 1986.1704AB

ENFRAMEMENT, DOOR

Fluted pilasters; narrow frieze interrupted by the rising architrave, a dentil molding and a projecting cornice. (pilaster and cornice are now separate pieces.

Date: 1697-1700

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1544

Accession Number: 1931.1990

Rafter, Principal

No description

Date: 1697-1698

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1545

Accession Number: 1931.2008AB

Rafter, Principal

A: has carpenters mark "11" and shows bright green paint up to mortise in bottom along bottom except for center strip. B: has green paint along most of the bottom.

Date: 1697-1698

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1546

Accession Number: 1931.2011AB

Post

Framing member, probably a post, which has a bead similar to Clough house frame pieces; two mortises about 18" from one end for braces (?) going in opposite directions; grey over orange paint does not match any of the rest of the framing pieces, but may match the paint on the inside of the second s...

Date: 1697-1700

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1547

Accession Number: 1931.1994

Girt

Large mortise at center and rabbet (?) feature at ends that could support the overhang.

Date: 1697-1700

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1548

Accession Number: 1931.1995.1

Girt

A girt with both ends intact; each has a tenon with peg holes; there is a central mortise with dovetail and top and bottom mortises (for studs); white/grey/green paint.

Date: 1697-1700

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1549

Accession Number: 1931.1995.2

Girt

One end is sawn off and the other has tenon evidence; all mortises go through except the end to the right end as facing beam in correct orientation.

Date: 1697-1700

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1550

Accession Number: 1931.1995.3

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