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Andiron

Elaborately turned brass andirons. Urn-tops with ball finials with ringed neck terminating in column plinth surmounting tapered columnar bodies with ringed and molded bases. Thin double scrolled cabriole-like legs with ball feet.

Andiron

Elaborately turned brass andirons. Urn-tops with ball finials with ringed neck terminating in column plinth surmounting tapered columnar bodies with ringed and molded bases. Thin double scrolled cabriole-like legs with ball feet.

Portrait of Henry Ward Beecher

Molded walnut oval frame with lithograph of Henry Ward Beecher in green suit with a green background.

Umbrella Stand

Molded cylindrical body, lower half with ribbed decoration. Circular mouth, slightly indented neck with underglaze blue, scroll work decorative band. Body decorated with under glaze blue naturalistic floral and bird motif. Lower half decorated with celadon green glaze with over glaze enamel painted ...

Photograph

Sepia photograph of a painting of Lucy Tappan in her wedding dress.

Group Photograph

Group photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bowen with his children and grandchildren in front of his Brooklyn mansion at 90 Willow Street. Mounted on maroon cardboard.

Portrait of Winthrop Earl Bowen (1863-1865)

Polychrome oil on canvas memorial painting of Winthrop Bowen (1863-1865) in oval, gesso, and gilt frame. Brown hair, side part with ringlets. Bust portrait on dark background which blends into torso.

Framed Engraving

Walnut and gilt rectangular molded frame; glass, black and white engraving of “La Madonna di san Sisto” by Raphael D'Urbino (painter) and Nordheim (engraver)

Photograph

Rectangular black walnut frame containing photograph of oil painting by Robert Wilson portraying a classical statue in ruins and rural scene. Entitled “Omar's Rose” and dedicated to Constance Holt/ Based on the lines “I sometimes think that never blows so red the rose, as where some buried Caesar bl...

Photograph

Rectangular black and walnut frame containing photograph of Rembrandt's “Self Portrait” in ¾ view, turning to look over his shoulder. The artist wears a dark coat and hat with a feather, his face partially in shadow.

Box

Rectangular hinged box with bands of various woods. Top has central panel with putti being pulled in a chariot by two goats.

Box

Rectangular form with paper hinge and metal clasp covered with diamond and trefoil pattern. Bordered by wood grained printed paper. Overall attempt to imitate Indian wood box.

Table Mat

Table linen with scalloped border with large circular flower motifs on edge and with orange embroidery in center.

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Print

Black and white engraving entitled “Mozart a Vienne” showing Mozart at the keyboard surrounded by an audience of ladies and gentlemen. Rectangular molded frame with black and gilt decoration and glass. Engraved by Alfred Cornilliet after E. Hamman.

Print

Walnut, rectangular molded frame with gilt inner frame and glass; black and white engraving of “The Finding of the Savior in the Temple” William Holman Hunt, painter; A Blanchard, engraver.

Photograph

Black and rectangular frame. Applied copy of a black and white photograph of Lewis Tappan, father-in-law to Henry C. Bowen, carrying a coat over one arm and a walking stick or cane in his other hand. ¾ length view.

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Print

Facsimile of etching of hatted older man bending over a walking stick. Multiple matting, including gold leaf; cream colored band. Birdseye veneer frame with inner gilt run molding. Signed [Fornting R. 1869]

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Doily

Square, white doily with wide border of lace and fringe.

Curtain

Deep red velvet curtains; 7 rings; selvadges and hemmed; 2 panels; floor length

Curtain

Deep red velvet curtains; 7 rings; selvadges and hemmed; 2 panels; floor length

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Corn Popper

Dowel handle; wire basket; hinged cover; tin edging throughout

Library Table

Renaissance Revival library table with rectangular top and bowed ends. Inset green baize top with pas partout and Greek key gilt design, molded skirt with one long drawer in front. Block corners, turned legs, bracket stretchers with center finial. Modified trestle type.

Armchair

Top rail has centered flower in cartouche with leaf and scroll motif. Turned baluster spindles. Arms curve from stiles and to seat, caned flag seat with bowed front rail. Turned front legs and stretcher, two cylindrical side and rear stretchers.

Table

Three tapered cabriole legs support a lower trident shelf and upper round top with molded sides.

Letter Box

Three tiered letter box of rustic design. Front and crest of pierced oak leaf and acorn carving. Sides carved to imitate bark. “Twig” feet and frame.

Seal

Knop top with spool and vase form shaft with attached metal “H” seal.

Inkwell

Colorless rectangular base with canted corners and top. Circular well.

Print

Marked “Etched by Max Rosenthal Phila 1890 from a painting by C.W. Peale.” Signed in pencil. Bust portrait of George Washington with oval matting. Oak, rectangular frame.

Print

Black and white engraving entitled “A Dream of the Future” depicting a young girl with her dog and a city in the distance. Engraved by J. J. Chant after W. P. Frith, T. Crewswick, and R. A. Anedell. Rectangular molded walnut frame with gilt inner frame, glass mount.

Eagle Plaque

Pressed metal, metallic gold painted eagle grasping fasces in talons, wings outstretched.

Settle

Stamped “14 554” on rear. Elizabethan revival banquette, two animal paw feet. Chest with hinged lid; front, back, and side panels with foliate scroll carving on star punched background; straight reed and incised supports.

Beater

Rounded tip, straight sides. Handle round and narrow with incised banding.

Print of Lincoln Family

Engraving entitled, “The Lincoln Family in 1861” portrays the Lincolns seated at a dining table. J.C. Buttre after F.B. Carpenter. Rectangular molded frame with gilt bevel, glass mount.

Prints and Letter

Print of Thomas Aspenwall; a letter from William Prescott declining a dinner invitation from Aspenwall; and a print of unidentified man presumed to be Prescott. Engraved by John Sartain after a photograph published by Whipple.

Pedestal Table

Tripod bracket feet below turned shaft. Rectangular tip top with rounded corners. Married piece.

Bookcase

Freestanding bookcase with bracket feet and canted corners, scrolled skirt. Two drawers with no handles in lower case; upper case set back, hinged glass-fronted doors with jig-sawn fretwork corners. Deeply molded pediment with fretwork crest.

Electric Lamp

Circular base, straight columnar shaft. Round, domed, cased glass shade with white interior and green exterior, and brass finial.

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Throw Pillow

Square pink and beige damask cover.

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Dish

Heavy brown folk-style scroll des; on blue; overhanging lip

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Penknife

Ivory handled with a folding blade.

Open Arm Chair

Gothic Revival style with point arch crest with tracery design of modified rosette with tripartite globular points flanked by abstract foliate trefoil surmounted by point arch and double acanthus blossom. Rectangular stiles with flattened acanthus capitals terminate in stacked pointed finials with s...

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Window Seat

Carved ornate triangle pattern back with upholstered rail and seat with carving in front rail and recessed clover on corners at legs.

Grand Piano

Partially ebonized grand piano. Music stand with cut out lute and scroll design. Three legs have scroll motif above capital and tapered fluted shaft with molded base.

Settee

Gothic Revival settee with three part cresting, circular tracery in pointed arch, terminating in double acanthus bud. Four rectangular stiles with acanthus capitals. Back upholstered in three rectangular sections. Open upholstered arms with cawed hand supports. Seat rail with applied carved oak bran...

Chaise Lounge

Upholstered and slip covered chaise lounge; shaped back and long arm; open side and foot. Four turned painted feat with castors. Maroon and blue striped tufted upholstery beneath pink slip cover.

Table Lamp

Round, molded base with straight, cylindrical shaft. Flared shape of opaque yellow glass with pierced metal overlay and shaped finial.

Portrait of Sylvia Holt

Portrait of Sylvia Holt (1889-1945) as an infant; under glass; round gilt frame. Taken from the ceiling of the Bowen's Brooklyn house at 90 Willow Street.

Photograph

Gilt base metal rectangular frame; glass, black and white photograph of Sylvia Holt (1889-1945). Head and shoulders, full face view of dark haired young woman in square necked dress.

Portait of Constance Holt

Rectangular wooden frame; glass; portrait of Constance Holt (1879-1968) as an infant surrounded by flowers. Taken from the ceiling of the Bowen's Brooklyn house at 90 Willow Street.

Painting

Rectangular wooden frame; glass; fresco depiction of the Richardson cousins (Alexander: 1881-1881; Lucy 1879?; Gardner 1884?; Dorothy 1887”?) as infants on light blue background. Taken from the ceiling of the Bowen's Brooklyn house at 90 Willow Street.