Historic New England

Painting by immersion and by compressed air.A practical handbookby Arthur Seymour Jennings, with 150 illustrations.

xv, 272 p. incl. front., illus., plates. 22 cm.

Date: 1915.

Creators: Jennings, Arthur Seymour, b. 1860.

GUSN: 252393

Call Number: Perry TT305.J4 1915

Spanish gardens and patios,illustrated with 175 examples, 4 plates in colour, by Mildred Stapley Byne and Arthur Byne ...

305 p. incl. illus., plates, plans. col. front., 3 col. pl. 29 cm.

Date: 1928, c1924.

Creators: Byne, Mildred Stapley, 1875-1941. Byne, Arthur, 1883-1935, joint author.

GUSN: 252394

Call Number: Perry SB466.S7 B96 1928

The house and its equipment / ed. by Lawrence Weaver.

212 p. illus. (incl. plans) 30 cm.

Date: [1912?]

Creators: Weaver, Lawrence, Sir, 1876-

GUSN: 252395

Call Number: Perry NA7328.W37 1912 (and 1 more)

Rambles and studies in Greece /by J.P. Mahaffy.

xviii, 465 p., [11] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.

Date: 1887.

Creators: Mahaffy, J. P. (John Pentland), 1839-1919.

GUSN: 252396

Call Number: Perry DF30.M21 1887

The flower art of Japan,by Mary Averill (Kwashinsai Kiyokumei) ... With 129 illustrations.

216 p. col. front., illus. 24 cm.

Date: 1915.

Creators: Averill, Mary, 1866-

GUSN: 252397

Call Number: Perry SB449.A7 1915

Small country houses of to-day,ed. by Lawrence Weaver.

x, 224 p. incl. front., illus. 30 cm.

Date: [1910?]

Creators: Weaver, Lawrence, Sir, 1876- ed.

GUSN: 252398

Call Number: Perry NA7328.W4 1910

The art of dyeing and staining marble, artificial stone, bone, horn, ivory and wood, and of imitating all sorts of wood;a practical handbook for the use of joiners, turners, manufacturers of fancy goods, stick and umbrella makers, comb makers, etc.,by D. H. Soxhlet. Tr. from the German by Arthur Morris and Herbert Robson.

viii, 168, 32 p. 20 cm.

Date: 1902.

Creators: Soxhlet, V. H. Robson, Herbert. Morris, Arthur.

GUSN: 252399

Call Number: Perry TT370.S7 1902

Architectural drawing /by R. Phene Spiers ; preface to the American ed. by William R. Ware ...

x, 67 p., 25 leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.

Date: [c1888]

Creators: Spiers, Richard Phené, 1838-1916 Ware, William R.

GUSN: 252400

Call Number: Perry NA2700.S68 1888

The minor ecclesiastical, domestic, and garden architecture of southern Spain;photographs and drawings by Austin Whittlesey, with a preface by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue.

xi, 107 plates front. 32 cm.

Date: [c1917]

Creators: Whittlesey, Austin.

GUSN: 252401

Call Number: Perry NA1301.W5 1917

Light and shade and their applications,by M. Luckiesh ... 135 illustrations--10 tables ...

xii, 265 p. incl. illus., tables, diagrs. front. 24 cm.

Date: 1916.

Creators: Luckiesh, Matthew, b. 1883.

GUSN: 252402

Call Number: Perry NC755.L8 1916

The Spanish house for America,its design, furnishing, and garden,by Rexford Newcomb ... with a frontispiece in colour and 97 plates of Spanish houses and their details.

164 p. col. front., illus. (incl. plans) 27 cm.

Date: 1927.

Creators: Newcomb, Rexford, 1886-1968.

GUSN: 252403

Call Number: Perry NA7205.N4 1927

Low cost suburban homes;a book of suggestions for the man with the moderate purse,ed. by Richardson Wright.

3 p. Á., 120 p. front., illus. (incl. plans) 26 cm.

Date: 1916.

Creators: Wright, Richardson Little, 1887-1961, ed.

GUSN: 252404

Call Number: Perry NA7120.W7 1916

Domestic architecture,by L. Eugene Robinson.

xiii, 378 p. illus. (incl. plan., map) 20 cm.

Date: 1917.

Creators: Robinson, L. Eugene.

GUSN: 252405

Call Number: Perry NA7120.R6 1917

Measured drawings of old oak English furniture,also of some remains of architectural woodwork, plasterwork, metalwork, glazing, etc.,by John Weymouth Hurrell.

110 pl. 38 x 29 cm.

Date: 1902.

Creators: Hurrell, John Weymouth.

GUSN: 252406

Call Number: Perry NK2529.H8 1902

The principles of harmony and contrast of colours, and their applications to the arts ... /by M.E. Chevreul ; translated from the French by Charles Martel.

xxiii, 465 p., [17] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.

Date: 1887.

Creators: Chevreul, M. E. (Michel Eugène), 1786-1889.

GUSN: 252407

Call Number: Perry N7342.7.C5713 1887

Regional architecture of the West of England,by A.E. Richardson ... and C. Lovett Gill.

xx, 188 p. illus. 29 cm.

Date: 1924.

Creators: Richardson, A. E. Sir, (Albert Edward), 1880-1964. Gill, C. Lovett (Charles Lovett), b. 1880, joint author.

GUSN: 252408

Call Number: Perry NA964.R53 1924

Decorative elements in architecture;random observations on the eternal fitness of things from a decorative point of view[by] William Francklyn Paris.

152 p. XCIX pl. (incl. front.) 25 cm.

Date: 1917.

Creators: Paris, William Francklyn, 1871-1954.

GUSN: 252409

Call Number: Perry NK2110.P2 1917

The English home,by Banister Flight Fletcher ... and Herbert Phillips Fletcher; with an introduction by His Grace the Duke of Argyll, kt., with 336 illustrations.

xxii, 392 p. illus., plans. 23 cm.

Date: 1910.

Creators: Fletcher, Banister, Sir, 1866-1953. Fletcher, H. Phillips (Herbert Phillips), 1872-1916, joint author.

GUSN: 252410

Call Number: Perry NA7328.F55 1910

A history of architecture in London,arranged to illustrate the course of architecture in England until 1800, with a sketch of the preceding European styles,by Walter H. Godfrey ... with a preface by Philip Norman ... with 250 illustrations, 7 maps & descriptive guide to the buildings.

xiii, 390 p. illus. 21 cm.

Date: [1911]

Creators: Godfrey, Walter Hindes, 1881-

GUSN: 252411

Call Number: Perry NA970.G63 1911

The hardwood finisher :with rules and directions for finishing in natural colors and in antique, mahogany, cherry, birch, walnut, oak, ash, redwood, sycamore, pine, and all other domestic woods : also, miscellaneous rules for filling, staining, varnishing, polishing, dyeing, gilding, and bronzing; together with hints on the preparation of woodwork for the finisher /compiled and edited by Fred T. Hodgson.

109 p.

Date: c1892.

Creators: Hodgson, Fred. T. (Frederick Thomas), 1836-1919.

GUSN: 252412

Call Number: Perry TT325.H37 1892

The arts connected with building :lectures on craftsmanship and design delivered at Carpenters Hall, London Wall, for the worshipful Company of Carpenters /by R. W. Schultz ... [et al.] ; edited by T. Raffles Davison.

xii, 224 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Date: [1909?]

Creators: Schultz, Robert Weir, 1860-1951. Davison, T. Raffles (Thomas Raffles), 1853-1937.

GUSN: 252413

Call Number: Perry NA2540.A78 1909

The principles of harmony and contrast of colours, and their applications to the arts /by M.E. Chevreul ; translated by Charles Martel.

xlvi, 465 p. : ill.

Date: 1908.

Creators: Chevreul, M. E. (Michel Eugène), 1786-1889.

GUSN: 252414

Call Number: Perry N7432.7.C5713 1908

Dutch pottery and porcelain /by W. Pitcairn Knowles.

xv, 122 p., 54 plates : ill.

Date: [19--?]

Creators: Knowles, W. Pitcairn.

GUSN: 252415

Call Number: Perry NK4107.K66 1900z

Villas of Florence and Tuscany;by Harold Donaldson Eberlein ; with a frontispiece in colour and 299 illustrations mostly from photographs by the author.

411 p. illus. 29 cm.

Date: 1925, c1922.

Creators: Eberlein, Harold Donaldson.

GUSN: 252416

Call Number: Perry NA7594.E3 1925

Catalogue of the architectural exhibition, Boston Architectural Club and Boston Society of Architects :St. Botolph Club, 2 Newbury Street, from May 22nd to June 3rd, 1899.

240 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 24 cm.

Date: 1899.

Creators: Boston Architectural Club. Boston Society of Architects.

GUSN: 252417

Call Number: Perry NA2440.B67 C38 1899 c.1 (and 1 more)

Recueil d'architecture :dessiné et mesuré en Italie, dans les années 1791, 92 et 93À /par F. L. Schuelt, architecte à Nantes ; contenant un choix de maisons, fabriques, basiliques, portes, croisées, sarcophages, fontaines, décorations de jardins et divers fragments d'architecture, etc, etc. ; ouvrage composé de soixante-douze, de planches grand in-folio.

8 p., 72 leaves of plates ; 50 cm.

Date: 1821.

Creators: Séheult, François Léonard, 1771-1840.

GUSN: 252418

Call Number: Perry NA1116.S44 1821

The architecture, decoration, and furniture, of Robert & James Adam;selected from "Works in architecture," published 1778-1822, and photolithographed from the originals.

xxvi pl. 42 x 36 cm.

Date: 1880.

Creators: Adam, Robert, 1728-1792. Adam, James, d. 1794, joint author.

GUSN: 252419

Call Number: Perry NA997.A4 A42 1880

Cradle

Cradle. White pine, maple rockers, painted green with brown rockers. Rounded arched hood; tall, shaped hood sides;

Date: 1770-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), painting (coating), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 2072

Accession Number: 2008.60.24

Chest

Chest. Red oak. Five-panel front and two-panel sides. Molded stiles and rails painted black. Lower rail has serrated chip carving. Interior contains a till.

Date: 1680-1700

Maker: unknown

Material: red oak (wood), cedar (wood), eastern white pine (wood)

GUSN: 2073

Accession Number: 1971.372

Cradle

Arched hood; scalloped front, sides, footboard; slightly molded bottom; painted brown.

Date: 1750-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2075

Accession Number: 1928.1324

Hutch Table or Settle

Single drawer in base; 4 column supports; table top on strap hinges, egg-shaped feet; wrought iron drawer pulls.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 2076

Accession Number: 1955.271

Drop-front Desk

Rectangular cabinet with foliate carved edges, fretwork gallery; needlework picture under glass forms writing surface.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), floral patterns, flowers (plants), needlepoint (needleworking)

GUSN: 2080

Accession Number: 1953.67

Bookcase

Tall case with curved cornice; two doors with pierced scroll and fretwork panels and lower raised panels.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), mahogany (wood), pine (wood), floral patterns, flowers (plants), tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)

GUSN: 2081

Accession Number: 1929.364

China Cabinet

China cabinet. Mahogany. Semi-circular, three glass panels. Rests on cabriole legs with paw feet.

Date: 1900-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 2083

Accession Number: 2008.60.25

Highchest Base

Highchest base. Heavy cornice molding. Graduated drawers, upper three of which have locks.

Date: 1750-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2084

Accession Number: 1945.536A

Chest-on-frame. Hard and soft maple with white pine secondary wood. Cyma and c-scroll-carved skirt. Flared, flat top cornice. Rests on cabriole legs that terminate in pad feet. Replaced brass hardware. Original steel lock in third from bottom drawer.

Date: 1790-1805

Maker: Attributed to Dunlap School (Maker)

Material: maple (wood), silver maple (wood), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 2085

Accession Number: 1952.84

Drop-leaf Table

Round feet on casters; turtle base; square tapering plinth supporting top with two drop-leaves with rounded corners; drawer at each end.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 2086

Accession Number: 1954.174

Sofa

Scroll feet and arms; straight molded back; back unbolts to lower to create bed; feet for back missing; William Morris upholstery fabric, circa.1880.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), veneer, pine (wood), veneering

GUSN: 2087

Accession Number: 1954.220

Chest-on-chest

Ogee bracket feet, cyma drop, fretwork molding at waist of lower case; dentils below cornice.

Date: 1765-1785

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2088

Accession Number: 1985.9

Tea Table

Four slender tapered legs; shaped hand holds on sides; top cleated to base.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 2089

Accession Number: 1954.228

Music Cabinet

Rounded writing surface over 5 shelves; 2 shelves on top, panele back; shaped sides; eagle-esque feet.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood)

GUSN: 2090

Accession Number: 1953.450

Box

Six-board box; carved foliate lunettes on front board; original handwrought escutcheon; front, sides, and back are riven oak; top, cleats, and bottom are white pine.

Date: 1670-1690

Maker: unknown

Material: red oak (wood), eastern white pine (wood)

GUSN: 2091

Accession Number: 1971.374

Dressing Glass

Dressing glass made of mahogany, venner, and pine. The rectangular mirror has a reeded frame and crest with serrated edge and applied brass decoration. The mirror stands on a box with two drawers with brass ball and claw feet and ring pulls.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2092

Accession Number: 1933.6849

Chest of Drawers

Chest. American black walnut. Four-drawers. Applied moldings and columns. Rests on turned ball feet.

Date: 1675-1700

Maker: Symonds shop (Maker)

Material: cedar (wood), joining, maple (wood), oak (wood), pine (wood), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 2093

Accession Number: 1944.22

Night Table

Night table. Cupboard with door, drawer above, carved cartouche on door; foliate drawer pull and scrolled brackets; small top.

Date: 1855-1875

Maker: Thwaite, W.G. (Manufacturer)

Material: mahogany (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2094

Accession Number: 2008.60.29

Washstand

Washstand. Mahogany, white pine. Turned columnar legs; lower shelf with drawer; cockbeaded drawer fronts; four column supports for washstand top with shaped skirt; splashboard with corner shelves; one brass towel rack, second missing.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 2095

Accession Number: 1933.978

Dressing Glass

Flattened ball feet; reeded and leaf carved posts; beveled glass.

Date: 1880-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 2096

Accession Number: 1946.410

Washstand

Corner stand. Painted pine. Shaped basin stand and splashboard with shelf; shelf with drawer Shaped stretchers; square legs with flared front feet Painted white.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 2097

Accession Number: 1968.149

Washstand

Corner washstand. Shaped splashboard with top shelf; middle shelf with drawer; lower shaped stretcher. Rests on thin square legs with flared feet. Painted grey.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: laminating, painting (coating), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 2098

Accession Number: 1978.96

Dressing Table

Overhanging top with molded edge on case with three short drawers and shaped apron, cabriole legs ending in square duck feet, grain painted in red and black, top, apron and drawer fronts heightened with yellow pinstriping; each drawer has single brass knob.

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2099

Accession Number: 1991.116

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