Historic New England

Armchair

Carved walnut armchair with faux-leather upholstery.

Date: 1855-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: Naugahyde (TM), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 67214

Accession Number: 1933.1765

Panel

A panel with swag and oval patera that is painted red over gold. Metal flashing attached to bottom with hand-wrought nails.

Date: 1793

Maker: Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844 (Architect)

Material: carving (processes), lead (metal), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 67215

Accession Number: 1961.108

Side chair. Black-painted maple, oak, leather, linen. Arched, molded crest. Canted back with molded serpentine stiles. Leather upholstery on seat and back bordered by a double row of decorative brass nails. Front stretcher with central ball and ring turning and urn-shaped side turnings. Sid...

Date: 1725-1740

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, maple (wood), oak (wood), linen (material)

GUSN: 67216

Accession Number: 1988.138

Stencil Kit

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 67217

Accession Number: 1961.19

Clapboard Wall Section

Clapboards attached to sheathing by wrought rosehead nails; 4" exposure.

Date: 1744

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 67218

Accession Number: 1959.465

Cheese basket

Small hexagonal weave hickory splint cheese basket. Hexagonal-shaped base, slightly flaring sides and circular rim.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: hickory (wood), weaving

GUSN: 67227

Accession Number: 1927.2138

Cheese basket

Small hexagonal weave hickory splint cheese basket. Bowl-shaped basket has hexagonal-shaped base, slightly bowed sides and circular, reinforced rim.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: hickory (wood), weaving

GUSN: 67228

Accession Number: 1927.2165

Hamper basket

Oblong patterned cross hatch weave basket w/ matching lid.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: hickory (wood), splints (lighting devices)

GUSN: 67229

Accession Number: 1927.2152AB

Sewing Basket

Oblong, oval-shaped basket with tight fitted, hinged cover. Swollen body with twining weave and brown stripe. Two center bands in base and cover. Banded rim, base and cover edges. Three wicker loops in front for closure. One remaining hinge loop in back.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 67230

Accession Number: 1927.2151

Basket

Oval ladies' wicker work basket. Woven reed bottom and open-weave sides. Wrapped wicker rim and two opposing wrapped handles.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, weaving

GUSN: 67231

Accession Number: 1927.2194

Basket

Bowl-shaped ash splint basket with round base, flared sides and opposing splint loop handles attached to carved wood rim. The basket has one wide yellow weaver below the rim. The rest of the weavers are narrow. There are several rows of yellow (now mostly faded) weavers at mid-body, a green weaver a...

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), weaving, painting (coating)

GUSN: 67232

Accession Number: 1927.2158

Basket

Round ash splint basket with round base and slightly ballooned sides. The basket body is woven from narrow weavers in a "wicker" pattern with a band of wider weavers, some woven in a "diamond" curl overlay pattern at the mid-section. The basket likely had a cover which is no longer extant. The rim i...

Date: 1850-1920

Maker: Attributed to Wabanaki peoples (Maker)

Material: ash (wood), weaving

GUSN: 67233

Accession Number: 1927.2159

Basket

Circular, splint basket that tapers slightly toward rim. Checkered weave pattern with standards of uneven width and weavers that narrow between shoulder and rim. Interior and exterior of rim is reinforced by carved wood hoops attached to basket with single splint binder.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 67234

Accession Number: 1927.2166

Laundry basket

Oval basket with canted crosshatch sides and flat attached lid. Two twisted strap handles.

Date: 1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker

GUSN: 67235

Accession Number: 1927.2156

Basket

Cylindrical Fayal basket with tight fitting cover. Intricate brown and tan woven geometric patterning on contianer and lid. Lid lined with paper, base made of wood.

Date: 1860-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: reed (grass, material)

GUSN: 67236

Accession Number: 1933.1381AB

Basket

Basket with circular body with woven bottom and loosely woven sides in diamond shaped pattern, scalloped edge. Wicker, dyed a dark brown color.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker

GUSN: 67237

Accession Number: 1931.1116

Gathering Basket

Small, woven wood splint gathering basket with circular form and single square carved strap handle.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving, carving (processes)

GUSN: 67238

Accession Number: 1985.210

Gathering Basket

Round, wood splint gathering basket with vertical sides, round base and carved wood handle and rim. Cross hatch weave body.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), weaving, carving (processes)

GUSN: 67239

Accession Number: 1931.554

Flower Bouquet Holder

Coarsely woven wicker basket. Funnel-shaped body with cylindrical lower half, flaring at waist to a wide cylindrical rim with two twisted wicker handles at neck [now missing]. Circular, slightly domed lid. Blue and purple weavers woven among mostly natural colored weavers. Originally used to hold b...

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, weaving

GUSN: 67240

Accession Number: 1933.1052AB

Storage Basket

Square-bottomed basket with straight sides. Checker weave pattern with alternating blue and red swabbed thin wicker weavers. Wide weavers decorated with stamped geometric patterns. Basket interior is lined with newsprint which overlaps the rim and is visible on exterior lip. Where newsprint is fold...

Date: 1780-1846

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ash (wood), weaving

GUSN: 67241

Accession Number: 1985.605

Sewing Basket with Contents

Pill-shaped sewing basket with symmetrical base and lid, each with scallop-shaped sides. Wicker weave with darker dyed reeds forming decorative element on lid. The interior of the basket is padded with wool batting and lined with cream colored linen. The basket contains: two beaded and cardboard cr...

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, reed (grass, material)

GUSN: 67242

Accession Number: 1925.774AB

Gathering basket

Two quart ash splint basket with carved handle. Square bottom, reinforced by canvas, vertical sides, and round rim. Wicker weave.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), weaving, carving (processes)

GUSN: 67243

Accession Number: 1927.2196

Basket Cover

Wood splint basket cover with paper lining stamped with pink diamond pattern.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 67244

Accession Number: 1927.2164

NEWEL POST

Base with dowel; shaft tapers to Ionic capital under top block; tenon on top.

Date: ca. 1796

Maker: Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844 (Architect)

Material: carving (processes), pine (wood)

GUSN: 67121

Accession Number: 1924.15

HANDRAIL

Molded on three sides, heavy brown paint; baluster shadows on underside; mortise on one end and new cut on the other.

Date: ca. 1771

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 67122

Accession Number: 1970.280A

HANDRAIL

No description

Date: ca. 1725

Maker: unknown

Material: beveling, molding (forming), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 67123

Accession Number: 1923.251

HANDRAIL

Tenon (with dowel holes) on each end; square shadows of baluster underneath; bead/ogee molding; painted brown.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 67124

Accession Number: 1960.53

Staircase Pendant

Staircase pendant with a small flame above a two-part base with bands. Pendant coated with white paint.

Date: ca. 1739

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 67125

Accession Number: 1922.1103

STAIR END

Simple with gold over green paint; one end mitered; shadows of molding (?) in paint.

Date: 1780-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: mitering, painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 67126

Accession Number: 1964.399

DADO, Otis House, Boston

Section of wainscoting from the parlor of the Otis House in Boston, painted white

Date: 1795

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 67127

Accession Number: 1918.899

Baseboard

Baseboard made from two pieces. The echinus molded top has tongue to fit into groove of broad lower portion.

Date: 1830 C-1850 C

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), softwood

GUSN: 67128

Accession Number: 1960.21.2

Dado Cap

Row of diamonds above ogee molding, with circular design below; astragal and cavetto below; layers of white paint.

Date: ca. 1808

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 67129

Accession Number: 1938.539

Bracket

Foliate bracket with heavy white over green paint and cut nails.

Date: 1836-1838

Maker: Towne, Ithiel (Architect)

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

GUSN: 67130

Accession Number: 1962.65A

DOVE

No description

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), gilding, handmade, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 67131

Accession Number: 1935.652

Dado Cap

No description

Date: 1805-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: fluting, cutting (glassworking), painting (coating), wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 67132

Accession Number: 1935.876

Spindle

Spindle without identification mark. Painted green/white; turned.

Date: 1768-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 67133

Accession Number: 1933.647

Spindle

Blunt spiral turning on shaft, with two slightly fluted bands (flutes are at an angle).

Date: 1749

Maker: Knowlton, Abraham, Mr. (Carver)

Material: carving (processes), fluting, staining, turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 67134

Accession Number: 1973.216

SPINDLE

Dowels on each end, with assymetrical turning; shaft is bulbuous at one end.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 67135

Accession Number: 1930.1550

Cornice

Bead avove scotia block surmounts band with arched cutouts; band of small molding above frieze, which features an oval patera (composite?). Grey-green paint.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), molding (forming), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 67136

Accession Number: 1916.101

Doorhead

Door enframement with alternating dentils and "acorns" under crown molding; frieze features McIntire basket, grapes and leaves above each jamb; wrought nails. Yellow over green paint.

Date: 1800-1801

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

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

GUSN: 67137

Accession Number: 1959.117A

Cornice

Exterior; molded face; mortise holes and pegs for jambs; rabbet along bottom edge; traces of white paint.

Date: 1700

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 67138

Accession Number: 1918.1010

Scroll

No description

Date: ca. 1766

Maker: After Swan, Abraham, Mr. (Designer)

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

GUSN: 67139

Accession Number: 1963.90AB

Pendant

Pendant with tenon and pierced hearts; traces of red/white paint.

Date: c. 1700

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), oak (wood), painting (coating)

GUSN: 67141

Accession Number: 1922.498

Cornice

Dirty white? over red base coat. Sawn off at one end. Unfinished but darkened with age at the other end. Long sawn dentils beneath heavy ogee.

Date: 1745-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), painting (coating), sawing, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 67142

Accession Number: 1935.882.1

Modillion

Modillion carved from one block, with scrolls/foliate; ogee molding around edges; painted white.

Date: ca. 1772

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), molding (forming), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 67143

Accession Number: 1939.275

Keystone

No description

Date: ca. 1774

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), softwood

GUSN: 67144

Accession Number: 1912.149A

Modillion

Exterior with carved foliate scrolls; extremely heavy and weathered paint.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 67145

Accession Number: 1959.233

FINIAL

No description

Date: ca. 1740

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 67146

Accession Number: 1914.2

Gutter

No description

Date: ca. 1720

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 67147

Accession Number: 1927.96

Keystone

Two flutes, three bead and fillet rows; slow taper from top to bottom; white as most recent layer of paint.

Date: ca. 1803

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), carving (processes), molding (forming), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 67148

Accession Number: 1960.111

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