Historic New England

Pitcher

Empire style form. Scalloped rim with broad spout, circular neck flares out at waist. Elaborately molded 'C' shaped handle. Blue transfer printed decoration of scrollwork and flowers inside mouth, on neck, lower body has romanticized African scene with 2 black figures in sailboat in front of half...

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 255012

Accession Number: 1999.437

Plate

Circular form with white ground. Deep blue decoration with rim having serpentine line that connects alternating 3-lobed flower with dot-in-circle. Floor has abstract vase with single flower. Other large striped petaled blossom over fence. Yellow on outermost rim.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, tin glaze

GUSN: 255015

Accession Number: 1999.438

Pitcher

All white, glazed on interior only. Deeply molded exterior with forest scene and man in tricorn hat. Branch molded "7" shaped handle.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: parian (porcelain)

GUSN: 255016

Accession Number: 1999.439

Pitcher

Cylindrical neck with flared rim, sharply out curved spout. 'C' shaped handle with indented top and spur. Spherical body. Outflared foot.

Date: 1835-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 255018

Accession Number: 1999.440

Vase

Circular form with tan ground. Flared neck with shaded gold wash on interior. Inverted pear shaped waist with flared foot. Top of foot and lower neck has brown band with moresque guilt pattern. Overlay decoration of large chrysanthemum blossoms in pink, blue, and white.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 255020

Accession Number: 1999.441

Fire poker

Steel rod with coil grip

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 255024

Accession Number: 1999.442

Side Chair

Plain turned rear stiles with 3 horizontal splats graduated with narrowest at bottom, arched top of lower splats cut off top. Finials cut off. Replaced rush seat. Plain turned front legs. Paired dowel stretchers at sides and front, single at rear. Red-brown paint over earlier layers including g...

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood, rush (material)

GUSN: 255026

Accession Number: 1999.443

Charger

Circular form with light blue ground. Border with six reserves with bellflower and scroll decoration, cross-hatching between reserves. Floor decorated with five petaled stylized striped blossom, bellflower between petals. Hanger drilled into low foot on back.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, tin glaze

GUSN: 255027

Accession Number: 1999.416

Pair of side chairs

Pair of Windsor side chairs with bird cage style crest. Seven spindles of back flanked by main stiles, 3 spindles extend through secondary rail to dowel through crest. Plank seat with serpentine sides having line incised around spindles and top and bottom edges of seat face. Bamboo turned legs so...

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 255028

Accession Number: 1999.444

Side chair

Pair of Windsor side chairs with bird cage style crest. Seven spindles of back flanked by main stiles, 3 spindles extend through secondary rail to dowel through crest. Plank seat with serpentine sides having line incised around spindles and top and bottom edges of seat face. Bamboo turned legs so...

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 255029

Accession Number: 1999.444.1

Side chair

Pair of Windsor side chairs with bird cage style crest. Seven spindles of back flanked by main stiles, 3 spindles extend through secondary rail to dowel through crest. Plank seat with serpentine sides having line incised around spindles and top and bottom edges of seat face. Bamboo turned legs so...

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 255030

Accession Number: 1999.444.2

Desk

Hinged slant lid missing its lock, folds down to reveal 8 pigeonholes above six drawers with 3 drawers at center. Drawers all pine, dovetailed and nailed, brass knobs. Case has 4 thumbnail molded drawers with curly maple fronts, replaced brasses, dovetailed drawer dividers. Case sits on straight ...

Date: 1770-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 255032

Accession Number: 1999.445

Table

Round double dropleaf top. Reproduction of ca. 1720 form. Long drawer fitted into one end of apron. Vase and reel turned legs, 2 gate legs, all end in ball feet. Stripped finish.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 255033

Accession Number: 1999.446

Arm Chair

"Banister" back chair is possibly a ca. 1900 reproduction of 1710-30 form. Horn or dolphin tail crest between turned rear stiles having ball and knap finials. Five split vertical spindles form back. Flat sided vertically serpentined arms with scrolled hand holds modern rush seat. Weakly turned f...

Date: 1710-1730

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 255035

Accession Number: 1999.447

Card Table

Mahogany hinged top with serpentine sides and bow front. Top face edge has center band of string and pieced inlay. Figured mahogany veneer of skirt over 2 piece horizontal birch laminant, raised lightwood tablet at center framing mahogany ellipse. Skirt lower edge banded with same inlay as top ed...

Date: 1780-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), veneering, birch (wood), ash (wood), pine (wood), inlays (decorations)

GUSN: 255036

Accession Number: 1999.448

Gravy tureen with stand and ladle

Gravy tureen set with matching stand and ladle. Underglaze blue transfer decoration of the "Japan Flowers" pattern on pearl-glazed white body. border consists of oriental garden scenic reserves with elaborate floral and scroll motif overall. Central pattern of asymetrically placed background. Ma...

Date: ca. 1830-60

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 255258

Accession Number: 1999.377

Gravy tureen

Tureen body in a bulbous, steeped rectangular form with canted and shaped edges. Conforming foot. Molded 3-lobed leafy handles.

Date: ca. 1830-60

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 255259

Accession Number: 1999.377a

Gravy tureen cover

domed conforming top.

Date: ca. 1830-60

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 255260

Accession Number: 1999.377b

Gravy tureen stand

Conforming stand with similar handles.

Date: ca. 1830-60

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 255261

Accession Number: 1999.377c

Gravy tureen ladle

ladle with simple deep round bowl and crooked handle.

Date: ca. 1830-60

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 255263

Accession Number: 1999.377d

Set of deep saucers

White circular body with bracket scrolled rim. Interior decorated in style of Meissen onion pattern in dark blue. Marks on bottom.

Date: 1850-75

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, vitrification

GUSN: 255264

Accession Number: 1999.381

Deep saucer

White circular body with bracket scrolled rim. Interior decorated in style of Meissen onion pattern in dark blue. Marks on bottom.

Date: 1850-75

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 255265

Accession Number: 1999.381.1

Deep saucer

White circular body with bracket scrolled rim. Interior decorated in style of Meissen onion pattern in dark blue. Marks on bottom.

Date: 1850-75

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 255266

Accession Number: 1999.381.2

Deep saucer

White circular body with bracket scrolled rim. Interior decorated in style of Meissen onion pattern in dark blue. Marks on bottom.

Date: 1850-75

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 255267

Accession Number: 1999.381.3

Deep saucer

White circular body with bracket scrolled rim. Interior decorated in style of Meissen onion pattern in dark blue. Marks on bottom.

Date: 1850-75

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 255268

Accession Number: 1999.381.4

Deep saucer

White circular body with bracket scrolled rim. Interior decorated in style of Meissen onion pattern in dark blue. Marks on bottom.

Date: 1850-75

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 255269

Accession Number: 1999.381.5

Deep saucer

White circular body with bracket scrolled rim. Interior decorated in style of Meissen onion pattern in dark blue. Marks on bottom.

Date: 1850-75

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 255271

Accession Number: 1999.381.6

Looking Glass

Chippendale form with scrolled cresting and skirt. Identical ears at each parametal corner. Wooden surround for glass made up of single mahogany veneered mitred double cavetto molding, inner cavetto painted brown over veneer. Vertical brace on center rear crest. Pine used in backboard and beneat...

Date: 1760-1810

Maker: Possibly Tucker, E.

Material: mahogany (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 255273

Accession Number: 1999.412

Easy chair

Serpentine crest and top of wings. Vertically serpentined wings atop horizontally scrolled set-back arms. Loose cushion on straight front seat platform having replaced rails. Molded and beaded front legs. Flat stretchers in 'H' pattern with fourth between rear legs. Re-upholstered with quilted ...

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), oak (wood), upholstery

GUSN: 255277

Accession Number: 1999.449

Table

Oval double dropleaf top. Long drawer with nailed construction is fitted into one end of apron. Flattened ball and vase and reel turned legs and strechers, two gatelegs, all ending in ball feet. Dark stain, refinished. Good wear.

Date: 1700-1730

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 255282

Accession Number: 1999.450

Side Chair

Chippendale transitional style. Arched crest with crudely carved sharp ears. Vase and cylinder turned rear stiles centering solid vasiform splat on splat rail. Replaced rush seat with chamfered rectangular front seat rail socket joint. Turned front legs have short vase at top, half ball foot, ba...

Date: 1760-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), wood (plant material), rush (material)

GUSN: 255285

Accession Number: 1999.451

Table

Tavern type having rectangular pin top with breadboard ends and later medial brace across width under top, which cuts through plain apron. Four double vase turned splayed legs with half ball feet. Legs blocked where parametal stretchers are tenoned and pinned in between lower vase and top of foot....

Date: 1725-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), maple (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 255289

Accession Number: 1999.452

Looking glass

Reproduction Chippendale form. Scrolled, eared mahogany veneered crest with carved, gilt pheonix at center. Rectangular glass with rounded top corners, shallow carved inner gilt frame.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 255291

Accession Number: 1999.453

Candlestand

One inch thick circular pine top with crossed oak two-piece brace underneath forming connection of turned pedestal (undetermined wood) to top. Two piece crossed oak feet with wedge tapering. Pedestal tenons through foot secured with two wedges. Top stripped, pedestal and foot painted black, eviden...

Date: 1680-1720

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), oak (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 255294

Accession Number: 1999.454

Dressing table

Queen Anne style with top thumbnail molded on all edges. Three drawers, two deep flank shallow, top edge even with underside of top board, applied bead on sides and bottom of drawer opening. Large dovetails at front and back of drawer, side rails double beaded on top edge, slides on bottom board. ...

Date: 1730-1750

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 255303

Accession Number: 1999.455

High Chest

Upper section has five graduated drawers with thin thumbnail molded edge, bottom even with drawer bottom. Flat top with cove and ogee molded cornice, side boards rabetted through top. Lower section has support frame with deep apron cut at sides with flat ogee arch, front has two ogee arches center...

Date: 1730-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 255304

Accession Number: 1999.456

Side chair

Cylinder and flattened ball turned rear stiles with tall ball topped finial. Four horizontal splats graduated with narrowest at bottom. Rush seat with block socket joint at front set onto vase topped cylinder and ball turned front legs. Paired front stretcher having 3 ball turnings at center. Pa...

Date: 1710-1730

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), poplar (wood), rush (material)

GUSN: 255305

Accession Number: 1999.457

Trunk

Domed top pine trunk covered with tan leather trimmed with decorative round headed brass nails on edges. Stencil on top and name branded on bottom. Lined with blue paper. Brass lock missing tounge piece. Black iron carrying handles on both ends.

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), leather, paper (fiber product), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 255306

Accession Number: 1999.458

Arm chair

Bow back Windsor chair with 7 long spindles dowelled through arm rail and bowed crest. 2 half spindles supporting each side of arm and squarish vase turned arm support at front. Broad slightly saddled oval seat with legs socketed through. Vase and spool turned legs with tapered foot. Painted red...

Date: 1770-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 255307

Accession Number: 1999.459

Bed warming pan

Circular pan with rolled edge, overhung rim steps down for lid to set into. Lid is reversed with center slightly raised, decorated with engraved tree with punchwork leaves and blossoms. Copper rivets and iron hinge attach lid to old repair hinge plate riveted to handle socket. Socket plate rivete...

Date: 1700-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), copper (metal), ash (wood)

GUSN: 255309

Accession Number: 1999.462

Looking glass

Two section glass enframed by gilt and black turned split spindles, block with brass roundel at four corners. Reverse painted scene on upper section shows cottage on knoll above pond. Mirror glass in lower section.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), glass (material)

GUSN: 255310

Accession Number: 1999.463

Pair of Watercolor Portraits

Subjects may be Thacher family. Painted in black and white watercolor with oval mat. Laminated walnut frame with gilt inner frame.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 255311

Accession Number: 1999.464

Watercolor portrait

Bust length, 3/4 face view, shoulder profile of a woman.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 255312

Accession Number: 1999.464.1

Watercolor portrait

Bust length, 3/4 face, full frontal view of bearded man.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 255313

Accession Number: 1999.464.2

Sewing Stand

Mahogany top having two hinged leaves supported by wings pivoting from sides of base. Unusual construction of sides with board set in from side face of leg to be flush with drawer sides. Two drawers, the top having dividers for sewing implements, light wood perimeter inlay, 2 wooden knobs. Outlin...

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 255421

Accession Number: 1999.465

Bureau

Bow front chest of four graduated drawers. Mahogany top edged with ribbed half-round bead, 4 roundels at each corner as capitals for legs. Turned, reeded legs with carved undulating leaves with star-punched background at top, tapering cylindrical foot with bulbous head. Pine drawers faced with 2 ...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: Probably Hook, William, 1777-1867

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

GUSN: 255423

Accession Number: 1999.466

Dressing glass

Shield shaped glass with veneered frame hung by pivots to vertical stiles above case with 2 drawers.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 255424

Accession Number: 1999.467

Looking Glass

Unusual pseudo Queen Anne styling. Rectangular molded edged glass has decorative crest and skirt. Center lobe with flanking in-curved horns, skirt lobe larger, horns smaller than crest. Black smokey finish on front and back.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), ash (wood), cherry (wood)

GUSN: 255426

Accession Number: 1999.468