Historic New England

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]

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: AFTER Fornting (Maker)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 64506

Accession Number: 1970.700

Doily

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

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), lace (needlework), linen (material)

GUSN: 64507

Accession Number: 1970.718

Curtain

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

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 64508

Accession Number: 1970.1263.1

Curtain

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

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 64509

Accession Number: 1970.1263.2

Corn Popper

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

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), tin (metal)

GUSN: 64510

Accession Number: 1970.1313

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.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 64511

Accession Number: 1970.701

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.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: caning, oak (wood)

GUSN: 64512

Accession Number: 1970.702

Table

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

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 64513

Accession Number: 1970.703

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.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 64514

Accession Number: 1970.704

Seal

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

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 64515

Accession Number: 1970.705

Inkwell

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

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64516

Accession Number: 1970.706

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.

Date: 1890

Maker: Rosenthal, Max (Etcher) AFTER Peale, Charles Wilson (Artist) Jas. H. Wilcox & Co. (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 64517

Accession Number: 1970.707

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.

Date: 1861

Maker: Chant, J. J. (Engraver) AFTER Frith, W. P. (Maker) AFTER Creswick, T. (Maker) Ansdell, R. A. (Maker) Henry Graves & Co. (Publisher)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 64518

Accession Number: 1970.708

Eagle Plaque

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

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 64519

Accession Number: 1970.709

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.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), walnut (wood), cherry (wood)

GUSN: 64520

Accession Number: 1970.710

Beater

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

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 64521

Accession Number: 1970.711

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.

Date: 1873

Maker: Buttre, J. C. (Maker) AFTER Carpenter, F. B. (Maker)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 64522

Accession Number: 1970.712

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.

Date: 1880

Maker: Whipple (Publisher) Sartain, John (Engraver)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 64523

Accession Number: 1970.713

Pedestal Table

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

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 64524

Accession Number: 1970.714

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.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), oak (wood)

GUSN: 64525

Accession Number: 1970.715

Electric Lamp

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

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), glass (material)

GUSN: 64526

Accession Number: 1970.716

Throw Pillow

Square pink and beige damask cover.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, silk (textile)

GUSN: 64527

Accession Number: 1970.717

Dish

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

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 64528

Accession Number: 1970.1314

Penknife

Ivory handled with a folding blade.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 64529

Accession Number: 1970.1315

Fender

Squard c-shape; 2 rails with wroght iron uprts; twisted wire fill

Date: 1800-1814

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 65734

Accession Number: 1986.873

Fireplace Poker

Pole with square end; baluster handle with pointed knob finial

Date: 1850-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 65735

Accession Number: 1988.122.1

Fireplace Tongs

Baluster handl; wheel end & diamond shp. ornament insd. of joint

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 65736

Accession Number: 1988.122.2

Photograph

Framed reproduction photograph of three women in a horse drawn carriage on a country road. Field and house in background.

Date: 1970-1986

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 65738

Accession Number: 1986.1647

Print

Black and white with color tint; country lane; apple trees; stone and rail fence.

Date: 1920-1928

Maker: Thompson, Annie Ela (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), photomechanical processes

GUSN: 65740

Accession Number: 1966.2151

Print

Print depicting a 3/4 length portrait of an elderly man, facing left and reading with spectacles on his forehead.

Date: 1890

Maker: T. W. Norman & Co. (Framer)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 65741

Accession Number: 1966.2229

Photograph

Sepia; rocky coast; 1 pine tree foreground; water tinted blue

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 65742

Accession Number: 1966.2231

Photograph

Black and white photographic copy of an oil on canvas painting depicting a man at waist length; with bowed head, halo, and folded hands

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: AFTER Da Vinci, Leonardo (Artist) J. F. Olsson & Co. (Framer)

GUSN: 65743

Accession Number: 1966.2232

Photograph

Sepia; angel stands with young saint holding fish; arch across top

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: After Raphael (Italian painter, architect, 1483-1520) (Maker) Foster Brothers (Framer)

GUSN: 65744

Accession Number: 1966.2233

Statuette

Man in eighteenth century clothes; draped left shoulder; holds scroll; wig

Date: 1870

Maker: After Hondon (Artist)

Material: parian (porcelain), porcelain

GUSN: 65745

Accession Number: 1982.147

Vase

6lobe body; flaring circular rim; semi-translcnt; white fishscale des

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, glass (material), blow molding

GUSN: 65746

Accession Number: 1986.874

Rocking Stool

Circular seat; 4short turned legs; flat rockers with rounded ends; black

Date: 1835-1864

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 65747

Accession Number: 1918.1622

Sampler

Floral vine border, cross-stitchd poem/prayer; multi color

Date: 1818

Maker: Peascod, Ann (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), cross-stitching, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 65748

Accession Number: 1923.602

Chest of Drawers

Chest of drawers; Five graduated drawers with beaded edges, circular brasses; Ogee bracket feet.

Date: 1785-1805

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), pine (wood), tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)

GUSN: 65749

Accession Number: 1929.78

Fireset Stand and Tongs

Fireset stand (.1). Shell basin with flat shaped back ovoid handle and tongs (.2).

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal), molding (forming), shell (animal material)

GUSN: 65750

Accession Number: 1931.981.1-.2

Maritime Scene with Ship

Ship under sail in harbor; bearing United States flag; boats and ships in background.

Date: 1810-1850

Maker: Goodspeed's Bookstore (Framer)

Material: watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 65751

Accession Number: 1931.1445

Fire Bucket

Black tapering cylindrical bucket; gold bands, floral dash bordrs, "1825"

Date: 1825

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, painting (coating)

GUSN: 65752

Accession Number: 1932.23

Rifle

Wood handl. & shaft; molded steel fttngs; steel bayonet; ramrod

Date: 1821

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 65753

Accession Number: 1933.1106

Flax Wheel

Treadle; three legs; spoked wheel; distaff; baluster turned elements

Date: 1785-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 65754

Accession Number: 1935.371

Serving Tray

Oval; rolled out sides; black with gilt floral bunches & latticework

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), metal

GUSN: 65755

Accession Number: 1936.963

Side Chair

Chair with shaped crest; four split spindles; rush seat; ball and sausage legs.

Date: 1720-1740

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), maple (wood), oak (wood), rush (material), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 65756

Accession Number: 1946.1006

Gate-leg Table

Oval; 4fixd legs with 2 gate legs; ring, reel & balstr. turnings; 1drawer

Date: 1700-1714

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), maple (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 65757

Accession Number: 1953.61

Armchair

Armchair with stepped down crest and curved back. Bamboo turned spindles. Mahogany arms.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: Attributed to Davenport, Adam (Maker)

Material: ash (wood), mahogany (wood), pine (wood), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 65758

Accession Number: 1957.17.1

Armchair

Armchair with stepped down crest and curved back. Bamboo turned spindles. Mahogany arms.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: Attributed to Davenport, Adam (Maker)

Material: ash (wood), mahogany (wood), pine (wood), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 65759

Accession Number: 1957.17.2

Side Chair

Chair with stepped down crest and curved back. Bamboo turned spindles. Saddle seat.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: Attributed to Davenport, Adam (Maker)

Material: ash (wood), pine (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 65760

Accession Number: 1957.17.3

Side Chair

Chair with stepped down crest and curved back. Bamboo turned spindles. Saddle seat.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: Attributed to Davenport, Adam (Maker)

Material: ash (wood), pine (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 65761

Accession Number: 1957.17.4

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