Historic New England

Chest of Drawers

Chest of drawers. Mahogany, mahogany veneer, chestnut, tulip poplar, rosewood veneer, pine secondary wood. Bowed facade with four graduated drawers with bail handles and cock beading; splashboard with curved ears; Stringing inlay at edge of top and base; bowed skirt. Rests on French feet.

Date: 1795-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: chestnut (wood), inlay (process), mahogany (wood), veneer, pine (wood), rosewood (wood), American tulipwood (wood)

GUSN: 42449

Accession Number: 1933.6243

Sewing Table

Sewing table with two drawers and sliding basket. Chest top has a sewing tray. The interior of the top is decorated with inlay. Table has square legs with splayed feet and a turned H-stretcher.

Date: 1885-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), mahogany (wood), oak (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 42450

Accession Number: 1933.6244

Comb-back Windsor Rocking Chair

Rod back with arms; bamboo turnings; white with gold highlights

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 42453

Accession Number: 1933.6248

Windsor Armchair

Armchair. Windsor form. Maple legs, hardwood, paint. Bow-back crest with seven spimdles in back. Continuous arm style. Shaped arms with turned arm supports. Several coats of paint underneath coats of light green and black. Now painted white and gold.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 42454

Accession Number: 1933.6039

Fork

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 42455

Accession Number: 1933.6252

Chair

Rush seat; turned legs and stretchers; stencil pattern on back rail.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 42456

Accession Number: 1933.6255

Tieback

Set of three metal tiebacks with porcelain fronts. Two tiebacks (.1-.2) are smaller than the third (.3). The porcelain of all three are printed with the image of a winged angle kneeling in front of an urn.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, porcelain

GUSN: 42458

Accession Number: 1933.6257.1-.3

Tieback

Pair of metal tiebacks with porcelain fronts with color depiction of George Washington.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, porcelain

GUSN: 42459

Accession Number: 1933.6258.1-.2

Tieback

Pair of metal tiebacks with porcelain fronts deocrated with handpainted flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, porcelain

GUSN: 42460

Accession Number: 1933.6259.1-.2

Chest of Drawers

Bow front, four graduated drawers; French feet; inlaid top edge; cock beading on drawer fronts.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 42462

Accession Number: 1933.6264

Rocking Chair

Spindle back, urn-shaped center spindle, arms on shaped supports, caned seat, yellow with gold.

Date: 1805-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: caning, painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 42464

Accession Number: 1933.6266

Decanter

Glass decanter with etched Adam style wreath around body. Fluted neck. Stopper missing. Glass has bluish tint. One of a pair.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), etch

GUSN: 42472

Accession Number: 1933.6293.1

Decanter

Decanter with etched Adam style wreath. Fluting around the base. Stopper missing.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 42473

Accession Number: 1933.6293.2

Decanter with stopper

Glass decanter [a] with stopper [b]. Tinted cranberry stopper, neck and round base. Bulbous body is frosted with red and gold stars. Once had a gold border but has since worn away almost completely.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), ceramic glaze

GUSN: 42474

Accession Number: 1933.6294.1AB

Decanter with stopper

Glass decanter [a] with stopper [b]. Tinted cranberry stopper, neck and round base. Bulbous body is frosted with red and gold stars. Once had a gold border but has since worn away almost completely.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), ceramic glaze

GUSN: 42475

Accession Number: 1933.6294.2AB

Decanter

Glass decanter. Etched stars and geometrical pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 42476

Accession Number: 1933.6295

Decanter

Decanter [a] with stopper [b]. Diamond pattern. Neck is fluted and notched.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 42477

Accession Number: 1933.6296AB

Decanter

Glass decanter. Diamond pattern. Notched flutes down the neck.

Colorless wine glass with etched letters "H.D.H."

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 42492

Accession Number: 1933.6304.4

Wine Glass

Yellow-tinted wine glass with stem and circular foot. Trumpet shaped bowl and rim.

Plate with a faintly notched edge; pink dotted band and feather border; rosebud spray in center, surrounded by pink, blue and green garland chain.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 42512

Accession Number: 1933.6362

Basket

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 42514

Accession Number: 1933.6364

Cream pitcher with cover

TEA SERVICE: Primary border: green key, edged in red; secondary border: violet resette chain; main decoration: polychrome enamel wreath of flowers. CREAMER: Bulbous body with elongated ear-shaped handle with gadrooned spine; wreath decoration on body under pointy mouth; key border around rim of bod...

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 42516

Accession Number: 1933.6371AB

Saucer

Subtly fluted body; green sawtooth band around edge; purple garland inner border; sprigs of small red and green flowers, dragonflies; larger central spray of flowers.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 42517

Accession Number: 1933.6372.1

Tea Bowl

Porcelain tea bowl with an orange rim. Wavy border with rose buds. Central penciled rose with surrounding floral design.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: hand-painted, porcelain, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 42518

Accession Number: 1933.6374A

BOWL, TEA & SAUCER

Primary border: wavy blue band with gold sunbursts, thin red band, adn blue, gold, and red pseudo-spearhead band; secondary border: blue and gold hsuk chain; main decoration: doves perched on twisted rope with branch tetween their beaks in oval framed in bue enamel with gold stars, edged in wavy red...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 42519

Accession Number: 1933.6390.2 AB

Cup and saucer

Handleless cup w/ spiral lobed body w/ scalloped edge which flares out from base; underglaze blue band as exterior border w/ gilt decoration on band; saucer has lobed body and scalloped edge and same border (although inside); both have underglaze blue dots in center.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, gilding, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, underglazing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 42520

Accession Number: 1933.6377AB

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