Historic New England

Display Case

Display case, glass front upper section with cabinet below. Upper section has two wooden shelves. The pulls in the center of each door are carved heads. The front feet are animal paws and the overall heavy carving includes faces, fans, scrolls and the flower motif.

Date: 1880-1889

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 265860

Accession Number: 2012.58.4.1

Display Case

Display case, glass front upper section with cabinet below. Upper section has two wooden shelves. The pulls in the center of each door are carved heads. The front feet are animal paws and the overall heavy carving includes faces, fans, scrolls and the flower motif.

Date: 1880-1889

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products

GUSN: 265861

Accession Number: 2012.58.4.2

Bed

Double size bed with carved headboard [a] and footboard [b], plain rails [c-d]. Two glass tiles are inset into the top of the headboard. A row of small spools adorns the top rail of both the head and foot boards. There are small round finials on all four posts. Part of an eight-piece bedroom set: Be...

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), glass (material)

GUSN: 265862

Accession Number: 2012.58.5.1A-D

Side Table

Small rectangular table with single drawer. Square legs curve slightly toward the floor and are connected with a narrow, plain stretcher. Part of an eight-piece bedroom set: Bed, side table, commode, rocking chair, pair of side chairs, three drawer dresser with looking glass, and washstand.

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), glass (material)

GUSN: 265863

Accession Number: 2012.58.5.2

Commode

Commode with drawer. Glass tiles inset in top. Center section has a gallery with small spool design on three sides. Cabinet with a door at bottom. Part of an eight-piece bedroom set: Bed, side table, commode, rocking chair, pair of side chairs, three drawer dresser with looking glass, and washstand.

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), glass (material)

GUSN: 265864

Accession Number: 2012.58.5.3

Rocking chair

Rocking chair with cane seat and back. Small spool design under the crest rail. Spindles along top of chair back. Part of an eight-piece bedroom set: Bed, side table, commode, rocking chair, pair of side chairs, three drawer dresser with looking glass, and washstand.

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), caning

GUSN: 265865

Accession Number: 2012.58.5.4

Side chair

Straight back chair with caned seat. Plain rectangular back with two horizontal rails, ball finials. Part of an eight-piece bedroom set: Bed, side table, commode, rocking chair, pair of side chairs, three drawer dresser with looking glass, and washstand.

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), caning

GUSN: 265866

Accession Number: 2012.58.5.5

Side chair

Straight back chair with caned seat. Plain rectangular back with two horizontal rails, ball finials. Part of an eight-piece bedroom set: Bed, side table, commode, rocking chair, pair of side chairs, three drawer dresser with looking glass, and washstand.

Date: 1880-1889

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), caning

GUSN: 265867

Accession Number: 2012.58.5.6

Chest of drawers with looking glass

Chest of drawers [.1] with looking glass [.2]. Chest has three drawers of graduating size with brass ring pulls. Rectangular flat top with glass tile insets. Large rectangular looking glass topped with spool design and glass tile insets. Part of an eight-piece bedroom set: Bed, side table, commode, ...

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 265868

Accession Number: 2012.58.5.7.1-.2

Washstand

Washstand with plain wood backsplash and a towel racks on each side. Tabletop inset with eight decorative glass tiles. Washstand has one drawer with two pulls and a central cabinet underneath with a lock. Part of an eight-piece bedroom set: Bed, side table, commode, rocking chair, pair of side chair...

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 265869

Accession Number: 2012.58.5.8

Table

Dining table [a] with nine and a half removable extension leaves [b-j]. Rectangular table has rounded corners with carving above and below the plain skirt. Heavy spiral turned legs end in a block with a carved flower and a carved foot. Part of a fifteen-piece dining room set including: Dining Table ...

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood)

GUSN: 265870

Accession Number: 2012.58.6.1A-J

Armchair

Armchair with flame finials. Carved and curved crest rail with spiral turned stiles and a pierced splat. Chair arms feature a carved scroll at the end. Carved knees and ball and claw feet. Leather seat. Part of a fifteen-piece dining room set including: Dining Table with extension leaves; Table leaf...

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 265872

Accession Number: 2012.58.6.3

Armchair

Armchair with flame finials. Carved and curved crest rail with spiral turned stiles and a pierced splat. Chair arms feature a carved scroll at the end. Carved knees and ball and claw feet. Leather seat. Part of a fifteen-piece dining room set including: Dining Table with extension leaves; Table leaf...

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products

GUSN: 265873

Accession Number: 2012.58.6.4

Chair

Side chair with flame finials. Carved and curved crest rail with spiral turned stiles and a pierced splat. Carved knees and ball and claw feet. Leather seat. Part of a fifteen-piece dining room set including: Dining Table with extension leaves; Table leaf stand; Twelve chairs (two armchairs and ten ...

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood)

GUSN: 265874

Accession Number: 2012.58.6.5

Chair

Side chair with flame finials. Carved and curved crest rail with spiral turned stiles and a pierced splat. Carved knees and ball and claw feet. Leather seat. Part of a fifteen-piece dining room set including: Dining Table with extension leaves; Table leaf stand; Twelve chairs (two armchairs and ten ...

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 265875

Accession Number: 2012.58.6.6

Chair

Side chair with flame finials. Carved and curved crest rail with spiral turned stiles and a pierced splat. Carved knees and ball and claw feet. Leather seat. Part of a fifteen-piece dining room set including: Dining Table with extension leaves; Table leaf stand; Twelve chairs (two armchairs and ten ...

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 265876

Accession Number: 2012.58.6.7

Chair

Side chair with flame finials. Carved and curved crest rail with spiral turned stiles and a pierced splat. Carved knees and ball and claw feet. Leather seat. Part of a fifteen-piece dining room set including: Dining Table with extension leaves; Table leaf stand; Twelve chairs (two armchairs and ten ...

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 265877

Accession Number: 2012.58.6.8

Chair

Side chair with flame finials. Carved and curved crest rail with spiral turned stiles and a pierced splat. Carved knees and ball and claw feet. Leather seat. Part of a fifteen-piece dining room set including: Dining Table with extension leaves; Table leaf stand; Twelve chairs (two armchairs and ten ...

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 265878

Accession Number: 2012.58.6.9

Chair

Side chair with flame finials. Carved and curved crest rail with spiral turned stiles and a pierced splat. Carved knees and ball and claw feet. Leather seat. Part of a fifteen-piece dining room set including: Dining Table with extension leaves; Table leaf stand; Twelve chairs (two armchairs and ten ...

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 265879

Accession Number: 2012.58.6.10

Chair

Side chair with flame finials. Carved and curved crest rail with spiral turned stiles and a pierced splat. Carved knees and ball and claw feet. Leather seat. Part of a fifteen-piece dining room set including: Dining Table with extension leaves; Table leaf stand; Twelve chairs (two armchairs and ten ...

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 265880

Accession Number: 2012.58.6.11

Chair

Side chair with flame finials. Carved and curved crest rail with spiral turned stiles and a pierced splat. Carved knees and ball and claw feet. Leather seat. Part of a fifteen-piece dining room set including: Dining Table with extension leaves; Table leaf stand; Twelve chairs (two armchairs and ten ...

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 265881

Accession Number: 2012.58.6.12

Chair

Side chair with flame finials. Carved and curved crest rail with spiral turned stiles and a pierced splat. Carved knees and ball and claw feet. Leather seat. Part of a fifteen-piece dining room set including: Dining Table with extension leaves; Table leaf stand; Twelve chairs (two armchairs and ten ...

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 265882

Accession Number: 2012.58.6.13

Chair

Side chair with flame finials. Carved and curved crest rail with spiral turned stiles and a pierced splat. Carved knees and ball and claw feet. Leather seat. Part of a fifteen-piece dining room set including: Dining Table with extension leaves; Table leaf stand; Twelve chairs (two armchairs and ten ...

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 265883

Accession Number: 2012.58.6.14

Fire screen

Fire screen with a central beveled glass panel. Wood frame has flame finials, spiral turned stiles, and large animal paw feet. Part of a fifteen-piece dining room set including: Dining Table with extension leaves; Table leaf stand; Twelve chairs (two armchairs and ten side chairs); and a fire screen...

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), glass (material), carving (processes)

GUSN: 265884

Accession Number: 2012.58.6.15

Creamer

Creamer, decorated with bands of engraved flowers, oak leaves, and acorns. Both sides engraved with center medallion surround by garlands of leaves. One medallion has an engraved "P" in the center.

Date: 1806-1811

Maker: Alfred & George Welles (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 265931

Accession Number: 2012.62.1

Sugar bowl

Two-handled sugar bowl [a] with cover [b]; Body of sugar bowl is decorated with a freize of flowers, crescent moons, oak leaves and acorns. Both sides engraved with center medallion surrounded by garlands of leaves. One medallion has an engraved "P" in the center. Stepped base, cover has an urn fini...

Date: 1806-1811

Maker: Alfred & George Welles (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 265932

Accession Number: 2012.62.2AB

Baby gate

Wooden baby gate, nine vertical slats crossed by two horizontal slats. Width of gate is adjusted by turning a large wooden screw.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 265940

Accession Number: 2012.63.1

Secrétaire à Abattant

Rectagular and vertical with fall front. Mahogany, gilt-metal mounted, pine secondary wood. Top of upper case contains one drawer in the form of a bookmatched mahogany frieze. Lower doors composed of mahogany boards fitted with "clamps" at top a nd bottom attached with tongue and groove joints. ...

Date: 1819-1825

Maker: Attributed to Isaac Vose & Son (Furniture maker)

Material: mahogany (wood), veneer, eastern white pine (wood), ash (wood), poplar (wood)

GUSN: 265950

Accession Number: 2012.64.1

Mug

Large earthenware mug. Hand painted with a band of orange and brown leaves interspersed with grapevines around the top. Hand-painted black lines at top and bottom of decorative band, and at base of mug.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 269065

Accession Number: 1970.415

Mug

Earthenware mug. Blue glazed body, with identical molded and painted floral motifs on either side. Colors on floral decoration include pink, green, brown, and yellow. Concave sided with beaded line below rim and reeded base. Ear-shaped handle with molded foliate design.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 269071

Accession Number: 2012.110.1

Children's Cream Pitcher

Earthenware children's cream pitcher. Footed baluster body, scalloped rim, and flat-topped ear-shaped handle with molded leaf design. Black transfer printed idyllic landscape with inscription at center, "Present for Sewing Well." Hand painted red lines around rim and base.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 269194

Accession Number: 1939.609

Teacup

Porcelain teacup. Rounded handle with painted floral decoration and geometric border composed of thin red lines. Flowers are pink with green leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 269202

Accession Number: 1958.137.1

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with painted floral decoration and geometric border composed of thin red lines. Flowers are pink with green leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 269203

Accession Number: 1958.137.2

Teacup and saucer

Porcelain teacup and saucer set featuring children's nursery rhymes with illustrations: "Little Tom Tucker" and "Ride a Cock-Horse to Danbury Cross." Brown transfer print with gold lustre on rims. Illustrations in color.

Maker: Royal Doulton (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain, transfer printing, lusterware

GUSN: 269206

Accession Number: 1990.256

Teacup

Porcelain teacup with loop handle, part of a teacup and saucer set. Features the children's nursery rhyme "Little Tom Tucker" with an illustration on one side of a standing boy and two seated girls, and on the other side, one verse of the nursery rhyme.

Maker: Royal Doulton (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain, transfer printing, lusterware

GUSN: 269207

Accession Number: 1990.256.1

Saucer

Porcelain saucer, part of a teacup and saucer set. Features the children's nursery rhyme "Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross" with an illustration of a boy riding a hobby horse in the foreground and a colorfully dressed figure on a white horse in the background. Includes one verse of the nursery ...

Maker: Royal Doulton (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain, transfer printing, lusterware

GUSN: 269208

Accession Number: 1990.256.2

Basket

Basket with cover, made by the Makah, Washington state.

Date: ca. 1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 269214

Accession Number: 1934.2212AB

Waistcoat

Men's white satin waistcoat edged with embroidery

Date: ca. 1780

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 269215

Accession Number: 1934.2214

Cape

Black velvet cape trimmed with fringe.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 269216

Accession Number: 1934.2216

Shawl

Embroidered black cashmere (?) shawl, heavy silk fringe.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 269217

Accession Number: 1934.2217

Dress

Dark blue ribbed silk dress

Date: ca. 1845

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 269218

Accession Number: 1934.2218

Hook

Brass hook for making drawn rings.

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 269219

Accession Number: 1934.2221

Transparency

Window transparency, two childrens heads.

Date: 1863

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 269220

Accession Number: 1934.2222

Card Table

Federal style card table. Serpentined shape with conforming hinged top with rosewood veneer, banded edge of stylized leafy vine motif meeting in a cruciform in the center; conforming skirt with three panels of feathered birch veneer surrounded by black and white dash inlay, the whole with rose cross...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 269282

Accession Number: 1966.304

Set of Four Side Chairs

Four Federal style side chairs.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: Probably Boardman, Langley, 1774-1833 (Maker)

GUSN: 269283

Accession Number: 1966.281A-D

Side Chair

Federal style side chair. Plaque on the back reads, "John Langdon 1741-1819".

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: Probably Boardman, Langley, 1774-1833 (Maker)

GUSN: 269284

Accession Number: 1966.375

Chest of Drawers

Chest of drawers with four ungraduated drawers; serpentine front with canted corners and conforming top; mahogany veneered drawers with beaded edges and string inlay banding; drawers fitted with locks and two brasses with circular stamped backplates; French feet.

Date: 1795-1815

Maker: Possibly Boardman, Langley, 1774-1833 (Maker)

GUSN: 269285

Accession Number: 1966.357

Chest of Drawers

Federal style four drawer chest of drawers; mahogany top with stylized repeating leaf and vine inlay on the edge; drawer fronts are beaded and veneered with three panels of flaming birch with mahogany veneer on the perimeter, the central panel grain is used vertically while the side panels use the g...

Date: 1790-1815

Maker: Possibly Judkins and Senter (Maker)

GUSN: 269287

Accession Number: 1942.1406

Sofa

Portsmouth made, Federal style sofa with an arched crest rail with birch veneered central panel; rounded handholds; turned and carved arm supports and front legs; square rear legs; and mauve and cream striped reproduction upholstery.

Date: 1805-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 269477

Accession Number: 1997.84

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug with shaped base and loop handle. Blue transfer printed design featuring fruit, flowers, and a bird. Decorative blue border printed around inside of rim, with printed accent on handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 269489

Accession Number: 1970.1310.1122

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