Historic New England

Slant-top Desk

Slant-top desk. Mahogany primary wood; white pine secondary wood. Reverse-serpentine front encloses four drawers; top drawer flanked by sliding rests. Four graduated drawers. Beaded case. Hinged top with writing surface. Apron has fan motif central drop. Rests on ball and claw feet.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 72420

Accession Number: 1969.612

Chest of Drawers

Flat mold. cornice; four grad drawer upp case; mold waist; fan, brkt f

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), tulipwood (Brazilian, wood), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 72421

Accession Number: 1969.613

Highchest Base

Highchest Base Table. Maple primary wood, white pine secondary wood. Rectangular top with molded edge. Central drawer over arched apron. Flanking drawers over reverse curves. Rests on slender cabriole legs and pad feet. Replaced hardware.

Date: 1735-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), mahogany (wood), maple (wood), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 72422

Accession Number: 1969.614

Dressing Table

Dressing table. Unidentified tropical wood; walnut veneer skirt, case sides, drawer fronts, and skirt bead; walnut legs, stretchers, and feet; pine secondary (except replaced parts). Rectangular top; three drawers with drop pulls; reverse-curve skirt with central arch, drops; Shaped stretcher in t...

Date: 1715-1740

Maker: unknown

Material: black walnut (wood), brass (alloy), inlay (process), pine (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 72423

Accession Number: 1969.615

Low Chair

Low side chair. Maple primary wood, pine secondary wood; horsehair upholstery; cotton batting; hemp, and chintz. Molded yoke-shaped crest with central carved shell. Pierced splat. Slip seat. Swelled ring-turned stretchers with block-turned supports. Rests on cabriole legs with cyma-curved knee...

Date: 1755-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), cotton (textile), hemp (fiber), horsehair, mahogany (wood), maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 72424

Accession Number: 1969.616

Chair

Chair. Maple or birch primary wood; oak or ash seat rails. Rush seat. Ribbon crest and slats; straight stretchers. Rests on Marlborough legs.

Date: 1770-1809

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), birch (wood), maple (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 72425

Accession Number: 1969.617

Chair

Chair with yoke shaped crest rail and pronounced carved ears. Shaped stiles with chamfered backs enclosing modified owls-eye pierced splat, cut-out, not carved. Flag shaped seat with figured horsehair covered slip seat. Marlborough legs with outside egde chamfered on front. Four plain rectangula...

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), horsehair, maple (wood), oak (wood), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 72426

Accession Number: 1969.618

Slant-top Desk

Slant-top desk. Pine, mahogany, mahogany veneer, and possibly cherry. One drawer, two support slides. Hinged writing surface with shell-carved skirt with drops. Seven interior drawers: two hidden drawers with pilasters. Rests on cabriole legs with pad feet.

Date: 1760-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), cherry (wood), mahogany (wood), maple (wood), pine (wood), veneering

GUSN: 72427

Accession Number: 1969.619

Chest of Drawers

Chest of drawers. Mahogany primary wood with mahogany veneer, white pine secondary wood. Rectangular top, serpentine front; four conforming graduated drawers. Rests on bracket feet.

Date: 1785-1814

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 72428

Accession Number: 1969.620

Candlestand

Candlestand. Mahogany primary wood with maple cleat. Cleat held serpentine top. Vase-turned pedestal. Rests on cabriole legs with pointy pad feet.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), maple (wood)

GUSN: 72429

Accession Number: 1969.621

Tea Table

Tea table. Mahogany top, pedestal, and legs; birch swing rails and end rails; pine stationary rails and support blocks; iron brace. Rectangular top; two semi-circular leaves; turned baluster, tripod legs; married top and base.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), iron (metal), mahogany (wood), maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 72430

Accession Number: 1969.622

Corner Chair/Close Stool

Corner Chair. Oak, plywood, pressboard, fabric, enameled metal. Continuous arms; three turned supports; rectangular seat; modern pot, skirt, and baseboard. Reworked 1900-1924.

Date: 1760-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, maple (wood), oak (wood), plywood, pressboard, metal, textiles

GUSN: 72431

Accession Number: 1969.623

Great Chair

Great chair. Poplar front legs, maple arms, crest, splat, stay rail, ash side stretchers and probably rear stretchers, replaced pine front seat rail, ash side and rear seat rails. Yoke crest; vasiform splat; curled hand-holds; block-turned legs; ball and reel stretchers.

Date: 1740-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), maple (wood), rush (material), tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)

GUSN: 72432

Accession Number: 1969.624

Chest of Drawers

Chest of drawers. Mahogany primary wood, white pine secondary wood. Upper section has broken scroll pediment with carved florettes. Fluted pilasters. Carved fan motif at uppermost and lowermost central drawers. Cyma-curved skirt. Rests on cabriole legs with raised pad feet.

Date: 1770-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), mahogany (wood), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 72433

Accession Number: 1969.625

Painting

Landscape in green, brown, blue, gray. Woman standing on road with soldier on horse, with more mounted soldiers in background. Embankment and large tree to right.

Date: 1700-1749

Maker: Attributed to Wynants, Johannes, 1643-1684 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), panel paintings (painting by form)

GUSN: 72233

Accession Number: 1969.1020

Portrait of Josiah Bradlee (1778-1860)

Three-quarter length portrait of a man, with white hair, stock, black suit, with blue background.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 72234

Accession Number: 1969.1021

Photographic Print

Bust length older man; white beard, suit, glasses

Date: 1915

Maker: unknown

Material: gelatin silver prints, silver (metal)

GUSN: 72235

Accession Number: 1969.1022

Landscape Picture

Blue, green, orange; woman, left; figures on beach right; boats on horizon

Date: 1871

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 72236

Accession Number: 1969.1023

Women in a Garden

Scene with two women seated in a moonlit garden; wearing ball gowns. Blue-green, blue, pink.

Date: 1945

Maker: Stanislaus (Artist) Foster Brothers (Framer)

Material: chromolithographs, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 72237

Accession Number: 1969.1024

Landscape

Hut on stilts over marsh; figuress walking. In blue, grey, gold, brown, green.

Date: 1868

Maker: Possibly Northcote, James, 1822-1904 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), panel paintings (painting by form)

GUSN: 72238

Accession Number: 1969.1025

Landscape with Figures

Landscape with several groups of men and women resting near trees along road, horse in harness at center.

Date: 1750-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), panel paintings (painting by form)

GUSN: 72239

Accession Number: 1969.1026

"The Sentinel-New England Shore"

Watercolor painting of a night scene with a single tall pine tree on a bluff overlooking a lake.

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: Hudson, Charles William, 1871-1943 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 72240

Accession Number: 1969.1029

Landscape Picture

Ceremony at temple, left; satyr on steps; figures with bull, rightt.

Date: 1805

Maker: Reproduction of Gillee Lotharing, Claudius (Artist) Frid. Gmelin, Guil. (Engraver)

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

GUSN: 72241

Accession Number: 1969.1030

Landscape Picture

Figures and cattle frground; dancers by lake, center; temple and waterwheel

Date: 1804

Maker: Reproduction of Lorraine, Claude, 1600-1682 (Artist) Gmelin, Wilhelm F., 1745-1821 (Engraver)

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

GUSN: 72242

Accession Number: 1969.1031

Picture

Green, orange, yellow, brown; depiction of a speeding car, left; man at wheel, girl back; police

Date: 1820

Maker: Deitrich & Co. (Maker)

Material: chromolithographs, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 72243

Accession Number: 1969.1032

Landscape Picture

View looking dwn at valley; colonnaded terraces at rt on hill

Date: 1850-1874

Maker: Alpert, S. (Framer)

Material: lithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 72244

Accession Number: 1969.1033

Landscape Picture

View of walled city on hill above harbour; steep mtns at rt.

Date: 1824

Maker: Alpert, S. (Framer)

Material: lithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 72245

Accession Number: 1969.1034

Print

Nude lady in woods with foot in water; maid right; ram and putti ped.

Date: 1800

Maker: Reproduction of Boucher, Francois, 1703-1770 (Artist) Moitte (Engraver) Hastings & Davenport (Framer)

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

GUSN: 72246

Accession Number: 1969.1035

Photographic Print

2 children on ponies in driveway; another at side of road

Date: 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 72247

Accession Number: 1969.1036

Landscape Picture

Grey monochrome; figures right and left; cattle and sheep herded; trees, hill

Date: 1870-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 72248

Accession Number: 1969.1037

Photographic Print

Turretted bldg behind sqaure with merchants stalls in front

Date: 1870-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 72249

Accession Number: 1969.1038

Photographic Print

Canal view; boats moored on sides; trees & row houses; people

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 72250

Accession Number: 1969.1039

Picture

Hen preparing to pluck caterpillar off of sleeping boy's bot

Date: 1922

Maker: Retan, George (Maker)

Material: lithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 72251

Accession Number: 1969.1040

Print

Rust, gray; goose approaches naked boy lying on grass with hat face

Date: 1922

Maker: Reproduction of Retan, George (Artist) Lecaplain & Cie (Publisher)

Material: lithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 72252

Accession Number: 1969.1041

Portrait of Theodore Chase (1832-1895)

Bust-length portrait of a man; brown hair, eyes, mustache; black coat, cravat; oval.

Date: 1860

Maker: Chase, J. Eastman (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product), oil pastels

GUSN: 72253

Accession Number: 1969.1042

Photographic Print

Gothic revival cottage surrounded by stone wall

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: gelatin silver prints, silver (metal)

GUSN: 72254

Accession Number: 1969.1043

Portrait of Ogden Codman

Black and white bust-length portrait of an older man; white beard, suit, glasses.

Date: 1900-1924

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), oil pastels, pencils (drawing and writing equipment)

GUSN: 72255

Accession Number: 1969.1044

Photographic Print

Waist length view of wigged gentleman in dark suit

Date: 1885

Maker: Alpert, S. (Framer)

Material: gelatin silver prints, silver (metal)

GUSN: 72256

Accession Number: 1969.1045

Landscape

Landscape with tomb and recumbent figure under arched tracery windows. Blue, green, beige.

Date: 1894

Maker: Codman, Alice "Ahla" Newbold, 1866-1923 (Maker)

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

GUSN: 72257

Accession Number: 1969.1046

Postcard

Brn, blue, org; cliffs overlooking ocean

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: Costa, C. (Maker) Foster Brothers (Framer)

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

GUSN: 72258

Accession Number: 1969.1047

Photographic Print

Exterior view, side entrance with garden; circular format

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: Attributed to Hawes, Josiah Johnson, 1808-1891 (Maker) Foster Brothers (Framer)

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 72259

Accession Number: 1969.1048

Postcard

Blue, brown, orange; woman in white, riding donkey into desert

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: Bossini (Maker) Foster Brothers (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product), oil pastels

GUSN: 72260

Accession Number: 1969.1049

Portrait of a Man

Seated half-length portrait of a man; rests arm on scroll-armed chair; sepia-toned.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), oil pastels

GUSN: 72261

Accession Number: 1969.1052

Picture

Blue, green, beige, brown; rocks at the edge of the water; figure near water; distant town

Date: 1881

Maker: Jackson, V. de W. (Artist)

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

GUSN: 72262

Accession Number: 1969.1053

Portrait of Theodore Chase (1832-1895)

Bust-length portrait of a man, turned three-quarters; has side burns; white collar, black stock.

Date: 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: charcoal (plant material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 72263

Accession Number: 1969.1054

Photographic Print

Bust lgth young male; black bow tie, coat; white vest

Date: 1855

Maker: unknown

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 72264

Accession Number: 1969.1055

Photographic Print

Bust lgth young woman; side braids, lace collar, brooch; chair

Date: 1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 72265

Accession Number: 1969.1056

Photographic Print

Bust length older male; glasses, moustache

Date: 1885

Maker: Porter, Benjamin Curtis, 1845-1902 (Maker) Doll & Richards (Framer)

Material: gelatin silver prints, silver (metal)

GUSN: 72266

Accession Number: 1969.1057

Photographic Print

View down Beacon Street. after the Sears house; park to the left, buildings to the right

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: Foster Brothers (Framer)

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 72267

Accession Number: 1969.1058

Picture

Blue, green, brown; inner courtyard, moorish-like building; reflecting pool, tree

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: Carriguer, J. (Maker)

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

GUSN: 72268

Accession Number: 1969.1059

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