Historic New England

Wine glass

Wine glass made of clear brown glass; cone-shaped well has fluting towards stem; short bulbous stem also fluted; flat round pressed base.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: fluting

GUSN: 251390

Accession Number: 2003.26.7.2

Wine glass

Wine glass made of clear brown glass; cone-shaped well has fluting towards stem; short bulbous stem also fluted; flat round pressed base.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: fluting

GUSN: 251391

Accession Number: 2003.26.7.3

Wine glass

Wine glass made of clear brown glass; cone-shaped well has fluting towards stem; short bulbous stem also fluted; flat round pressed base.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: fluting

GUSN: 251392

Accession Number: 2003.26.7.4

Wine glass

Wine glass made of clear brown glass; cone-shaped well has fluting towards stem; short bulbous stem also fluted; flat round pressed base.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: fluting

GUSN: 251393

Accession Number: 2003.26.7.5

Wine glass

Wine glass made of clear brown glass; cone-shaped well has fluting towards stem; short bulbous stem also fluted; flat round pressed base.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: fluting

GUSN: 251394

Accession Number: 2003.26.7.6

Window Frame

Wood window frame with a flared pediment. It has four metal brackets for shutters, and square-cut nails on the back.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 251396

Accession Number: 1999.101.1

Footstool

Bamboo-turned splay legs with dowel stretchers; painted red

Maker: unknown

Material: turning (shaping process), wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 251422

Accession Number: 1949.815

Doll's Chair

Doll's side chair; rush seat; stretchers; painted copper-color with yellow decoration on slats.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating), rush (material)

GUSN: 251423

Accession Number: 1949.816

Doll's Dropleaf Dining Table

Doll's wooden dropleaf dining table; turned legs; rounded leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), turning (shaping process), stain (coating), hinge components

GUSN: 251424

Accession Number: 1949.817

Miniature Painted Chest

Miniature doll chest; wood; painted green; paint-decorated with tulips.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 251425

Accession Number: 1949.818

Toy Bird in Birdcage

Windup toy; tin bird in metal birdcage; swings from metal stand with round base; painted.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), metal, paint (coating), molding (forming)

GUSN: 251426

Accession Number: 1949.819

Miniature Castiron Toy Cannon

Miniature castiron toy canon.

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 251427

Accession Number: 1949.820

Miniature Captain's Chair

Miniature wooden arm chair; captain's chair-type; toy.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 251428

Accession Number: 1949.821

Writing Box

Writing box; slant-top; interior compartments; yellow and green paint with floral decoartion on sides; locking

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating), metal

GUSN: 251429

Accession Number: 1949.822

Burl Bowl

Turned burl bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 251430

Accession Number: 1949.823

Doll's Dropleaf Table

Doll's dropleaf, miniature dining table; turned legs, rounded leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 251431

Accession Number: 1949.824

Toy Horse-drawn Hay Cart

Toy hay cart with horse; constructed of wood, metal and leather; painted.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal, leather, paint (coating)

GUSN: 251432

Accession Number: 1949.825

Toy Horse

Small, carved wooden horse; paint-decorated.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 251433

Accession Number: 1949.827

Crockery Bowl

Large, crockery ceramic bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), throwing (pottery technique), glaze

GUSN: 251434

Accession Number: 1949.812

Toy Village

Wooden toy village; painted buildings; road; trees; mounted on glass.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating), glass (material)

GUSN: 251435

Accession Number: 1949.828

Painted Oval Box

Painted oval box; Pennsylvania Dtuch-style figures.

Maker: unknown

Material: paint (coating)

GUSN: 251436

Accession Number: 1949.829

Toy Wagon

Toy wagon; made of wood and metal; simple painted pinstripe decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal, paint (coating)

GUSN: 251437

Accession Number: 1949.830

Child's Windsor Comb-back Chair

Child's Windsor chair; wood; comb-back; arms; straight, splay legs.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 251438

Accession Number: 1949.831

Framed print; depicts a tree with leaves covered with oval ornaments inscribed with words; at the base of the tree is a figure in a robe; the surrounding landscape includes a lake or river and mountains in the background.

Maker: unknown

Material: printing (process)

GUSN: 251439

Accession Number: 1949.832

Doll's Secretary Desk

Doll's desk with inlay decoration; ivory drawer pulls.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), inlay (process), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 251440

Accession Number: 1949.833

Doll's Slant-top Desk

Doll's slant-top desk; inlaid ivory decoration on sides; bun feet.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), inlay (process), ivory (tooth component), concealed hinges

GUSN: 251441

Accession Number: 1949.834

Child's Empire-style Rocking Chair

Wooden, Empire-style, child's rocking chair; stiles rounded toward the back at the top; top rail with a gentle camelback shape; cross rail curved to an upward point in the middle; flat seat; front legs curve outward near the top; dowel stretchers; short rockers.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 251442

Accession Number: 1949.835

Small Boy's Leather Boots

Small, leather boots.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, sewing (process)

GUSN: 251443

Accession Number: 1949.836

Box with Valentine

Small cardboard box (matchbox-size); with Valentine.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 251444

Accession Number: 1949.837

Pewter Candlestick

Pewter chamberstick; round dish-shaped base with ring handle; pierced to hold shade; cone-shaped glass shade

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin alloy, glass (material)

GUSN: 251445

Accession Number: 1949.838

Bedside Table

Bedside table; round top; eight-sided column; pedestal base with four feet.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 251446

Accession Number: 1949.839

Leather-covered Trunk

Leather-covered; decorative tacks; monogram inside oval in tacks on top.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), leather, tacks, metal

GUSN: 251461

Accession Number: 1949.841

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

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