Historic New England

Seating Furniture with Multiple Images

This file consists of four pages containing 37 sketches rendered in pencil. Drawings depict seating furniture manufactured by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and Casson, or their successor Irving and Casson - A H. Davenport Co. Drawings have been glued to cover entire surface of pages. Some of the sketc...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 313799

Ref. Code: CC011.004.005

Side Chairs

This file consists of 40 sketches rendered in pencil and one in watercolor and pencil. Drawings depict side chairs manufactured by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and Casson, or their successor Irving and Casson - A H. Davenport Co. A few drawings are more developed and contain information such as measu...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 313800

Ref. Code: CC011.004.006

Arm Chairs

This file consists of 79 sketches rendered in pencil. Drawings depict arm chairs manufactured by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and Casson, or their successor Irving and Casson - A H. Davenport Co. A few drawings are more developed and contain information such as measurements; however, many are very ro...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 313801

Ref. Code: CC011.004.007

Other Sketches

This file consists of 26 sketches rendered in pencil, fourteen of which are fragments of other drawings. One black-and-white photograph of chairs is also included. Drawings depict a variety of items manufactured by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and Casson, or their successor Irving and Casson - A H. D...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 313802

Ref. Code: CC011.004.008

Lumber and building material, a complete home builders' service, W.E. Atkinson Company, 27 Water Street, Newburyport, Mass.

The business can help home owners with materials for cabinets, doors, windows, stairs and other home installations.

Date: January 1942

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 313814

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.002

General catalogue of Jacobson & Co., 241 East 44th Street, New York, New York, 1920

Group photographs display the items for sale with accompanying prices. The cover title reads "Architectural and decorative ornaments." Several plates have been cut out of the catalog. Three small sheets have pencil written notes.

Date: 1920

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 313815

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.001.012

Chemo, manufacturers of insecticides and disinfectants, Chemo Company, Buffalo, New York

Instructions for using the product, prices, testimonials and an order form are included in the pamphlet.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 313816

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.020

Termites in your home, how to detect termites and stop their damage, Terminix Co. of Massachusetts, 276 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass.

The E.L. Bruce Company developed the Terminix insecticide for treating homes. The process is described in the brochure.

Date: 1938

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 313821

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.021

Swampscott and Mashpee, MA and North Conway, NH

A bound album containing 98 black and white photographs relating to Swampscott and Mashpee, Massachusetts and North Conway, New Hampshire, dated 1890. The photographs depict mostly the exteriors of houses in Swampscott, beach scenes with boats and rocky shores, town streetscapes, and portraits of c...

Date: 1890-1922

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 313822

Ref. Code: PC009.277

Heads and horns, Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Rochester, New York

Buffalo, moose, caribou and other wild animals are described for customers along with instructions for preparing the heads for mounting. Prices for mounted heads, horns and rugs are provided. The business will also prepare domestic animals. The decimation of buffalo herds is described with a quote ...

Date: 1889-1890

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 313830

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.022

Beach scenes and houses Swampscott, Marblehead, Salem and Maine

A 9 1/2" x 11 1/2" bound red album containing 192 black and white photographs, labeled with dates ranging from June 1891 to September 1895. Subject matter includes beach scenes and shoreline landscapes, sailboats at sea,exterior of individual houses, portraits of children and women sitting, horse an...

Date: 1891-1895

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 313823

Ref. Code: PC009.278

New England- houses and sailing vessels

A large bound album, about 3/4 full,containing roughly 80 black and white photographs. The album begins with several photographs of the exerior of homes in an unidentified New England town(s), presumably in a countryside area with plots of open grassy land. Two labeled photographs identify " The Ol...

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 313824

Ref. Code: PC009.279

Family Album - Waltham, MA

Large bound photograph album possibly a family album of Chester and Eloise Smith of Waltham. 174 mostly black and white photographs from 1951-1952. Subjects include the summer vacation of Eloise Smith and Veronica Martowska to Vineyard Haven, MA. Mostly beach pictures with one showing Joseph Baldw...

Date: 1951-1952

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 313832

Ref. Code: PC009.280

New catalogue, wholesale prices of the Frank Blake Webster Company, Hyde Park, Mass.

The dealer sells taxidermy tools, botany and entomology supplies, books and bird eggs. There are four separate leaflets inside the item. Two are price lists, one is an order form for future catalogs and one is for Lambert's Disinfectant Insect Powder carried by Webster.

Date: 1895

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 313833

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.023

Correspondence

Subseries A contains forty-four letters written to his sons Captain Joseph Tucker (31 items) and Captain Richard H. Tucker, Jr. (13 items) between 1843 and 1859. This correspondence took place while the Tucker brothers were either at sea or stationed in Charleston, South Carolina, where the family h...

Date: 1843-1859

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 313841

Ref. Code: MS033.001.001

Other papers

Subseries B contains family correspondence, estate papers (miscellaneous correspondence, financial documents, etc.).

Date: undated

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 313842

Ref. Code: MS033.001.002

Ralph Adams Cram study collection of lantern slides

This is a collection of 163 glass lantern slides of exterior and interior views; renderings, plans, elevations, and sections; and models of different buildings by a variety of individual architects and architectural firms. The majority of the slides are of buildings on which the architectural offic...

Date: 1723-1951, undated

Collection: Ralph Adams Cram study collection of lantern slides

GUSN: 313876

Ref. Code: PC064

Architectural offices of Ralph Adams Cram and Partners

This series is a collection of 108 glass lantern slides of different buildings worked on by the architectural offices of Ralph Adams Cram and partners. It is divided into five subseries, each representing an architectural firm of which Ralph Adams Cram was a partner and including one or more slides...

Date: 1891-1951

Collection: Ralph Adams Cram study collection of lantern slides

GUSN: 313879

Ref. Code: PC064.01

Cram & Wentworth

This firm was in operation from approximately 1889-1892.

Date: 1891

Collection: Ralph Adams Cram study collection of lantern slides

GUSN: 313880

Ref. Code: PC064.01.01

All Saints' Church Dorchester, MA

Exterior

Date: 1891

Collection: Ralph Adams Cram study collection of lantern slides

GUSN: 313882

Ref. Code: PC064.01.01.01

Letters of R. H. Tucker Sr. to his sons

Correspondence (1 folder)

Date: 1843-1849

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 313894

Ref. Code: MS033.001.001.001

Letters of R. H. Tucker Sr. to his sons

Correspondence (1 folder)

Date: 1851-1859

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 313895

Ref. Code: MS033.001.001.002

Estate papers, correspondence, financial records, etc.

Family papers (1 folder)

Date: undated

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 313896

Ref. Code: MS033.001.002.001

Correspondence to Joseph Tucker (1821-1889), brother

Correspondence (1 folder)

Date: 1853-1858

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 313897

Ref. Code: MS033.002.001.011

Account book

Account book (1 item)

Date: 1850-1893

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 313898

Ref. Code: MS033.002.003.008

Papers of Joseph Tucker (1821-1889)

Series XIV. Papers of Joseph Tucker (1821-1889), 1845-1871, includes correspondence to Captain Joseph Tucker from his sister Mary Tucker Rundlett, 1854; his wife Frances Lennox Tucker, 1845-1858; and his brother-in-law William P. Lennox, 1853-1861. Correspondence also includes four letters written b...

Date: 1845-1871

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 313901

Ref. Code: MS033.014

Correspondence

Correspondence (4 folders)

Date: 1854-1861

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 313902

Ref. Code: MS033.014.001

Letters of Mary Tucker Rundlett to her brother Joseph Tucker

Correspondence (1 folder)

Date: 1854

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 313903

Ref. Code: MS033.014.001.001

Letters of Frances Lennox Tucker to her husband Joseph Tucker

Corresopndence (1 folder)

Date: 1854-1858

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 313904

Ref. Code: MS033.014.001.002

Letters of W. P. Lennox to Joseph Tucker

Correspondence (1 folder)

Date: 1853-1861

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 313905

Ref. Code: MS033.014.001.003

Letters of Joseph Tucker to his wife Frances A. Lennox Tucker

Correspondence (1 folder)

Date: 1854

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 313906

Ref. Code: MS033.014.001.004

Other papers

Miscellaneous papers (1 folder)

Date: 1845-1871

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 313907

Ref. Code: MS033.014.002

Misc. Letters / Circulars

Miscellaneous papers (1 folder)

Date: 1845-1871

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 313908

Ref. Code: MS033.014.002.001

Calling cards

Calling cards for Amelia, Margaret, Agnes, and Eliza Little.

Date: undated

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 313909

Ref. Code: MS016.24.07.009

Woodbridge School class photograph

Framed photograph (1 item)

Date: 1899

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 313910

Ref. Code: MS016.25.004.005

Design Drawings -- Watercolors

This subseries consists of 135 design drawings, the vast majority of which are rendered in watercolor with a small number being in pencil and/or colored pencil. Drawings are beautifully executed with a high degree of detail; it is presumed that the drawings were used for client presentations as well...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 313917

Ref. Code: CC011.001.001

Interiors, Architectural Details, and Companion Pieces

Collection of twenty-one design drawings, mostly rendered in watercolor, depicting a variety of interior design plans, architectural details, and groupings of furniture designed by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving & Casson, or their successor Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. Included in this number...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 313918

Ref. Code: CC011.001.001.001

Interiors

File folder containing five watercolor renderings designed by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and Casson, or their successor, Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. Four drawings depict interior elevations of four walls of the same room. The fifth drawing depicts one wall of a different room and has ...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 313919

Ref. Code: CC011.001.001.001.001

Interiors and Architectural Details

File folder containing designs of by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and Casson, or their successor, Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. including seven watercolor renderings, two mounted pencil drawings, one black-and-white photographic print, and one negative print. Titles and other information s...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 313920

Ref. Code: CC011.001.001.001.002

Companion Pieces

File folder containing five design drawings by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and Casson, or their successor, Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. rendered in watercolor and pencil. Drawings depict a variety of furniture groupings such as tables with mirrors or bureaus with mirrors.

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 313921

Ref. Code: CC011.001.001.001.003

Case Furniture

Collection of thirty-seven design drawings, mostly rendered in watercolor, depicting a variety of case furniture forms designed by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving & Casson, or their successor Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. Types of furniture include cabinets, chests, desks, secretaries, and side...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 313923

Ref. Code: CC011.001.001.002

Cabinets and Chests

File folder containing twenty-one design drawings. Most are rendered in watercolor and pencil; however, several mounted pencil drawings on trace are also included. Drawings depict a variety of chests, china cabinets, commodes and other cabinets produced by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and Casson, or ...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 313924

Ref. Code: CC011.001.001.002.001

Desks, Writing Tables and Secretaries

File folder containing eight design drawings. Seven are rendered in watercolor and pencil; however, one mounted pencil drawing on trace is also included. Drawings depict a variety of secretaries and desks, including ones designed for use in public libraries, designed by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving a...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 313925

Ref. Code: CC011.001.001.002.002

Sideboards

File folder containing eight design drawings rendered in watercolor and pencil. Drawings depict a variety of sideboards designed by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and Casson, or their successor, Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co.

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 313926

Ref. Code: CC011.001.001.002.003

Support Furniture

Collection of nineteen design drawings, mostly rendered in watercolor, depicting a variety of tables designed by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving & Casson, or their successor Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. Types of tables include coffee and cocktail tables, dining tables, Pembroke tables, and ser...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 313930

Ref. Code: CC011.001.001.003

Coffee and Cocktail Tables

File folder containing five design drawings rendered in watercolor and pencil. Drawings depict a variety of coffee and cocktail tables designed by Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co.

Date: 1914-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 313931

Ref. Code: CC011.001.001.003.001

Dining Tables

File folder containing five design drawings, four of which are rendered in watercolor and pencil. The remaining drawing is done in pencil and colored pencil. Drawings depict a variety of dining tables designed by Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co.

Date: 1914-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 313932

Ref. Code: CC011.001.001.003.002

Seating Furniture

Collection of thirty-nine design drawings, mostly rendered in watercolor, depicting a variety of seating furniture designed by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving & Casson, or their successor Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. Types of seating furniture include sofas, settees, loveseats, and benches. Dr...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 313933

Ref. Code: CC011.001.001.004

Chairs and Stools

File folder containing fourteen design drawings rendered in watercolor and pencil or pencil on trace. Drawings are of a variety of chairs, a stool, and a choir stall designed by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and Casson, and their successor, Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. Handwritten notes on ...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 313939

Ref. Code: CC011.001.001.004.002

Exterior view of Castle Tucker

A black and white photograph of Castle Tucker in Wiscasset, Maine, with scaffolding and a ladder at the side of the house.

Date: 1965

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 314223

Ref. Code: MS033.013.004.002.003

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