Historic New England

Dining Table

Extension dining table. Six turned legs; round top; elaborate extension mechanism.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 50096

Accession Number: 1982.47

Sideboard

Tapered legs with inlaid cuffs; three upper drawers and three lower doors; brass knob pulls; inlaid drawer fronts.

Date: ca. 1795-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: American linden (wood), cherry (wood), inlay (process), mahogany (wood), American tulipwood (wood), veneering, pine (wood)

GUSN: 50097

Accession Number: 1982.49

Comb-back Windsor Rocking Chair

No description

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 50098

Accession Number: 1982.50

Highchest

Cabriole legs; pad feet; shaped kirt; cock beading around drawers.

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), walnut (wood), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 50099

Accession Number: 1982.51

Fire Bucket

A painted leather fire bucket with rings designed to hold a handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 50100

Accession Number: 1982.53.1

Fire Bucket

A painted leather fire bucket with rings designed to hold a handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 50101

Accession Number: 1982.53.2

Fire Bucket

A painted leather fire bucket with a loop handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 50102

Accession Number: 1982.54.1

Coal Scuttle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 50103

Accession Number: 1982.55

Windsor Armchair

Sack back with molded and carved arms, turned arm supports and legs; wide, narrow, scooped seat.

Date: 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), painting (coating)

GUSN: 50104

Accession Number: 1982.56

Cheval Glass

Cheval mirror

Date: 1879-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood)

GUSN: 50105

Accession Number: 1982.57A

Stand

Two-tier Chinese teakwood stand with inset marble top in rust red, white, and pale orange. Upper stand has a carved and pierced skirt. Lower shelf has a shaped skirt.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: teak (wood), marble (rock)

GUSN: 50106

Accession Number: 1982.58

Bow-back Windsor Chair

Eight bamboo-turned spindles, legs and stretchers; shaped and scooped seat; molded back rail.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 50107

Accession Number: 1982.59

Chair

Salamander-type slat back, rush seat with shaped seat rail, arm supports going through to top stretcher.

Date: 1915-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: rush (material)

GUSN: 50108

Accession Number: 1982.60

Chest of Drawers

Three drawers with wooden knobs, overhanging upper drawer, foliate carved scroll stiles, flattened ball feet

Maker: unknown

Material: tulipwood (Brazilian, wood), eastern white pine (wood), chestnut (wood)

GUSN: 50109

Accession Number: 1982.61A

Mirror

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50110

Accession Number: 1982.61B

Mirror

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50111

Accession Number: 1982.61C

Mirror

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50112

Accession Number: 1982.62A

Mirror

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50113

Accession Number: 1982.62C

Bed

Four post low post mahogany carved bedstead with pineapple finials; two side rails and one front rail.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50114

Accession Number: 1982.63A-E

Dressing Table

Cabriole legs, pad feet on low disks, ogee-shaped skirt with acorn drops, 4 drawers, lower center with recessed arch

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), eastern white pine (wood)

GUSN: 50115

Accession Number: 1982.64

Sewing Table

Splayed-leg base with paw feet, rope-twisted supports, 2 drawers and bag slide with wood knobs; 2 drop leaves

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50116

Accession Number: 1982.65

Chair

Turound crest rail with tablet; turound frnt legs; wide slat with stencil

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: stenciling, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 50117

Accession Number: 1982.67

Chest

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 50118

Accession Number: 1982.70

Chest of Drawers

Chest of drawers. Mahogany veneer, white pine secondary. Four graduated drawers with inlay and cock beading, round bail handles. Rests on French bracket feet.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), mahogany (wood), veneer, Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 50119

Accession Number: 1982.71

Mirror

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50120

Accession Number: 1982.72

Chair

Eared crest rail, solid vase splat, rush seat, block-and-baluster-turned front legs, Spanish feet.

Date: ca. 1770

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), rush (material)

GUSN: 50121

Accession Number: 1982.73

Mirror

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50122

Accession Number: 1982.74

Chair

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50123

Accession Number: 1982.102

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50124

Accession Number: 1982.146A

Shoes

Cream dotted silk; toe has remains of silver metallic thread embroidery; thin 2-1/2" heel; embroidery eaten away at toe.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, silk (textile), thread, metallic (color attribute), silver (metal)

GUSN: 50125

Accession Number: 1982.154.1-.2

White cotton ground; diagonal line quilting. Four appliqued motifs of abstract flowers surrounded by eight green oak leaves; center applique motif. Body framed by entwining vine of green and red; regularly spaced green stemmed leaves. At corners of vine appliqued yellow and pink calico flower pots; ...

Date: ca. 1868

Maker: unknown

Material: appliqué (technique), calico, embroidering, quilting

GUSN: 50126

Accession Number: 1982.155

Base

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 50127

Accession Number: 1982.156

Needlework Picture

Silk Mourning Picture. A man and boy lean on either side of a memorial with urn on top. A little girl sits at the left. A garland of roses is draped around the urn. The sky and the peoples' hands and faces are painted. There is a large weeping willow behind the memorial. stitches: satin stitch

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: Kuhn, Anne, 1797-1880 (Embroiderer) Johnston, John, 1753-1818 (Artist)

Material: embroidering, paintings (visual works), silk (textile), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 50128

Accession Number: 1982.157

Splashboard

3 drawers, 2 smaller upper drawers; round corners; casters; splashboard; heavy wooden knobs

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: veneer, pine (wood), black cherry (wood), tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)

GUSN: 50129

Accession Number: 1982.158B

Washstand

Washstand. Middle shelf and drawer with inlaid front, upper frame for basin with shaped skirt. Rests on splayed feet with shaped stretcher.

Date: 1805-1820

Maker: Possibly Seymour, John (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood), eastern white pine (wood), inlay (process), veneer, cherry (wood)

GUSN: 50130

Accession Number: 1982.161

Coal Bucket

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 50131

Accession Number: 1982.162

Bed Warmer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 50132

Accession Number: 1982.163

Electrified Lamp with Shade

Electrified oil lamp. Green ribbed font on brass stem with hexagonal paper shade.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 50133

Accession Number: 1982.164AB

Electrified Oil Lamp with Shade

Electrified oil lamp with pressed colorless glass font, marble base and hexagonal paper shade.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50134

Accession Number: 1982.165AB

Lamp

Electrified oil lamp (a) with pressed colorless glass body molded in bull's eye pattern. White marble base, paper shade (b). [Paper shade is missing].

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), marble (rock), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 50136

Accession Number: 1982.166AB