Historic New England

Sea Chest

Six board rectangular form with canted sides; dovetailed corners; molded hinged lid with cleats at ends; old green paint with interior brown with partial till to right; wrought iron strap hinges, marked "A"; lateral becket brackets.

Date: 1795-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating), pine (wood), wrought

GUSN: 4084

Accession Number: 1977.390

Folding Bed

Bedstead comprised of two sections that stand independently; red wash paint; modern roping. A) Pine headboard with sloped shoulders tenoned into low squared posts with lamb's tongue chamfered edges; side rails with holes for rope; end rail cuts through side rails and terminates in square legs. B) Fo...

Date: 1725-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: rope, maple (wood), pine (wood), painting (coating)

GUSN: 4085

Accession Number: 1977.391AB

Pitcher

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 4086

Accession Number: 1977.392.1

Pitcher

Mismatched, underglazed, blue transfer-printed chamber pieces; white bodies. .2) Deep circular bown from with flared 12-sided canted rim; Marina pattern: Floral balcony with Venetian palaces in background; coral-like meandering border pattern.

Maker: Phillips, G. (Maker)

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 4087

Accession Number: 1977.392.2

Chamber Pot

Mismatched, underglazed, blue transfer-printed chamber pieces; white bodies. .3) covered; faceted globular body with scrolled handle; domed lid; Gothic castle pastoral scene; coral-like meandering leaf border pattern.

Maker: Blenheim Florentine China (Maker)

Material: figure- and animal-derived motifs, corals (animals), coral (material), earthenware, ironstone (pottery), vitrification, transfer printing, underglazing

GUSN: 4088

Accession Number: 1977.392.3AB

Washstand

Square form; top with circular cut-out to receive bown and surround by simple scrolled, shaped gallery/ splashboard with dovetailed corners; frame comprised of four block and ring turned legs terminating in tapered, inverted vasi-form feet; medial shelf with one drawer with wooden knob.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 4089

Accession Number: 1977.393

Cradle

Scalloped foot board, scalloped sides and front edges of hood sides; three piece top, arched hood crest; original handle.

Date: 1768-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), mahogany (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 4090

Accession Number: 1977.394

Portrait of Pope Leo

Central figure of Pope Leo seated facing left with hands on table with book and magnifying glass; flanked by two clerics in attendance; glazed; molded wooden frame (Hogarth-type), gilt over black paint.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), etching (printing process), gilding, ink, iron (metal), painting (coating), paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 4091

Accession Number: 1977.395

Sea Chest

Rectangular six board box form with iron strap hinged lid; painted green exterior and white inside; front board canted forward at base; lid with cleated ends; semi-circular grips on sides with hole drilled for rope to pass through; flat basal molding with ogee at topmost edge; box retains one wooden...

Date: 1745-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 4092

Accession Number: 1977.396

Portrait of George Guelphs Barrell (1780-1838)

Portait of George Guelphs Barrell, half length, facing right; subject placed on right side of canvas, red curtain draped on left side; subject wearing gold band on right hand and stick pin in shape of cross in shirt; in plain black frame with gold lines.

Date: 1800-1838

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 4093

Accession Number: 1977.397

Scene from "Kind Richard II"

Boydell Shakespeare print in original frame; painted black mat. Depicts Act IV, Scene 1 from "King Richard II."

Maker: Broune, M. (Painter) Smith, B. (Engraver) Boydell, John & Josiah (Publisher)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 4094

Accession Number: 1977.398

Scene from "Winter's Tale"

Boydell Shakespeare print in original frame; painted black and gold mat. Depicts Act V, Scene III from "Winter's Tale."

Maker: Boydell, John & Josiah (Publisher)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 4095

Accession Number: 1977.399

Sea Chest

Rectangular six-board form with canted sides and dovetailed corner construction; molded hinged lid with end cleats, side brackets for rope handles and cotter pin hinges; painted dark green; interior stained red; till without lid on left side.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), pine (wood)

GUSN: 4096

Accession Number: 1977.400

Table

Toilet table with four straight molded legs, oxbow front to top, straight skirt to front and sides; painted black.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 4097

Accession Number: 1977.401

Cruet

Mahogany stand with five-lobed slightly dished base with molded edge. Central turned baluster with beaded brass C-shaped bale handle at top; bulbous turned supports at gore of each lobe holds medial five-lobed ring; stand holds five bulbous-shaped condiment bottles; each bottle elliptical bulbous sh...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), mahogany (wood), painting (coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 4098

Accession Number: 1977.402.1

Cruet

Mahogany stand with five-lobed slightly dished base with molded edge. Central turned baluster with beaded brass C-shaped bale handle at top; bulbous turned supports at gore of each lobe holds medial five-lobed ring; stand holds five bulbous-shaped condiment bottles; each bottle elliptical bulbous sh...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), mahogany (wood), painting (coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 4099

Accession Number: 1977.402.2

Cruet

Mahogany stand with five-lobed slightly dished base with molded edge. Central turned baluster with beaded brass C-shaped bale handle at top; bulbous turned supports at gore of each lobe holds medial five-lobed ring; stand holds five bulbous-shaped condiment bottles; each bottle elliptical bulbous sh...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), mahogany (wood), painting (coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 4100

Accession Number: 1977.402.3

Cruet

Mahogany stand with five-lobed slightly dished base with molded edge. Central turned baluster with beaded brass C-shaped bale handle at top; bulbous turned supports at gore of each lobe holds medial five-lobed ring; stand holds five bulbous-shaped condiment bottles; each bottle elliptical bulbous sh...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), mahogany (wood), painting (coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 4101

Accession Number: 1977.402.4

Cruet

Mahogany stand with five-lobed slightly dished base with molded edge. Central turned baluster with beaded brass C-shaped bale handle at top; bulbous turned supports at gore of each lobe holds medial five-lobed ring; stand holds five bulbous-shaped condiment bottles; each bottle elliptical bulbous sh...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), mahogany (wood), painting (coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 4102

Accession Number: 1977.402.5

Cruet

Mahogany stand with five-lobed slightly dished base with molded edge. Central turned baluster with beaded brass C-shaped bale handle at top; bulbous turned supports at gore of each lobe holds medial five-lobed ring; stand holds five bulbous-shaped condiment bottles; each bottle elliptical bulbous sh...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), mahogany (wood), painting (coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 4103

Accession Number: 1977.402.6

Cruet

Mahogany stand with five-lobed slightly dished base with molded edge. Central turned baluster with beaded brass C-shaped bale handle at top; bulbous turned supports at gore of each lobe holds medial five-lobed ring; stand holds five bulbous-shaped condiment bottles; each bottle elliptical bulbous sh...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), mahogany (wood), painting (coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 4104

Accession Number: 1977.402.7

Charger

Hexagonal form with shallow well and broad flat rim; gilt and polychrome enamel overglaze decoration in well in tobacco leaf palette; brown buffalo on shore with another moving forward in water; large plant with green, yellow and pink leaves and stalk on bank; butterfly, beetle and grasshopper sit i...

Date: ca. 1755

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, overglazing

GUSN: 4105

Accession Number: 1977.403.1

Charger

Hexagonal form with shallow well and broad flat rim; gilt and polychrome enamel overglaze decoration in well in tobacco leaf palette; brown buffalo on shore with another moving forward in water; large plant with green, yellow and pink leaves and stalk on bank; butterfly, beetle and grasshopper sit i...

Date: ca. 1755

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, overglazing

GUSN: 4106

Accession Number: 1977.403.2

Dinner Plate

Hexagonal form with shallow well and broad flat rim; gilt and polychrome enamel overglaze decoration in well in tobacco leaf palette; brown buffalo on shore with another moving forward in water; large plant with green, yellow and pink leaves and stalk on bank; butterfly, beetle and grasshopper sit i...

Date: ca. 1755

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, overglazing

GUSN: 4107

Accession Number: 1977.403.3

Dinner Plate

Hexagonal form with shallow well and broad flat rim; gilt and polychrome enamel overglaze decoration in well in tobacco leaf palette; brown buffalo on shore with another moving forward in water; large plant with green, yellow and pink leaves and stalk on bank; butterfly, beetle and grasshopper sit i...

Date: ca. 1755

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, overglazing

GUSN: 4108

Accession Number: 1977.403.4

Dinner Plate

Hexagonal form with shallow well and broad flat rim; gilt and polychrome enamel overglaze decoration in well in tobacco leaf palette; brown buffalo on shore with another moving forward in water; large plant with green, yellow and pink leaves and stalk on bank; butterfly, beetle and grasshopper sit i...

Date: ca. 1755

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, overglazing

GUSN: 4109

Accession Number: 1977.403.5

Tilt-top tea table

Tripod base; pointed pad feet; urn turned pedestal; round top.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), maple (wood)

GUSN: 3860

Accession Number: 1977.207

Footstool

Round stool on three turned feet with incised lines on outside face of upper turning. Base is donut-cut into which feet are set. Exterior of base decorated with 1/2 round and cavetto-shaped turnings with incised line on bottom edge which has dot and line cutouts from it. Top upholstered in red wool ...

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 3861

Accession Number: 1977.135

Candlestick

Solid cast baluster from with hollow constructed base filled with ballast; circular stepped base below vasiform turned baluster; concave sided round candle socket terminating in flat broad drip pan.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 3862

Accession Number: 1977.136.1

Tieback

stamped brass roundelle with concave center having flower blossom design; face edge with two rows of beading; solid cast post ending with threaded iron screw; back of face possibly tin.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process), iron (metal), stamping (forming), tin (metal)

GUSN: 3863

Accession Number: 1977.137.1

Tieback

stamped brass roundelle with concave center having flower blossom design; face edge with two rows of beading; solid cast post ending with threaded iron screw; back of face possibly tin.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process), iron (metal), stamping (forming), tin (metal)

GUSN: 3864

Accession Number: 1977.137.2

Tea Table

Tea table. Mahogany with white pine corner blocks. Rectangular two-board top with rabbeted edges rounded to a bead that extend beyond rails. Narrow cove molding nailed to rails just below top. Shaped, scalloped skirt with cyma curves and rectiliinear shapes. Rests on cabriole legs with over-the-...

Date: 1745-1770

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3865

Accession Number: 1977.208

Candlestick

Solid cast baluster from with hollow constructed base filled with ballast; circular stepped base below vasiform turned baluster; concave sided round candle socket terminating in flat broad drip pan.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 3866

Accession Number: 1977.136.2

Tilt-top Tea Table

Round tilt-top, bird cage, tea table with tripod, snake foot base, urn turning surmounted by double molding and straight tapered shaft terminating in bird cage fixture with four turned supports between square blocks; cleats on either side of hinge.

Date: 1755-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 3867

Accession Number: 1977.209

Side Chair

Side chair has curved crest rail with yoke; molded stiles; rush seat; turned front legs with Spanish feet; and is painted black.

Date: 1735-1765

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 3868

Accession Number: 1977.210

Lamp

round rimmed bases with baluster and ring turned supports surmounted by bulb shaped oil chambers fillted with double tin wick holders.

Date: 1795-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 3869

Accession Number: 1977.211AB

Tea Chest

Rectangular tea box with molded base, brass inlay; hinged lid with brass handle, divided interior of three sections fitted with tin caddy; green velvet lining on the lid. Box rests on ogee bracket feet.

Date: 1720-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), mahogany (wood), veneering, tin (metal), velvet (fabric weave), silk (textile)

GUSN: 3870

Accession Number: 1977.212

Board Game

Octagonal with thirty-seven holes for pegs and thirty-three pine pegs; cross hatching inside for placement of holes, painted red.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3871

Accession Number: 1977.213

Board Game

rectangular box, hinged; checkerboard exterior of maple and mahogany squares; interior inlaid with backgammon motif; contents of dice, checkers, and dice shakers of leather; brass hinges.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, mahogany (wood), maple (wood)

GUSN: 3872

Accession Number: 1977.214

Silhouette of Jonathan Sayward

Circular, framed silhouette of Jonathan Sayward, facing right; white paper on black silk with wood frame.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3873

Accession Number: 1977.215

Silhouette of Sayward Barrell

Circular framed silhouette of Jonathan Sayward Barrell, facing left; white paper on black silk, wooden frame.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: King, William (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product), silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3874

Accession Number: 1977.216

Silhouette of Nathaniel Barrell

Circular framed silhouette of Nathaniel Barrell, facing left; white paper on black silk, wooden frame.

Date: 1768-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3875

Accession Number: 1977.217

Silhouette of Elizabeth Barrell

circular framed silhouette of Elizabeth Barrell, facing right; white paper on black silk, wooden frame.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3876

Accession Number: 1977.218

Silhouette of Mary Barrell

Circular framed silhouette of Mary Barrell, facing left; white paper on black silk, wooden frame.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3877

Accession Number: 1977.219

Silhouette of a Man

Circular framed silhouette of gentleman, facing right; white paper on black silk, wooden frame; no inscription on back.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3878

Accession Number: 1977.220

Portrait of Frederick III, King of Prussia

Engraving of Frederick III, King of Prussia. Half-length portrait of a man, torso turned to left, face turned towards viewer. Wearing a short wig, tricorn hat and coat, insignia on chest. Inset with a rondel which rests on a neo-classical plinth. Ink on paper, original glass. Ebonized frame with gil...

Date: ca. 1760

Maker: Pesne (Painter) Houston, Richard (Engraver) Bowles, John (Publisher)

Material: staining, ebony (color), engraving (printing process), gilding, glass (material), paper (fiber product), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3879

Accession Number: 1977.221

Portrait of Jihn Manners

Ink on paper, pine frame, original glass. Framed engraving of John Manners, Marquis of Granby, Commander in Chief of the British Forces, Lieutenant General of the Ordinance, and Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards. Three-quarter portrait of a man, torso turned slightly to left, looking to ...

Date: ca. 1760

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3880

Accession Number: 1977.222

Portrait of Henry Bilsom Legge, Esq.

Ink on paper, pine frame, original glass. Three-quarter length portrait of Henry Bilsom Legge, Esq., seated, wearing heavily trimmed coat, lace cravat and cuffs; holding a rolled paper and wearing a curly wig.

Date: ca. 1760

Maker: Houston, Richard (Engraver) Hoare, William (Painter)

Material: engraving (printing process), glass (material), paper (fiber product), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3881

Accession Number: 1977.223

Portrait of S. John Lewis Ligonier

Ink on paper, pine frame, original glass. Three-quarter portrait of S. John Lewis Ligonier, torso turned slightly to right, wearing three-quarter length coat with buttons, belt at waist, insignia on chest and curled wig tied back, right hand on hip, left hand extended and holding hat.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: Tinney, John (Publisher) Lathem, James (Painter) Brooks, Jno. (Engraver)

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

GUSN: 3882

Accession Number: 1977.225

Tieback

Round painted enamel knobs fitted with brass rims and shafts which screw into wall; portraits of a young girl with bonnett on each.

Date: 1765-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), enamel paint

GUSN: 3883

Accession Number: 1977.226.1

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