Historic New England

Picture

Silk and paper picture.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32461

Accession Number: 1928.1291

Corner Chair

Corner chair with three turned back supports; two vase splats; round "X" stretchers; and scroll feet. The seat is upholstered with leather.

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 32464

Accession Number: 1928.1305

Drop-leaf table. Mahogany; beech hinge rails; white pine side rails. Rectangular molded top and leaves. Top and leaves each composed of one board. Frame secured to top by six screws. No support blocks. Apron has squared skirt. Rests on serpentine molded Marlborough legs.

Date: 1785-1805

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 32465

Accession Number: 1928.1307

Chair

Side chair. Mahogany, paint, flag seat. Turned legs and stiles, pierced splat, serpentine crest rail with ears; flag seat; turned front stretcher; two side stretchers; one plain dowel stretcher. Painted back with gold radiator paint on rings of turnings and circles on stretchers.

Date: 1790-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 32466

Accession Number: 1928.1309

Banister-back Side Chair

Bannister back side chair with a scalloped crest rail with incised edges, three bannisters with painted floral decoration at the tops, round legs and stretchers, turned stiles, and round finials.

Date: 1760-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 32467

Accession Number: 1928.1311

Windsor Chair

Chair. Windsor form. Painted wood. One of a set of three. Bow back; sponge-painted saddle seat; bamboo-turned legs, stiles, and central stretcher. Branded inscription at seat bottom reads "W. Seaver."

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: Seaver, William, 1796 F-1798 (Furniture worker)

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

GUSN: 32468

Accession Number: 1928.1383.1

Spinning Wheel

Wool spinning wheel with a wooden axle. The legs are riven, but all of the other parts are turned.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), oak (wood)

GUSN: 32470

Accession Number: 1928.1386AB

Piano Stool

Turned pillar; 4-leg base; panels and incised ornament; tablets with roundels and line.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), graining, iron (metal)

GUSN: 32471

Accession Number: 1928.1387

Violoncello

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 32472

Accession Number: 1928.1388

Wallpaper Roller

Stencil roller with floral decoration for wallpaper border.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32473

Accession Number: 1928.1389.1

Wallpaper Roller

Stencil roller with floral decoration for wallpaper border.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32474

Accession Number: 1928.1389.2

Painting of the Bates Homestead

Landscape depicting the Bates Homestead of Pembroke, MA, with figure in boat on river, bridge beyond, mountain in distance.

Date: 1875-1900

Bust-length portrait of George Kennard Hooper of Boston, with beard, black coat, cravat, white collar.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 32486

Accession Number: 1929.1

Portrait of Mrs. George Kennard Hooper

Bust-length portrait of Mrs. George Kennard Hooper of Boston in a black dress, lace collar, striped shawl

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 32487

Accession Number: 1929.2

Portrait of Mary A. Hooper

Portrait of Mary A. Hooper (1851-1924) as a young girl in blue dress, right arm draped over red chair. Daughter of George Kennard Hooper of Boston, wife of Dr. Horace Packard.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 32488

Accession Number: 1929.3

Portrait of Helen A.A. Hooper

Portrait of Helen A.A. Hooper as a child in a yellow dress with decorative trim on the hem and sleeves, seated on empire sofa. Died 1858, age 2 years 5 months.

Date: 1855-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 32489

Accession Number: 1929.4

One of a set of cross-stitched bookmarks made by Ella Tripp.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32493

Accession Number: 1929.28

Bookmark

One of a set of cross-stitched bookmarks made by Ella Tripp.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32494

Accession Number: 1929.29

Bookmark

One of a set of cross-stitched bookmarks made by Ella Tripp.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32495

Accession Number: 1929.30

Bookmark

One of a set of cross-stitched bookmarks made by Ella Tripp.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32496

Accession Number: 1929.31

Bookmark

One of a set of cross-stitched bookmarks made by Ella Tripp.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32497

Accession Number: 1929.32

Bandbox

Oval pasteboard bandbox (A) and lid (B). Box and lid are covered in wallpaper with a foliage stripe pattern. Stripes are separated by a moire design and small v-shaped motifs. Roller printed in green, brown and white on beige ground. Interior of box is lined with plain off-white paper. Lid has an re...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 32283

Accession Number: 1928.782AB

Bandbox

Oval bandbox and lid. Bandbox (A) and lid (B) are covered with paper printed with blue vine and strapwork motifs on cream ground. Interior of bandbox and lid are lined with plain cream paper.