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20 results found.

  1. 2023.1.1 - Bottle, Medicine

    Brown's Shaker Fluid Extract of English Valerian bottle. Aqua glass. Each narrow side is embossed in a rectangular recess, one side reads "Shaker Fluid" and the opposite "Extract Valerian" The letters and recess are crisp and defined. There is no noticeable seam across the bottom, seams run up opposite edges, over the shoulder, up the neck and fade shortly before the rim. There are vents on the shoulders without the seams. The applied finish is...

    Record Type: Object

    Brown's Extract of English Valerian bottle
  2. 2023.10.1 - Chest, Blanket

    Large chest with four drawers. The lid of the chest has applied moldings on the front and sides, the hinges are replacements. There are two straps of old chair tape (one is broken) which restrict the lid's travel backward when open, secured to the lid and sides with brass tacks. There are four drawers below the lidded upper box, with the upper two half-width and the lower two the full width of the chest. The upper drawers each have a single ...

    Record Type: Object

    Large chest with four drawers
  3. 2023.11.1 - Bucket

    North Family fancy bucket with lid, striped wood, brass hoops, and John Bradford inscription. The staves, head, and lid are made of alternating hardwoods that provide contrasting color and grain pattern. The staves are tongue and grooved, and turned with a smooth curve to the chime (bottom, inside edge of the staves) and the upper, inside rim of the bucket. The lid is made of the same contrasting woods as the staves with a brass rim nailed to the...

    Record Type: Object

    North Family bucket with lid, brass hoops, and contrasting woods
  4. 2023.12.1 - Trunk

    Small trunk owned by Abigail Appleton. The top of the chest is pine and the remainder is a light-colored hardwood. The lid is 1-1/2" high, with dovetailed corners and a pine board nailed to the top. A small batten on the at the upper inside sides and front help seal and locate the lid when shut. The sides of body of the chest are dovetailed, and the bottom is inset and nailed through the sides. An iron lock is affixed the upper edge of the f...

    Record Type: Object

    Box with initials "AA" on bottom
  5. 2023.13.1 - Box, Oval

    Large, red oval box. The sides of the box are red oak and the top and bottom are pine. All the fasteners are iron nails. The hoops that forms the body of the box and the lid are rather thick, tapered at the ends, and fastened with three rows of clenched iron nails. The ends are cut straight. The top and bottom are white pine and are fastened to the hoops with iron nails. The outside of the box is painted red.

    Record Type: Object

    Large, red oval box
  6. 2023.14.1 - Case, Display

    Enfield seed box with metal latch. Box is all pine with dovetailed corner joints. The front and back boards are longer than the sides, allowing the bottom to set between them. The bottom is nailed through the bottom of the front and back boards and up into the bottom of the side boards. The top is a single board, attached with two leather hinges, which have broken. There is an iron latch on the upper edge of the front of the box, and a cast iron ...

    Record Type: Object

    Enfield seed box
  7. 2023.15.1 - Bed

    Bed. Headboard is made of several different hardwoods. The posts are square for most of their height, transitioning at top to round with a ring, and topped with a broad cove and round finial with a medial scribe. Below the level of the rails is another transition to round with a ring, and a short, bulging tapered leg. The head board is solid over the span of the square posts, with four turned spindles above ending at a top rail. The footboard is...

    Record Type: Object

    Headboard
  8. 2023.16.1 - Table

    Red table with breadboard top. Wood is birch, with poplar secondary drawer parts. Top is secured with pocket screws and has breadboard ends. Slender legs are square at top, turned round below the skirt with no ring at the transition, and taper to the ground. Skirts are attached to the legs with pegged mortice and tenon joinery. Flush, inset drawer has half-blind dovetails at the front with through dovetails at the back. Unusual taper of drawer f...

    Record Type: Object

    Small table, one drawer, breadboard top
  9. 2023.18.1 - Built-in, Shaker

    Built-in from the Great Stone Dwelling, 8 drawers over two cupboards. A mortice and tenoned pine frame contains the 8 drawers. The drawers, also pine, have lipped fronts with molded edges, half-blind dovetails at front and through dovetails at the back. Drawer bottoms are a single piece of pine. Below the drawers is a pine box, with two cupboards. The proper right cupboard is lined in tin, has a hole in the side where a lead pipe would ve...

    Record Type: Object

    Built-in from Great Stone Dwelling
  10. 2023.2.1 - Stool, Step

    Step stool with three steps and "Cupid's bow" feet. The step stool is pine, with sides of one board with a "Cupid's bow" shaped scroll at the bottoms forming the feet. Stretchers supporting the front and back of the top step and the front's of the lower two steps are attached to the sides with through tenons (not pegged) There is an additional stretcher across the back near the bottom, also tenoned into the sides. The top step has an overhang...

    Record Type: Object

    Step stool with three steps.
  11. 2023.3.1 - Measure, Dry

    Round measure with "ND" stamp. Sides and rim are ash, bottom is pine. The stamp "ND" is located on the outside near the intersection of edge of the band and the upper rim. The side bands are tapered on their ends and secured with clenched iron nails. The row of nails near the end of the outside lap have 9 nails, nailed from the outside in. The inside lap of the sides is secured with 3 nails, nailed from inside out. The ash rim is 1" high wit...

    Record Type: Object

    Measure with "ND" stamp
  12. 2023.7.1 - Kit, Needlework

    Octagonal poplarware sewing kit. Poplarware cloth is a repeating pattern of 6 strands of poplar and 4 strands of straw. Box is trimmed in kid leather, except the top edge of the sides, which is trimmed with the interior silk fabric. The shoe button on the front is mother of pearl (or imitation) and is secured with a circular cotter. The interior silk fabric has a rose pattern in it and is a gray-green color. The ribbons match the interior fabric ...

    Record Type: Object

    Poplarware sewing kit
  13. 2023.7.2 - Box, Handkerchief

    Poplarware handkerchief box. Poplarware cloth is a repeating pattern of 6 strands of straw and 4 strands of poplar. Box is trimmed in kid leather, except the top edge of the sides, which is trimmed with the interior silk fabric. The shoe button on the front is mother of pearl (or imitation) and is secured with a circular cotter. The interior silk fabric is a gray-green color. The ribbons match the interior fabric color. The bottom is wood covered...

    Record Type: Object

    Enfield poplarware handkerchief box
  14. 2023.7.3 - Pincushion

    Poplarware pincushion. Poplarware cloth is a repeating pattern of 6 strands of straw and 4 strands of poplar. The poplar cloth is trimmed in kid leather and the two ends are secured with a ribbon tied into a bow with one loop (now torn). The top fabric is beige velvet, divided into 8 segments with thread. A "spiderweb" design is stitched in the center where the threads converge. The bottom is boxboard and covered with white paper that is somewha...

    Record Type: Object

    Poplarware pincushion
  15. 2023.7.4 - Pincushion

    Poplarware pincushion. Poplarware cloth is a repeating pattern of 6 strands of poplar and 4 strands of straw. The poplar cloth is trimmed in kid leather and the two ends are secured with a ribbon. The kid is quite narrow and finely applied. The top fabric is beige velvet, divided into 8 segments with thread. A "spiderweb" design is stitched in the center where the threads converge. The bottom is boxboard and covered with white wallpaper that ha...

    Record Type: Object

    Poplarware pincushion
  16. 2023.7.5 - Pincushion

    Poplarware pincushion. Poplarware cloth is a repeating pattern of 6 strands of straw and 4 strands of poplar seen on other Enfield poplarware items - BUT - one of the poplar strands is replaced by straw. The poplar cloth is trimmed in kid leather and the two ends were secured with a ribbon, now missing. The top fabric was likely pink velvet, now faded, divided into 8 segments with thread. A small and tightly stitched "spiderweb" design is stitc...

    Record Type: Object

    Poplarware pincushion
  17. 2023.7.6 - Pincushion

    Poplarware pincushion. Poplarware cloth is a repeating pattern of 6 strands of poplar and 4 strands of straw. The poplar cloth is neatly trimmed in kid leather and the two ends are secured with a red ribbon tied in a bow with one loop. The top fabric is dark red velvet, divided into 8 segments with thread. A small and tightly stitched "spiderweb" design is stitched in the center where the threads converge. The bottom is boxboard and covered wi...

    Record Type: Object

    Poplarware pincusion with red velvet and bow
  18. 2023.7.7 - Pincushion

    Poplarware pincushion. Poplarware cloth is a repeating pattern of 6 strands of straw and 4 strands of poplar. The poplar cloth is trimmed in kid leather and the two ends of the poplarware cloth are secured with a red ribbon tied in a bow with one loop. The top fabric is rose-colored velvet, divided into 8 segments with thread. A very small and tightly stitched "spiderweb" design is stitched in the center where the threads converge. The bottom is...

    Record Type: Object

    Poplarware pincushion
  19. 2023.7.8 - Case, Needle

    Poplarware needle book. The poplarware cloth is woven in alternating bands of 6 (two dyed poplar, two straw, two died poplar) and 4 straw. The dyed poplar is a light green color. The poplarware covers are trimmed with kid leather and lined on the inside with a cambric fabric. Inside are three leaves of flannel fabric with pinked edges which are cut into deep, pointy, triangular pinking. The covers and fabric leaves are secured together with ...

    Record Type: Object

    Poplarware needle book
  20. 2023.9.1 - Chair

    Two-slat Enfield chair with 20-3/4" high seat . Back posts have an elongated pommel with single scribe mark at the widest point, shoulder at the base of the pommel. The back posts have the scribe marks of a typical 3-slat Enfield chair, with a 16" high seat. This results in unused scribe marks at the location of the missing lower slat and typical seat and upper stretcher locations. There are not tilters at the bottom of the back posts. The f...

    Record Type: Object

    Two-slat chair with high seat

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