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X1991.089 - Chair
Lady's low Victorian chair upholstered in blue velvet. Seat, back and partial-arms (or hip rests) are upholstered, back and partial-arms are button tuffted, seat is plain and round. Seat rail is round with incised carving. Turned front legs. Brass casters on all four legs.
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X1991.087 - Stool, Counter
High stool with rush seat. Legs are stained brown. Simple tapered legs and four (4) turned stretchers
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X2010.1.10 - 35 - Block, Printing
Collection of copper engravings on blocks. Views of Lake Waramaug, New Preston, Warren, Sherman, etc.
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X1992.019.006 - Mug
Heavy, barrel-shaped mug with an applied handle; handle concave on top for thumb rest. Mustard color glaze on the outside, white glaze on the inside. Raised line decorations around the body. Maker's stamp in blue on bottom: "UHL Pottery Co. 16 Huntingburg Ind." within circle.
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X1992.12.5 - Bottle, Medicine
A brown paper box with a front label that reads, "Humphrey's Homceopathic, No. 32 , $1.00 - Disorders of the Heart . Prepared only by Humphe's Homceopathic Medicine Co., New York. " The label on the back of the box reads, "Humphreys' Re.." and lists numbered items that are uses for this product. There is a lithograph picture of a lady and a lion. The box contains a clear glass bottle with silver cap, filled with little spherical wh...
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X1992.19.8 - Dish, Baking
Deep yellowware baking dish, rectangular, rolled rim, 12 raised "petals" on bottom. Nearly illegible mark on bottom in blue.
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X1992.35.1 - Pen
Carved ivory pen and pencil. Both ends unscrew from shaft & can themselves be screwed into it. Possibly caps were screwed onto ends, but are now missing. One end held pencil lead, the other end's use is unclear. Shaft is hollow with designs carved in and through it. Nib end is delicate.
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X2009.33.2 - Veil
Black Lace veil with floral figures on it. 2 pieces - pieced horizontally
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X2016.1.103 - Sieve
A circular sieve, metal screen held together with 2 bands of wood.
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X2016.1.109 - Tree, Shoe
Two pair of dark wood, adjustable shoe trees with the toe part in halves that spread as pressure is added. More information under notes.
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X2016.1.111 - Last, Shoe
A single hand-hewn shoe last made of solid wood with a hole near the heel to hold rope for hanging. The rope may not be original.
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X2016.1.130 - Peg
Handcarved round wooden piece, narrower at one end, possibly a loom handle. One of various pieces of wood found in box (#X2016.1.16)
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X2016.1.132 - Doorknob
Five piece iron handle set for the interior south basement door of the Gunn Historical Museum at 5 Wykeham Road in Washington, CT. It was most likely hand forged by a local blacksmith in the late 18th or early 19th century, probably in Washington, CT. This is probably original to the house when it was built in 1781. A gray-blue paint is visible to some degree on all components, but most noticable on the handle and thumb latch. This was likely the...
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X2016.1.142 - Harness, Buggy
A harness of wood with leather coverings and metal tips on the end. The wood is curved and there are three bells on either side midway along the traces. There are leather loops along the traces front and back, and near the front there is a moveable wooden steering beam.
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X2016.1.155 - Chisel
Three metal tools (chisels) : a. Round handle ending in flat, toothed blade, marked "13/4" "Crawfort, Newark, NJ" b. Round handle ending in a half moon toothed blade, marked "5/8 WmDOD & Co., Newark, NJ" c. Metal piece ending in a V shaped blade, no markings, end appears broken off.
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X2016.1.177 - Chair
Small doll's armchair with horsehair seat. The seat is covered in black fabric and secured with upholstery tacks. Continuous back legs, bowed out with two back spindles. Arms slightly curved, legs connected with T-stretcher and back stretcher
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X2016.1.182 - Trunk
Medium-sized hair-covered trunk with rounded lid, 2 metal side handles, front lock. Interior covered in tan-colored paper
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