Chapter XIII: Doorways, Mantels, and Stairs 411

GLOSSARY 451

INDEX OF THE OWNERS OF FURNITURE 459

GENERAL INDEX 465

List of Illustrations

Lacquered Desk with Cabinet Top _Frontispiece_

ILLUS. PAGE

Looking-glass, 1810-1825 10

1. Oak Chest, about 1650 11

2. Olive-wood Chest, 1630-1650 13

3. Panelled Chest with One Drawer, about 1660 14

4. Oak Chest with Two Drawers, about 1675 15

5. Panelled Chest with Two Drawers, about 1675 16

6. Carved Chest with One Drawer, about 1700 17

7. Panelled Chest upon Frame, 1670-1700 18

8. Panelled Chest upon Frame, 1670-1700 18

9. Panelled Chest of Drawers, about 1680 19

10. Panelled Chest of Drawers, about 1680 20

11. Handles 21

12. Six-legged High Chest of Drawers, 1705-1715 22

13. Walnut Dressing-table, about 1700 23

14. Lacquered Dressing-table, about 1720 24

15. Cabriole-legged High Chest of Drawers with China
Steps, about 1720 26

16. Lacquered High-boy, 1730 27

17. Inlaid Walnut High Chest of Drawers, 1733 28

18. Inlaid Walnut High Chest of Drawers, about 1760 29

19. “Low-boy” and “High-boy” of Walnut, about 1740 30

20. Walnut Double Chest, about 1760 32

21. Double Chest, 1760-1770 33

22. Block-front Dressing-table, about 1750 34

23. Dressing-table, about 1760 35

24. Chest of Drawers, 1740 36

25. High Chest of Drawers, about 1765 37

26. Dressing-table and Looking-glass, about 1770 39

27. Walnut Dressing-table, about 1770 40

Looking-glass, 1810-1825 41

28. Block-front Bureau, about 1770 42

29. Block-front Bureau, about 1770 43

30. Block-front Bureau, about 1770 45

31. Kettle-shaped Bureau, about 1770 44

32. Serpentine-front Bureau, about 1770 46

33. Serpentine-front Bureau, about 1785 47

34. Swell-front Inlaid Bureau, about 1795 48

35. Handles 49

36. Dressing-glass, about 1760 50

37. Bureau and Dressing-glass, 1795 51

38. Bureau and Dressing-glass, about 1810 52

39. Bureau and Miniature Bureau, about 1810 53

40. Dressing-table and Glass, about 1810 54

41. Case of Drawers with Closet, 1810 55

42. Bureau, about 1815 56

43. Bureau, 1815-1820 57

44. Empire Bureau and Glass, 1810-1820 58

45. Basin Stand, 1770 59

46. Corner Washstand, 1790 60

47. Towel-rack and Washstand, 1790-1800 61

48. Washstand, 1815-1830 62

49. Night Table, 1785 62

50. Washstand, 1800-1810 63

Looking-glass, about 1770 64

51. Wicker Cradle, 1620 65

52. Oak Cradle, 1680 65

53. Bedstead and Commode, 1750 66

54. Field Bedstead, 1760-1770 67

55. Claw-and-ball-foot Bedstead, 1774 69

56. Bedstead, 1780 70

57. Bedstead, 1775-1780 71

58. Bedstead, 1789 72

59. Bedstead, 1795-1800 74

60. Bedstead, 1800-1810 75

61. Bedstead, 1800-1810 76

62. Bedstead, 1800-1810 77

63. Bedstead, 1800-1810 78

64. Bedstead and Steps, 1790 79

65. Low-post Bedstead, about 1825 80

66. Low-post Bedstead, 1820-1830 81

67. Low Bedstead, about 1830 82

Looking-glass, 1770-1780 84

68. Oak Press Cupboard, 1640 85

69. Press Cupboard, about 1650 87

70. Carved Press Cupboard, 1680-1690 88

71. Corner “Beaufatt,” 1740-1750 90

72. Kas, 1700 92

73. Chippendale Side-table, about 1755 93

74. Chippendale Side-table, 1765 94

75. Shearer Sideboard and Knife-box, 1792 97

76. Urn-shaped Knife-box, 1790 99

77. Urn-shaped Knife-box, 1790 99

78. Knife-box, 1790 100

79. Hepplewhite Sideboard with Knife-boxes, 1790 102

80. Hepplewhite Serpentine-front Sideboard, 1790 104

81. Hepplewhite Sideboard, about 1795 105

82. Sheraton Side-table, 1795 106

83. Sheraton Side-table, 1795 107

84. Sheraton Sideboard with Knife-box, 1795 108

85. Sheraton Sideboard, about 1800 109

86. Sheraton Sideboard, about 1805 110

87. Cellarets, 1790 111

88. Sideboard, 1810-1820 113

89. Empire Sideboard, 1810-1820 114

90. Mixing-table, 1790 115

91. Mixing-table, 1810-1820 116

Looking-glass, about 1760 117

92. Desk-boxes, 1654 118

93. Desk-box, 1650 118

94. Desk, about 1680 119

95. Desk, about 1680 120

96. Desk, 1710-1720 121

97. Cabriole-legged Desk, 1720-1730 124

98. Cabriole-legged Desk, 1760 125

99. Desk, 1760 126

100. Desk, about 1770 127

101. Block-front Desk, Cabinet Top, about 1770 128

102. Block-front Desk, about 1770 129

103. Desk with Cabinet Top, about 1770 130

104. Block-front Desk, about 1770 133

105. Kettle-front Secretary, about 1765 135

106. Block-front Writing-table, 1760-1770 136

107. Serpentine-front Desk, Cabinet Top, 1770 137

108. Serpentine or Bow-front Desk, about 1770 138

109. Bill of Lading, 1716 139

110. Bookcase and Desk, about 1765 142

111. Chippendale Bookcase, 1770 143

112. Hepplewhite Bookcase, 1789 144

113. Maple Desk, about 1795 146

114. Desk with Cabinet Top, 1790 147

115. Sheraton Desk, 1795 149

116. Tambour Secretary, about 1800 150

117. Sheraton Desk, 1800 151

118. Sheraton Desk, about 1810 152

119. Desk, about 1820 153

Looking-glass, 1720-1740 154

120. Turned Chair, Sixteenth Century 155

121. Turned High-chair, Sixteenth Century 156

122. Turned Chair, about 1600 157

123. Turned Chair, about 1600 157

124. Wainscot Chair, about 1600 158

125. Wainscot Chair, about 1600 159

126. Leather Chair, about 1660 160

127. Chair originally covered with Turkey Work, about 1680 160

128. Flemish Chair, about 1690 161

129. Flemish Chair, about 1690 161

130. Cane Chair, 1680-1690 162

131. Cane High-chair and Arm-chair, 1680-1690 163

132. Cane Chair, 1680-1690 164

133. Cane Chair, 1680-1690 166

134. Cane Chair, 1680-1690 166

135. Turned Stool, 1660 167

136. Flemish Stool, 1680-1690 167

137. Cane Chair, 1690-1700 168

138. Queen Anne Chair, 1710-1720 168

139. Banister-back Chair, 1710-1720 169

140. Banister-back Chair, 1710-1720 169

141. Banister-back Chair, 1710-1740 170

142. Roundabout Chair, about 1740 170

143. Slat-back Chairs, 1700-1750 171

144. Five-slat Chair, about 1750 172

145. Pennsylvania Slat-back Chair, 1740-1750 173

146. Windsor Chairs, 1750-1775 174

147. Comb-back Windsor Rocking-chair, 1750-1775 175

148. High-back Windsor Arm-chair and Child’s Chair,
1750-1775 176

149. Windsor Writing-chair, 1750-1775 177

150. Windsor Rocking-chairs, 1820-1830 178

151. Dutch Chair, 1710-1720 179

152. Dutch Chair, about 1740 180

153. Dutch Chair, about 1740 180

154. Dutch Chair, 1740-1750 181

155. Dutch Chair, 1740-1750 181

156. Dutch Chairs, 1750-1760 182

157. Dutch Roundabout Chair, 1740 183

158. Easy-chair with Dutch Legs, 1750 184

159. Claw-and-ball-foot Easy-chair, 1750 185

160. Chippendale Chair 186

161. Chippendale Chair 186

162. Chippendale Chair 187

163. Chippendale Chair 187

164. Chippendale Chair 189

165. Chippendale Chairs 188

166. Chippendale Chair 190

167. Roundabout Chair 190

168. Extension-top Roundabout Chair, Dutch 191

169. Roundabout Chair 192

170. Chippendale Chair 192

171. Chippendale Chair 193

172. Chippendale Chair 193

173. Chippendale Chair 194

174. Chippendale Chair 194

175. Chippendale Chair in “Chinese Taste” 195

176. Chippendale Chair 196

177. Chippendale Chair 196

178. Hepplewhite Chairs 198

179. Hepplewhite Chair 197

180. Hepplewhite Chair, 1785 199

181. Hepplewhite Chair, 1789 199

182. Hepplewhite Chair, 1789 200

183. French Chair, 1790 201

184. Hepplewhite Chair, 1790 201

185. Arm-chair, 1790 202

186. Transition Chair, 1785 202

187. Hepplewhite Chair 203

188. Hepplewhite Chair 203

189. Hepplewhite Chair 204

190. Hepplewhite Chair 204

191. Sheraton Chair 205

192. Sheraton Chairs 206

193. Sheraton Chair 207

194. Sheraton Chair 207

195. Sheraton Chair 208

196. Sheraton Chair 208

197. Sheraton Chair 209

198. Painted Sheraton Chair, 1810-1815 209

199. Late Mahogany Chairs, 1830-1845 210

200. Maple Chairs, 1820-1830 212

Looking-glass, 1770-1780 213

201. Pine Settle, Eighteenth Century 214

202. Oak Settle, 1708 215

203. Settee covered with Turkey work, 1670-1680 216

204. Flemish Couch, 1680-1690 217

205. Dutch Couch, 1720-1730 218

206. Chippendale Couch, 1760-1770 218

207. Chippendale Settee, 1760 219

208. Sofa, 1740 220

209. Chippendale Settee 221

210. Double Chair, 1760 222

211. Chippendale Double Chair and Chair in “Chinese Taste,”
1760-1765 224

212. Chippendale Double Chair, 1750-1750 225

213. Chippendale Settee, 1770 226

214. French Settee, 1790 227

215. Hepplewhite Settee, 1790 228

216. Sheraton Settee, 1790-1795 229

217. Sheraton Sofa, 1790-1800 230

218. Sheraton Sofa, about 1800 230

219. Sheraton Settee, about 1805 231

220. Sheraton Settee, 1805-1810 232

221. Empire Settee, 1800-1810 232

222. Empire Settee, 1816 233

223. Sheraton Settee, 1800-1805 234

224. Sofa in Adam Style, 1800-1810 235

225. Sofa, 1815-1820 236

226. Sofa, about 1820 237

227. Cornucopia Sofa, about 1820 238

228. Sofa and Miniature Sofa, about 1820 239

229. Sofa about 1820 239

230. Sofa and Chair, about 1840 240

231. Rosewood Sofa, 1844-1848 241

Looking-glass, 1750-1780 242

232. Chair Table, Eighteenth Century 243

233. Oak Table, 1650-1675 244

234. Slate-top Table, 1670-1680 245

235. “Butterfly Table,” about 1700 245

236. “Hundred-legged” Table, 1675-1700 246

237. “Hundred-legged” Table, 1680-1700 247

238. Gate-legged Table, 1680-1700 248

239. Spindle-legged Table, 1740-1750 249

240. “Hundred-legged” Table, 1680-1700 250

241. Dutch Table, 1720-1740 251

242. Dutch Card-table, 1730-1740 251

243. Claw-and-ball-foot Table, about 1750 252

244. Dutch Stand, about 1740 253

245. “Pie-crust” Table, 1750 253

246. “Dish-top” Table, 1750 254

247. Tea-tables, 1750-1760 254

248. Table and Easy-chair, 1760-1770 255

249. Tripod Table, 1760-1770 256

250. Chinese Fretwork Table, 1760-1770 256

251. Stands, 1760-1770 258

252. Tea-table, about 1770 258

253. Chippendale Card-table, about 1765 259

254. Chippendale Card-table, 1760 260

255. Chippendale Card-table, about 1765 261

256. Pembroke Table, 1760-1770 262

257. Pembroke Table, 1780-1790 262

258. Lacquer Tea-tables, 1700-1800 263

259. Hepplewhite Card-table with Tea-tray, 1785-1790 264

260. Hepplewhite Card-tables, 1785-1795 265

261. Sheraton Card-table, 1800 266

262. Sheraton Card-table, 1800-1810 266

263. Sheraton “What-not,” 1800-1810 267

264. Sheraton Dining-table and Chair, about 1810 267

265. Sheraton Work-table, about 1800 268

266. Sheraton Work-table, 1810-1815 268

267. Maple and Mahogany Work-tables, 1810-1820 269

268. Work-table, 1810 270

269. Work-table, 1810 270

270. Hepplewhite Dining-table, 1790 271

271. Pillar-and-claw extension Dining-table, 1800 272

272. Pillar-and-claw Centre-table, 1800 273

273. Extension Dining-table, 1810 274

274. Accordion Extension Dining-table, 1820 274

275. Card-table, 1805-1810 275

276. Phyfe Card-table, 1810-1820 275

277. Phyfe Card-table, 1810-1820 276

278. Phyfe Sofa-table, 1810-1820 277

279. Pier-table, 1820-1830 278

280. Work-table, 1810-1820 279

Looking-glass, 1760-1770 280

281. Stephen Keene Spinet, about 1690 282

282. Thomas Hitchcock Spinet, about 1690 284

283. Broadwood Harpsichord, 1789 285

284. Clavichord, 1745 288

285. Clementi Piano, 1805 290

286. Astor Piano, 1790-1800 292

287. Clementi Piano, about 1820 293

288. Combination Piano, Desk, and Toilet-table, about 1800 294

289. Piano, about 1830 295

290. Peter Erben Piano, 1826-1827 296

291. Piano-stool, 1820-1830 298

292. Piano, 1826 299

293. Piano-stools, 1825-1830 300

294. Table Piano, about 1835 301

295. Piano, 1830 302

296. Music-stand, about 1835 303

297. Music-stand, about 1835 303

298. Dulcimer, 1820-1830 304

299. Harmonica or Musical Glasses, about 1820 305

300. Music-stand, 1800-1810 306

301. Music-case, 1810-1820 307

302. Harp-shaped Piano, about 1800 308

303. Cottage Piano, or Upright, 1800-1810 309

304. Chickering Upright Piano, 1830 310

305. Piano, about 1840 311

306. Hawkey Square Piano, about 1845 312

307. Harp, 1780-1790 313

Looking-glass, 1785-1795 315

308. Kitchen Fireplace, 1760 316

309. Andirons, Eighteenth Century 317

310. Andirons, Eighteenth Century 317

311. “Hessian” Andirons, 1776 318

312. Fireplace, 1770-1775 319

313. Steeple-topped Andirons and Fender, 1775-1790 320

314. Andirons, Creepers and Fender, 1700-1800 321

315. Brass Andirons, 1700-1800 322

316. Brass-headed Iron Dogs, 1700-1800 322

317. Mantel at Mount Vernon, 1760-1770 324

318. Mantel with Hob-grate, 1776 325

319. Franklin Stove, 1745-1760 327

320. Iron Fire-frame, 1775-1800 328

321. Betty Lamps, Seventeenth Century 329

322. Candle-stands, First Half of Eighteenth Century 330

323. Mantel with Candle Shade, 1775-1800 332

324. Candlesticks, 1775-1800 333

325. Crystal Chandelier, about 1760 334

326. Silver Lamp from Mount Vernon, 1770-1800 335

327. Glass Chandelier for Candles, 1760 336

328. Embroidered Screen, 1780 338

329. Sconce of “Quill-work,” 1720 340

330. Tripod Screen, 1770 341

331. Tripod Screen, 1765 341

332. Candle-stand and Screen, 1750-1775 342

333. Chippendale Candle-stand, 1760-1770 343

334. Bronze Mantel Lamps, 1815-1840 344

335. Brass Gilt Candelabra, 1820-1840 345

336. Hall Lantern, 1775-1800 346

337. Hall Lantern, 1775-1800 346

338. Hall Lantern, 1760 347

Looking-glass, First Quarter of Eighteenth Century 348

339. Lantern or Bird-cage Clock, First Half of Seventeenth
Century 349

340. Lantern Clock, about 1680 350

341. Friesland Clock, Seventeenth Century 350

342. Bracket Clocks, 1780-1800 352

343. Walnut Case and Lacquered Case Clocks, about 1738 354

344. Gawen Brown Clock, 1765 356

345. Gawen Brown Clock, 1780 356

346. Maple Clock, 1770 357

347. Rittenhouse Clock, 1770 357

348. Tall Clock, about 1770 359

349. Miniature Clock and Tall Clock, about 1800 360

350. Tall Clock, 1800-1810 361

351. Wall Clocks, 1800-1825 362

352. Willard Clock, 1784 363

353. Willard Clocks, 1800-1815 364

354. Hassam Clock, 1800 366

355. “Banjo” Clock, 1802-1820 367

356. Presentation Clock, 1805 368

357. Banjo Clock or Timepiece, 1802-1810 368

358. Willard Timepiece, 1802-1810 369

359. Lyre Clock, 1810-1820 369

360. Lyre-shaped Clock, 1810-1820 370

361. Eli Terry Shelf Clocks, 1824 371

362. French Clock, about 1800 372

Looking-glass, First Quarter of the Eighteenth Century 374

363. Looking-glass, 1690 375

364. Looking-glass, 1690 376

365. Looking-glass, about 1730 378

366. Pier Glass in “Chinese Taste,” 1760 380

367. Looking-glass, about 1760 382

368. Looking-glass, 1770-1780 383

369. Looking-glass, 1725-1750 384

370. Looking-glass, 1770-1780 386

371. Mantel Glass, 1725-1750 387

372. Looking-glass, 1770 388

373. Looking-glass, 1770 388

374. Looking-glass, 1776 389

375. Looking-glass, 1780 390

376. Looking-glasses, 1750-1790 392

377. Looking-glass, 1790 393

378. Looking-glass, 1780 393

379. Enamelled Mirror Knobs, 1770-1790 394

380. Girandole, 1770-1780 395

381. Looking-glass, Adam Style, 1780 396

382. Looking-glass, 1790 397

383. Hepplewhite Looking-glass, 1790 398

384. Mantel Glass, 1783 399

385. Looking-glass, 1790-1800 400

386. “Bilboa Glass,” 1770-1780 402

387. Mantel Glass, 1790 403

388. Mantel Glass, 1800-1810 404

389. Cheval Glass, 1830-1840 405

390. Looking-glass, 1810-1825 406

391. Looking-glass, 1810-1815 407

392. Looking-glass, 1810-1825 408

393. Pier Glass, 1810-1825 409

394. Looking-glass, 1810-1825 410

Looking-glass 411

395. Doorway and Mantel, Cook-Oliver House 413

396. Doorway, Dalton House 414

397. Mantel, Dalton House 416

398. Mantel, Dalton House 417

399. Hall and Stairs, Dalton House 418

400. Mantel, Penny-Hallett House 419

401. Doorway, Parker-Inches-Emery House 420

402. Mantel, Lee Mansion 421

403. Landing and Stairs, Lee Mansion 422

404. Stairs, Harrison Gray Otis House 424

405. Mantel, Harrison Gray Otis House 425

406. Stairs, Robinson House 426

407. Stairs, Allen House 427

408. Balusters and Newel, Oak Hill 428

409. Stairs, Sargent-Murray-Gilman House 429

410. Mantel, Sargent-Murray-Gilman House 430

411. Mantel, Kimball House 431

412. Mantel, Lindall-Barnard-Andrews House 432

413. Doorway, Larkin-Richter House 433

414. Doorway, “Octagon” 434

415. Mantel, “Octagon” 435

416. Mantel, Schuyler House 436

417. Mantel and Doorways, Manor Hall 438

418. Mantel and Doorways, Manor Hall 439

419. Mantel, Manor Hall 440

420. Doorway, Independence Hall 441

421. Stairs, Graeme Park 442

422. Mantel and Doorways, Graeme Park 443

423. Doorway, Chase House 445

424. Entrance and Stairs, Cliveden 446

425. Mantel, Cliveden 447

426. Fretwork Balustrade, Garrett House 448

427. Stairs, Valentine Museum 449

428. Mantel, Myers House 450

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