Seventeenth Century American
Hall and sleeping chamber, Bullolph-Williams House, Wethersfield, Connecticut, 1692.
Stanley-Whitman House, Farmington, Connecticut. Circa 1660. Considered one of the earliest and best preserved of the "framed overhang" type. Lean-to at rear about 1760. With the lean-to this exemplifies the New England "salt box" type of house.
Eleazer Arnold House Hall, circa 1687. Lincoln, RI.
Armchair of the "Brewster" type, 1630-1657, once the property of Gov. William Bradford (1590-1657). He wrote an account of the Separatists journey to Holland and Plymouth entitled, Of Plymouth Plantation.
Armchair of the "Carver" type, New England, 1660-1700, of maple.
Wainscot armchair, Ipswich, Mass. 1663-1667. Attributed to William Searle (1634-1667)
Slat-back armchairs, left N.Y., right New England. Circa 1680-1695.
Press cupboard attributed to the shop of John Emery (d. 1683), Newbury, Mass. Oak and tulip poplar.
Staniford family chest. Attributed to Thomas Dennis, Ipswich, Mass. Oak and maple, paint, 1678.
Tulip and Sunflower chest by Peter Blin or one of his followers, Wethersfield, Conn. circa 1680.
Hadley chest, Connecticut River Valley, 1670-1700. Such chests were made by John Allis and Samuel Belding in the towns of Hadley and Hatfield, Mass. on the Connecticut River.
Turned and joined folding table, Southern New England, 1650-1680.
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