The
The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and
Printed Ephemera
Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur
Museum, Winterthur, DE 19735
302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883
OVERVIEW OF
THE COLLECTION
Creator: Nutting, Wallace (1861-1941)
Title: Drawings and templates
Dates: ca.1918-ca.1940
Call No.:
Acc. No.: 98x117, 00x72, 02x63,
08x35
Quantity: about 405 items (6 boxes)
Location: 3 I 1, 11-13, and Map case
D, drawer 5
BIOGRAPHICAL
STATEMENT
Wallace Nutting was born in 1861 in
In 1904, an illness prompted Nutting to leave the
ministry. He had already become
interested in photography and had sold some of his prints. As a photographer, he specialized in rural
Nutting began collecting antiques to use as props in
his photographs. He bought several old
homes, furnished them, used them as settings for some of his photos, and also
opened the houses to the public for a fee.
He referred to them as the “Wallace Nutting Chain of Colonial Houses.” He later sold part of his antique collection to
the Wadsworth Atheneum in
Nutting died of cancer in 1941. His wife died in 1944 and left the Nutting picture
business to Ernest Donnelly and Esther Svenson.
Ms. Svenson had been the office manager and was in charge of the photographic
colorists. She bought Donnelly’s share
of the business in 1946 and continued it until 1952. Later she ordered that Nutting’s original
glass plate negatives be destroyed.
Svenson died sometime after 1971.
After Donnelly had sold his interest in the Nutting business, he worked
for antiques dealer David Stockwell and then opened his own antique
business. Later, he moved to
SCOPE AND
CONTENT
The collection includes drawings, templates,
blueprints, and photographs from the Wallace Nutting Old America Co. of
Framingham,
Almost all the drawings in this collection were
executed by Ernest John Donnelly for the third volume of Wallace Nutting’s Furniture Treasury (copyright 1933). A few drawings appeared in volume 2 of Furniture Treasury or in Nutting’s Pennsylvania Beautiful. Nutting identified himself as the artist for
the latter book, although the drawings in this collection which appeared in
that book have the name E. Blanche Brown written on the back. Nutting did not identify the artist of the
drawings for volume 2 of Furniture
Treasury; they may have been executed by Donnelly. The drawings include carved shell and rosette
decorations, finials, clock hands, bed posts, and pieces of furniture. As well, there are several silhouettes which
were not used in volume 3, but may be the originals of the silhouettes which
Nutting sold as part of his picture business.
As well, the collection includes an illustrated
catalog of
ORGANIZATION
The papers are divided into five series:
I.
General photographs;
II.
Drawings;
III.
Templates;
IV.
Blueprints; and
V.
Catalogs, Price lists, and catalog photos.
Most of the drawings were published in the third
volume of Nutting’s Furniture Treasury;
a few were published in Furniture Treasury,
volume 2, and Pennsylvania Beautiful. In the descriptions, if no title is
specified, then the drawing was published in volume 3 of Furniture Treasury; the page number is given. If a drawing were published in either of the
other two volumes, then the title and page number are given. A very few drawings were not found in any of
these three books, nor in the first volume of Furniture Treasury. None of
Wallace Nutting’s other books were examined to see if the drawings were
published elsewhere.
Normally, each description would be listed by the
Downs Collection accession number.
However, since almost all the items came with museum accession numbers
already clearly indicated on them, they were used for primary identification purposes. The photographs are numbered 83.177.1 and
LANGUAGE OF
MATERIALS
The materials are in English.
RESTRICTIONS
ON ACCESS
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.
PROVENANCE
Accession number 98x117.1-.7: transferred from Maps
and Prints Study Collection (museum registration numbers 83.177.2-.8).
Accession number 00x72: transferred from the Registration
Division (museum registration numbers 83.177.1 and 83.177.9-.404). Both 98x117 and 00x72 were gifts from William
S. Bowers, made in memory of Ernest John Donnelly.
02x63: purchased from Strasburg Antique Market,
08x35: purchased from Charles B. Wood III, Inc.
ACCESS POINTS
People:
Donnelly, Ernest John.
Brown, E. Blanche.
Topics:
Old America Co.
Furniture – Reproductions.
Colonial revival (Art).
Furniture –
Furniture, Colonial –
Furniture, Early American.
Furniture industry and trade –
Furniture design – Drawings.
Furniture making.
Clocks and watches – Drawings.
Costume.
Photography of interiors.
Women in art.
Shells in art.
Cabinetmakers.
Commercial catalogs – Furniture.
Silhouettes.
Black-and-white photographs.
Color photographs.
Drawings.
Patterns (design elements).
Blueprints.
Photographers.
Artists.
DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Location: 3 I 1,
11-13, and Map case D, drawer 5
Series I: General
Photographs:
83.177.1 photograph of workers at the Wallace
Nutting Studio, July 1928; on back of the photo the men are identified by name
and position held; only one woman is identified by name, the others are merely
identified as being colorists
Downs acc. 02x63 “Ready for the Afternoon,” photograph
9035 by Wallace Nutting, showing a woman in a huge bonnet in the hallway of the
Wentworth Gardner House,
Series II: Drawings:
[note: unless otherwise noted
in the description below, the drawing appeared in volume 3 of Furniture Treasury]
83.177.2 drawing
of a portrait bust of John Milton, no. 58 (p. 4)
(
83.177.3 drawing
of a Goddard chest with shell carving (p. 438)
written on back:
(
83.177.4 drawing of a carved eagle perched on a
ball, drawing not numbered but is no. 54 on p. 79
(
83.177.5 drawing
of a cartouche finial, drawing not numbered but is no. 50 on p. 78
(
83.177.6 drawing
of a rush-seated corner chair (p. 160)
(
83.177.7 drawing
of a secretary with a star design (p. 279)
(
83.177.8 drawings of three carved shell
designs, drawing not numbered, but is no. 15 and 16 on p. 94
(
83.177.24 drawing of a
83.177.25 drawing of a doorway in
83.177.26 drawing
of old
83.177.27 drawing of a Dutch door in a barn, name
on back: E. B. Brown, stamped on back: Old America Co.,
83.177.28 drawing of a barn with hex signs, name
on back: E. Blanche Brown, Pennsylvania
Beautiful, p. 73
83.177.29 drawing of a barn with hex signs, name
on back: E. Blanche Brown, Pennsylvania
Beautiful, p. 41
83.177.30 drawing of a witch foot barn with hex
signs, cows outside barn, name on back: E. Blanche Brown, Pennsylvania Beautiful, p. 97
83.177.31 drawing of a barn with hex signs, chickens
outside barn, name on back: E. B. Brown, stamped on back: Old America Co., Pennsylvania Beautiful, p. 85
83.177.32 drawing of a barn with hex signs and a
cupola, name on back: E. B. Brown, stamped on back: Old America Co., Pennsylvania Beautiful, p. 105
83.177.33 drawing labeled “Back splat in late
Sheraton sofa,” but the same drawing in the book is labeled “Carved middle slat
on late Empire chairs and settees,” (p. 5)
83.177.34 drawings of furniture legs, no. 84 and
10 [penciled in] (no. 84 is on p. 41; no. 10 is on p. 213)
83.177.35 drawing of furniture leg, no. 82 (p.
211)
83.177.36 drawing of furniture leg, no. 8 (p. 211)
83.177.37 drawings of two brackets found on
furniture, (p. 292, top two drawings)
[note: the drawings of
the brackets found in 83.177.37-.42 are labeled as to the origin of the
designs, i.e. whether from a table or chair, but the drawings in the book are
not so labeled]
83.177.38 drawings of two brackets found on
furniture, (p. 291, lower two drawings);
on back: penciled sketch of
two brackets
83.177.39 drawings of eight brackets found on
furniture, (p. 109, right)
83.177.40 drawings of two brackets found on
furniture, (p. 293, although the bracket on the right differs slightly between
the drawing and the book)
83.177.41 drawings of four brackets found on
chairs, (p. 292, middle row)
83.177.42 drawings of two brackets found on
furniture, (p. 291, top two drawings)
83.177.43 a piece of cardboard on which is written
“ Lost: somewhere between sunrise and sunset two golden hours, each set with
sixty diamond minutes. No reward is
offered for they are gone forever. Newcomb.”
83.177.44 drawings of the contour of a Queen Anne
arm and a splat detail of a Chippendale chair, (p. 166)
83.177.45 drawing of the arm of a chair (p. 13)
83.177.46 drawing of a shell motif, no. 99 (p. 87)
83.177.47 drawings of two finials, no. 35, 64 (p.
72)
83.177.48 drawings of four finials, no. 4, 25, 5,
17 (p. 63)
83.177.49 drawing of carvings on a table leg, no.
16 and 17 (p. 215)
83.177.50 drawing of different styles of moldings,
no. 4887-96 in volume 2
83.177.51 drawing of different styles of looking
glass moldings, no. 4919-26 in volume 2
83.177.52 drawing of different styles of moldings
and of a quarter column, no. 4907-13 in volume 2
83.177.53 drawing of four clock hands (drawing not
numbered, but no. 266-269, p. 484)
83.177.54 drawing of four clock hands (drawing not
numbered, but no. 270-273, p. 485)
83.177.55 drawing of four clock hands (drawing not
numbered, but no. 262-265, p. 483)
83.177.56 drawings of turnings, no. 73, 62, 74 (p.
141, but the numbers there are 76, 62, and 77)
83.177.57 drawing of different styles of moldings,
no. 4841-53 in volume 2
83.177.58 drawing of different styles of moldings,
no. 4864-86 in volume 2
83.177.59 drawing of different styles of moldings
and contours, no. 4831-40 in volume 2
83.177.60 drawing of different styles of moldings,
no. 4854-63 in volume 2
83.177.61 drawing of different styles of moldings,
no. 4897-4906 in volume 2
83.177.62 drawing
of the crest rail of a chair, (p. 181, bottom);
on back: drawing of a
terrace on which a couple is dancing while someone plays a recorder
83.177.63 drawing
of the top rail of a chair, (p. 181, top)
83.177.64 drawing
of the top rail of a chair, (p. 181, center)
83.177.65 drawing
of the top rail of a chair, (p. 161)
83.177.66 drawing of the Flemish scrolls on the
top rails of cane chairs, labeled “out of a book by Nye,” (p. 192);
on back: caricature of a man
83.177.67-68 drawings of carved chair legs, with acorn
design, front and side views, drawings not numbered but no. 14 and 13 (p. 212)
83.177.69 drawing of the carved decoration on a
chair leg, no. 4 (p. 208, left)
83.177.70-71 drawings of the carved decorations on a chair
leg, front and side views, no. 6 and 7 (p. 210)
83.177.72 drawing of carved shell with bell
flower, from a Queen Anne chair leg, no. 2 (p. 207, right)
83.177.73 drawing of an Austrian chair from the
Sheraton time period, (p. 174, upper left)
83.177.74 drawings of the crest rails of two
chairs, (p. 178, right)
83.177.75 drawing of the backs of a transitional
chair and a Hepplewhite chair, (p. 176, top)
83.177.76 drawings of the backs of Hepplewhite and
transitional chairs, (p. 176, bottom)
83.177.77 drawing of the backs of two Hepplewhite
chairs, (p. 177)
83.177.78 drawings of a Chippendale leg and a back
splat, (p. 214)
on back: drawing of a
cottage in the snow
83.177.79 drawing of the front and side view of a
Chippendale arm, (p. 165)
83.177.80 drawing of the spiral termination of a
Chippendale arm support, (p. 183, left), and of a claw-and-ball foot, no. 83
(p. 41)
83.177.81 drawing of part of a bed post, drawing
not numbered but no. 22 on p. 247
83.177.82 drawing of a cartouche finial, not in Furniture Treasury
on back: part of a
landscape drawing
83.177.83 drawing of the crest rail of a chair,
(p. 180)
83.177.84 drawing of a carved lyre on the back of
a Duncan Phyfe sofa, (p. 116, bottom)
83.177.85 drawing of three bed posts, no. 4795-97
in volume 2
83.177.86 drawing of part of a column, no. 4970 in
volume 2
83.177.87 drawing of a carved shell, no. 1 (p. 87,
top right)
83.177.88 drawing of a shell design, drawing not
numbered but no. 8 (p. 98, top right)
on back: silhouette of
an 18th century man on horseback with a drawn sword
83.177.89 drawings of an English urn-shaped knife
box and the capital of a pilaster, (p. 27)
83.177.90 drawing of a carved flower and vine
design, on a piece of furniture (p. 104)
83.177.91 drawing of carving on Sheraton sofas, (p.
259, the two carvings on the left)
83.177.92 drawing of the top rail of a Chippendale
chair, with acanthus leaves and molded ears, (p. 6)
83.177.93 drawing of carved skirt of a lowboy, with
acanthus scrolls, (p. 10)
83.177.94 drawing of the scrolled skirt of a
highboy, with shell design, no. 3 (p. 8)
83.177.95 drawing of a detail of the top of a
chair leg, (p. 208)
83.177.96 drawing of a detail of the top of a
chair leg, (p. 209)
83.177.97 drawing
of a chair leg, no. 9, (p. 212, right)
83.177.98 drawing
of a chair back, (p. 168)
83.177.99 drawings of the arm of a Chippendale
chair, a Chippendale ear, and the leg of a Sheraton chest of drawers, no. 175
(p. 164)
83.177.100 drawing of the back of a Sheraton chair,
(p. 175)
on back: sketch of a
lady with a fan
83.177.101 drawing of hanging shelves with spoons
displayed, (p. 75)
83.177.102 drawing of a knife box with silver trim, (p.
122)
83.177.103 drawing of a bonnet top highboy, not in Furniture Treasury
83.177.104 drawing of a desk, with shell designs, not
in Furniture Treasury
83.177.105 drawing
of a block front desk, (p. 282)
83.177.106 drawing
of a Queen Anne dressing table, (p. 337)
83.177.107 drawing
of a carved rooster, no. 52 (p. 70, bottom left)
83.177.108 drawing
of a carved owl, no. 53 (p. 70, bottom right)
83.177.109 drawing of a carved bust of a man, identified
on drawing as being John Winthrop, no. 59 (p. 83)
83.177.110 drawing
of a carved phoenix or pheasant, no. 55 (p. 80)
83.177.111 drawing
of a carved eagle, not in Furniture
Treasury
83.177.112 drawings of a carved cartouche and of an
urn with flowers and foliage in it, no. 49 and 57 (p. 82, bottom)
83.177.113 drawing
of an urn with flowers and foliage in it, no. 44 (p. 82, bottom)
83.177.114 drawing
of a carved cartouche, no. 51 (p. 83);
on
back: silhouette of a skier
83.177.115 drawing
of a carved openwork scroll, used as a finial, no. 13 (p. 66, top left)
83.177.116 drawing
of an urn used as a finial, drawing not numbered, but no. 84 on p. 86
83.177.117 drawing
of a carved openwork scroll, used as a finial, no. 14 (p. 66, top right)
83.177.118 drawing
of a carved urn, no. 63 (p. 85)
83.177.119 drawing
of a carved bed post, drawing not numbered, but no. 21 on p. 247
83.177.120 drawing
of shafts from tea tables and light stands, (p. 295)
83.177.121 drawing
of shafts from tea tables and light stands, (p. 296)
83.177.122 drawing
of shafts from tea tables and light stands, (p. 294)
83.177.123 drawing
of the central ornament on a secretary, no. 32 (p. 25)
note: drawing is stained brown
83.177.124 drawing of the decorations on the corner
and the center of the pagoda highboy, (p.102)
83.177.125 drawing
of the scroll on the base of a highboy, (p. 66)
83.177.126 drawing of a section of the scrolling on
the bonnet of the Brinton secretary, (p. 9)
83.177.127 drawing of two carved round designs, no.
38 and 37 (p. 97, top)
83.177.128 drawing of a rosette, no. 36 (p. 100)
83.177.129 drawing of a rosette, no. 34 (p. 99, on
which the number looks like 31);
on back: sketch of
another carved design
83.177.130 drawing of a rosette, no. 35 (p. 100)
83.177.131 drawing of a rosette, no. 50 (p. 99)
83.177.132 drawings of a carved shell and a carved
rosette, drawing not numbered, but no. 45 and 51 on p. 103 (top)
83.177.133 drawings of six carved designs, mostly
variations of sunbursts, but also a sunflower, drawings not numbered, but no.
44 and 47 (p. 103), no. 46 and 48 (p. 105), and no. 39 and 43 (p. 97)
83.177.134 drawing
of a flame finial on top of a carved urn, no. 43 (p. 75)
83.177.135
drawing of a finial topped with a ball, no. 21 (p. 68)
83.177.136
drawing of paneled finial, no. 15 (p. 69)
83.177.137
drawing of a flame finial, no. 65 (p. 68)
83.177.138 drawings
of four finials, no. 67, 36, 37, 38 (p. 73)
83.177.139 drawing
of a flame finial, no. 22 (p. 68)
83.177.140 drawings
of four finials, two with eagles, no. 30, 31, 32, 33 (p. 72, top)
83.177.141 drawing
of three urn finials, no. 1, 2, 3 (p. 62)
83.177.142 drawings of three pineapple finials, no.
78, 79, 80 (these numbers penciled in to replace the original numbers 51, 52,
53), (p. 79)
83.177.143 drawings of four flame with urn finials,
no. 9, 45, 39-A, 40 (p. 74)
83.177.144 drawing of a flame with urn finial, no. 71
(p. 69, center)
83.177.145 drawing of a shell between two finials,
the shell appearing on a small door, no. 10 (p. 89)
83.177.146
drawings of two shell patterns, one labeled no. 9, but identical to no.
2 (p. 108);
the other labeled no. 8 (p. 112)
83.177.147
drawing of a fan-shaped pattern, no. 24 (p. 106, top)
83.177.148
drawings of two shell designs, no. 2, 6, (p. 105, bottom);
on back: silhouette of a tennis player
83.177.149
drawing of a carved shell design, no. 9 (p. 88, bottom)
on back: sketches of furniture
83.177.150
drawing of a shell design, no number on drawing but no. 21 (p. 95)
83.177.151
drawing of a shell decoration, no number on drawing but no. 22 (p. 96)
83.177.152 drawing of an iron piece called a dog or
small andiron, (p. 222, bottom right)
83.177.153 drawing of trade card of John Goddard (grandson
of John I), (p. 113, left)
83.177.154 drawings of two clock hands, penciled in
are no. 262 and 263 but the drawings are of no. 274 and 275 on p. 486;
stamped on back:
Property of Antiques Adv. Dept.
83.177.155 drawing of three clock hands, no. 107-109
(p. 472)
83.177.156 drawing of carved ornament applied to a
highboy, (p. 118, right)
83.177.157 drawing of a carved design, labeled
“drawer detail,” (p. 109, bottom left)
83.177.158 drawing of a post and arm connection on a
chair, with a carved floral design, (p. 174, bottom left)
83.177.159 drawing of a carved sunburst, no. 34
(bottom p. 100, no number in book)
83.177.160 drawing of the carving on a chair or table
leg, drawing not numbered but no. 15 (p. 213)
83.177.161 drawing of a carved shell and bell flower
motif, no. 1 (p. 207, left)
83.177.162 drawing of a carved table or chair leg,
written on back (and crossed out): “This drawing was given to me by Mrs.
Durfee. I doubt if it is good enough to
use.” Not in Furniture Treasury.
83.177.163 drawing of a stand with a tray top, (p.
302, left)
83.177.164 pencil drawing of a mirror, stamped
“Wallace Nutting,
83.177.165 pencil drawing of an 18th century
German desk, not in Furniture Treasury
83.177.166 drawing of a cupboard, (p. 257)
83.177.167 drawing of a Sheraton mantel, (p. 290)
83.177.168 drawing of a mantel from
83.177.169 drawing of a rosette, no. 31 (p. 98);
on back: silhouette of a
woman archer
83.177.170 drawings of three rosettes, no. 40, 41, 42
(p. 101, bottom)
83.177.171 drawing of a shell-inspired design, (p. 99)
83.177.172
drawing of shell designs, no. 18 and 19 (p. 92)
83.177.173
drawings of a pinwheel design and a shell, no. 33 and 11 (p. 101, top)
83.177.174
drawing of a shell and rosette design, no. 12 (p. 87)
83.177.175
drawing of a shell, no. 5 (p. 87)
83.177.176
drawing of a shell with vine design, no. 23 (p. 93)
83.177.177
drawing of a fan design, no number on drawing but no. 29 (p. 98)
83.177.178
drawings of two shell or sunburst designs (on two pieces of paper
attached to each other), no. 26 and 25 (p. 106, center and bottom);
on back: silhouette of a woman playing badminton
83.177.179
drawing of a fan or sunburst design, with a rosette, (p. 107)
83.177.180
drawings of two shell designs, no. 14 and 13 (p. 90)
83.177.181
drawing of a fan or sunburst design, no. 28 (p. 88, top)
83.177.182
drawing of a fan or sunburst design, no. 27 (p. 107, top)
83.177.183
drawing of a flame and urn finial, no. 19 (p. 67)
83.177.184
drawing of a pineapple plant finial, no. 69 (p. 70)
83.177.185
drawing of a globe finial topped with an acorn, no. 70 (p. 70)
83.177.186
drawing of an egg finial, no. 34 (p. 72)
83.177.187
drawing of an urn finial, no. 29 (p. 71)
83.177.188
drawing of a flame and urn finial, marked on drawing as no. 40?
[question mark present on original drawing], but actually no. 20 on p. 86
83.177.189
drawing of a flame and urn finial, no number on drawing but no. 85 on
p. 86
83.177.190
drawing of a round flame and urn finial, no number on drawing, but no.
82 on p. 85
83.177.191 drawing of a flame on urn finial, no. 27
(p. 71)
83.177.192 drawing of a flame finial, no. 68 (p. 67)
83.177.193 drawing of a flame on urn finial, no. 22A
(p. 67)
on back: splashes of
colors
83.177.194 drawing of a flame on urn finial, no. 16
(p. 67)
83.177.195 drawing of a flame on urn finial, drawing
not numbered but no. 28 (p. 77)
83.177.196 drawing of a flame on urn finial, drawing
not numbered but no. 83 (p. 85)
83.177.197 drawing of a finial, no. 24, not in Furniture Treasury
83.177.198 drawing of a flame on urn finial, no. 86 (no.
68 crossed out), (p. 84)
83.177.199 drawing of a flame finial, not numbered
but no. 39 (p. 77)
83.177.200 drawing of a flame on urn finial, no. 42-A
(p. 76)
83.177.201 drawing of a flame on urn finial, drawing
not numbered, but no. 81 (p. 85)
on back: some sketches
83.177.202 drawing of a ball on urn finial, no. 66
(p. 84)
83.177.203 drawing of a flame on urn finial, no. 41
(p. 76)
83.177.204 drawing of a flame on urn finial, no. 8
(p. 71)
83.177.205 drawing of a flame on urn finial, no. 42
(p. 69)
83.177.206 drawing of a flame on urn finial, no. 48
(p. 70)
83.177.207 drawing of an urn finial, no. 26 (p. 75)
83.177.208 drawing of an urn finial, no. 18 (p. 71)
83.177.209 drawing of an urn finial, drawing not
numbered but no. 47 on p. 77
83.177.210 drawing of two flame on urn finials, no. 6
and 7 (p. 64)
83.177.211 drawings of four drops, on drawing numbered
69-72 but in book numbered 75, 74, 76, and 72 (top of p. 77);
two furniture feet are also on this piece of board,
no. 123-124 (p. 48)
83.177.212 drawings of two urn finials, no. 60 and 61
(p. 85)
83.177.213 drawing of three urn finials, drawing not numbered
but no. 24, 24A, and 46 (p. 82, top)
83.177.215 silhouette of a woman in a rocking chair
tatting, initialed EJD, copyright WN, similar in style to those silhouettes on
p. 415
83.177.216 silhouette of a woman trimming flowers in
pots, similar in style to those silhouettes on p. 415; on back: small sketch of
a Biblical man
83.177.217 silhouette of a woman putting on a glove,
similar in style to those silhouettes on p. 415; on back: part of a drawing of
a bonnet top highboy with finials
83.177.218 silhouette of a woman reading a book while
standing next to a birdbath, initialed EJD, similar in style to those on p. 415
83.177.219 silhouette of a woman looking at herself
in a hand mirror, initialed EJD, copyright WN, similar in style to those silhouettes
on p. 415
83.177.9 drawing
of a Hepplewhite shield chair back (p. 172);
labeled:
no. 2343 and 2349 in Furniture Treasury; full size drawing
83.177.10 drawing of the carved backs of two
Sheraton sofas (p. 259, the two designs on the right); labeled: Pa. Mus., Met.
Mus.
83.177.11 drawing of carved scroll with shell
motif at top of a tall cabinet, no. 21 (p. 114)
83.177.12 drawing of carved back slat of a chair,
labeled: “back of chair 2021 Fur. Treasury or your number #376,” (p. 179)
83.177.13 drawing of a bedstead (p. 239)
83.177.14 drawing of eight samples of carved mahogany
tip and turn table shafts;
on back: book nos.
4707-14; published in vol. 2;
83.177.15 drawing of four turned and carved bed
posts, drawing not numbered but no. 9-12 (p. 243)
83.177.16 drawing of four turned or carved bed
posts, drawing not numbered but no. 13-16 (p. 245)
83.177.17 drawing of four turned and carved bed
posts, drawing not numbered but no. 5-8 (p. 242)
83.177.18 drawing of four turned and carved bed
posts, drawing not numbered but no. 17-20 (p. 246)
83.177.19 drawing of four turned and carved bed
posts, drawing not numbered but no. 1-4 (p. 241)
83.177.20 drawings of five turned or carved bed
posts, drawing not numbered but no. 35-39 (p. 252);
includes various notes
83.177.21 drawing of four turned or carved bed
posts, drawing not numbered but no. 23-26 (p. 249);
includes various notes
83.177.22 drawing of four turned and carved bed
posts, drawing not numbered but no. 31-34 (p. 251);
includes various notes
83.177.23 drawing of four turned and carved bed
posts, drawing not numbered but no. 27-30 (p. 250);
includes various notes
Series III: Templates:
83.177.214 Drawings for shapes of details of the top
of a secretary, such as shapes of molding in various locations, front of shelf,
and edge of door, also rough drawing of a rosette
[note: drawing is torn]
83.177.228 template for 989, unidentified, possibly a
bonnet top
83.177.229 drawing, probably of apron of a table,
partially pricked in order to transfer design;
on back: drawing of a
fire screen shaft
83.177.250 template for a large carved design, possibly
for a bonnet top highboy
83.177.270 template for a leg (the foot has been
broken off)
83.177.271 template for a carved leg
[note: partially torn,
part seems to be missing]
83.177.274a template for 931, for center of sunflower
chest
83.177.274b-e template for carving the center of
the sunflower chest
83.177.277 template, for molding?
83.177.279 template for flower design on a piece with
a top rail [in two pieces] [see also .254 and its associated designs]
83.177.282 template for 394, design for rail [see
also .254 and its associated designs]
83.177.287a-d template for 911, for carved design
83.177.305a template, perhaps for part of a chair rail
[does not exactly match .305b]
83.177.305b template for the top chair rail
83.177.322 template for 369, for chair leg
83.177.323 template for a carved leg for a wing chair
83.177.324 template for a carved leg
83.177.336 template for 369, “pat [i.e. part?] for
back leg”
83.177.337 template, possibly for a leg
83.177.338 template for 1985, for bottom of arm [see
also .319]
83.177.356 drawing of a template for a back splat,
not cut out
83.177.355a-c template for 394, for front rail
unde[r] seat, “don’t use – WN”
83.177.357 template for a back splat
83.177.358 template for no. 338B, back splat for a
side chair (is also template for no. 338 without upper centercut);
[note: torn in several
places, some mended with tape]
83.177.359 template for 438, for back splat of an
armchair
83.177.360 template for a back splat, only partly cut
out
83.177.361 template for 369, “old pattern” for carved
design, perhaps for the back splat of a chair
83.177.387 template for a long curved piece
83.177.390 template for top of leg for Duncan Phyfe
table
83.177.397a template for the foot of a leg, does not
match up with .397b (below)
83.177.397b template for 697, for a leg for a card table
[note: foot of leg has been torn off, but
.397a is not an exact match]
83.177.398a-b template for a cross-shaped table
stretcher
83.177.399 template for 635B, possibly for a chair
rail
83.177.404 drawing of a template for a leg, possibly
for a tilt-top table, not cut out
83.177.234.1-.2 templates for carved designs
83.177.235 template for a carved design
83.177.236 template for a sunburst or fan-shaped
design
on back: 991, ok
83.177.237 template for carved design for dome
cupboard
83.177.243 template for part of a rosette design [see
also .285 and .286]
83.177.244 template for 991, for a sunburst or
fan-shaped design, partly cut out
83.177.245 template for claw-and-ball foot and part
of leg
83.177.246a-b template for 331, for knee and top
of knee
83.177.247 template for small carved sunburst design
83.177.248 template for carved sunburst design,
“special – wider than standard”
83.177.249 template for small carved sunburst design
83.177.252 template for a pomegranate design
83.177.253a-b template for part of a highboy
83.177.257 template for one flower design for rail
no. 2 [see below]
83.177.258-259 templates for carved or stenciled
design of flowers on rail no. 2 [see .254 and its associated patterns]
83.177.267 template or stencil for a flower design
[see also .254 and its associated designs]
83.177.268 template for a leg with a claw-and-ball
foot
83.177.269a-b template
for a leg with a claw-and-ball foot
83.177.272 template for a carved design
83.177.275 template, an outline for carving
83.177.276 template for a carved design
83.177.278 template for a small sunburst design
83.177.280 template for a round flower
83.177.281 template 602 for a carved design of
circles
83.177.283 template for part of a curved design,
perhaps to coordinate with .285 (below)
83.177.284 template for a carved design, related to
.283 and .285
83.177.285 template for a part of a carved rosette,
perhaps to coordinate with .283 above [see also .243]
83.177.286a-c template
for a carved rosette, similar to .285
83.177.288 template made out of wood, for a
heart-shaped design (see also .289, below)
83.177.289 template for 911, for a heart-shaped
design
83.177.290 template labeled “ancor for cente[r] of
one drawer Hadley chest”
83.177.292 template for a carved design
83.177.295 template, perhaps for a rounded chair arm
or a bonnet top
83.177.296 template for the side of a walnut highboy
83.177.298 template for 359, for a carved design
83.177.300 template, perhaps for part of a top chair
rail
83.177.301 template for carving a scroll
83.177.302a-b template
for a carved design, possibly for a side chair [similar to .315]
83.177.303 template for carving for a side chair
83.177.306a template, perhaps for part of a top chair
rail
83.177.307 template for 369, for carving on the ear
of a top chair rail
83.177.308 template for 369, for carving on a chair
rail
83.177.309 template for carved design, “old pattern,”
probably for a chair rail
83.177.310 template for 421, probably for top rail of
a chair
83.177.312 template for part of an arm chair
83.177.313 template for a carved design on a side
chair
83.177.315 template for a carved design for a side
chair
83.177.316 template for a carved design
83.177.317 template for a carved design on an arm
chair
83.177.327 template for a ball-and-claw foot
83.177.328 template for a ball-and-claw foot
83.177.329 template for fluting on back posts of
Chippendale armchair
83.177.330 template, unidentified
83.177.331 template, unidentified, but similar to
.332 and .333
83.177.332 template, unidentified
83.177.333 template, unidentified
83.177.334 template for unidentified carved design
83.177.335 template for 335, for top of a chair
83.177.340 template, unidentified
83.177.342 template for a carved design, partly cut
out
83.177.347 template for 565, for a small carved
design
83.177.348 template for part of a corner chair
83.177.349 template, unidentified
83.177.350 template, perhaps for part of the rail of
a chair
83.177.351 template, perhaps for the arm or a rail of
a chair
83.177.352 template for a carved design, perhaps part
of a chair
83.177.353 template, unidentified, includes some
carved design
83.177.362a-j templates
for carving
83.177.370a-b template
for “end shell pattern, end on lid raised,” only partly cut out
83.177.371 template, shape of .373 (below)
83.177.373 template for a carved shell design [see
also .371]
83.177.374 template for a carved shell design, “door
end raised”
83.177.375 template for a shell pattern, only partly
cut out
83.177.376 template for part of a tall clock
83.177.377 template for the top shell on the tall
clock
83.177.378 template for a carved shell design, “door
center hollow”
83.177.379 template for 140-B, for a small carved
shell
83.177.380 plan on sheet of paper labeled “Base for
Finial, Goddard clock Pl[illegible}, dated
83.177.381a-f templates
for parts of a pole screen
83.177.385 template for a carved design
83.177.388 template for carved design on a card table
83.177.389 drawing of part of an apron, showing side
view
83.177.391 template for carving on a table rail
83.177.393 template for the leg of a tilt-top table
83.177.400 template for a circle
83.177.401 template for a leg, possible for a
tilt-top table
83.177.403 template for a leg, possibly for a
tilt-top table
1
envelope of unnumbered bits and pieces, some of which were broken off from the
templates above
83.177.227 template for bonnet top, marked “Ok – WN –
5 Oct. 28”
83.177.230 template, probably for shape of molding
83.177.231 template for a leg
83.177.232a-b template for 931, for carved or
stenciled design
83.177.233 template for 910, for a carved design
83.177.238 template for a carved design of ovals [see
also .396]
83.177.239 template or stencil for 933
83.177.240 template for carving a profile of a man
83.177.241 template for 910, for carving
83.177.242a-d template for 911, for tulip and
rose design, to be carved or stenciled
83.177.251 template for 992, for a carved design
83.177.254 template for flower design for rail no. 1
[see .257-.259, .267, .279, and .282]
83.177.256 template for 933, for a carved design
83.177.260 template, unidentified
83.177.261 template, frame
83.177.262 template, possibly for top chair rail
83.177.263 template for 918, possibly for molding
83.177.264 template for 933, for carving
83.177.265 template for an irregularly shaped finial
or the outline of a bust
83.177.266a-b template for a carved scroll and
acanthus leaf design
83.177.273 template for 931, for end of sunflower
chest
83.177.291 template for a carved design
83.177.293 template for 920 for a carved design
83.177.294 drawing of template for a column, not cut
out
83.177.297 template for a carved design
83.177.299a-b template for carving on a leg with
claw-and-ball foot
83.177.311 template for 451, for top rail of a chair
83.177.314 template for a carved design on an arm
chair
83.177.318 template for a carved design, but labeled
molding
83.177.319 template for 1985, for a carved
design [see also .338]
83.177.320 template for carved design
83.177.321 template for carved design
83.177.325 template for part of a table leg (the foot
is not included)
83.177.326 template for a leg
83.177.339 template for 401, unidentified, possibly
feet for a table leg
83.177.341 template for 531, includes bell-shaped
flowers
83.177.343 template 498, “post”
83.177.344 template for 456-457, perhaps for part of
the top rail of a chair or for an arm
83.177.345 template, unidentified but was to go over
scroll end
83.177.346 template, perhaps for a top chair rail
83.177.354 template for carving, possibly for a chair
rail
83.177.363a template for a leg;
83.177.363b template for part of a Dutch
wing chair;
83.177.363c template for 331, for chair post
fluting;
83.177.363g template for 334, for a carved
chair knee;
83.177.363i template for part of a plain
scroll chair
83.177.363k template for 369, for a curved
piece with carving;
83.177.363m template for 335, for part of a
chair
83.177.363d-f,
h, j, l, n-p various templates and
pieces of templates
83.177.364 template for “raised shell, top drawer,
lower section,” partly cut out
83.177.365 template for “center shell, top drawer,
lower section,” partly cut out
83.177.366 template for “new top shell,” partly cut
out
83.177.367 template for “center shell, top drawer,
hollow,” partly cut out
83.177.368 template for “center shell, top drawer,
hollow,” partly cut out
83.177.369 template for “end shell, top drawer,
raised,” only partly cut out
83.177.372 template for a shell pattern, “center
pattern, slant leaf,” partly cut out;
on back: “center on lid,
hollow”
83.177.382 template for a carved shape
83.177.383 template, unidentified, possibly for a
scalloped edge
83.177.384 template for scalloped edge of a pie crust
table
83.177.386a template for the side view of a leg,
possibly for a tilt-top table
83.177.386b template for the face view of a the leg in
.386a
83.177.392 template for a leg, possibly for a
tilt-top table
83.177.394 template for a cross-shape piece
83.177.395 template for part of big gate leg table
83.177.396 template for a carved oval design [see
also .238]
83.177.402a-c templates for carving for leg of
card table 634
Series IV: Blueprints:
83.177.220 blueprint of second floor plan of the
Gardner House [i.e. Wentworth-Gardner House,
83.177.221 blueprint of first floor plan of the
Hazzen House [i.e. Hazen Garrison House],
83.177.222 blueprint of second floor plan of Hazzen
House,
83.117.223 blueprint of first floor plan of
Cutler-Bartlet House,
83.117.224 blueprint of second floor plan of
Cutler-Bartlet House,
83.177.225 blueprint of first floor plan of the Gardner
House,
83.177.226 blueprint, full size, of ladder back
Chippendale side chair, shows seat, side, and back, done by Robert C. Dean,
Architect, Wellesley Farms,
[in Map case D, drawer
5]
Series V: Catalogs, Price lists, and catalog photos
Folder 1: catalog: “Wallace Nutting Windsors:
Correct Windsor Furniture,” copyright 1918, illustrated catalog of
Folder 2: Wallace Nutting products: price list,
6th revision, for furniture, iron work and brass, pictures, hooked
rugs, lectures, and books, [ca.1927] (acc. 08x35.2)
Wallace
Nutting products: price list, 8th edition, for furniture, iron work
and brass, pictures, hooked rugs, lectures, and books, including 2 volumes of Furniture Treasury (acc. 08x35.3)
Folder
3: catalog photographs:
.4 no.
911, oak court cupboard with sunflower design; stamped on back: “From Old
America Co. and Wallace Nutting, Inc.,
.5 no.
920, carved oak chest on frame; stamped on back: “From Old America Co. and
Wallace Nutting, Inc.,
.6 no.
165 and 166, low joint stool and turned rush seat stool; stamped on back: “From
Old America Co. and Wallace Nutting, Inc.,
.7 no.
490 and 390, New England five slat back arm and side chairs, with rush seats;
prices and dimensions written on back; numbered on back: 9889 over 3
.8 dresser
or cupboard, with china and pewter on shelves; stamped on back: “From Old
America Co. and Wallace Nutting, Inc.,
.9 carved
chest; numbered on back: 5218
.10 616, single
gate folding table (shown folded); dated on back: Jan. 28, 1922, with
additional numbers on back
.11 411,
Great Brewster chair, wood seat; written on back: Brewster, original sold for
highest price ever paid for one chair; numbered on back: 2220 over 8
.12 910,
oak inlaid
.13 415,
knuckle flare comb back
.14 401,
New England Windsor armchair; numbers on back crossed out
.15 301,
bow back, braced
.16 609,
ogee
.17 326,
fan braced
.18 326,
fan braced
.19 605,
145, 17, three leg Windsor table, Round Windsor stool, New England tripod
stand; stamped on back: “From Old America Co. and Wallace Nutting, Inc.,
.20 415,
knuckle flare back comb
.21 305,
bent rung bamboo