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: Kaplan Furniture Co.
Title: Kaplan Furniture Co. records
Dates: ca.1919-ca.1972
Call No.:
Acc. No.: 07x142
Quantity: 100 boxes
Location: 11 G 4-5, 11 H-L 1-5
BIOGRAPHICAL
STATEMENT
The Kaplan Furniture Company
was established in a tiny shop in
In the 1920s, Isaac bought
the city block on which his first shop was located and then built a much larger
factory on the site; it was located at
In addition to the Kaplan
company, records of the Robert W. Irwin Co. and Cooper-Williams, Inc., both of
SCOPE AND
CONTENT
The collection includes
full-scale furniture drawings, photographs of finished pieces, trade catalogs,
and advertising material. The drawings are from Kaplan Furniture Co.,
including pieces from their
Many of the photographs
depict furniture manufactured by the company, and many of these images were
photos for catalogs. There are also photos of the factory building, men
at work inside the factory, delivery trucks, a decorated truck that was
probably used in a parade, furniture showrooms, and the miniature furniture
display. One series of photos shows how a chair was produced.
Several trade catalogs for the
ORGANIZATION
The collection is divided into two series: the
furniture plans in Series I, and photos, catalogs, and other materials in
Series II. The furniture plans are
divided by company (see below) and are arranged in numerical order within each
group.
Series I: furniture drawings and plans
A.
B. Old Colony Furniture Co.
C. Robert W. Irwin Co.
D. Cooper-Williams, Inc.
E. Drawings from other
companies or not marked with company name
F. Small drawings of furniture
from Kaplan Furniture Co. or from Old Colony Furniture Co. (not interfiled with
others because of their small size)
Series II: photographs, catalog pages, art work,
trade catalogs
LANGUAGE OF
MATERIALS
The materials are in English.
RESTRICTIONS
ON ACCESS
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.
PROVENANCE
Gift of David Kaplan and Leon Kaplan.
ACCESS POINTS
Topics:
B. Altman & Co.
Cooper-Williams,
Inc.
Old Colony
Furniture Co.
Robert W. Irwin
Co.
W. & J.
Sloane.
Furniture making
–
Cabinetmakers –
Furniture design
- Drawings.
Furniture –
Photographs.
Commercial
catalogs – Furniture.
DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Location: 11 G 4-5, 11 H-L 1-5
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
0,
[no name], side chair
10,
11,
Chamberlain, bed [three drawings]
K 11, [no name], cabinet,
stamped Kaplan Furniture Co., written at bottom: large Hollingsworth, #681,
B.H.” and perhaps this should be filed under 681
K
12, [no name], cabinet, stamped Kaplan Furniture Co.
12,
Bishop, table with octagonal top
13,
Birchall, consol table
14,
Intervale, cabinet [two drawings]
15, Croydon, table (with
note: “same table as above made with marble top is #49,
16, Kinross, mirror [two drawings, one also labeled 625,
16,
18, Castle, table
Folder 2:
19, Drummond, pine cabinet
[one drawing and three blueprints]
21,
23,
24, Chelsea, leather-top
table
25, Newcomb, short table
[coffee table?]
27,
28, Siddeley, table
28, Knight, table
29, King, table [one large and two smaller drawings]
30, Talbot, commode
Folder 3:
31, Brent, short table
32, Bigelow, table
33,
34, McComb, writing table
35, Hubbarb, nesting tables
37, Clifford, drum table
39, Weston, table
41, Copley, tilt-top table
43, Newbury, serving cart or
table on wheels
44,
45, Holbrook, bed [two
drawings]
45,
47, Hatton, snack table [two
drawings]
Folder 4:
50, Blauvelt, pine cabinet
[two drawings]
51, Harrington, table with
wheels
52,
53, Sanborn, table(?)
54, Heath, lamp table(?)
Folder 5:
56,
58, Hatfield, chest of
drawers [two drawings; one labeled: “arrangement for radio installation,
Hatfield – 6130 – chest”]
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A: Beacon
Hill and Kaplan Furniture Co. drawings and plans
Folder 1:
58, Lasell, chair [one
drawing, two prints]
59, Hampstead, commode
Folders 2-3:
60, Ellington, curved sofa
[one drawing, two prints]
61, Chase, love seat [two
drawings, six prints]
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
63?, Lamont, chair [one
drawing, one blueprint]
64, Halsey, arm and side
chairs (two with notes, on arm chair: marked “library,” Montevideo,
manufactured by Kaplan Furniture Co. for James McCutcheon & Co.; on side
chair: marked library, American Legation, Dominian [sic, i.e. Dominican]
Republic, manufactured by Kaplan Furniture Co. for James McCutcheon &
Co.] [two drawings in very fragile
condition; two prints, both dated 1967]
65, Queen, table with round
top [drawing, plus blueprint of antique original]
67, Pinckney, table
68, Buckingham, desk
Folder 2:
71, Kenwood, arm and side chairs
[two drawings, two prints]
S-79,
S-80, mirror
84, Applegate, desk [two drawings, one dated 8/14/69]
85, Berkleigh, bookcase
86,
Folder 3:
86,
90,
92, Hatherly, antique Regency
sofa table, drawing #1
94, Seaver [labeled on back:
Sever], antique Sheraton cutlery holder, drawing #2
95, Reine, arm and side
chair, #11 antique white and gold chair
97, Loring, side and arm
chair
98, Clayton, single pedestal
table and three-pedestal table [two drawings]
98, Crieghton, dining table,
6/22/72, with note: “with oval top, #864,
Folder 4:
100,
100, Portchester, dining table
[two drawings, one with old detail, the other with new detail, dated July 1936]
101, Pinckney, table [two large and one small drawing]
103,
Leighton, table
104,
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A: Beacon
Hill and Kaplan Furniture Co. drawings and plans
Folder 1:
105,
108,
111,
Vanderlyn, table
113, Vale, table [two
drawings, one labeled antique Regency mahogany table, drawing #8]
113, Huxley, table, new
detail [misnumbered on back as #19]
Folder 2:
114,
115, Haskell, tripod stand
116, Wells, Pembroke table
[labeled on back as Welles, antique drop-leaf table]
116, Wells, (Fairhead type)
117, Spencer, commode [two
drawings, one labeled antique chiffonier, Directoire, drawing #10]
118, Meade, commode or
Sheraton work table [two drawings]
119, Bretton, Hepplewhite
dresser or chest [two drawings, one labeled antique Hepplewhite dresser, dr.
#5]
121,
121, Forde, coffee table
Folder 3:
122,
123, Macomber, bureau
123, Allston, chair
125, Baxter, canopy (marked
Kaplan Furniture Co.) [see also drawings in Series I. E. folder 6]
127, Glencoe, dressing table
128, Paxton, stool
129,
130,
Folder 4:
134, Seeler, dressing table,
bureau [two drawings; tape on one of them, cannot be opened without assistance]
OC #135, Seward, desk
(marked Kaplan Furniture Co.; dated 9/7/64)
137, Burrell, bench
138, Owen, bench
139,
140,
145,
147, Osborne, corner table
149, Sewall, arm chair
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A: Beacon
Hill and Kaplan Furniture Co. drawings and plans
Folder 1:
153,
153, Barrett (
154,
154,
155,
155, Lonsdale (5007), bed
156,
157,
158, Hugh Drysdale,
chiffonier or chest [two drawings]
158,
Folder 2:
159,
160, Corey, table with round
top
162, Piedmont, chest
165,
167, Sandon, table?
168, Olmstead, table
169, Farnsworth, table
170,
Drake, table
170, Genova, chest on chest,
and 171,
171,
171, Oglethorpe, table
172, Greenough, table
172, Sienna, night table
173,
173, Blackwell, coffee table
175, Foxcroft, table
176, Bamford, table [three drawings, one dated 5/31/72]
Folder 3:
177, Dudley, love seat, and
178,
Folder 4:
179, Langley or Fletcher,
table
180, Cole, chair [two
drawings]
181,
182, Bianco, chest
184, Seldon, high chest
185, Radcliffe, dressing
table
193, Venosa, poudre
[dressing table]
195, Formia, writing table
[one drawing, one blueprint]
196,
196,
198,
199, McKean, bed
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A: Beacon
Hill and Kaplan Furniture Co. drawings and plans
Folder 1:
200,
201,
Padova, table with leaves
204,
Faneuil, sofa 9two drawings, one dated 8/28/68
206,
206,
Kimbrough, chaise [three drawings; three prints]
Folder 2:
209,
Reggio, hutch top for
212,
214,
215,
Gordon, end table with shelves [one drawing, one blueprint]
216,
218,
219,
222,
223,
Trento, commode and base for
Folder 3:
228,
Washburne, coffee table
229,
230,
Vendome, dresser
231,
231,
232,
232,
Sandleigh, table
233,
[234, Tursi – see 407,
235,
Havre, consol [three drawings, including one of a special leg]
236,
237,
Campana, breakfront (with base of #263,
Folder 4:
238,
Remo, triangle table [one drawing, one blueprint]
239,
241,
Basque, dining table [two drawings]
242,
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
244, Lyon, dresser [two
drawings]
245,
245, U.S. Government commode
(labeled Kaplan Furniture Co.)
246,
Folder 2:
247,
248,
250, Roma, dresser
251, Compton, cabinet
Upholstery frame for 251,
Lavorno, 1304, Chatham, and 72, Bromfield, chairs, (marked Kaplan Furniture
Co., drawn 5/24/68)
Folder 3:
253, Burgess, table
254, Codman, drop-leaf table
255,
256,
256, Frances Seaver,
sideboard (labeled: “do not use”)
257,
260,
261, Haviland, breakfront
[two drawings]
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
262,
266, Conti, wing chair
267, Chilton, coffee table
268, Balmoral, Regency
commode [one drawing, one blueprint]
269, Digby, French empire
table [one drawing, one blueprint]
270,
271, Ellsworth, table [one
drawing, one blueprint]
Folder 2:
272, Abington, commode
275,
276, Cambrai, arm and side
chairs [two drawings and two blueprints]
S-276, bookcase desk, with
note: “marked ‘study’
280,
281,
Folder 3:
Base for 282, 283, 284,
campaign chests
282,
283,
284, Kobi, cupboard chest
285, Narobi [sic], bed [one
drawing, one blueprint]
287, Tira, étagère [end
table]
288,
Folder 4:
289,
290, Tours, base for
legionnaire chests [photo of this piece lists number as 290 ½; there is also a
piece of furniture, no. 352,
291, Darak, night stand or
table
293, Cabot, sofa frame [one
drawing, one blueprint]
295, Wollaston, breakfront
[three drawings, one badly torn – do not open without staff assistance; the
others labeled Kaplan Furniture Co., dated 3/14/72 and 3/22/72]
296, Sutherland, secretary
[drawing labeled Kaplan Furniture Co., dated 11/26/69]
298, Gateswell, top to be
used with #84, Applegate, desk [drawing
labeled Kaplan Furniture Co., dated 9/9/69]
299, Dillon, Regency dining
table [one drawing, one blueprint]
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
302,
Walton, w/c frame [Chippendale wing chair], dated 5/31/68, Kaplan Furniture Co.
304,
305, Caswell, arm chair
[labeled on outside: “205(?)”]
307,
307, Thatcher, chest of
drawers
309, Sawyer, chest of
drawers
310, Pundi, [chest of
drawers, commode, or night stand], drawn 6/27/72, Kaplan Furniture Co.
311, Cameroon, chest,
revised drawing 8/2/72 [one large drawing, with two sheets showing renderings
of #312, Pisa, #321, Kenya, #311, Cameroon, and #326, Delhi, plus one
blueprint]
O.C. #311,
Folder 2:
312,
313,
315,
316, Bayard, table, 4/10/69,
Kaplan Furniture Co.
317, Craig, coffee table,
8/18/69, Kaplan Furniture Co.
318,
319, Belvoir, table with
round top [two drawings, two blueprints]
320,
320, Chelton, drop-leaf
extension dining table
Folder 3:
321, Whitman, table
321,
322, Sanders, table, 8/26/69,
Kaplan Furniture Co.
323, Brett, table, 8/25/69,
Kaplan Furniture Co.
323, Webster, bench
324, Burwell, table, 2/25/64,
Kaplan Furniture Co.
325,
326,
327, Mai, end table [one large
drawing, three small drawings of hardware, one blueprint]
Folder 4:
328, Bayeau, chest of
drawers [two drawings]
328, Bayeaux, dining table [one
drawing, one blueprint]
Spec. 328, table, desk [part
of
Spec OC 328, Sherman, table
with suspended drawers
OC 329, Chelsea, table,
drawn 9/15/66, labeled Kaplan Furniture Co.
329, Granville, chair
329,
329, Normandie, bergere
[chair] [two drawings; two blueprints]
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
330,
OC 331, Britton, end table,
2/26/64, Kaplan Furniture Co.
332, Thorndyke, dressing
table, bureau mirror, bed, bureau, chest, dressing table mirror [six drawings]
333, Byron, tilt-top
table [drawing labeled Kaplan Furniture
Co., dated 4/16/69]
334, Velay, step table [one drawing, one blueprint]
336, Ringsted, credenza
336, Picardi, sideboard(?)
[two drawings, one large, one small]
337,
Folder 2:
339, Skagen, display or
china cabinet (drawers below, open shelves on top)
339, Sienna, coffee table,
11/2/70, Kaplan Furniture Co. [two drawings]
341, Exeter, tray top, with
#325, Cornwall, base, 12/16/70, Kaplan Furniture Co.
341, Bresse, chest of
drawers
342, Savoie, console table
[two drawings, one blueprint]
343, Mosane, end table
344, Manche, commode [two
drawings, one marked discontinued; one blueprint]
Folder 3:
347,
Chaucer, hobby table
OC 348, Sherwood, table,
5/29/64, Kaplan Furniture Co.
348, Milton, hobby table
348, Bellange, end table
[one drawing, one blueprint]
349, Marigny, step table
[one drawing, one blueprint]
350,
350, Seddon, table, dated
2/28/69 [three drawings, the small one depicting backgammon layout for top]
350, Howard, vitrine [one
drawing, two blueprints, one labeled “copy of no. 23269, Empire clock case, May
27 ‘59”; drawing also marked #604, Varde]
Folder 4:
351, Varde (also spelled Vardi),
commode
351, Dighton, table,
5/25/72, marked Kaplan Furniture Co.
352, Recamier, table with
planter top [one drawing, one blueprint]
352, Payson, cabinet
(drawing includes rendering of piece)
OC 353, Dennis, lamp table,
3/3/64, Kaplan Furniture Co.
353, Jemont, table with
marble top [one drawing, two prints, one blueprint]
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
OC 354, Hartwig, lamp table,
3/6/64, revised shaft 2/24/61, Kaplan Furniture Co. [two drawings]
354, Antoine, table [two
drawings, including small one depicting design of brass gallery; one blueprint]
354, Antoine, arm chair
354, Wolseley, commode
355, Mercer, lamp table,
8/29/69, Kaplan Furniture Co.
355,
356, Putney, chair [two
drawings]
356, Chace, table, redrawn
8/28/69, Kaplan Furniture Co. [one drawing, one print]
357, Matin, chair [one
drawing, one blueprint]
Folder 2:
360,
360,
361, Saunier, end table [one
drawing, one blueprint]
362, Moreaux, chair [one
drawing, two blueprints]
363, Wolsely (also spelled
Woolsey), table, 11/14/68, revised 4/8/69 [two drawings]
Folder 3:
364,
364, Pompadour, sofa [one drawing,
one blueprint]
365, Nance, table
366,
367, Fenway, step table
368,
369,
370, Chieh, end table [one
drawing, one blueprint]
Folder 4:
371, Yuan, console table
[two drawings, one showing rough layout of spec. decoration; two blueprints;
see also no. 386, K’ai]
372, Chuan, [coffee table?] [one
drawing, two blueprints; drawing mislabeled on back as 382; one blueprint is
labeled: dwg. No. 27138, cocktail table, T-9, Feb. 7, 1940, W. & J. Sloan,
and labeled on back as #372, Chuan]
373, Sheng, [end table?]
376, Chai, coffee table [two
drawings]
378 and spec. 378, Sanwai,
table and coffee table (the spec. drawings are labeled IT&T –Geneen) [two
drawings, two blueprints]
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
379, Beacham, bookcase
380, Gleason, table
380, Dunleith, chest,
redrawn 5/26/64, Kaplan Furniture Co.
380, Yu-lan, coffee table
381, Shou, [end table]
382, Yang, commode, table
[three drawings, one blueprint, with photocopy of photo of piece attached;
small drawing labeled: gold decoration on #389, Yang, nest of tables]
Folder 2:
384, Yin, small lounge chair
[two drawings, four blueprints; drawing mislabeled on back as 381]
385, Cromwell, commode,
6/25/68, Kaplan Furniture Co.
385, Wei, sofa [two
drawings]
386, K’ai, coffee table [two
drawings, one blueprint; one drawing is top view of K’ai and #371, Yuan]
Folder 3:
Spec. #OC 387, Boxford, tea wagon,
for Jacobson & Flickinger Interiors
387, Burnsdale, library steps
[two drawings]
388, Lang, sofa [two
drawings]
390, Beecham, bed [four
drawings; including a small one depicting view of bed]
391, Rowen, layaway box,
1/13/69, Kaplan Furniture Co.
391, Hao, chair
392, Heath, extension table
393, Ronne, china or
bookcase top for #360,
399, Crillon, sofa frame,
5/3/68, Kaplan Furniture Co.
Folder 4:
400,
401,
402, Paisley, bed
403, Weldon, table
403,
404,
404,
405,
406,
407,
Folder 5:
413, Campi, breakfront
414,
415, Ramsdell, table
415,
416,
417,
418,
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
420,
421,
422,
422, Haven or Corey [both
names appear], coffee table
424,
425,
Folder 2:
428, Gramercy, desk and
cabinet/breakfront [six drawings, five blueprints]
Folder 3:
429, Marseilles, console
432, Burgess, table [one drawing, one blueprint]
433, Middlesex, card
table [one drawing, one blueprint]
434, Kilby and special Kilby,
desk [three drawings, two blueprints;
two of the drawings and one blueprint labeled: special IT&T]
Folder 4:
436, Williams, end table
[one drawing, one blueprint]
437,
438A and 438S, Wales, arm
and side chairs [three drawings]
441,
442,
442, Hobson, and 452,
Shelby, mirrors, redrawn 9/1/64, Kaplan Furniture Co.
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
444, Gateshead, and 445,
446, Westbury, what-not (or étagère)
[one drawing, one blueprint]
447, Cardigan, server
[tiered table] [one drawing, one
blueprint]
448,
Folder 2:
449, Johnsbury, bookcase
449, Winslow, lounge
chair [one drawing, one blueprint]
OC 449, Stevens, night
table, redrawn 10/16/64, Kaplan Furniture Co. [two drawings, small one detail
of special gallery]
450,
451,
Folder 3:
452, Westham, lounge chair [one drawing, one blueprint]
452, Charlesport, table,
record stand [two drawings]
453, Brentford, coffee table
454, Epsom, drop-leaf table [one drawing, one blueprint]
454, Edwards, table
455,
456, 456A,
Folder 4:
457,
458, Monmouth, side or end
table [one drawing, one blueprint]
460, Midhurst, bench [one drawing, one blueprint]
OC 460, Cooper, bed, drawn
8/17/64, Kaplan Furniture Co. [one large and one small drawing, one small blue
line print]
461,
462,
463,
Series I: Furniture
plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
464 and special 464,
465, Stockbridge, man’s
chest [one drawing, one blueprint]
466, Farrell, side and arm chairs [two drawings, labeled Kaplan Furniture Co.,
dated 5/14/72 and 5/15/72]
467,
468,
469, Phillips, coffee table
[one drawing, one blueprint]
Folder 2:
470, Choate, coffee table
[one drawing, one blueprint]
476, Blaine, cabinet [four drawings, one print, three blueprints;
one drawings labeled as being for John Gerald, W. & J. Sloane, Inc.; print
is stamped W. & J. Sloane Contract Division]
Folder 3:
477,
478,
479, Palmer, bench [one drawing, one blueprint]
483,
488,
Folder 4:
489, Boylston, end table
[one drawing, one blueprint]
493, Shoji, commode, W.
& J. Sloane for “Eulau” [two
drawings]
493, Heathe, extension table
[blueprint]
494, Wingate, sofa-type
table [one drawing, one blueprint]
495,
499, Peale,
Folder 5:
500,
Olney, table with compartments, perhaps for plants?
501,
Newell, table
508,
510,
Winslow, table
512,
512(?) [sic],
512,
513, Chateaux, card table
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
530, Ellsworth, chest, night
table, bed (C), chiffonier (E) [four drawings]
532, Ellsworth, dressing
table
537,
538, Forsythe, table [one drawing, one blueprint]
539, Brattle, table [one drawing, one blueprint]
Folder 2:
540, Craigie, table [one drawing, one blueprint]
541, Lambert, table [one drawing, one blueprint]
542, Kinnard, coffee table [one drawing, one blueprint]
543,
544,
544 and special 544,
Sinclair, table and bench [three drawings, two labeled on back as Sinclair and
#328,
Folder 3:
548,
554, Moreaux, coffee table [one drawing, one blueprint]
Group #555, Gilbert, bureau
(G), night table, dressing table, mirror [four drawings; dressing table drawing
numbered #55? [sic]; mirror not numbered, labeled on back: Gilbert mirror;
“Kaplan Furn. Co.” is written on top of “Robert W. Irwin Co.”]
555, Nance, coffee
table [one drawing, one blueprint]
Folder 4:
559,
560, Michel, hobby table [one drawing, one blueprint]
561, Bantry, table [one drawing, one blueprint]
Folder 5:
562, Dighton, night table,
powder table, double dresser, chiffonier, headboards, single dresser [eight
drawings, eight blueprints]
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
563, Barnwell, sofa,
8/19/68, Kaplan Furniture Co.
564, D’Arcy, headboard [one drawing, one blueprint]
565, Argent , console [one
drawing, one blueprint]
566,
567,
568, Carmeaux, coffee table
(or perhaps a bench) [one drawing, one
blueprint]
Folder 2:
569, Genevre, commode [one drawing, one blueprint]
570, Chamberg, armoire [one small and four large drawings, four
blueprints]
Folder 3:
573, Jourdain, headboards [one drawing, one blueprint]
576, Faience, commode [three
drawings, two blueprints; drawing mislabeled as 276 on outside]
578, Laurent, refectory
table [one drawing, two blueprints]
Folder 4:
579, Gardeaux, dressing
table [one drawing, one blueprint; ; see
also Cooper Williams #639, Lodge dressing table]
580, Emerson, sofa, 5/8/68,
Kaplan Furniture Co.
581, Nelson, secretary [three
drawings, three blueprints]
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
582 and 582-A, Cleaves, side
and arm chairs [two drawings, one print,
one blueprint]
583, Garlin, wing chair [one drawing, two blueprints]
584,
Folder 2:
585, Wingate, cabinet [one drawing, two prints]
587,
588, Osterley,
chiffonier [one drawing, one print]
589, Adela, night table [one drawing, one print; ; see also Cooper
Williams #639, Lodge night stand]
Folder 3:
590, Monceau, bed [three drawings, three prints; see also
Robert W. Irwin Co., #869]
591, Ming, bed [three drawings, three prints]
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
592, Kneeland, table
592,
593, Sheng, table [one drawing, one print]
594, Widener, library
ladder [one drawing, one print]
Folder 2:
595, Conant, book table [four drawings, including two rubbings of
books; four prints]
596,
596, Shou, ottoman [one drawing, one print]
Folder 3:
599, Yu-lan, arm and side
chairs [two drawings, two prints]
Folder 4:
601,
601,
Folder 5:
606, Pierce, serving wagon
[drawing, print]
607, Kobi, screen [drawing,
print]
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
608, Kensington, chair [two drawings, two prints]
609, Kenton, coffee
table [two drawings, two prints]
Folder 2:
610, Dinsmore, table, marked
Kaplan Furn. Co., dated 4/13/64
612, Roxbury, chair or sofa
frame, marked Kaplan Furn.
613, Gladstone, sofa table,
marked Kaplan Furniture
614,
614, Shantung, coffee table,
marked Kaplan Furniture
615,
616, Windemere, what-not,
marked Kaplan Furniture
617, Colebrook, table
617,
Folder 3:
618, Fiske, table, marked
Kaplan Furniture
619,
620, Sumner, commode
620, Aspinwall, 622,
625,
Folder 4:
626,
626,
627, Gregory, dining table,
marked Kaplan Furniture
628, Connecticut, dressing
table, bureau, night table, five drawer chest, bed (which is also labeled
Scott) [five drawings]
Folder 5:
629,
630,
630,
631,
631,
632,
633,
Series I: Furniture
plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
634,
637,
638, Chelton, 639, Harcourt,
seven and four drawer chests, marked Kaplan Furniture
640, Churchill, table
640, Griswold, armoire,
marked Kaplan Furniture
641, Bruford, table
642,
643, Holbrook, 644,
Westwood, love seat and sofa, marked Kaplan Furniture
644, Ralston, table [two drawings]
Folder 2:
645,
646, Nelson, elev. table,
marked Kaplan Furniture
647, Newcomb, elev. table,
marked Kaplan Furniture
647,
648,
650, Morgan, chair?, marked
Kaplan Furniture
651, Sheffield, gateleg table,
marked Kaplan Furniture
654, Medsworth, table
OC 654,
Folder 3:
656, Reigate, breakfront (on
back: Reigate is crossed out and replaced by Holbert) [three drawings, one of which is labeled
659,
659, Patterson, bed
660,
OC 660, Hardin, bed, marked
Kaplan Furniture
661, Seaver, mirror, marked
Kaplan Furniture
661, Lathrop, bed
663, Lorimer, bed
664, Devereaux, chest
665? [sic], Devereaux,
six-drawer chest
666, Devereaux, chest on
chest
Folder 4:
673, Vantine, cabinet
679, Rolf, commode
O.C. 679, Howell, bed, drawn
11-7-64-R.R(?) [three drawings]
681, Hollingsworth, commode
682, Evans, table?
693, Howard, table
694, Radmere, table
695, Reed, table
696, Holman, table
OC 696, Kelsey, beds, marked
Kaplan Furniture
Folder 5:
711, Mason, chests, F.S.
details, Spec., [drawing and blue line print]
716, Carter, sideboard,
blueprint
720, Wimpole, bureau
[drawing, blueprint]
722,
723, Savory, table desk
724,
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
725, Eldredge, dining
table [two drawings, blueprint]
726, Creston, dining
table [two drawings, two blueprints]
Folder 2:
736, Putnam, frame (for
chair or sofa) [drawing, two blueprints]
744, Pemberton, chair
Folder 3:
754,
Folder 4:
757, Westbourne, top of china
cabinet [drawing, two blueprints]
757 Westbourne, base for
china cabinet, 759,
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
758,
758, Chamberlain, bench,
chaise longue [two drawings]
[759,
760,
762, Kensington, china
cabinet [two drawings, for base and top]
Folder 2:
763,
764,
765, Newcombe, chest (on
back: Newcombe is crossed out and Shawmut is written in, revised 8/14/72)
765, Shawmut, chest, marked
Kaplan Furniture Co., redrawn 8/14/72
765, Shawmut, special, chest
Folder 3:
767,
768,
Folder 4:
769, Holden, breakfront [drawing, four blueprints]
770, Fessenden, desk [two drawings, one blueprint; blueprint
labeled B. Altman &
Folder 5:
771, Strathmore, bed [drawing, blueprint; blueprint labeled B.
Altman &
772, Buckminster, dining
table [drawing, two blueprints]
773, Wendell, coffee table [drawing, blueprint; blueprint labeled B.
Altman &
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
774, Crawford, table [two drawings]
775, Bradford, server [drawing, print, blueprint]
778, Colburne, night table,
and 779,
780, Middlesex, commode,
with 781, Verndale, shelf
788,
Folder 2:
OC
800, Ansley, bench, Kaplan Furniture Co., redrawn 4-7-64
805,
806, Hammond, frame [for
sofa, love seat, or chair], Kaplan Furniture Co., 6-5-70 [two drawings, one small]
808,
Folder 3:
809, Bancroft, table with
leaves
809,
810, Greenough, frame [for
sofa, love seat, or chair], Kaplan Furniture Co., 12-3-69
812, Fremont, frame [for
sofa, love seat, or chair], Kaplan Furniture Co., 3-9-70 [two drawings, one small, and notes on yellow
paper]
813,
814, James, low table
[coffee table?] [two drawings]
Folder 4:
815, Newfield, commode
816, Waverly, low table [two
drawings, one marked revised, the other “do not use”]
818, Trabert, frame [for
chair], Kaplan Furniture Co., 4-11-72
818. Trabert., swivel base,
Kaplan Furniture Co., 4-14-72
820, Cameron, chair, Kaplan
Furniture Co., 5-22-72
820, Saunders, tier table
(four drawings)
Folder 5:
821, Batsford, table
822, Charing, nest of tables
823, Tunbridge, plant table
826,
827, Melton, tall chest of
drawers
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
828, Marlowe, chiffonier(?) [drawing, blueprint]
830,
831, Neale, night table
833, Fairhead, drop-leaf
table
834, Blenheim, armoire or
clothing chest (chiffonier?) [two
drawings]
Folder 2:
835, Dunstable, bookcase or
cabinet [two drawings, one labeled B.
Altman & Co.]
836, Dinsdale, table [three drawings, one of which is small and
one is labeled B. Altman &
837, Hertford, table [two large drawings, one labeled B. Altman
& Co.; two small drawings; three small blueprints]
840, Foster, headboard [blueprint]
Folder 3
841, Lynde, combination lamp
and table [three drawings, one labeled B.
Altman & Co.; two blueprints]
842, Eastgate, table [three large drawings, one labeled B. Altman
& Co.; two small drawings]
Folder 4:
843, Billinghurst, sideboard
or commode or credenza [blueprint]
844, Dering, bookshelf with
drawer
845, Welbeck, china
cabinet? [two drawings]
846,
Folder 5:
853, Barton, chair frame
[drawing, two blueprints]
856, Newbury, l/s [love
seat?] frame, Kaplan Furniture Co., 8-22-70
858, Amory, upholstery frame
[for chair?], Kaplan Furniture Co., 6-13-68
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
867,
869,
870,
871, Byrne, table
872, Bostwick, table [drawing, blueprint]
873, Weybridge, table with
plant container
874, Melton, frame [for
sofa, love seat, or chair], Kaplan Furniture Co., 4-3-72
874, Berwick, table
Folder 2:
875, Luddington, chest of
drawers [two drawings]
875 ½, Cookwood, ladder back
dining room arm chair
876, Starling, table [two drawings]
877, Bramhall, commode
878, Garrison, frame [for
sofa, love seat, or chair], Kaplan Furniture Co., revised 6-5-72
879, Schuyler, breakfront [two drawings]
Folder 3:
880,
881, Eaton, sideboard(?)
882, Bruton, sideboard(?)
883, Drew, sideboard(?) [drawing, blueprint]
Folder 4:
884, Denholm, sideboard(?) [two drawings]
885, Beale,
sideboard(?) [drawing, blueprint]
886, Ayer, chest of drawers
887, Fenwick, chest of
drawers
888, Phillips, chest of
drawers
Folder 5:
901,
Camfield, chair [two drawings, two prints]
910,
918,
929,
Chawton, chair [drawing, blueprint]
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
932,
Ridgley, chair frame [drawing, two blueprints]
Folder 2:
951,
Sayre, frame [for love seat or sofa] [three
drawings]
958,
958/94,
Venetian commode, detail requested by John Gerald, 1/5/58 [blueprint]
Folder 3:
1092,
OC 1104, Forsythe, dining
table, Kaplan Furniture Co., redrawn, 1/14/65, one drawing labeled Old Colony
Furniture Co. [three drawings]
1122,
Bidwell, base for #1180 china cabinet, Kaplan Furniture Co., 3/6/69
1123,
1125,
Hubbard, bed
Folder 4:
OC
1131,
1133,
Tyndall, china cabinet or breakfront, Kaplan Furniture
1133,
1180, Chiswick, cabinet top
and sliding tray detail, Kaplan Furniture Co., 3/7/69, 3/13/69 [two drawings] [see 1122 for base]
1184,
Hancock, credenza, Kaplan Furniture Co., 4/2/70, base for 1133,
OC
1185, Holden, sideboard, Kaplan Furniture Co., redrawn 12/8/64 [drawing, print]
Folder 5:
1187,
Clayton, table
1194,
1194, Chambray, commode,
Kaplan Furniture
1311,
1367,
Fenway, chair [two drawings]
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
1400,
[no name], frames for rush seats for side and armchairs
1401,
1408,
Fosdick, side chair, Kaplan Furniture
OC
1410, Coulter, arm chair, 4/2/65
1429,
[no name], arm chair, revised 2/14/63
1446, Neilson, side and arm
chairs, Kaplan Furniture Co., 4/21/72 and 4/25/72 [two drawings]
1468,
Eaton, arm chair, Kaplan Furniture Co., 11/17/64
1770
[mis-numbered 315 on back], Robart, desk
Folder 2:
2002,
2010,
2011,
2014, Wendell, frame [for
chair, love seat, or sofa], Kaplan Furniture Co., redrawn 9/29/69
2020,
2022, Brimmer, sofa frame,
Kaplan Furniture
2029, Longwood, frame [for
chair, love seat, or sofa], Kaplan Furniture Co., 3/24/71
2041,
2106,
Folder 3:
3076, new
3136,
4000,
4001,
4001, [no name], radio
cabinet
4002, [no name], radio
cabinet
4002,
Folder 4:
4003,
4003, [no name], radio
cabinet
4004, [no name], radio
cabinet
4004,
4005,
4006, [no name], radio
cabinet
4006,
Folder 5:
4007,
4008,
4009,
4010,
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
4201, Alcott, card table,
Kaplan Furniture Co., revised 2/24/70 and 2/24/70 [two drawings]
4203, Peters, writing table,
Kaplan Furniture
4204,
4300, Otis, sideboard,
Kaplan Furniture
4302, Lenox, wake table,
Kaplan Furniture Co., 4/3/69
4302, Lenox, table, Kaplan
Furniture
Folder 2:
4303,
4304,
4305,
4818, [no name], console for
conference room of Addison-Wesley Publishing Co.
4878, Bigelow, frame [for
chair, love seat, or sofa], Kaplan Furniture
5007, new Lonsdale, [sofa or
love seat?]
5074, Seymour, table
5075, Walden, coffee
table [three drawings]
5096, Houghton, drum top
table
6014,
6136, Dexter, high chest
Folder 3: drawings with names but without numbers
Abner,
chest
Ailesbury
(or Allesbury), sofa frame
Alcott,
night table
Algonquin,
breakfront [two drawings]
Allison, dressing table,
chiffonier, night table, bureau/commode, bed
[five drawings]
Folder 4:
Amwell,
bracket
Anson,
chair
Applegate, desk, secretary,
tip-top [i.e. tilt top] table [four
drawings, two of which are of tip-top table]
Aspinwall,
hanging shelf
Atherton,
three part table
Folder 5:
Baldwin,
table
Bardfield,
chair
Bardwell, chest on chest (on
outside, Berkshire crossed out and replaced with Bardwell, but inside still
labeled
Belknap,
table
Belton,
coffee table, table [two drawings]
Belvoir,
coffee table
Folder 6:
Bigelow,
desk
Billinghurst,
commode [one drawings, three large and two
small blueprints]
Billings,
stand
Billston,
table
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
Blackstone,
chest
Blackwell,
table (simplified)
Bliss,
table
Booth,
table
Bowood,
bed, breakfront [three drawings; two of
breakfront]
Folder 2:
Boxton,
bracket
Boylston,
commode
Boynton,
2 and 3 tier tables [three drawings]
Brackett,
table
Bradbury,
table
Brendan,
bookcase
Brimmer,
coffee table
Folders 3-4:
Broadmoor, side and arm
chairs, dresser, bed, desk, night table, speaker cabinet, luggage bench [eight drawings, nine blueprints]
Folder 5:
Bromley, card table
Brompton, secretary
Bryant, book table
Bullard, table
Burdett, table
Burke, table
Burkhart, bookcase
Burleigh, side chair
Burnett, mirror
Buxley, bookcase
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
Callender,
dressing table
Calvert,
table [coffee table]
Carlyle,
desk
Caswell,
dressing table
Folder 2:
Chadwick,
stand
Charlton,
bed
Clarendon,
china cabinet
Codman,
spider table
Conning,
dining table
Conrad,
outside table
Copley,
toilet mirror
Folder 3:
Cosgrove, table
Craigsville,
breakfront
Creston,
chest of drawers, bureau, high chest, bed
[four drawings]
Crofton,
table
Custis,
table
Folder 4:
Dale,
stand
Dane,
coffee table
Danielson,
dressing table
Deansgate,
secretary [two drawings]
Debbs
modern, stereo cabinet
Folder 5:
Ditson,
mirror
Dorothea
Henry, table
Dotswood,
table
Douglas,
table
Dunbar,
table
Dunbarton,
table
Duncan,
table
Dunster,
dressing table, bed, chiffonier, night table, bureau [five drawings]
Folder 6:
Duxbury, mirror (2
drawings), dressing table, chiffonier, bed (2 drawings), bureau [seven drawings total]
Dwight, walnut table
Folder 7:
Elliott, table
Elton, table
Emmerton, shelves
E.O.D.C. [Executive Office
Design & Consulting Co.] conference table, dated 10/14/70 [four drawings]
Evendale, commode
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
Folder 2:
Faraday, console
Fifeshire, commode
Flemming [sic], table
Forester, cabinet
Fosdick, table
Frances Seaver, sideboard
Fredrick, table
Folder 3:
Gadsby,
bureau
Garfield,
table
Gateley,
secretary
Gerard,
console
Gilbert,
bed G
Glendon, nest of tables
Gordon, table [two drawings]
Gore, mirror
Gorham, bed
Folder 4:
Granthurst, secretary
Grayson, writing table
Folder 5:
Gregory, table
Gresham, secretary
Grinell, plant table
Folder 6:
Hadley, bench
Harewood, table
Folder 7:
Hartshorn, table [three drawings]
Hartwell, table
Folder 8:
Hewitt, shelves
Hobson,
Howell, table
Hubbard, mirror, bureau [two drawings]
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
IT & T furniture: conference
table, desk for Mr. Geneen (also referred to as Mr. Deneen), secretary’s desk,
chests, console, dining table for Mr. Geneen (also spelled Gineen) [twenty-nine drawings, three prints, five
blueprints]
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
Keyes, night table
Lacey, table
Lancaster, secretary
Folder 2:
Lansdowne, bed
Larchmont, sideboard
Lathrop, bed
Lee, revolving book table
Lenox, table
Lind, dressing table
Lyme (on back, Lyme is
crossed out and replaced with Griswold), arm chair
Folder 3:
Madison,
drum table
Manson,
bed
Manton,
stool
Marlboro,
sideboard [two drawings]
Folder 4:
Marlston,
table
Marsters,
table
Martha
Jefferson, table
Maxwell,
dressing table
Minster,
commode
Montague,
sofa table
Folder 5:
Montgomery, dressing table,
bed (two drawings), chiffonier, bench, toilet glass, bureau [seven drawings]
Morland,
Folder 6:
Folder 7:
Northclift [sic], desk [two drawings]
Norton, bed
Oakley, three tier table
Oliver, stool
Parham, drop-leaf table
Parkman, bureau
Parkway, table
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
Partridge, table
Pateek, display stand, dated
11/17/70
Peabody, low boy
Penhurst, table
Petersham, commode [two drawings]
Platt, table
Proctor, sofa table
Folder 2:
Radisson, nest of tables
Radmore, hanging shelves
Ramsey, table
Ranbrook, desk
Randall, table
Ranleigh, arm chair
Folder 3:
Rivington, china
cabinet [two drawings]
Robertson, table
Rockwell, table
Rosemont, table
Rowland, bracket
Rushbrook, card table
Russell, mirror
Folder 4:
Saraton, commode
Searles, commode
Sewall, table
Shamrock, table
Slater (name Gerald is
crossed out), table
Soane, bed
Southwell, table
Folder 5:
Spellman, stool
Staniford, table
States, oval toilet mirror (
Stockdale, china cabinet
Stotesbury, table
Sutherland, table
Folder 6:
Taggart, table
Talcott, bench, mirror [two drawings]
Talman, table
Thayer, table [two
drawings], butler’s tray [three drawings
in all]
Thorpe, table
Tuckahoe, bed
Vanderpool, sideboard
Vaughan, cabinet
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries A:
Folder 1:
Wallbrook, table
Walters, table
Watson, high chest
Waylande, sideboard
Wendall, bureau
Wenham, pie crust table
Folder 2:
Folder 3:
Westmore, dumb waiter [two drawings]
Weston, table
Westover, bed
Wilcox, table
Willowby, mirror
Woodward, bar
Folder 4: unnamed and unnumbered pieces
Spec. cherry credenza, Hal’s
Interiors, Inc., Kaplan Furniture
Sofa table, Kaplan Furniture
Co.,
Drop leaf table, Kaplan
Furniture Co.,
Table desk, Kaplan Furniture
Co.,
Sewing table, Kaplan
Furniture Co.,
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries B: Old
Colony Furniture Co. drawings and plans
Folder 1: special
mhy. [mahogany] directors table
special mhy. [mahogany]
conf. [conference] table, 1/18/63 [two drawings, one labeled base detail]
order #130-66, spec. desk,
design planning drawings [two drawings, one print]
4,
[no name, arm chair]
6,
[no name, arm chair]; LCC, Feb. 17, 1939
101,
Ash, costumer [i.e. coat rack?], dated 3/11/63
130,
155, Peirson, vitrine [two
drawings, one for base, dated 5/29/62, and the other for top, dated 5/28/62]
Folder 2: 200 series:
206,
Perrin, nest of tables, 7/9/62
220,
Benham, mirror, 6/26/62
220
mirror centre section
224, Totten, coffee table, plan of top for table, leg for
table in 24” length, 1/10/61, revised 9/21/64
[three drawings]
224,
special drawer unit, 9/23/63
232,
Bartol, coffee table, 4/11/62
240,
Forbes, ash lamp table, 4/16/62
250,
Tate, flip-top table, 3/24/61
255,
Coburn, lamp table, 2/13/62
255,
Coburn, drawer unit, 2/16/62
Folder 3: 300 series:
303,
Ardsley, table, 10/20/67
304,
Shelley, console, redrawn 5/20/65 [three copies]
304,
stretcher detail, for Witte Interiors
304,
leg detail, for Witte Interiors
305,
Caswell, [table], redrawn 2/16/68
306,
Canfield, nest of tables, redrawn 2/5/68
Folder 4: 300 series:
308,
coffee table, 3/27/61
309, Romley,
table, redrawn 3/29/68
Spec. OC-311,
313, Chapin,
table, redrawn 3/27/68
314, Ashford,
coffee table, 12/20/67 [two copies]
OC-319,
321, Brainard,
ash stand, 10/17/61
327,
330,
Folder 5: 300 series:
334, Lindley,
table, redrawn 3/25/68
337,
343, Paxton,
elev. table, 4/3/63
343, Paxton,
pillar [two copies]
344, Harper,
table, redrawn 3/14/68
345,
346,
OC #352,
357, Southwick,
table, 9/12/67
Spec. #360, [no
name], table
Spec. #360,
365,
366, Pelham, ash
table, 10/30/61
367, Lansbury,
ash table, 8/30/63
368, Harwood,
ash lamp table, 1/25/62, revised 5/13/70
Folder 6: 300 series
370,
373, Bingham,
lamp table, 2/1/61, revised 6/1/61
375,
381, Kirby,
chest 3/14/61
382, Ramsey,
chest, redrawn 8/25/65
383, Leighton,
commode, 11/1/61
OC 384, Durant,
liquor cabinet, revised & redrawn 5/10/67
386, [no name],
bar/server 12/28/60, revised 6/9/61
389,
OC #390, Nikatsu, hibachi
[or planter], redrawn 9/22/65 [two drawings, small one of revised base, 3/1/62;
also one large and one small print]
390, loose top
for #390 (i.e. Nikatsu, above?), 4/23/62
[small drawing]
398, Burgess,
flip top table, 3/13/61, revised 10/11/61
Folder 7: 400-500 series
425,
Denning, bedside commode, 1/30/62
480,
Evans bed, 4/18/61, revised 6/1/61 [drawing and blue-line print]
540,
544,
Ballard, bench, 9/6/61
550,
Emmons, beds, 11/23/63
Folder 8: 600 series
662,
Millard, chest of drawers, redrawn 4/4/68
665,
Boyden, commode, 11/30/60
670,
Taintor, high chest, 3/9/61
680,
682,
Barton, chest of drawers, redrawn 7/31/67
686, Middleton,
[chest], redrawn 6/6/67
698, Colfax,
bed, 7/24/68, 7/25/68 [three drawings,
three prints]
Folder 9: 700-800 series
711, Mason,
chest, redrawn 10/16/67
804,
swivel and rock base (specified that to be used on #822), 5/28/63
815,
Erikon, chair and ottoman, 6/16/61, 6/19/61
[two drawings]
817, Sears, chair frame,
12/26/61 [three drawings, one print; includes plans for swivel chair base
(11.20.62) and revised back standard (11/29/63)]
818,
swivel and rock base (specified that to be used on #822), 6/17/63
822,
825,
[no name], armless chair, 7/31/61
856,
[no name], sofa frame, 9/6/63
866,
Codman, frame [for chair], 11/28/60
870,
872,
873 Sidwell, settee or love seat and chair, 9/12/63
OC-874,
Melton, chair, drawings for legs only [two drawings]
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries B: Old
Colony Furniture Co. drawings and plans
Folder 1: 900-1000 series
910,
Spec. Lawton
bed, Findley Interiors
920,
1090,
Linton, ash ext. table, 4/27/62
#1090
and 343, revised pillar, dated 5-27-63
1095,
Folder 2: 1100 series
OC
1105, Granville, [table], redrawn 1/15/68 [two copies]
1109,
Bancroft, dining table, 8/9/62
OC
1110, Kincaide, dining table, 7/24/63 [one large and two small drawings]
#1110,
Carbone(?), spec. 3 – ped. [probably a table top]
1112,
Selkirk, dining table, 5/14/68 [two copies]
OC 1114, Kellner, dining table, redrawn12/12/67 [one
large drawing; plus drawing of drop leg installation and a revised leg pattern,
dated 9-13-63
Folder 3: 1100 series
#1120,
#1121, Vickery, chest, 12/21/60
#1125, Claridge, commode, 3/6/63 and 3/22/63, plus
pilaster revision dated 1/15/64 [two large and one small drawings]
#1126, Fortin, and #1127, Ellis, [chest?], redrawn 7/25/67
#1128, Lin, commode, 11/22/66
#1129, Garth, commode [three drawings and two blue line
prints]
Folder 4: 1100 series
#1131,
#1135,
#1135,
#1135,
#1136, Singleton, breakfront, upper case, redrawn 6/7/65
#1136, Singleton, breakfront, lower case, redrawn 6/12/65
#1138, Kinsley, commode, redrawn 11/30/67
Folder 5: 1100 series
#1160, Tappan, commode, 11/1/63
#1170,
#1170, Brittany, cabinet, bottom case, redrawn 8/30/65
OC 1170,
#1172,
#1175, Wingate, [cabinet?], bottom case, 12/16/66
#1175, Wingate, [cabinet?], top case, 12/20/66
#1176, Rowley, commode, 9/15/63
#1176, Rowley,
[cabinet?], top case, revised detail, 11/13/63
Folder 6: 1100 series
#1181,
#1183, Cobleigh, commode,
redrawn 8/4/67
OC #1186, Maynard, sideboard
#1187, Clayton, sideboard,
11/16/62, revised 10/3/67
#1189, Jeffrey,
[sideboard?], redrawn 9/12/67 [one large drawing, plus two small
drawings of posts, and one
small drawing of drawer detail]
#1192, Thornton,
commode, 3/31/61 [one large drawing, plus drawing of top, 4/4/61, small drawing
of detail of secretary drawer, 5/9/61, and small drawing of centre drawer,
4/7/61]
Folder 7: 1400 series
#1400,
Atwood, arm and side chairs, 5/16/62 [two drawings]
#1404,
#1404,
#1404 and 1446,
arm chair stump revisions, dated 9-13-63
#1406,
Huntley, a/c [arm. chair], 1/25/67
#1406, Huntley,
s/c [side chair], 2/6/67
#1428,
Randall, a/c & s/c [arm chair and side chair], 4/12/68 [three drawings]
#1429,
arm chair, revised 2-14-63
OC 1430,
Lincoln, a/c [arm chair], 3/3/67
#1462,
Garvin, chair, 11/7/66
#1472,
Herzog, chair, 9/24/68
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries C: Robert
W. Irwin Co. drawings and plans
Folder 1: drawings labeled
Bed
(to use same wood as #5832)
Detail
of Bed post and headboard
Bench
bureau
Dressing
table
mirror, for over bureau [two
drawings, one more detailed than the other]
block front bureau
dressing table
chiffonier [two drawings;
both marked “same color as our #5832”]
Folder 2: drawings labeled
Bed
Bench,
“see Regency book, fig. 37B”
Chiffonier
d.t.
[dressing table]
Mirror
for bureau
n.s. [night stand; also
called night table]
Bureau (marked “final
changes”)
Commode
Night table
Chiffonier
Bed
Dressing table
Dressing table glass [i.e.
mirror]
Commode mirror, “use over
bureau,
Folder 3: drawings labeled
Suite 3 dressing table,
final drawing
French group # 2, commode
French group #9, coffee
table
French group #15, oval table
G (also called room table)
Folder 4: bench, chaise longue, upholstered chairs:
Bench, group A
Chaise longue [with small
drawing attached to large one]
Four drawings of upholstered
chairs
Folder 5: chest, chiffoniers, commodes:
Pickman chest or chiffonier
[one large drawing and one small drawing, labeled Pickman chiff.]
Chiffonier
A
Chiffonier
B
Mahogany chiffonier (also
labeled Pickman chest) [one large drawing and one small drawing; see also
Commode A
Commode
B (also labeled Fr. [fruitwood] bureau)
Chippendale bureau or
commode [one large and one small drawing; small drawing labeled “Chippendale
commode to be used as alternative with set #5740, Weybridge”]
Folder 6: beds, pedestal and plant stand, night
stands, credenza:
Bed
Another bed
Bed G [one large drawing and
one small drawing]
Mahogany bed
Night stand A
Night
stand B
Mahogany
night stand [large drawing and very small drawing]
Chippendale
pedestal or plant stand
Adam
pedestal (with rams’ heads)
Credenza
Folder 7: mirrors:
Mirror,
5/2-3/33, from Nutting, vol. II, #2853
Mirror,
from Nutting, vol. II, fig. 2904
Mirror,
2/3/33, from Nutting, vol. II, fig. 3007
Mirror,
adapted from Nutting, vol. II, #3126
Mirror,
12/28/32 [four drawings thus dated]
Mirror
A, 12/28/32
Ghirondle
[sic] [i.e. girandole] mirror
Twelve
other mirror designs
Folder 8: tables:
d. [dressing] table [one
large drawing and one small drawing]
dressing table A
McIntyre
(also spelled McKintire) console
Chippendale
sofa table (also labeled end table)
Chippendale
coffee table
Directoire
sofa table
Coffee table (also labeled
occ. [occasional] table)
Dining table
Lyre pedestal dining table
Two breakfast tables that
form regular 2 pedestal dinging table [one large, one small drawing]
Folder 9: miscellaneous pieces:
Lincoln,
Sheraton china cabinet [two drawings]
Desk
Secretary
Bookcase [one large and one
small drawing; small drawing labeled “breakfront secretary bookcase”]
Folder 10:
drawings, #1-12
#1,
Upholstered chair
#2,
upholstered chair
#3,
Upholstered chair
#4,
upholstered chair
#5,
open arm upholstered chair
#6,
Upholstered chair
#7,
Upholstered chair
#8,
Upholstered chair
#10,
Upholstered chair
#11,
Upholstered chair
#12,
Upholstered chair
Folder 11:
drawings, #13-22
#13,
sofa
# 14, mirror
#14,
occ. [occasional] chair
#15,
Upholstered chair
#16,
mirror
#16,
ladder back dining room chair
#17,
mirror (“for carving, see mirror #213”)
#18,
pedestal, Regency group [possibly part of suite 1]
#18,
arm chair
#19,
Upholstered chair G
#21,
McQuoid, side chair (see also the same number and name under Cooper-Williams)
#22,
sofa
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries C: Robert
W. Irwin Co. drawings and plans
Folder 1: drawings, #23-37
#23,
upholstered chair
#24,
table
#25,
end table
#30,
d/l [drop-leaf?] table
#31,
table
#32,
lamp table
#34,
sofa
#35, pedestal G
#37, coffee table
Folder 2: drawings, #41-54
#41,
lamp table
#42, tripod lamp table
#45, pier table or console
#46, pier table or console
#47, mirror
#48, mirror
#49, cabinet G
#50, breakfront
#50, commode
#51, mirror
#53, upholstered chair
#54, sofa G
Folder 3: drawings, #55-66
#55, upholstered chair
#56, upholstered chair
#57,
upholstered chair
#58,
upholstered chair
#59,
upholstered chair
#60,
Chippendale stool
#61,
Chippendale stool
#62,
sofa
#63,
upholstered chair
#64,
upholstered chair
#65,
Abbott sofa, RWI #1865
#66,
sofa
Folder 4: drawings, #457-785
#457, Intervale chest, also
labeled as chiffonier G and walnut bureau or commode, “see [illegible], vol.
II, p. 235,” [two large drawings and small drawing, but small drawing labeled
Pickman chest, see also Box 1, folder 5]
#548, Donaldson mirror [see
also Cooper-Williams, Inc. – it’s #548 has same name and is also a mirror]
549, Steavens [sic],
simplified, dining table
551, Sumner, simplified,
side and arm chairs (also marked with #2016 ½)
#595,
Kenross console, serving console
[#595?],
#2 Kenross console [was folded inside plan for #595]
604,
Dysart, breakfast or dining table
#646, Humphrey, mirror [name
Cooper-Williams was crossed out and replaced with that of Robert W. Irwin Co.]
#724,
#725, large
#725,
revised
785,
Dighton, simplified, arm chair [note: labeled on back as number 745]
Folder 5: drawings, #798-843
798,
Jerome, dining table
#799, Halliday mirror,
R.W.I. 262 [drawing and blueprint; the blueprint also bears the name of the
Cooper-Williams Company]
800, upholstered arm chair
G, simplified (“simplified #2015 ½”)
#806,
Ellwell, chaise longue [one large and one small drawing]
#819,
Apsley, large upholstered arm chair
#823,
Pinsey, mirror, R.W.I. #267
#838,
Fleming, wing chair
#841,
Kaye, side board, server, commode, dining table [four drawings]
#843,
Nutting, mirror
Folder 6: drawings, #844-866
#844, Curlbert, mirror
#845, Cabot, commode
#846, Holborn, bed
#847, Emery, chiffonier, bed
(formerly 527, Riceley), bureau [three drawings]
#848, Ciro, pedestal
849, Kilburn, kidney desk
850, Osborn, book case
#852,
861,
862, Gurney, side chair
863, Carmen, side chair
#866, Shaftesbury, bureau,
book case or china cabinet [two large and one small drawings]
Folder 7: drawings, #867-879
#867, Ingrave, commode (G)
868, Sandall, folding table
869,
#871,
#872,
873,
#874, Penrose, bureau
875,
#876,
#877, Ludgate, commode,
dressing table, chiffonier [three drawings]
878, Ryder, bureau
#879, Saville, bureau
Folder 8: drawings, #880-888, 1708
#880,
#881, Linton, dressing table
#883, Pickman, bed, small
commode or bureau [three large drawings (one an alternate headboard for bed,
not labeled with number) and one small drawing; see note on Pickman chest in
Box 1, folder 5]
884, Hicks, upholstered arm chair
884, Hicks, love seat
#885, Lockwood, mirror
#886, Gilbert, mirror
#887, Underhill, mirror,
R.W.I. #217
#888, Powell, mirror
Motif, R.W.I. chair, #1708;
also labeled bed G
Folder 9: room and curtain plans
“sketch
showing front elevation of modern house, adapted to 9’ 9” stud”
Little
modern house – floor plans, wall elevations,
Curtain plans for modern
house living room, dining room, and two unnamed rooms (four curtain plans on
one sheet of paper)
Curtain plans for gallery
and rooms 18-21, 23-24
Sketch for layout of
showroom
Plan of showroom, with
gallery, rooms 18-24 (federal living room, directoire card room, Queen Anne
living room, 18th century English living room, hall, 18th
century Italian libing room, half-timber oak living room)
Fireplace for end of gallery,
for
Fireplace for room 18, for
Fireplace for room 20, for
Folder 10: room plans
Directoire
room, rooms 1, 2, 3 (labeled on back: rm. 1)
Room
no. 2, Geo. & Chipp. [Georgian and Chippendale] room
Room
no. 3, Directoire
Directoire card room, no. 19
Room no. 20, with details of
woodwork, labeled on back: Q. Anne dining
Room no. 21, with details of
woodwork, labeled on back: 18th century English living [room]
Room no. 23, with details of
woodwork, labeled on back:
End of gallery, two
drawings: one focuses on fireplace and curtain, and the other on woodwork; one
labeled on back:
Living room, with details of
woodwork
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries D: Cooper-Williams,
Inc., drawings and plans
Folder 1: drawings, #21-67
21, McQuoid, side and arm
chairs, three drawings, plus catalog page showing the chairs (see also the same number and name under
Robert W. Irwin Co.)
31,
upholstered chair
32,
Gainsboro, bed
34,
Buckingham, sofa and love seat
55,
Argylle [sic], stool, side and arm chairs
[five drawings]
60,
65,
67, Folkstone, bureau,
chiffonier, dressing table, mirror [2 drawings], and bed [2 drawings] [seven drawings total]
Folder 2: drawings, #69-133
69, Churchill, writing table [two drawings; one labeled “old detail” and
8-2-19-C (date?)]
75, Carteret (also spelled
Cartarette), sideboard and dining table [three drawings]
87,
99, Congdon, carved oak or
walnut [both woods listed] drop leaf table
104,
Ogelbay, side and arm chairs
106,
Farragut, bureau, mirror [two drawings]
128,
133,
Monmouth, cabinet [two drawings]
Folder 3: drawings, #141-
141,
Meade, Sheraton sofa
142,
Melbourn, cabinet
144,
Clive, drop leaf table
150,
152,
154,
155,
159,
161,
Stuart, upholstered arm chair
166,
Langley, occasional table
167,
Owen, desk
176,
Folder 4: #177-199
177, Nairn, bed, bureau,
chiffonier, dressing table [four drawings; drawing for bureau is in two pieces]
181,
Knox, bureau
184,
Koopman (also spelled Kupman), bench and stool
[two drawings]
185,
Tine, commode [two drawings]
194,
Barry, mirror
195,
Kempton, carved table
196,
Kinsley, cabinet [note: drawing is in
two pieces, fragile]
199, Scarboro, cabinet [one large drawing, plus four smaller
drawings of marquetry designs]
Folder 5: drawings, #200-224
200,
Weston, table
203,
205,
211, Surey [sic], hunt board
or side board, dining table [two
drawings]
213, Drury, carved octagonal
table
217,
219,
Folder 6: drawings, #222-269
222,
224, Culpeper, half-round
console
234,
240, York, large carved
library table
241, Rushbrook, console
table
242, Wakehurst, occasional
table [one large drawing and one small drawing of the table
rim]
256, Harrington, dining
table
258,
267, Sonning, console table
268, Groombridge, bed
269,
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries D: Cooper-Williams,
Inc., drawings and plans
Folder 1: drawings, #271-304
271,
274, Saltram, large carved writing
table
275, Draklow, desk [two drawings]
276, Crawton, large carved
library table
279, Haddon, tip [i.e.
tilt-top] table
283, Parham and Pemequoid,
lady’s desk or d.t. [dressing table]
296, Forester, large carved
dining table [two drawings]
300,
304,
Randall, sofa [two drawings]
Folder 2: drawings, #311-329
311,
Abbott, upholstered chair
312,
Warner, large carved library table
315,
Alexander, dining table
317,
Bowood, round occasional table, marked 4-14-21-C (date?)
318,
323,
326,
327,
329,
Grinlen, cabinet [two drawings]
Folder 3: drawings, #331-343
331,
Wiltshire, dressing table [two drawings]
334,
Kildare, dressing glass or toilet mirror
335,
Marze, bureau
337,
339,
Worcester, large carved library table
342, Briggs, upholstered tub
chair [two drawings; noted on one of them: “boat job, Fisher”]
343,
Folder 4: drawings, #345-351
345, Murrey [sic], large carved library table
347, Bolling, sofa (with
notation 9-19-17-J, possibly a date)
348, Morton, occasional
table
349,
Parsons, mirror, bed, dressing table, chiffonier, commode (G) [five drawings]
350,
Howe, d/l [drop-leaf] table [two drawings; one labeled old detail]
351,
Volopi, large carbed library table
Folder 5: drawings, #352-353
352, Antoinette, bureau,
mirror, bed, design for etched mirror [four drawings] (one drawing has notation
3-11-18-J, another marked 5-21-20-C, possibly dates)
353, Yarrodale (also spelled
Yarrowdale), mirror [labeled on back as Yarrow], bed, dressing table, chest on
chest, new commode, commode (G) [nine
drawings in all, with three of bed and two of dressing table] (one drawing has
notation 3-9-18-J, possibly a date)
Folder 6: drawings, #356-375
356,
359,
Enderby, large carved library table
360, Hemenway, bed, bureau
or commode [two drawings]
361,
Jeffrey, side table
362,
Meadowbrook, carved console
363,
Monica, drop leaf Chippendale table
373,
Breckenridge, dining room chair
374,
Harewood, upholstered bench
375,
special Russell, occasional table, library table
Folder 7: drawings, #377-395
377,
Felton, sofas in various styles [five
drawings]
381,
Dale, bed (G)
383,
Edgeworth, arm or occasional chair
385,
Belewe, dressing table
386,
390,
395, Leswick, commode [two
drawings, one of which is in two pieces; one with notation 12-13-19-C, possibly
a date]
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries D: Cooper-Williams,
Inc., drawings and plans
Folder 1: drawings, #400-404
400,
401,
Crewell, bed [six drawings, including four for crewel designs]
402,
Sycamore (name? may just refer to the type of wood to be used), occasional
table
404,
Osterville, console
Folder 2: drawings, #407
407, Pierpont, commode, bed
(three drawings, including details of iron supports and canopy; main drawing is
torn and fragile), table/night stand, dressing table, upholstered chair [nine drawings in all, two of which are of
design elements for dressing table]
Folder 3: drawings, #408-416
408, Vincent, commode or
bureau, dressing table, chiffonier, bed, mirror, table [seven drawings,
including 2 for mirror; drawing of table is torn and part is missing, this
drawing marked 4-2-19-C (date?)]
410,
Plymdale, commode
411,
Parker, wing chair [drawing in two pieces]
416, Moreland, Regency
chaise (marked 6-21-19-J, date?)
Folder 4: drawings, #418-428
418,
420,
Brookhaven, console
421,
Brantwood, console, 7-3-19-C (date?)
423, Hampstead, carved
cabinet, 7-23-19-C (date?) [one drawing,
one print; drawing is torn and fragile]
424,
Atherton, Chippendale Pembroke table (marked 7-15-19-C, date?)
425, Maynard, Pembroke table
[three drawings, one marked new, one marked old, and one marked Maynard sec.
(i.e. secretary?)]
428,
Recamier, arm chair (G) (8-12-19-J, date?)
Folder 5: drawings, #430-437
430,
Swansey, bed with swan motif (G)
431,
433,
434,
Ballard, sideboard
435.
Coogate, buffet, dining table [three
drawings]
437,
[no name], poster bed
Folder 6: drawings, #439-442
439,
441,
Chapman, upholstered arm chair [two drawings, one marked “corrected”]
444,
Damrell, bed (G) (marked 12-10-19-J, date?)
442,
Folder 7: drawings, #443-449
443,
Beachmont, mirror (note: 12-15-19-C, date?)
444, Damrell, telephone
cabinet or stand, night table, night stand and dressing table or dresser,
commode or bureau, dressing table (marked 12-5-19-C), marquetry detail (marked
11-25-19-J, date?) [six drawings in
all]
445, Clairmont, mirror, with
detail [two drawings, large one in two pieces; large one marked 12-1-19-C,
small detail marked 12-2-19-C, dates?]
446,
Crowningshield, mirror
447,
[no name], large mirror
448,
449,
Peverell, tip top table [i.e. tilt top table]
Folder 8: drawings, #450-456
450, Garrick, sofa table
[two drawings, one marked “simplified,” the other marked 2-6-20-C]
451,
Patterson, mirror [two drawings; one marked 11-19-19-J]
452,
Henshaw, carved Board of Directors’ table
453,
455,
Milbrooke, commode [two drawings]
456,
Folder 9: drawings, #457-463
457, Intervale, dressing
table, bureau or commode, occasional or arm chair [four drawings; two of
dressing table; chair drawing with note “like our Hartdale”]
458,
Hartwell, console table, dining table [three drawings]
460,
Morris, side chair [two drawings]
461,
462,
Eaton, gateleg table (marked 9-11-12-C,
date?)
463,
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries D: Cooper-Williams,
Inc., drawings and plans
Folder 1: drawings, #464
464, Chawton, bureau {note:
10-22-20-C, date?), bed (two drawings, one with 10-26-20-C, date?), mirror
(four drawings, one for overall pattern, plus three variations in design
elements), Regency chaise longue (“could make good sofa,” 3-10-21-C, date?),
chiffonier (two drawings, one labeled on outside as Albermarle [sic]), dressing
table
[ten drawings in all]
Folder 2: drawings, #465-470
465,
Ellis, toilet mirror
466,
467,
467, Albermarl or Albermarle
[sic], commode, night table, dressing table (three drawings), dressing table
glass or mirror, bureaus (work sheet of designs) [seven drawings in all]
470, Adlridge, settee,
refectory dining table [two drawings]
Folder 3: drawings, #472-474
472,
473, Aldershot, sideboard or
buffet (two drawings), serving table, dining table (four drawings, one with
note “our Clayton,” another with note “our
474, Andrews, sofa
Folder 4: drawings, #475-498
475,
479, Kent, occasional table
480, Ashley, occasional
table, desk [two drawings]
482, Rorers, octagonal
table, 9-24-20-C (date?)
483, Newberry, open cabinet [two drawings]
484,
487,
489, Barbour, bed
Folder 5: drawings, #490-514
490,
498, Mather, night stand (two
drawings, one for oval top), Pembroke or drop leaf table (two drawings) [four drawings total]
501,
502,
Townsend, carved console
504,
Murdock, corner cabinet
505,
Mountford, china cabinet
506,
ladder bench [step ladder or library steps]
514,
Folder 6: drawings, #515-522
515,
516,
Thornbury, chiffonier
518,
519,
McKean, sideboard
522,
Wilcox, pole screen, tip table [i.e. tilt-top table] [two drawings]
522 [sic], Norton, wing
chair (this drawing clearly labeled #522, but should have been #552)
Folder 7: drawings, #523-535
523, McCall, tub chair
524,
Northport, upholstered arm chair, chaise longue, stool [four drawings]
527, Ridgely (also spelled
Ridgeley and Ridgley), bed, dressing table, bureau or chiffonier (three
variations) [six drawings total; two of bed]
528, Morse, chaise longue
Folder 8: drawings, #529-533
529,
530,
Melshire, console
531, Canfield, bureau,
mirror, bed, oval table, chiffonier, side chair [seven drawings, including two
of bureau]
532,
Douglass, open arm chair
533,
Belcher, tambour desk
Folder 9: drawings, #534-
534, Kildare, poster bed,
bureau, dressing table (two drawings), desk
[five drawings total]
535,
Sprague, console
537, Knowles, bureau,
Pembroke table (marked: “our Fairhead”), mirror, dressing table [four drawings]
538,
Vernay, tea table
541,
543,
Roscoe, dressing table or toilet mirror
Series I: Furniture
plans
Subseries D: Cooper-Williams,
Inc., drawings and plans
Folder 1: drawings, #544-550
544,
Speeke, console table (G)
545,
546,
Scott, console table
547,
McGregor, arm and side chairs [three
drawings]
548, Donaldson, mirror
549, Steavens or Stevens,
dining table [three drawings]
550, Plympton, sofa table
Folder 2: drawings, #551-560
551, Sumner, sideboard, arm and
side chairs, secretary [five drawings]
552, Norton, wing chair
(another Norton wing chair was mislabeled #522 and is filed under that number)
553,
555, Fifield, upholstered
chair
556, Hooper, desk [drawing almost in two pieces, fragile]
557, Wayland, sofa
558, White, sofa [two drawings]
560, Greenough, commode with
butler drawer, corner cabinet [three
drawings]
Folder 3: drawings, #561-570
561, Wendell, sofa
562, Dale, sofa
563, Tower, d/l [drop-leaf]
table
565,
566, Cornwallis, mirror [two
drawings, one with new top]
567, Hoyle, card table [two
drawings]
568, Young, console
570,
Folder 4: drawings, #571-579
571, Field, wing chair
572, Channing, desk
574,
576, Quiltet, side chair
577, Dundale, extension
table
578,
579, Grotton [sic], commode,
swivel chair, dressing table, bed, mirror, side chair [nine drawings, including
four of bed]
Folder 5: drawings, #580-590
580, Devereaux, chiffonier
581, Fontainbleau [sic],
carved table
582,
583, Walpole, sofa table
584,
586,
588, Coddington, commode
590, Kenelworth [sic],
commode (two drawings), mirror, bureau [four drawings total]
Folder 6: drawings, #591-600
591, Francis, dressing
table, mirror [three drawings, two for mirror]
592, Tarbert, console table,
mirror [two drawings]
595, Kenross, sideboard
596,
599, George, mirror
600,
Folder 7: drawings, #601-613
601, Jenkins, occasional
table [two drawings, one labeled “new detail,” dated 4-27-29]
602, Neponset, occasional
table
603,
Ovington, Regency chair
604,
Dysart, buffet, drop leaf dining table
[two drawings]
605,
Quaker, mirror
606,
Spear, wallboard for unknown piece of furniture
608,
Evenson, occasional table
610,
Castlemaine, sofa
611,
Coburn, chaise
613,
Folder 8: drawings, #614-618
614,
616, Berwick, commode
617,
618, Endicott, mirror,
commode, bed [four drawings; two for mirror, one labeled “new”]
Folder 9: drawings, #619-628
619, Lyme, bed
620, Curtis, mirror [two
drawings, one is detail of application of ornament]
621,
623, Bruce, chiffonier,
mirror [two drawings, but drawing of mirror is in two pieces]
623, Bruce, Wagner, and
Laird, bureau
626,
627, Bramhill, occasional
table
628, Biddle, commode, glass
d. (detail?) [two drawings]
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries D: Cooper-Williams,
Inc., drawings and plans
Folder 1: drawings, #629-639
629,
631, Balderson, dining table
633, Cardigan, arm chair
639, Lodge, chiffonier, bed,
dressing table, bureau, night stand [six
drawings; one of chiffonier drawings also labeled #588, Osterley; dressing
table is also Beacon Hill #579, Gardeaux; bureau is also Beacon Hill #587,
Flores; night stand also Beacon Hill #589, Adela; night stand drawing dated
2/4/30]
Folder 2: drawings, #640-646
640, Wiscasset, commode
[three drawings]
642, Johnson, commode [two
drawings, one almost in two pieces]
642, Tuskin, decoration of
commode
642, Mayberry, two-door
commode, or Dreyfus (also spelled Drayfus), one-door commode, both using
Johnson carcass
643, Waldorf, commode
643 [number 707 crossed
out],
645, Rayfield, buffet or
sideboard, [one drawing and one template for oval design]
646,
Folder 3: drawings, #647-657
647, Ellsworth, table
648, Dyer, occasional table
or magazine stand [three drawings, one
being for fret for magazine stand]
649, Dyer, coffee table,
drawing for fretwork only
650, Henwood, settee, dining
room side chair [three drawings]
651, Herrishoff, commode (also
labeled as Herrishof pedestal)
654, Joyce, table
655,
656, Colwyn, bed
657, Caxton, bed
Folder 4: drawings, #658-671
658, Raynham, mirror
659, Paisley, chest
660, Chalfonte, luggage
stand
661, Landseer, sofa
662, Hartley, dining room side
and arm chairs [three drawings]
663, Carstairs, commode
664,
665, Marlcaset, commode
666, Walescaset (or
Walecaset), commode
667, Prospect, mirror
671, Lambert, open arm chair
Folder 5: drawings, #672-684
672,
673, Thatcher, mirror
674,
675,
677, Wilkins, commode
678, Gates, side chair
680, Brimmer, writing table
[two drawings]
681,
682, Reed, arm chair
684,
Folder 6: drawings, #685-698
685, Sanders, bench
686, Belvoir, bookstand
687,
688,
689,
691,
692, Dreyfus, plant stand
693, Lucern [sic], mirror
694, Screne(?), mirror
695, Tucker, and 696, Lee,
mirrors
697,
698,
Folder 7: drawings, #701-704
701,
Buxton, commode or cabinet with secretary top [two drawings]
702,
Lacey, dressing table, mirror [two drawings]
703,
Retford, tip table (i.e. tilt-top table)
704,
Torquay, chest, hanging shelves [four drawings, one not stamped
Cooper-Williams]
Folder 8: drawings, #706-713
706, Yarrow, bed (G),
chiffonier, bureau (G), dressing table [five drawings; two of bed]
708,
Kilham, mirror
709,
Newcomb and Clifford, commode
709,
Newcomb, dressing table
711,
Humphrey, mirror
712,
King, mirror
713,
Fillebrown, mirror [three drawings]
Folder 9: drawings, #714-722
714,
Orlander, bed [two drawings]
715,
717, Appleton, cabinet [two drawings]
718,
719, Stocket, sofa,
upholstered chair [two drawings]
720,
Jordan, special Manthorne, table
721,
Gay, pedestal or commode
722,
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries D: Cooper-Williams,
Inc., drawings and plans
Folder 1: drawings, #724-736
724,
725,
727,
Marlboro, dressing table
728,
Knowlton, chair (also labeled as 725
because uses same base as
729,
Lutrel, bed
730,
731, Drake, bed
733,
Ely, table
734,
Patton, drum table
735,
Bixby, pedestal [two drawings, one a
detail of fretwork]
736,
Forsythe, table
Folder 2: drawings, #737-743
737,
Mercer, table
738,
Thompson, side and arm chair
739,
Bordeau, bed (G)
740,
742,
Norman, table or pedestal (G)
743, Askin, sideboard,
console, commode, serving table, side chairs, dining table [seven drawings]
Folder 3: drawings, #744-752
744, Dunster, desk
745, Denbigh arm and side
chairs
746, Chess, arm chair
747,
748, Hatfield, bench, arm
chairs [three drawings]
749, Lamond (also spelled
Laymond), wing chair [two drawings]
750,
752,
Yorick, card table
Folder 4: drawings, #753-764
753,
753,
754,
755,
Jenney, bench or table
758,
Chamberlain, chair
759,
Eaton, sofa
760,
Quimby, wash stand table
761,
762
½, Crompton, torchere or lamp stand [mislabeled on outside as #672 ½]
764, Kingman, sofa [two
drawings]
Folder 5: drawings, #765-777
765,
769, Varner, drum table
770, Keith, bed
771, Northaven, console
table or wallboard (G) [three drawings, one with old detail, another with new
detail, and the third a design drawing; plus a blueprint of design detail]
774, Tanner (new), arm chair [two drawings]
775, Fawkes, card table
776, Woods, mirror (Note:
Robert W. Irwin Co. is also written on the drawing)
777, Yarlin (Yarrow),
bureau [two drawings]
Folder 6: drawings, #778-787
778,
779, Ordway, table
780, Ashdale, chest on
chest, bed, table, bureau [seven drawings, two being designs for fretwork, one
for table, one for chest; note about carving on chest: “see photo, page 363,
Nutting, vol. I”]
781, Windam, coffee table
(G)
783, Oldtown, table
784, Reynolds, table
786, Upham, chaise longue
787, Prince, table
Folder 7: drawings, #788-799
788, Ransom, sideboard (G)
789, Clover, coffee table
792, Sayre, upholstered
chair
793, Taber, swivel chair for
dressing table (with note: “our Anson”)
794, Norcross, table
795, Templeton, side chair
796,
797, Kilby, commode [two
drawings]
798, Jerome, drum table
799, Halliday, mirror
Folder 8: drawings, #800-814
800,
Pelham, dining table
802,
Vichey, mirror
803,
Sand, occasional chair (with note: “
804,
805,
Plympton, cabinet [two drawings]
807,
Pinckney, arm chair
809,
810,
Higgins, upholstered chair
811,
812,
Beauchamp, chaise longue
813,
Inville, console table
814, Popham, table
Folder 9: drawings, #815-826
815,
Eldon, mirror or picture frame
817,
Welman, dining room side chair
818,
819,
Apsely, upholstered arm chair
820,
Enham, Queen Anne wing chair
821,
Falcon, Chippendale small sofa
822,
Tuckerway (also spelled Tuckaway), card table
823,
Pinsey, triplicate mirror
824,
Ardleigh, commode (note on back: was Cardif [sic])
825, Ingleton, commode (note
on back: our Burnham)
826. Sedgewick, side
chair [one drawing, one blueprint]
Folder 10: drawings, #827-883
827,
Abbey, chest or cabinet
828,
Alsop, mirror (also bears name of Robert W. Irwin Co.)
829,
Napier, occasional table
831,
Dupont, upholstered chair
833,
Totman, upholstered side chair
834,
Kenton, console table
835,
Watson, commode
836,
838,
Fleming, open arm chair
842,
Symonds, hunt board (G), console [two drawings]
882,
Bieve, corner table (G)
883,
Pickman, dressing table
Folder 11: furniture drawings without numbers;
doors, decorative details for rooms, floor plans:
Special
Taber stool
Winfield
cabinet (inside detail)
Oak
carved settle/sofa/settee, special bench (Shomacker), for Miss Harrington
Schonnegel
special screen
Two
doors to private office, Cooper-Williams, Inc.,
Door
for hall side of gallery
Details
of decoration for Room A, N.Y.O. addition
Details
of decoration for Room B, N.Y.C. [two drawings]
Details
of decoration for Room C
Full
size for 2 doors and cornice, Room C,
Details
of woodwork for Room #7
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries E: Other
companies, and unlabeled drawings and plans
Folder 1: E. R. [Ernest R.] Cooper or L. C. drawings
Mirror,
“Our Bradbury”; marked E. R. Cooper – L.C.
Bed B, “Our Bradbury”;
marked E. R. Cooper – L.C.
Night stand B, “Our
Bradbury”; marked E. R. Cooper – L.C.
bureau B, “Our Bradbury”;
marked E. R. Cooper – L.C.
dressing table B, “Our
Bradbury”; marked E. R. Cooper – L.C.
chiffonier B, “Our
Bradbury”; marked E. R. Cooper – L.C.
Bed F, “Our Frothingham”;
marked E. R. Cooper – L.C.
Mirror used with dressing
table in group B, marked on back: B mirror, “Our Frothingham”; marked E. R.
Cooper – L.C.
Commode F. mirror, “Our
Frothingham,” E. R. Cooper – L.C.
Night
stand F, “Our Frothingham”; marked E. R. Cooper – L.C.
chiffonier
F, “Our Frothingham”; marked E. R. Cooper – L.C.
bureau
F, “Our Frothingham”; marked E. R. Cooper – L.C.
dressing
table F, “Our Frothingham”; marked E. R. Cooper – L.C.
Folder 2: E. R. [Ernest R.] Cooper or L. C. drawings
Commode mirror B, “Our
Ellsworth”; marked E. R. Cooper – L.C.
Commode mirror E; marked E.
R. Cooper – L.C.
Dressing table mirror F,
“this motif adaptation from C. & W. Pinsy mirror”; marked E. R. Cooper –
L.C.
Mirror, “Our Allison,”
marked E. R. Cooper – L.C.
Tip top [i.e. tilt-top]
table/fire screen, marked E. R. Cooper,
Coffee table; Ernest R.
Cooper written on top of Robert W. Irwin Co.
#36,
tilt-top table; Ernest R. Cooper written on top of Robert W. Irwin Co.
#858,
Tindale, book table; Ernest R. Cooper written on top of Robert W. Irwin Co.
#860,
Raymond, magazine table; Ernest R. Cooper written on top of Robert W. Irwin Co.
Woodwork at Courtright House,
Folder 3: design drawings not marked, but probably from
Robert W. Irwin Co. or Cooper-Williams, Inc.
Fruit group A (labeled on
back: bedroom grouping): mirror over a sideboard or commode, bed, small round
table (labeled page 97 De Ricci), two arm chairs (one labeled Lamperts Louis
XVI and the other Chamberlain), a bureau, dressing table and bench, #231
mirror, side chair (Templeton back, Louis XVI legs)
group B (labeled on back:
bedroom grouping): two chests, mirror #232, side chair, dressing table with
bench and mirror, bed, night table or night stand
design of flowers, with bird
and butterfly
curved fretwork design,
labeled A
classical scene with woman
playing horn and figure of Cupid
837, Inman, wall piece (in
shape of chalice or pedestal)
Torn-off piece of a
furniture drawing, probably from a Cooper-Williams design
Folder 4: room design drawings not marked, but probably
from Robert W. Irwin Co. or Cooper-Williams, Inc.
Antique
pine mantel to be used in room #2
Designs
for walls of room A
back of wall Z in Room 3,
also walls E in rooms 3 and 4
curtain designs for rooms 7
and 8, room 8 to be same as basement room #23 [two blueprints]
packet of 19 drawings,
mostly curtains (for Directoire room 1, Chippendale dining room #2, Directoire
dining room #3, Directoire room #3, girl’s room #4, Federal room 5, French
rooms #7 and #9 [two drawings], room #
20, room #21, room #24, Federal dining room [three drawings], gallery, living
room, two unidentified rooms; plus one drawing of a room showing curtains and
scenic wall panel)
packet of six drawings:
wallpaper(?) designs, entrance corridor with scenic panels (two drawings),
bedroom with wallpaper panels, French bedroom (with bed and night stand), floor
plan, probably for a showroom
drawing of one wall of
Federal Room, showing curtains for rooms 4-5-6
drawing of one wall of
Directoire Room, showing curtains and wall panel
pattern for arch A; labeled
on back: Moderne
details of woodwork for
Federal rooms 4, 5, 6 (labeled on back: rm. 3-4-5)
details of woodwork for room
6 (labeled on back: discard, R.I. room, 18th cent.
details of woodwork for
modern living room
details of woodwork,
including doors to offices (labeled on back: NY not used)
floor plan for a show room,
showing placement of furniture in most of the rooms
details of woodwork for
corridor room #12 (labeled on back: NY room #12)
details of woodwork for
office (labeled on back: NY)
details of walls and
woodwork for room #8
details for mantel and
overmantel for French rooms
details of walls and
woodwork from room #11 (labeled on back: N.Y. O (new) room #11)
floor plan for a house, with
details of wall construction for bedroom and boudoir
two unlabeled floor plans
curtain designs for Federal
dining room, living room, Chippendale dining room, and Directoire dining room
details of walls B, A, C,
labeled on back: rm. #1
Folder 5: miscellaneous designs, company unknown
unlabeled
drawing (and blue line print) with cam turnovers, notches, etc.
drawing
of unknown item with 26” spread
two
drawings of carvings for aprons for tables
two
designs, one with grapes, the other shell-like
drawing,
perhaps of a chest [part of drawing is missing]
Folder 6: mirrors: drawings not marked, company
unknown:
Dressing table mirror A
(with note: see DiRicci, page 116)
Commode
mirror A
Commode
mirror D (with note:see Mobler book, page 199); on back: Our Bradbury
E
spec mirror
Antique
mirror
Top
part of mirror, showing rooster design (now in two pieces)
Folder 7: bed drawings not marked, company unknown:
125, Baxter, bed; taped to
the canopy drawing is a sketch showing the bed made up and labeled for the
Taylor Co., San Antonio, Tex., send this sketch to Beacon Hill with [illegible]
[two drawings; see also drawing in folder 1]
151,
667, Grosvenor, bed
Bed A, “see De Ricci, page
247,” “see Irwin bench #5548”
Bed C
Bed (G)
Swinging bed
Headboard for 5’ bed
Folder 8: bed drawings not marked, company unknown:
Spiral
post headboards [three drawings, one
blueprint]
Folder 9: dressing table drawings not marked, company
unknown:
Dressing
table A
Dressing
table C
Cuban
mahogany dressing table
Painted
and decorated dressing table
Dressing
table with French lacquer panels – “see
De Ricci, p. 184”
Antique dressing table, from
original at Cambridge Antique Galleries
[one photo, one drawing, two blueprints]
Folder 10: chair, sofa, and bench drawings not
marked, company unknown
Regency arm chair (G)
Open
arm chair (G)
Regency
open arm chair
Dressing
table bench, “Our Bradbury”
sofa
Folder 11: chiffoniers, chests, bureaus: drawings
not marked, company unknown:
Chiffonier (G), on back: Our
Gilbert
French chiffonier
Bureau for G. Fox
Triple chest, to which is
attached a sheet of notes
French
bureau (so labeled on back) [two drawings]
French
bureau, “shape leg to #237 sabot Guerin”
“simplified
Petit Trianon, plate LXVII,” on back: Fr. bureau
French bureau, “Guerin sabot
#44,” “Guerin brass mount such as used on Irwin #5192 secretary”
Folder 12: consoles, commodes, sideboards: drawings
not marked, company unknown:
Console,
serving table A, on back: Regency console G
Painted and decorated
Italian console table, requested by Mr. John Gerald, Jan. 13, 1959 [blueprint]
Commode,
serving table, on back: commode – our Belgrave and Bramhall
Sideboard
A; on back: Regency sideboard
Sideboard
B; on back: Our Langdon
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries E: Other
companies, and unlabeled drawings and plans
Folder 1: stereo cabinets: drawings not marked,
company unknown:
“J.S.”
record chest [drawing, blueprint]
Chinese
stereo cabinet [blueprint]
Georgian
stereo cabinet [four blueprints]
Louis
XVI stereo cabinet [blueprint]
Folder 2: secretaries, desk, cabinet, blanket box:
drawings not marked, company unknown:
Mahogany
secretary (sketch of piece, not a design drawing)
Secretaire
(sketch of piece, not a design drawing)
Spec.
desk design planning [drawing, print]
Trophy
cabinet
Upholstered blanket box [drawing, two blueprints]
Folder 3: tables: drawings not marked, company
unknown:
Oval
table top
Table
top with copper pot [for plants?]
Table
with decorated top [drawing is torn, part missing]
Tables
with round tops and tripod legs [three
drawings]
Table,
60” long, 30” wide
Table,
60” long, 20” wide
Table,
apparently with drop leaves
Folder 4: tables: drawings not marked, company
unknown:
Game
and lamp table (labeled on back handkerchief game table, our
Night
table B
Night
table F
Dining
table
Spec.
dining table, Perez/Bobrick
Spec. hard ash dining table,
dated 8/6/69 [two drawings, second one
labed revised top, spec. ash wake table, P.O. #644]
Table with stretcher legs
Folder 5: Tomlinson drawings
99,
Southmead, sideboard [one drawing, two
blueprints]
622, Emery, chair, dated
1-9-80, also labeled #40 Emery frame
[one drawing and blueprint labeled only as #40, Emery frame]
625,
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries E: Other
companies, and unlabeled drawings and plans
Folder 1: designs for B. Altman & Co.
special
B. Altman dining table
special
B. Altman chair [drawing and blueprint]
special
B. Altman bed [drawing and blueprint]
antique
arm chair for B. Altman
special
B. Altman oval table
special
B. Altman table
wine
cooler
Folder 2: designs for W. & J. Sloane
421,
422,
#424,
Eulau, TV commode (so
labeled on back) [one blueprint]
Eulau, commode with
drawers [one blueprint]
Eulau, two drawer table [one drawing, one blueprint]
Eulau, table with speaker [one drawing, one blueprint]
Eulau, upholstered headboard
(to hang on wall) [one drawing, one
blueprint]
Uris, dining table [two drawings, two blueprints]
Folder 3: designs for W. & J. Sloane
23080,
wing chair, dated 1962
PD
23378, Sheraton inlaid side chair, P #2087, dated 3/20/36
23379,
Sheraton inlaid arm chair, P #2087, dated 3/25/36
PD
23948, tray, and PD 23948-A, coffee table, 1/21/37
PD
23948-A, coffee table, 1/26/37
PD
23949, flower table, 3/22/40
PD23951,
arm chair, 2/6/40
PD
23955, tripod table, 9/29/32
24456,
PD 7999/4554, wing chair, 1/28/38
PD
24894, Hepplewhite arm chair, 4/6/40
Folder 4: designs for W. & J. Sloane
PD
25413, mahogany table, 1/4/40
PD
26616,
PD
26721, side table12/12/39
PD
26726, stand
PD
27394, tray, coffee table, 7/18/40
27519,
writing table for Atlantic Rayon Co., July 1943
PD
28057, oval end table, 3/25/42
28811-A,
tile coffee table for Mrs. Riggs (table to use her Chinese titles), 6/15/43
29231,
wardrobe for Miss Ziegenhain, 12/18/44
30177,
round dining table, 5/15/50
Series I:
Furniture plans
Subseries F:
small drawings from Kaplan Furniture Co. or Old Colony Furniture Co.
Folders 1-3: Old
Colony Furniture Co., #101-1470
Folder 4: Old
Colony Furniture Co., more than one number
Folder 5: Old
Colony Furniture Co., detail drawings (not numbered)
Folder 6: furniture
drawings, numbered but not marked with company name
Folder 7: Kaplan
Furniture Co.: sketches for contract group
Folder 8: Kaplan
Furniture Co.: furniture drawings, #96-394
Folder 1: Kaplan
Furniture Co.: furniture drawings, #400-4302
Folder 2: Kaplan
Furniture Co.: furniture drawings, no number
Series II:
Photographs, catalog pages, art work, trade catalogs
.1 men loading furniture onto truck, which
has “Kaplan Furniture Co., Manufacturers of
Fine Furniture, 80 State St., Cambridge, Mass.” written on side;
probably 1920s (truck may be a Mack truck)
.2 Kaplan Furniture Co. building, with car
in front
.3 truck decorated, probably for parade,
sign on front of truck reads “Kaplan Furniture Co.,
.4-.16 various shop scenes, 1920s
.17-.30 various shop scenes, perhaps taken
in the 1950s
.31-.33 oversize catalog photos, showing
furniture
.34 drawing of a high boy, signed
L. Foster, ‘85
.35a-c magazine articles mentioning
Beacon Hill Furniture
.36- drawings for ads and ad copy
Folder 1: Ad copy [see also Box 2]
Folder 2: Art work [probably drawings for ads;
see also Box 2]
Folder 3: Catalog pages, not Kaplan Furniture Co.
or Old Colony Furniture Co.
Folder 4:
Folder 5: Kaplan Furniture Co.: articles about
Folder 6: Kaplan Furniture Co.: correspondence
Folder 7: Kaplan Furniture Co.: correspondence
and notes about a selling trip, n.d.
Folder 8: Kaplan Furniture Co.: notes about
furniture, with drawings
Folder 9: Kaplan Furniture Co.: price lists,
1926, 1959
Folder 10: Mahogany Association News: press release
and photo about Beacon Hill Collection
Folder 11: Old Colony Furniture Co.: notes about
furniture, with drawings
Folder 12: Trade catalog: Beacon Hill Collection, 4th
ed., n.d.
Folder 13: Trade catalog: Beacon Hill Collection, 6th
ed., n.d.
Folder 1: Trade catalog: Beacon Hill Collection,
1961
Folders 2-5: Trade catalogs: Old Colony-Beacon Hill
Collections, n.d. [four copies of same
catalog]
Folders 1-8 catalog pages, arranged by name of pieces,
A-H (company not named)
Folders 1-9 catalog pages, arranged by name of pieces,
I-Y (company not named)
Folder 10: catalog pages: no caption (company not
named)
Folders 11-12: catalog pages,
Folders 1-7: catalog pages,
Folder 8: catalog pages: The Old Colony
Folder 9: catalog pages: The Old Colony Furniture
Folder 10: catalog pages: unknown company (or
companies)
Folder 1-5: “inactive photographs,” by names of
pieces, A-C
Folders 1-6: “inactive photographs,” by names of pieces,
D-L
Folder 1-6: “inactive photographs,” by names of
pieces, M-V
Folder 1: “inactive photographs,” by names of
pieces, W-Y
Folders 2-4: “inactive photographs,” Beacon Hill
Collection catalog pages, A-L
Folder 1-4: “inactive photographs,” Beacon Hill
Collection catalog pages, M-Y
Folder 5: “inactive photographs,” showroom
photos, numbered 7111-9 to 7111-22
[location of showroom(s)
not given]
Folder 6: “inactive photographs,” unlabeled
(furniture in room settings and individual pieces of furniture) (folder 1 of 2)
Folder 1: “inactive photographs,” unlabeled
(furniture in room settings and individual pieces of furniture) (folder 2 of 2)
Folder 2: miniature furniture of the
Folder 3: showroom/furniture store photos
Folder 4: model rooms, September 1959
Folder 5: model rooms, December 1960
Folder 6: B. Altman & Co. and Barker Bros. (
Folder 7: W. & J. Sloane model rooms
Folder 8: W. & J. Sloane (
Folder 9: W. & J. Sloane (
Folder 10: Woodward & Lothrop model rooms,
September 1950 and A.I.D. show, 1964
Folder 1: unlabeled photos of model rooms
(photographers’ names stamped on back)
Folder 2: photos by Hans van Nes, unlabeled
rooms and furniture
Folder 3: photos by Bill Jackson, unlabeled
rooms and furniture
Folder 4: photos by George Cushing, unlabeled
rooms and furniture
Folder 5: photos of ceramics and antique
furniture
Folder 6: Kaplan Furniture Co. catalog pictures:
photostats, mostly negatives
Folder 7: unlabeled photos, or photos that are
not Kaplan Furniture Co. or Old Colony Furniture Co.
Folders 1-2: color prints of furniture
Folder 3: chair construction photos
Folder 4: men at work, 1961 (with negatives)
Folder 5: people, mostly unidentified (with
negatives)
Folder 6: exterior views of factory, 1959 (with
negatives)
Folder 7:
Folder 8: photos of drawings of model rooms and
furniture
Folder 9: “glossy retouched” photos, unlabeled
Folder 10: “glossy retouched” photos, stamped on
back: Kaplan Furniture Co.
Folder 1-7: “glossy retouched” photos, by name of
pieces, A-K (small photos)
Folder 1-7: “glossy retouched” photos, by name of
pieces, L-Y (small photos)
“glossy
retouched” photos, by name of pieces, A-Willard
Folders 1-5: “glossy retouched” photos, by name of
pieces, Williams-Yu
Folders 6-12: “glossy retouched” photos, by furniture form:
beds; bookcases, secretaries, corner cupboards; bureaus and chests of drawers
“glossy
retouched” photos, by furniture form: chairs; credenzas, dining room service
tables; dining tables; miscellaneous pieces; room settings
“glossy
retouched” photos, by furniture form: sofas and love seats; tables: end,
coffee, sofa, occasional; mounting boards missing photos; detached cover
sheets; detached labels
Folders 1-3: bedroom furniture
Folders 4-9: living room A
Folders 10-16: living room B