The
The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and
Printed Ephemera
Henry Francis du Pont
5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur,
Delaware 19735
Telephone: 302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883
OVERVIEW OF
THE COLLECTION
Creator: Alfred Bullard, Inc. (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Title: Photographs of furniture
Dates: circa 1940-2014
Call No.: Col. 939
Acc. No.: 14x71
Quantity: 8 boxes
Location: 14 I 1-2
BIOGRAPHICAL
STATEMENT
Alfred Bullard, Inc. was an antiques store on Pine
Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It
was established first in Wales around 1920 and then moved to London around 1925.
The Philadelphia store was opened before
1944. Around 1965, the London store was closed and only the Philadelphia store
remained. The store specialized in fine
18th and early 19th century English furniture, mirrors,
and accessories. The second president of
the company was William Bertolet, who had worked with Alfred Bullard
(1862-1954). Mr. Bertolet closed the shop in 2014, but
continued as a consultant in the trade.
SCOPE AND
CONTENT
Chiefly photographs (some in color) of the pieces of
English antique furniture offered for sale by Alfred Bullard, Inc. Most of the photos are identified, either on
the back or on a separate sheet of paper filed with the photograph. The firm offered chairs, tables, chests,
secretaries, desks, bedsteads, and other pieces of furniture, plus mirrors,
screens, and some decorative items.
ORGANIZATION
Alfred Bullard, Inc. had the photos in files, and
the headings used are those used by the firm.
The files are in alphabetical order by whatever heading was used by the
firm.
LANGUAGE OF
MATERIALS
The materials are in English.
RESTRICTIONS
ON ACCESS
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.
PROVENANCE
Gift of William Bertolet, president of Alfred
Bullard, Inc.
ACCESS POINTS
Topics:
Furniture, English – 18th
century – Photographs.
Furniture,
English – 19th century – Photographs.
Mirrors -
England – 18th century – Photographs.
Mirrors -
England – 19th century – Photographs.
Antique dealers
– Pennsylvania – Philadelphia.
DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Location: 14 I 1-2
Box 1:
Folder 1: Bedsteads
Folder 2: Brackets,
sconces, chandeliers
Folder 3: Breakfronts
Folder 4: Bureau
bookcases
[see
also Secretaries, bookcases]
Folder 5: Bureaus/desks:
butlers desks
Folder 6-7: Chairs:
arm
Folder 8: Chairs:
corner, barrel back, bergere, metamorphic, Bank of England
Folder 9: Chairs:
dining room sets [continues in next box]
Box 2:
Folder 1: Chairs:
dining room sets
Folder 2: Chairs:
early
Folder 3: Chairs:
French, Adam, and Hepplewhite
Folder 4: Chairs:
Gainsborough
Folders 5-6: Chairs:
side, hall
Folder 7: Chairs:
wing, porters
Folder 8: Chests:
blanket, and commodes
Folder 9: Chests:
bow-front and serpentine
Box 3:
Folder 1: Chests:
on chests, on stands, linen presses
Folders 2-3: Chests:
square and bachelor
Folder 4: China
cabinets and bookcases
Folder 5: Clocks
and barometers
Folder 6: Corner
cabinets and cupboards
Folder 7: Desks:
Davenports, harlequins, Bonheur du jours
Folder 8: Desks:
pedestal
Box 4:
Folder 1: Hanging
cabinets and shelves
Folder 2: Knife
boxes
Folder 3: Mantelpieces
and paneling
Folders 4-5: Mirrors
and looking glasses
Folder 6: Mirrors:
dressing and shaving
Folder 7: Mirrors:
girandoles and convex
Folder 8: Miscellaneous
items
Folders 9-10: more
than one form depicted [continued in next box]
Box 5:
Folder 1: more
than one form depicted [continued from previous box]
Folder 2: Oak
furniture: dressers, side tables, draw tables, court cupboards
Folder 3: Paintings,
prints, engravings
Folder 4: Porcelain
and pottery
Folder 5: Screens
Folders 6-7: Secretaries,
bookcases
[see
also Bureau bookcases]
Box 6:
Folders 1-2: Settees,
couches, daybeds
Folders 3-4: Sideboards
Folder 5: Silver,
pewter, brass, other metals
Folder 6: Steps:
bed and library
Folder 7: Stools,
benches, window seats
Folder 8: Tables:
breakfast
Box 7:
Folder 1: Tables:
center and silver [but also includes some tea tables]
Folder 2: Tables:
console, long side, wine, hunt boards, credenza
Folder 3: Tables:
dining
Folders 4-5: Tables:
dressing, lowboys, small side tables with drawer
Folder 6: Tables:
dressing: kneehole
Folder 7: Tables:
drum and rent
Folder 8: Tables:
overflap card and tea tables, deep well tables [continues in next box]
Box 8:
Folder 1: Tables: overflap card and tea tables,
deep well tables [continued from previous box]
Folder 2: Tables:
Pembroke and small drop leaf
Folder 3: Tables:
sewing, miscellaneous small tables and stands; commodes; wine coolers
Folder 4: Tables:
small sideboards, dressing, side
Folder 5: Tables:
sofa, backgammon
Folder 6: Tables: tray and coffee
Folder 7: Tables:
tripods and stands
Folder 8: Tables:
writing, library, architects
Folder : Wallpaper,
tapestries, and crewel embroidery