Grew up in this house, and like his father was a merchant, served as an officer of Gloucester Bank, was one of the founders of the Sawyer Free Library, along with Fitz Henry Lane.
Inscription on handle reads: Col. Wm Pearce Gloucester 1751-1845. Pearce's portrait is in the Murray Room
Owned by Marie Antoinette. Brought to Boston by Colonel James Swan (1754-1830) for his daughter Christiana who married John Turner Sargent. They lived on Beacon Hill in Boston. Swan was aiding the French aristocracy in escaping France. The mate to this chair is at the MFA. The chair was reupholstered in collaboration with the MFA in 1973; MFA picked the fabric. "
Free standing black and gold columns enclosing a looking glass. Classical figures with an entablature. 14 gold balls.
Pembroke tables appeared in large numbers in Boston area household inventories from the Federal period. Their small size, adjustable surface size, and easy portability made them suitable for tea drinking, gaming, writing, and serving of light meals.
An elder in charge of quality control in the Shaker Community’s shop in Canterbury, NH.
During revolutionary times, people were in favor of wearing and making homespun cloth instead of the lavish garments from Great Britain. The initials F.W. are engraved in the wood; Francis was QC, most likely multiple people were involved in the creation.