A

Adam, Robert and J., 4, 5, 99, 184.

Adam leg, 235, 241.

Adams, John, quoted, 284.

Allen house, 427.

Andirons, 317.

Argand lamp, 334.

Astor piano, 292.

B

Baldwin, Christopher Columbus, quoted, 314.

Banister-back chair, 168.

“Banjo” clock, 366.

Basin-stand, 58.

Beaufet or beaufatt, 89, 90.

Bedstead, claw-and-ball foot, 69;

cording of, 73;

coverlid for, 78;

early, 65;

field, 67;

French, 82;

Hepplewhite, 73;

low post, 80;

ornaments for concealing bed screws, 77;

press, 66;

sleigh, 83;

steps for, 73, 79.

Bell-flower, 197.

Belter, John, 290.

Betty lamp, 328.

Bevelling, 375.

Bible box, 118.

“Biglow Papers,” quoted, 31.

“Bilboa” looking-glass, 401.

Bill of lading, 189.

Bird-cage clock, 349.

Bliss, Rev. Daniel, 190.

Block, front, 42, 128, 129.

Blythe, Samuel, 286.

Bolles collection, 25, 26, 155, 242.

Bonaparte chair, 209.

Books on furniture, 4.

Bowley, Devereux, 355.

Bracket clock, 352.

Brass beading, 237.

Brewster chair, 157.

Broadwood harpsichord, 287.

Brown, Gawen, 355.

Brown, John, Joseph, Nicholas, Moses, 34, 195.

Bulkeley, Rev. Peter, 217.

Bureau, 41, 113, 146.

Burney, Dr., quoted, 281.

Burnt work on chest, 12.

Butterfly table, 245.

C

Candelabra, 373, 375.

Candle beam, 337.

Candle extinguisher, 334.

Candle shades, 332.

Candle-stand, mahogany, 343;

iron, 331.

Candlestick, 327, 333.

Carroll, Charles, 235.

Carver chair, 157.

Cellaret, 111.

Chair, bandy-leg, 177;

banister, 168;

cane, 159;

Carver and Brewster, 157;

comb-back, 175;

Dutch, 178;

easy, 182;

fan-back, 175;

Flemish, 160;

leather, 158;

Queen Anne, 167;

rocking, 173;

roundabout, 170;

slat-back, 171;

turned, 156;

Turkey work, 160;

wainscot, 157;

Windsor, 175;

writing, 177.

Chair table, 243.

Chaise longue, 217.

Chambers, Sir William, 4.

Chandelier, 334, 336.

Chandler, John, 225, 355.

Charters, John, 300.

Chase, Samuel, 444.

Chase house, 444.

Chest, 10.

Chest of drawers, 19.

Chest on frame, 18.

Cheval glass, 405.

Chew, Benjamin, 447.

Chickering & Co., 301, 310.

China steps, 25.

Chinese taste, 193, 223, 379.

Chippendale, Thomas, 4, 184.

Clavichord, 287.

Claw-and-ball foot, 178.

Clementi, 291.

Cleopatra’s Barge, 233.

Cliveden, 446.

Clocks, 348.

Coasters, 103, 251.

Comb-back, 175.

Commode, 41, 66;

table, 41.

Cook-Oliver house, 412.

Cording a bed, 73.

Corner chair, 170.

Cornucopia sofa, 238.

Couch, 217.

Cradle, 65.

Creepers, 321.

Cupboard, almery, 84;

corner, 90;

court, 86;

livery, 86;

press, 84.

Cupboard cloths or cushions, 89.

D

Dalton, Tristram, 415.

Darby and Joan seat, 220.

Darly, Matthias, 4.

Day bed, 217.

Dearborn, General Henry, 167.

Derby house, 411.

Desk, 107, 108.

Desk-box, 108.

Dish-top table, 252.

Dodd & Claus, 289.

Double chair, 222, 225.

Double chest, 32.

Drawing-table, 243.

Dressing-glass, 50.

Dulcimer, 304.

Dutch marquetrie, 46.

Dutch tea-table, 251.

E

Easy-chair, 182, 183.

Edwards and Darley, 379.

Emerson, Rev. William, 190.

Empire bureau, 56, 57, 58;

sideboard, 114;

dining-table, 272.

Erben, Peter, 297.

Extension-top chair, 191.

F

Fan-back, 175.

Fancy chair, 210.

Faneuil, Peter, 347.

Fender, 320.

Fireback, 323.

Fire-frame, 326.

Fireplace, 316, 319.

Flemish chairs, 160.

Flucker, Lucy, 49.

Foot, claw-and-ball, 178;

Dutch, 171;

Flemish, 163;

French, 48, 222;

spade, 210;

Spanish, 163.

Forms, 139.

Forty-legged table, 248.

Franklin, Benjamin, 306, 326.

Franklin stove, 326.

French foot, Hepplewhite, 48;

scroll, 186, 222.

Frets, 288.

Friesland clock, 341.

Fringe, netted, 68.

G

Gas, 344.

Gate-leg, 248.

Gibbon, Dr., 3.

Gilman, Rev. Samuel, 431.

Girandole, 395.

Girard, Stephen, 229.

Graeme Park, 442.

Guilloche, 200.

H

Hadley chest, 16.

Haircloth covering, 204, 241.

Hall lantern, 346, 347.

Hamilton, Alexander, 437.

Hancock, John, 126, 225, 267, 211, 346, 353.

Hancock, Thomas, 353.

Handles, 21, 49.

Harmonica, 305.

Harp, 313.

Harp-shaped piano, 311.

Harpsichord, 286.

Harris, John, 286.

Hassam, Stephen, 365.

Haward, Charles, 281.

Hawkey, Henry, 312.

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, quoted, 38.

Heaton, J. Aldam, quoted, 9.

Hepplewhite, 4, 6, 196.

Hessians, 318.

High-boy, 24, 31.

Hipkins, A. J., 283.

Hitchcock, John, 284;

Thomas, 281, 283.

Hob-grate, 323.

Holmes, O. W., quoted, 1, 132, 155.

Howard, Edward, 364.

Hundred-legged table, 2, 248.

Huntington, Dr. William R., 133.

I

Ince and Mayhew, 4, 184, 379.

Independence Hall, 441.

Irish Chippendale, 93.

J

Jacobean furniture, 159.

Japanning, 24, 123, 204.

Japan work, 24, 123, 376.

Jefferson, Thomas, 177, 334.

Johnson, Dr. Samuel, 91;

Dr. William Samuel, 258, 338.

Johnson, Thomas, 4, 5, 379.

Joint or joined furniture, 10.

Jones, William, 4.

K

Kas or kasse, 91.

Keene, Stephen, 281, 282.

Keith, Sir William, 443.

Kettle-shape, 44, 135.

Kettle-stand, 257.

Kimball house, 431.

Knife-boxes, 99, 100.

Knobs for looking-glasses, 394.

Knox, General, 50, 98.

L

Lacquered furniture, 24, 123.

Lafayette, 238.

Lamp, betty, 328;

mantel, 345;

silver, 335.

Langdale, Josiah, 162.

Lantern, 346.

Lantern clock, 348.

Larkin-Richter house, 433.

Lee, Col. Jeremiah, 423.

Lee mansion, 317, 423.

Light-stand, 257.

Lindall-Barnard-Andrews house, 432.

Lock, Matthias, 4, 5, 379.

Logan, James, 110.

Looking-glasses, 374.

Low-boy, 24, 31.

Lowell, James Russell, quoted, 21.

M

Macphaedris, Archibald, 140.

Mahogany, 3, 4.

Manor hall, 437.

Mantel lamps, 345.

Manwaring, Robert, 4, 184.

Marie Antoinette, 97, 227.

Marquetrie, 46.

McIntire, 207, 411.

Mather, Richard, 156.

Mayhew, Ince and, 4, 184.

Melville, David, 344.

Miniature bureau, 53;

sofa, 239.

Mirror knobs, 394.

Mischianza fÊte, 385, 448.

Mixing table, 115, 116.

Morgan, Lady, 308, 314.

Morris, Robert, 116.

Mouldings, 19, 47.

Mount Vernon, chair, 205;

fireplace, 324;

lamp, 335.

Murray, Rev. John, 431.

Musical clock, 361, 363.

Musical glasses, 305.

Music-stand, 303, 306, 307.

Myers, Barton, house, 450.

N

Newport chest, 33;

bureau, 45;

writing table, 136.

Night table, 62.

O

Oak, 3, 19.

Oak Hill, 428.

Octagon house, 434.

Oliver, Gen. 412.

Osborne, Sir Danvers, 122.

Otis, Harrison Gray, house, 424.

P

Parker-Inches-Emery house, 420.

“Parson Turell’s Legacy,” quoted, 155.

Pembroke table, 262.

Pendleton collection, 100, 347.

Penn, William, 125.

Penny-Hallet house, 419.

Pepperell, Sir William, 160.

Pepys, Samuel, quoted, 281.

Philipse, Mary, 437.

Philipse Manor house, 437.

Phyfe, Duncan, 275.

Piano, 289.

Piano-stool, 298, 300.

Pie-crust table, 252.

Pillar-and-claw table, 272.

Pipe-case, 36.

Pollen, Hungerford, quoted, 375.

Popkin, Dr. John Smelling, 129.

Portuguese twist, 168.

Preston, John, 245.

Prince of Wales feathers, 197.

Pringle house, 337.

Province House, 332.

Putnam cupboard, 86.

Q

Quadrille, 258.

Queen Anne chair, 167.

Quill work, 339.

Quincy, Eliza Susan Morton, quoted, 335.

R

Ripley, Dr. Ezra, 190, 234.

Rittenhouse, David, 358.

Robinson, G. T., quoted, 3.

Robinson house, 426.

Rockers, 173, 177.

Roundabout chair, 170.

Rumford, Count, 320.

S

Sally, ship, 96, 226.

Sargent-Murray-Gilman house, 429.

Satinwood, 6.

Schuyler, Gen. Philip, 437.

Schuyler house, 437.

Sconce, 377.

Screen, 338, 341.

Scrutoir, 118.

Secret drawers, 132, 136.

Settee, 216, 221.

Settle, 214.

Sewall, Judge Samuel, 280, 321, 377.

Shaw, Miss Rebecca, 137, 189.

Shearer, Thomas, 5, 96, 264.

Sheraton, Thomas, 4, 184, 205.

Sheraton quoted, 3, 7, 106, 146, 150, 295.

Sherburne, John, 28.

Sideboard, 91;

Shearer, 96;

Hepplewhite, 101;

Sheraton, 105;

measurements of, 106;

woods used in, 99.

Side table, Chippendale, 93, 94.

Slat-back chair, 171.

Slate-top table, 245.

Slaw-bank, 66.

Smoker’s tongs, 331.

Spade foot, 210.

Spandrels, 353.

Spanish foot, 165.

Spindle-leg, 249.

Spinet, 281.

Splat, 179, 184.

Squabs, 238.

Stand, candle, 343;

Dutch, 251;

kettle, 257;

light, 257.

Stein, AndrÉ, 398.

Stenton, 110, 221.

Steps for beds, 73, 79.

Storr, Marmaduke, 355.

Strong, Governor Caleb, 190.

Swan, Colonel, 96.

T

Table, butterfly, 246;

card, 257, 264;

chair, 243;

dish-top, 252;

drawing, 243;

Dutch tea, 251;

framed, 248;

forty, gate or hundred-legged, 243;

joined, 243;

Pembroke, 262;

pie-crust, 252;

pillar-and-claw, 272;

slate-top, 245;

spindle-legged, 249;

work, 268.

Table borde, 242.

Table piano, 301.

Tall clocks, 354.

Tambour, 150.

Taylor, Col. John, 434.

Tea-tray, mahogany, 264;

Sheffield, 249.

Terry, Eli, 370.

Thomas, Seth, 370.

Turkey work, 159, 216.

U

Unitarian church, Leicester, 200.

Upright piano, 309.

V

Valentine Museum, 449.

Vanderbilt, Mrs., quoted, 72.

Van Rensselaer, Killian, 120.

Van Rensselaer, Philip, 120.

Virginal, 280.

W

Wainscot chair, 157.

Walnut, 3.

Ware, Isaac, quoted, 423.

Warner, Colonel Jonathan, 140.

Warville, Brissot de, quoted, 289.

Washington, George, 103, 151, 201, 205, 323, 378.

Washstand, 57.

Watson’s Annals, quoted, 306.

Wendell, Elizabeth Hunt, 283.

Wentworth, Governor John, 223.

What-not, 267.

Whipple house, 171, 319.

Wig stand, 58.

Willard, Aaron, Benjamin, Simon, 362.

Windsor, chair, 174.

Wood, Small & Co., 300.

Work-table, 270.

Writing-chair, 177.

Writing-table, 136.

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