226

DUTCH SIDE CHAIR

18th c. Dutch marquetry inlaid side chair, inlaid with butterflies, songbird, flowered vines, vase on pedestal with flowers, cabriole legs with inlaid bead, claw and ball feet, inset seat, some marquetry missing throughout, 19" seat h, 42" overall h, 20" w. 

227

PASTEL BY J.H. ENSOR

Early 20th c. pastel on academy board, still life of a wine bottle along with apples and grapes in a blue glass footed bowl, signed l.r. "J.H. Ensor", (Joseph H. Ensor, 1881-1960), gilt plaster frame, 13 1/2" x 17" (sight). 

228

PERSIAN RUG

Oriental rug, roomsize Persian, camel and cream background, central floral design over heavily decorated field, 10' x 6' 5". 

229

PERSIAN RUNNER

Oriental rug, Persian runner, red field with blue border, four panels, decorative design, 2' 8" x 9' 10". 

229A

AFGHAN KAZAK RUG

Oriental rug, wool Afghan Kazak runner, burnt sienna field with blue crystal border, with eight central diamonds, 2' 9" x 10'. 

230

TEA TABLE

18th c. American cherry wood, tip top tea table, original varnish finish, molded square top, tilts on diagonal, carved and turned shaft, carved leg with elongated feather and diamond extending to a small claw and ball foot, 29" h, 34 1/2" x 33 1/2" top. 

231

TWO PRINTS

Early 20th c. colored lithograph, three-masted schooner "The Sea Witch", labeled on back "Robert Patterson artist", original gilded frame, 20 1/2" x 25 1/2" (sight); Photostatic copy of the foundation and superstructure of Minots Ledge Light House, near Cohasset, Mass., 1858, framed and glazed, 17" x 21 1/2" (sight). 

232

20TH C. ARMCHAIR

Maple, black painted finish, spindleback, Sheraton style, "H" stretcher, gold circular logo shield of Harvard University on crest, 18" seat h, 33" overall h. 

233

HARVARD DIPLOMA, 1845

19th c. Harvard University Diploma for "Paul Willard" in Department of "Greek", August 27, 1845, signed by the President of Harvard, Josiah Quincy, from the John P. Richardson collection, Hingham, Mass., 9" x 13". 

234

CERAMIC PLATTER AND PUNCH BOWL

20th c. ceramic platter and punch bowl, red decoration, Wedgwood, Etruria pattern, footed bowl with the Harvard shields and 18th c. scenes of the Harvard campus, 5 1/2" h, 12" dia; and a serving platter with crimped pie edging, showing Harvard University, 1941, South Prospect of Harvard Along the Charles, 19" l. 

235

HARVARD UNIVERSITY DINNER PLATES

20th c. set of 24 Harvard University dinner plates in red, showing scenes of Harvard University campus and buildings, c. 1840, Etruria and Barlaston, Wedgwood, (made in England), 10" dia. 

236

HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRINTS

Two colored prints of Harvard University: "Harvard Yard in Snow" by Chiang Yee, 1968, lithograph by Meriden Gravure Co., framed, matted and glazed, 8 3/4" x 24" (sight); Large framed print of "Harvard, 1636-1986", 350th year, 22 1/2" x 35". 

237

HARVARD UNIVERSITY SALAD PLATES

20th c. set of 12 Harvard University salad plates, showing scenes of Harvard University campus and buildings, c. 1932, 9" dia; also four saucers (not pictured). 

238

SEAL OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY DIE

20th c. lead cube reverse printing die of the Seal of Harvard University, depicting latin motto "Veritas" within a shield, probably used in printing official stationary, 1 1/4" sq. 

239

"MODEL" ROCKING CHAIR AND TOY CRADLE

19th c. "model" ladderback rocking chair, maple and tiger maple, woven oak splint seat, Hingham, Mass. history, "acquired in 1961 from Reuben Grigg, who owned the Wellington Furniture factory bldg. on South Street...", 6" seat h, 14" overall h; Early 20th c. doll's toy cradle, pine, 14" l, "made by Elwin Lincoln Fearing, (B. 1883). So. Pleasant St., Hingham; (JPR collection). 

240

CHILD'S STAND-UP CHAIR

18th c. child's stand-up chair, pine, original red stained finish, deep tray front, slatted sides, forged nail construction, from the Randall Lincoln Estate, Hingham, "Revere" stenciled on bottom with history dating back to Mary Revere Lincoln, daughter of Paul Revere, (Note: rare form with Hingham/Revere history), 19 1/2" h, 18 1/2" l, (JPR collection). 

241

STONEWARE BOTTLES

Four 19th c. stoneware bottles: "Comstock & Gove & Co.", "E.D. Weatherbee, Worcester", including a brown glazed ink bottle, (small chip at the base), all with Hingham history, (JPR collection). 

242

YARN WINDER

Late 18th c. yarn winder, maple and pine, in original red painted finish, mortised and pegged, original bentwood handle, treadle style, 27" h, 29" l, acquired from S. Randall Lincoln of Hingham, originally from the John Hersey family of Hingham, Mass., (JPR collection). 

243

WOODEN TOOLS, HINGHAM, MA

Three 19th c. Hingham, Mass. wooden tools: Bettye Saw or Felloc Saw, ex. Bill Pierce, Hersey St., marked "C. Hersey", (found in the Cotton Hersey barn), 23" l; Twine Winder with twine, marked "RH" for Reuben Hersey, 18" l; Clamp, marked "EH" (Edmund) and "SH" (Samuel), "acquired at the Burns estate sale,...Samuel Hersey made boxes and toys on Hersey St. and Edmund Hersey had a box factory..., J.P. Richardson", 12" l; (JPR collection). 

244

TOWER TOY CO. BOX

Rare 19th c. Hingham "Tower Toy Co." box, walnut with walnut star inlays on four sides and on the lid, each with central inlaid circle, stamped with "T" on the bottom, "acquired from Mason Foley with history", JPR Old Fort House Coll. Hingham, 4 1/2" h, 5" sq, (JPR collection). 

245

MAP OF HINGHAM, 1873

Town of Hingham wall map, Plymouth County, Mass., surveyed under the direction of F.W. Beers, 1873, (originally hung in the Hingham Town Hall), creases and minor tears and stains, original wood rollers, 60" x 43". 

246

HINGHAM OVAL BOX

Small 19th c. Hingham oval box, pine and maple, original natural finish with patina, wood peg construction and copper tacked fingers, small breaks on rim, yellow paper label under lid "manufactured by Sam...Hersey, H...Street, Hingham, Mass.", 1 7/8" h, 3 1/2" l, (JPR collection). 

247

JOSEPH LINCOLN'S CANOE PADDLE AND TOOLS

Hingham decoy maker, Joseph Lincoln's, hand-carved wooden canoe paddle and box of tools, signed on paddle blade, "Found in J.W. Lincoln's shop, Gardner Street, Hingham, Mass. by M.A. Foley, 1947", 57" l; "Roasted and Ground Lava Coffee" pine box with wooden objects and tools, found in the workshop of J.W. Lincoln, including a small powder horn and ink bottle; along with two carpenter's hand saws, "H. Disston & Sons, Philad." and "The Simonds Saw Mfg. Co. Pat. Dec. 27, 1887"; a "Stanley" level, last pat. date 1896, in original red stained maple, 18" l; and a handmade maple scribe, stenciled "JL", 19" l; (ex. Mason Foley, ex. J.P. Richardson, Hingham, Mass.). 

248

19TH C. PRINTS

Three framed 19th c. hand-colored prints: South-eastern view of Kingston (Mass.), c. 1840; East view of the central part of Plymouth; and South-western view of the Hon. Daniel Webster's House in Marshfield (Mass.), c. 1840; all are 2 1/2" x 4" (sight). 

249

PAINTINGS BY MARGARET ATWOOD

Two framed oil paintings on academy board, both signed l.l. "Margaret Atwood": flower covered dunes, "September", Margaret Atwood, Bay Road, Duxbury, 14" x 18"; and "September Marshes', Margaret Atwood, Bay Road, Duxbury, 1952, 14" x 18"; (Note: Margaret Atwood was the daughter of Eugene R. Atwood, co-founder of Grueby Pottery). 

250

PAINTINGS BY MARGARET ATWOOD

Two unframed oil paintings on academy board, both signed l.r. "Margaret Atwood, 1954": "Jones River Boat Yard", (Kingston, Mass.); and the "Major John Bradford House", (Kingston, Mass.); both 14" x 18".