Near Logan Airport - Airplane Coming in for a Landing Over Neptune Roa...
Original Caption: Near Logan Airport - Airplane Coming in for a Landing Over Neptune Road Homes 05/1973..U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 412-DA-5961..Photographer: Manheim, Michael Philip, 1940-..Su... more
Spindle-back armchair
The rarest and grandest of the early turned chairs are those with rows of spindles below the seat as well as above it. Although its boxlike form may look simple at first glance, this chair is a complex composit... more
Slat-back armchair
This is an example of the earliest known type of turned slat-back chair made in New England. The back consists of three broad, horizontal slats with straight upper edges cut away at the ends. The slats are grad... more
Side Chair
The great rarity of this chair lies in the original wool Turkey-work that covers its seat and back. "Turkey-work" refers to a type of woven fabric with a knotted-and-cut wool pile that was made in England in im... more
![At a General Court held at Boston in New England the second day of October 1678. [A proclamaton for a day of fasting and prayer November 21, 1678] [Cambridge, Printed by Samuel Green 1678].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1678/01/01/at-a-general-court-held-at-boston-in-new-england-the-second-day-of-october-640.jpg "At a General Court held at Boston in New England the second day of October 1678. [A proclamaton for a day of fasting and prayer November 21, 1678] [Cambridge, Printed by Samuel Green 1678].")
At the second sessions of the General Court held at Boston in New-Engl...
Positive Photostat. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 33, Folder 11.
![The General Courts answer to Joseph Dudley esqr. &c. This was pas'd by the whole court. Nemine non confentiente. Gentlemen:- [Refusing their assent to his Commission for governing the Colony and other places therein mentioned]. [Boston: Printed](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1686/01/01/the-general-courts-answer-to-joseph-dudley-esqr-andc-this-was-pasd-by-the-whole-640.jpg "The General Courts answer to Joseph Dudley esqr. &c. This was pas'd by the whole court. Nemine non confentiente. Gentlemen:- [Refusing their assent to his Commission for governing the Colony and other places therein mentioned]. [Boston: Printed")
![A relation of Captain Bull, concerning the Mohawks at Fort-Albany, May 1689. [Boston: Printed by Samuel Green, 1689].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1689/01/01/a-relation-of-captain-bull-concerning-the-mohawks-at-fort-albany-may-1689-boston-640.jpg "A relation of Captain Bull, concerning the Mohawks at Fort-Albany, May 1689. [Boston: Printed by Samuel Green, 1689].")
Two addresses from the Governour, council and convention of the Massac...
Incomplete.; Positive Photostat. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 33, Folder 18b.
![From a gentleman of Boston to a friend in the countrey. [Signed] N. N. [Boston: Printed by Samuel Green 1689].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/2019/09/13/from-a-gentleman-of-boston-to-a-friend-in-the-countrey-signed-n-n-boston-printed-7d789b-640.jpg "From a gentleman of Boston to a friend in the countrey. [Signed] N. N. [Boston: Printed by Samuel Green 1689].")
From a gentleman of Boston to a friend in the countrey. [Signed] N. N....
Positive Photostat. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 33, Folder 21.
![To the king and queens most excellent majesties. The humble address of the president and council for the safety of the people, and conservation of the peace. [Regarding restoration of charter and English liberties] Boston in New-England, May 20,](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1689/01/01/to-the-king-and-queens-most-excellent-majesties-the-humble-address-of-the-president-640.jpg "To the king and queens most excellent majesties. The humble address of the president and council for the safety of the people, and conservation of the peace. [Regarding restoration of charter and English liberties] Boston in New-England, May 20,")
His majesty's most gracious letter to his government of the Massathuse...
Positive Photostat.; Not in Evans. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 33, Folder 19.
![Anno Regni regis & reginae Gulielmi& Mariae secundo. By the Governour, & council [An order for enlisting men in the expedition against Canada] Boston March 24 1689. [Cambridge: Printed by Samuel Green 1690].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1690/01/01/anno-regni-regis-and-reginae-gulielmiand-mariae-secundo-by-the-governour-and-640.jpg "Anno Regni regis & reginae Gulielmi& Mariae secundo. By the Governour, & council [An order for enlisting men in the expedition against Canada] Boston March 24 1689. [Cambridge: Printed by Samuel Green 1690].")
![At the General Court of their Majesties Colony of the Massachusetts Bay in New-England, sitting in Boston by adjournment, December 10th, 1690 [An order for the granting forth of printed bills for seven thousand pounds] Cambridge: Printed by Samu](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1690/01/01/at-the-general-court-of-their-majesties-colony-of-the-massachusetts-bay-in-640.jpg "At the General Court of their Majesties Colony of the Massachusetts Bay in New-England, sitting in Boston by adjournment, December 10th, 1690 [An order for the granting forth of printed bills for seven thousand pounds] Cambridge: Printed by Samu")
![At a General Court for their Majesties Colony of the Massachusetts Bay in New-England, sitting at Boston, upon adjournment, December 22th, 1691 [A proclamation relating to various matters] [Cambridge Printed by Bartholomew Green 1691].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1691/01/01/at-a-general-court-for-their-majesties-colony-of-the-massachusetts-bay-in-new-640.jpg "At a General Court for their Majesties Colony of the Massachusetts Bay in New-England, sitting at Boston, upon adjournment, December 22th, 1691 [A proclamation relating to various matters] [Cambridge Printed by Bartholomew Green 1691].")
![[Arms] By His Excellency the Governor. Whereas it hath been of absolute necessity, that a certain number of men should be impressed, for the service of their Majesties, in defence of this their Province, both at sea and land, against the common](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1692/01/01/arms-by-his-excellency-the-governor-whereas-it-hath-been-of-absolute-necessity-640.jpg "[Arms] By His Excellency the Governor. Whereas it hath been of absolute necessity, that a certain number of men should be impressed, for the service of their Majesties, in defence of this their Province, both at sea and land, against the common")
![The Turkish fast, out of the Monthly Mercury for December, 1697. [blank] Boston, in N. E. Re-printed by B. Green, and J. Allen. May 13, 1698.](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1698/01/01/the-turkish-fast-out-of-the-monthly-mercury-for-december-1697-blank-boston-640.jpg "The Turkish fast, out of the Monthly Mercury for December, 1697. [blank] Boston, in N. E. Re-printed by B. Green, and J. Allen. May 13, 1698.")
Chest of Drawers
Probably made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
To his excellency Joseph Dudley Esq. Governour of said province … Bost...
Positive Photostat.; Not in Evans. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 33, Folder 32.
Locket
Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
High chest of drawers
Japanning, a Western imitation of oriental lacquerwork, became fashionable in the colonies after 1700. A stylish surface treatment in which motifs of vaguely Far Eastern origin were raised, gilded, and varnishe... more
High chest of drawers
The decoration on this chest, with its oriental motifs and palette of red, orange, and what was originally bright yellow on a black ground, was meant to imitate a technique known as japanning. Beginning in the ... more
![B-n, Dec.8, 1713. To the honourable the Society for prorogating the gospel in foreign parts. The representation and request of the ministers, church wardens and vestry of the Church of England in B---n … [Boston 1713].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1713/01/01/b-n-dec8-1713-to-the-honourable-the-society-for-prorogating-the-gospel-in-foreign-640.jpg "B-n, Dec.8, 1713. To the honourable the Society for prorogating the gospel in foreign parts. The representation and request of the ministers, church wardens and vestry of the Church of England in B---n … [Boston 1713].")
![An elegy in memory of the worshipful Major Thomas Leonard Esq. Of Taunton in New-England: who departed this life on the 24th day of November, AnnoDomini, 1713. In the 73d year of his age. [Boston. Printed by B. Green? 1713].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1713/01/01/an-elegy-in-memory-of-the-worshipful-major-thomas-leonard-esq-of-taunton-in-640.jpg "An elegy in memory of the worshipful Major Thomas Leonard Esq. Of Taunton in New-England: who departed this life on the 24th day of November, AnnoDomini, 1713. In the 73d year of his age. [Boston. Printed by B. Green? 1713].")
From the London Gazette published by authority. From Tuesday November ...
Positive Photostat.; Proclamation.; Not in Evans. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio ... more
By His Excellency, Joseph Dudley, Esq. Captain General and Governor in...
Positive Photostat.; Proclamation.; Not in Evans. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio ... more
High Chest of Drawers
The high chest of drawers was introduced to the colonies in the 1690s and became the primary form of case furniture in the William and Mary style. This imposing piece, with its bold, fluted pilasters on the fro... more
![His Majesty’s most gracious speech to both Houses of Parliament, on Monday, March the 21st, 1714/15 [blank] Boston: Re-printed by T. Fleet and T. Crump. In Pudding-Lane. Sold by Nicholas Buttolph and Samuel Gerrish 1715.](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1715/01/01/his-majestyandx2019s-most-gracious-speech-to-both-houses-of-parliament-on-monday-640.jpg "His Majesty’s most gracious speech to both Houses of Parliament, on Monday, March the 21st, 1714/15 [blank] Boston: Re-printed by T. Fleet and T. Crump. In Pudding-Lane. Sold by Nicholas Buttolph and Samuel Gerrish 1715.")
Easy chair
This is an example of the earliest known type of American easy chair—a new form to emerge in Boston during the William and Mary period. It features a tall back and double scroll arms on a turned base. Easy chai... more
Copy of the fifth & sixth articles of the Treaty of neutrality in Amer...
Positive Photostat.; Not in Evans. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 33, Folder 51.
Oval table with falling leaves
This oval table with falling leaves is trim and light in weight and ideally suited to a variety of functions in an early eighteenth-century interior. The design of its legs and stretchers with opposed ogee balu... more
John Charmion’s latin epitaph from his ardent love to learning and lea...
Positive Photostat.; Verse. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 33, Folder 53.
![By His Excellency Samuel Shute, Esq. Captain Ganeral and Govenour in chief in and over His Majesty’s Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. &c. a proclamation [to apprehend seven escaped transported felons] Given under my hand … in Bo](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1718/01/01/by-his-excellency-samuel-shute-esq-captain-ganeral-and-govenour-in-chief-in-640.jpg "By His Excellency Samuel Shute, Esq. Captain Ganeral and Govenour in chief in and over His Majesty’s Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. &c. a proclamation [to apprehend seven escaped transported felons] Given under my hand … in Bo")
Leather chair
When the Boston upholsterer Thomas Fitch described chairs he was selling as “crook’d back” in early 1723, he was probably referring to side chairs similar to the one displayed here, which is still upholstered i... more
![Province of the Massachusetts Bay. Jeremiah Allen, Esq; Treasurer and receiver general for His Majesties said Province. To [blank] constable or collector of the Town of [blank] Greetings, &c. … Given under my hand & seal at Boston, the fifth day](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1727/01/01/province-of-the-massachusetts-bay-jeremiah-allen-esq-treasurer-and-receiver-640.jpg "Province of the Massachusetts Bay. Jeremiah Allen, Esq; Treasurer and receiver general for His Majesties said Province. To [blank] constable or collector of the Town of [blank] Greetings, &c. … Given under my hand & seal at Boston, the fifth day")
Boston, April 10, 1729. Reverend Sir, The New-England chronology stayi...
Positive Photostat. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 34, Folder 7.
Standing candlestick
Possibly made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
High chest of drawers
Japanning, the use of paint and gilded gesso to imitate the glossy finish on Asian lacquerwork, was a popular method of furniture decoration in colonial Boston. This group of japanned furniture (40.37.1,.2,.4) ... more
Looking glass
Japanning, the use of paint and gilded gesso to imitate the glossy finish on Asian lacquerwork, was a popular method of furniture decoration in colonial Boston. This looking glass, part of a group (40.37.1, .2,... more
Chest of Drawers
In the 1730s, Boston cabinetmakers transformed the traditional flat-top, turned-leg William and Mary–style high chest into the scroll-top, cabriole-leg Queen Anne version. The best examples of this uniquely Ame... more
Side Chair
Probably made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Side Chair
Low-cost “Boston” chairs were exported throughout the colonies during the 1730s and 1740s. This fine example is typical of the Queen Anne style, with its emphasis on curved, rounded forms and the interplay betw... more
Dressing table
In the 1730s, Boston cabinetmakers transformed the traditional flat-top, turned-leg William and Mary–style high chest into the scroll-top, cabriole-leg Queen Anne version. The best examples of this uniquely Ame... more
Side Chair
Probably made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
![A country treat upon the second paragraph in His Excellency’s speech, Decemb. 17, 1730. [Boston, 1730] [Positive Photostat].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/2019/09/14/a-country-treat-upon-the-second-paragraph-in-his-excellencys-speech-decemb-e1aaf2-640.jpg "A country treat upon the second paragraph in His Excellency’s speech, Decemb. 17, 1730. [Boston, 1730] [Positive Photostat].")
A country treat upon the second paragraph in His Excellency’s speech, ...
92 lines of verse in two columns signed S. M.; The speech referred to was that of Governor Jonathan Belcher before the Legislature Dec. 17 1730.; Ford 588.; Holmes 64.; Not in Evans. Available also through the ... more
Dressing table
Japanning, the use of paint and gilded gesso to imitate the glossy finish on Asian lacquerwork, was a popular method of furniture decoration in colonial Boston. This group of japanned furniture (40.37.1,.2,.4) ... more
Queen Anne Burl Walnut Veneered Dressing Table
Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Side Chair
Probably made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Easy chair
The fully upholstered easy chair was introduced to the colonies in the early eighteenth century, with initial models emerging from Boston. As textiles were costly and upholstering required considerable labor, e... more
![The Catholic remedy. An excellent new ballad To the tune of, To all you ladies now at land, &c. [Boston] America: Printed in the year 1732.](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1732/01/01/the-catholic-remedy-an-excellent-new-ballad-to-the-tune-of-to-all-you-ladies-640.jpg "The Catholic remedy. An excellent new ballad To the tune of, To all you ladies now at land, &c. [Boston] America: Printed in the year 1732.")
The Catholic remedy. An excellent new ballad To the tune of, To all yo...
Positive Photostat.; Not in Evans.; Verse. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 34, Folder 25.
Looking Glass
Probably made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
![[Bird's-eye view of Boston, Massachusetts, with two vignettes of Natives hunting] / J. Turner, Boston, sculpt.](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1740/01/01/birds-eye-view-of-boston-massachusetts-with-two-vignettes-of-natives-hunting-640.jpg "[Bird's-eye view of Boston, Massachusetts, with two vignettes of Natives hunting] / J. Turner, Boston, sculpt.")
![This indenture made the ninth day of September Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and forty … by and between [blank] on the one part … Directors of the Manufactory Company of Boston … [Boston? 1740] [Positive Photostat].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1740/01/01/this-indenture-made-the-ninth-day-of-september-anno-domini-one-thousand-seven-640.jpg "This indenture made the ninth day of September Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and forty … by and between [blank] on the one part … Directors of the Manufactory Company of Boston … [Boston? 1740] [Positive Photostat].")
Cover for Wine Cup
Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Mug
Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Side Chair
Possibly made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
![A Plan of the Borough & Port of Boston, In the County of Lincoln [Mapa]](https://cdn8.picryl.com/photo/1742/12/31/a-plan-of-the-borough-and-port-of-boston-in-the-county-of-lincoln-mapa-ceddca-640.jpg "A Plan of the Borough & Port of Boston, In the County of Lincoln [Mapa]")
A Plan of the Borough & Port of Boston, In the County of Lincoln [Mapa...
Dedicatoria : "To the Reverend Bernard Wilson DD of West Real in the County of Lincoln Prebendary of Worcester this Plan is with all due Respect Inscribed by his most Humble servts. Wm. Nichols & Rt. Hall"
![[View of Boston] / J. Turner.](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1745/01/01/view-of-boston-j-turner-640.jpg "[View of Boston] / J. Turner.")
[View of Boston] / J. Turner.
Print shows bird's-eye view of Boston, Massachusetts, with view of Native hunting and a palm tree in the foreground.
![Oliver, Andrew. Boston. To [John] Ely](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1746/12/31/oliver-andrew-boston-to-john-ely-56f48a-640.jpg "Oliver, Andrew. Boston. To [John] Ely")
![Oliver, Andrew. Boston. To [John] Ely](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1746/12/31/oliver-andrew-boston-to-john-ely-67f68a-640.jpg "Oliver, Andrew. Boston. To [John] Ely")
Dressing table
Both this dressing table and its matching high chest (10.125.58) are remarkably well preserved, with their tortoiseshell backgrounds—created by streaking lampblack onto a vermillion ground. The painted decorati... more