Domestic Furnishings - Overview
Washboards, armchairs, lamps, and pots and pans may not seem to be museum pieces. But they are invaluable evidence of how most people lived day to day, last week or three centuries ago. The Museum's collections of domestic furnishings comprise more than 40,000 artifacts from American households. Large and small, they include four houses, roughly 800 pieces of furniture, fireplace equipment, spinning wheels, ceramics and glass, family portraits, and much more.
The Arthur and Edna Greenwood Collection contains more than 2,000 objects from New England households from colonial times to mid-1800s. From kitchens of the past, the collections hold some 3,300 artifacts, ranging from refrigerators to spatulas. The lighting devices alone number roughly 3,000 lamps, candleholders, and lanterns.
"Domestic Furnishings - Overview" showing 34 items.
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Geomys Douglassii, Richardson.
- Description (Brief)
- This hand-colored lithograph was produced for “Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America,” the Imperial folio edition, published between 1845 and 1848. The work was a field study of North American mammals. It included 150 stone lithographs produced in three volumes of 50 prints per volume. The lithographs were based on watercolor drawings by John James Audubon and after 1846, son John Woodhouse Audubon, who completed the series due to the elder Audubon’s failing eyesight and declining health. Another son, Victor Gifford Audubon, assisted with the drawings backgrounds. The lithographs were printed on non-watermarked heavy white paper and coloring was applied by hand before the prints were bound. Reverend John Bachman was a naturalist of note, as well as John James Audubon’s friend and father of both daughter-in-laws, so he provided the accompanying letterpress narrative. It made the production truly a family affair. The slightly later Octavo edition contained 155 prints of smaller size.
- This unbound lithographic plate depicts a hand-colored image of three brown rats at the entrance of a prairie hole which has a small mound of dirt behind it. There is a body of water and foothills in the far background.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1846
- maker
- Audubon, John Woodhouse
- printer
- Bowen, John T.
- publisher
- Audubon, John James
- ID Number
- DL*60.2750
- catalog number
- 60.2750
- accession number
- 228146
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Arctomys Lewisii, Aud. & Bach.
- Description (Brief)
- This hand-colored lithograph was produced for “Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America,” the Imperial folio edition, published between 1845 and 1848. The work was a field study of North American mammals. It included 150 stone lithographs produced in three volumes of 50 prints per volume. The lithographs were based on watercolor drawings by John James Audubon and after 1846, son John Woodhouse Audubon, who completed the series due to the elder Audubon’s failing eyesight and declining health. Another son, Victor Gifford Audubon, assisted with the drawings backgrounds. The lithographs were printed on non-watermarked heavy white paper and coloring was applied by hand before the prints were bound. Reverend John Bachman was a naturalist of note, as well as John James Audubon’s friend and father of both daughter-in-laws, so he provided the accompanying letterpress narrative. It made the production truly a family affair. The slightly later Octavo edition contained 155 prints of smaller size.
- This unbound lithographic plate depicts a hand-colored image of two brown marmots crouched before foliage.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1847
- artist
- Audubon, John Woodhouse
- printer
- Bowen, John T.
- publisher
- Audubon, John James
- ID Number
- DL*60.2751
- catalog number
- 60.2751
- accession number
- 228146
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Spermophilus Lateralis, Say
- Description (Brief)
- This hand-colored lithograph was produced for “Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America,” the Imperial folio edition, published between 1845 and 1848. The work was a field study of North American mammals. It included 150 stone lithographs produced in three volumes of 50 prints per volume. The lithographs were based on watercolor drawings by John James Audubon and after 1846, son John Woodhouse Audubon, who completed the series due to the elder Audubon’s failing eyesight and declining health. Another son, Victor Gifford Audubon, assisted with the drawings backgrounds. The lithographs were printed on non-watermarked heavy white paper and coloring was applied by hand before the prints were bound. Reverend John Bachman was a naturalist of note, as well as John James Audubon’s friend and father of both daughter-in-laws, so he provided the accompanying letterpress narrative. It made the production truly a family affair. The slightly later Octavo edition contained 155 prints of smaller size.
- This unbound lithographic plate depicts a hand-colored image of two squirrels with light tan coats and brown markings standing on and beside a fungi-covered log. Fall leaves are on the ground.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1847
- artist
- Audubon, John Woodhouse
- printer
- Bowen, John T.
- publisher
- Audubon, John James
- ID Number
- DL*60.2752
- catalog number
- 60.2752
- accession number
- 228146
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Lepus Sylvaticus, Bachman
- Description (Brief)
- This hand-colored lithograph was produced for “Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America,” the Imperial folio edition, published between 1845 and 1848. The work was a field study of North American mammals. It included 150 stone lithographs produced in three volumes of 50 prints per volume. The lithographs were based on watercolor drawings by John James Audubon and after 1846, son John Woodhouse Audubon, who completed the series due to the elder Audubon’s failing eyesight and declining health. Another son, Victor Gifford Audubon, assisted with the drawings backgrounds. The lithographs were printed on non-watermarked heavy white paper and coloring was applied by hand before the prints were bound. Reverend John Bachman was a naturalist of note, as well as John James Audubon’s friend and father of both daughter-in-laws, so he provided the accompanying letterpress narrative. It made the production truly a family affair. The slightly later Octavo edition contained 155 prints of smaller size.
- This unbound lithographic plate depicts a hand-colored image of two adult brown rabbits and one baby on a grassy knoll beside leafy plants.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1843
- artist; publisher
- Audubon, John James
- printer
- Bowen, John T.
- ID Number
- DL*60.2753
- catalog number
- 60.2753
- accession number
- 228146
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Neotoma Drummondii, Rich.
- Description (Brief)
- This hand-colored lithograph was produced for “Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America,” the Imperial folio edition, published between 1845 and 1848. The work was a field study of North American mammals. It included 150 stone lithographs produced in three volumes of 50 prints per volume. The lithographs were based on watercolor drawings by John James Audubon and after 1846, son John Woodhouse Audubon, who completed the series due to the elder Audubon’s failing eyesight and declining health. Another son, Victor Gifford Audubon, assisted with the drawings backgrounds. The lithographs were printed on non-watermarked heavy white paper and coloring was applied by hand before the prints were bound. Reverend John Bachman was a naturalist of note, as well as John James Audubon’s friend and father of both daughter-in-laws, so he provided the accompanying letterpress narrative. It made the production truly a family affair. The slightly later Octavo edition contained 155 prints of smaller size.
- This unbound lithographic plate depicts a hand-colored image of two rat-like animals, one brown and one grey on boulders.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1843
- artist; publisher
- Audubon, John James
- printer
- Bowen, John T.
- ID Number
- DL*60.2754
- catalog number
- 60.2754
- accession number
- 228146
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Bos Americanus, Gmel.
- Description (Brief)
- This hand-colored lithograph was produced for “Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America,” the Imperial folio edition, published between 1845 and 1848. The work was a field study of North American mammals. It included 150 stone lithographs produced in three volumes of 50 prints per volume. The lithographs were based on watercolor drawings by John James Audubon and after 1846, son John Woodhouse Audubon, who completed the series due to the elder Audubon’s failing eyesight and declining health. Another son, Victor Gifford Audubon, assisted with the drawings backgrounds. The lithographs were printed on non-watermarked heavy white paper and coloring was applied by hand before the prints were bound. Reverend John Bachman was a naturalist of note, as well as John James Audubon’s friend and father of both daughter-in-laws, so he provided the accompanying letterpress narrative. It made the production truly a family affair. The slightly later Octavo edition contained 155 prints of smaller size.
- This unbound lithographic plate depicts a hand-colored image of three buffalo, a male, female, and young buffalo, in rugged terrain. A herd grazes in the background.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1845
- artist; publisher
- Audubon, John James
- printer
- Bowen, John T.
- ID Number
- DL*60.2755
- catalog number
- 60.2755
- accession number
- 228146
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Putorius Frenata, Licht.
- Description (Brief)
- This hand-colored lithograph was produced for “Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America,” the Imperial folio edition, published between 1845 and 1848. The work was a field study of North American mammals. It included 150 stone lithographs produced in three volumes of 50 prints per volume. The lithographs were based on watercolor drawings by John James Audubon and after 1846, son John Woodhouse Audubon, who completed the series due to the elder Audubon’s failing eyesight and declining health. Another son, Victor Gifford Audubon, assisted with the drawings backgrounds. The lithographs were printed on non-watermarked heavy white paper and coloring was applied by hand before the prints were bound. Reverend John Bachman was a naturalist of note, as well as John James Audubon’s friend and father of both daughter-in-laws, so he provided the accompanying letterpress narrative. It made the production truly a family affair. The slightly later Octavo edition contained 155 prints of smaller size.
- This unbound lithographic plate depicts a hand-colored image of two weasels on decaying, fungus covered branches.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1845
- printer
- Bowen, John T.
- artist; publisher
- Audubon, John James
- ID Number
- DL*60.2756
- catalog number
- 60.2756
- accession number
- 228146
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Ursus Americanus, Pallas.
- Description (Brief)
- This hand-colored lithograph was produced for “Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America,” the Imperial folio edition, published between 1845 and 1848. The work was a field study of North American mammals. It included 150 stone lithographs produced in three volumes of 50 prints per volume. The lithographs were based on watercolor drawings by John James Audubon and after 1846, son John Woodhouse Audubon, who completed the series due to the elder Audubon’s failing eyesight and declining health. Another son, Victor Gifford Audubon, assisted with the drawings backgrounds. The lithographs were printed on non-watermarked heavy white paper and coloring was applied by hand before the prints were bound. Reverend John Bachman was a naturalist of note, as well as John James Audubon’s friend and father of both daughter-in-laws, so he provided the accompanying letterpress narrative. It made the production truly a family affair. The slightly later Octavo edition contained 155 prints of smaller size.
- This unbound lithographic plate depicts a hand-colored image of two black bear facing each other in a forest. An animal leg is at the foot of the bear on the right.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1848
- printer
- Bowen, John T.
- artist
- Audubon, John Woodhouse
- publisher
- Audubon, John James
- ID Number
- DL*60.2757
- catalog number
- 60.2757
- accession number
- 228146
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Lepus Aquaticus, Bach.
- Description (Brief)
- This hand-colored lithograph was produced for “Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America,” the Imperial folio edition, published between 1845 and 1848. The work was a field study of North American mammals. It included 150 stone lithographs produced in three volumes of 50 prints per volume. The lithographs were based on watercolor drawings by John James Audubon and after 1846, son John Woodhouse Audubon, who completed the series due to the elder Audubon’s failing eyesight and declining health. Another son, Victor Gifford Audubon, assisted with the drawings backgrounds. The lithographs were printed on non-watermarked heavy white paper and coloring was applied by hand before the prints were bound. Reverend John Bachman was a naturalist of note, as well as John James Audubon’s friend and father of both daughter-in-laws, so he provided the accompanying letterpress narrative. It made the production truly a family affair. The slightly later Octavo edition contained 155 prints of smaller size.
- This unbound lithographic plate depicts a hand-colored image of a brown hare with white underside and black markings, crouching beside a body of water.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1844
- artist; publisher
- Audubon, John James
- printer
- Bowen, John T.
- ID Number
- DL*60.2758
- catalog number
- 60.2758
- accession number
- 228146
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Lepus Californicus, Gray.
- Description (Brief)
- This hand-colored lithograph was produced for “Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America,” the Imperial folio edition, published between 1845 and 1848. The work was a field study of North American mammals. It included 150 stone lithographs produced in three volumes of 50 prints per volume. The lithographs were based on watercolor drawings by John James Audubon and after 1846, son John Woodhouse Audubon, who completed the series due to the elder Audubon’s failing eyesight and declining health. Another son, Victor Gifford Audubon, assisted with the drawings backgrounds. The lithographs were printed on non-watermarked heavy white paper and coloring was applied by hand before the prints were bound. Reverend John Bachman was a naturalist of note, as well as John James Audubon’s friend and father of both daughter-in-laws, so he provided the accompanying letterpress narrative. It made the production truly a family affair. The slightly later Octavo edition contained 155 prints of smaller size.
- This unbound lithographic plate depicts a hand-colored image of a brown hare with white and dark markings, sitting beside cactus and low grasses.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1847
- printer
- Bowen, John T.
- artist
- Audubon, John Woodhouse
- publisher
- Audubon, John James
- ID Number
- DL*60.2759
- catalog number
- 60.2759
- accession number
- 228146
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center