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Cylinder Desk and Bookcase
Artist unknown (American, 19th century) Boston
Looking Glass
Artist unknown (American, 18th–19th century) New York
Country Preacher
Artist unknown (American, 19th century)
Boy of Hallett Family with Dog
Artist unknown (American, 18th century)
Boston Common
Mrs. Charles Donald McNeill (Martha Kingsley)
Boy of Hallett Family with Lamb
New England Country Seat
Artist unknown (American, 18th–19th century)
Face Jug
Artist unknown (American, 19th century) Edgefield District, South Carolina
Houses on the Fox River, Illinois
Artist unknown (American, 19th–20th century)
Rysdyk's Hambletonian
Emblems for Royal Crown Lodge No. 22
Artist unknown (English, 19th century)
Plate
Artist unknown (American, 18th–19th century) Pennsylvania German
Card Table
Artist unknown (American, 18th century) Newport, Rhode Island
High-Back Windsor Chair
Artist unknown (American, 18th century) Philadelphia
Henry Gibbs
Artist unknown (American, 17th–18th century)
Chest
Artist unknown (American, 18th century) Hampshire, Massachusetts
Blanket chest
Artist unknown (American, 17th–18th century) New England
Fire Screen
Artist unknown (American, 19th century) New York or Boston
Steer Horn Armchair
Artist unknown (American, 19th century) Texas