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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
Artist unknown (American, 19th century)

Mrs. Charles Donald McNeill (Martha Kingsley)
Artist unknown (American, 19th century)

Boy of Hallett Family with Lamb
Artist unknown (American, 18th century)

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
Artist unknown (American, 19th century)

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