hart room, ipswich, ma, reproduced in metropolitan museum

Hart Room, Ipswich, MA, reproduced in Metropolitan

Museum

Bed, Hart Room, Bed, before 1674 (reproduction)

Cupboard, Hart Room, made in Plymouth County, MA, 1670-1700

Cradle, Hart Room, made in Eastern Mass, 1640-1680

Charger, Hart Room, made in England, c. 1680

Hearth, Hart Room, before 1674

Parson Capen House, Topsfield, MA, 1683

Parson Capen House, 1683 (restored 1913)

Parson Capen House, Chimney Detail, 1683 (restored 1913)

Parson Capen House, Overhang Detail

Parson Capen House, Overhang Detail

Parson Capen House, parlor

Parson Capen House, Stairhall

Whipple House, Ipswich, c. 1650 (1927 photo before renovations)

Whipple House, present day, after renovations.

Portraits

Anonymous, John Winthrop, c. 1629

Unknown Artist, Mrs. Elizabeth Freake and Baby Mary, c. 1671-74

Unknown Artist, John Freake, c 1671, 1674

Anonymous (same as Freake artist?), Margaret Gibbs, c. 1670

Attributed to Freake Artist, The Mason Children, 1670

From the New England Primer, First edition 1683?, oldest surviving edition 1727

From The New England Primer, 1683 (1727 edition)

Mr. John Rogers, minister of the gospel in London, was the first martyr in Queen Mary’s reign, and was burnt at Smithfield, February 14, 1554. His wife with nine small children and one at her breast following him to the stake; with which sorrowful sight he was not in the least daunted, but with wonderful patience died courageously for the gospel of Jesus Christ

Mather Family Highchair, probably Boston or Charlestown, MA, 1637-1663