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Inventory of President’s House, 19 February 1809

[19 Feb. 1809]

Store Room in the Garret

7. Pair of best brass andirons.

32. Brass. Carpet rods. 1. Pair Iron Dogs.

Store Room no. 2.

1. Plateau in five parts with a set of ornaments

5. Brass lamps— 2 vase lamps. 1. Cabbin lamp

3. Glass sconces out of order

1. Mahogany Table & large clothes basket

12 pillars & 2 childrens Mattresses. 2. Bolsters

2. large fire tenders. 2. pair large Brass Andirons

1. large Brussels carpet

8. cotton blankets

2. Old arm Chairs

1. Mahogany Table & remnants of Brussels carpet.

North West Corner—Lady’s Dressing room.

4. Night Tables and 8. Mahogany Chairs

a small bundle of Old Curtains

Large Room—North Side.

1. elegant bedstead with white dimity curtains, bed mattress, counterpane & bolster

2. Chints window Curtains

1. Sofa 12. fashionable Chairs, crimson and Gold

2. Mahogany Tables. 1. wash stand. 1 looking Glass.

1 elegant Lady’s dressing Table 1. toilet with trimmings

Brussels Carpet on the floor— 1 Stool to ascend the Bed.

Presidents Dressing Room

11. Chairs Crimson and Gold

3. Suits dimity window Curtains with cornices

1. Bidet and a mahogany Table. common Carpet on floor.

Passage adjoining the Presidents Bed Room

8. fashionable Chairs—crimson and Gold

1. large Mahogany Wardrobe.

1. elegant Couch with mattress & furniture

1. Mahogany window Stool. a Brussels carpet on the floor

President’s Bed Room

Beadstead, Mattress, Bed, Bolster, pair of sheets.

Blanket & counterpane— Bed curtains with cornice

2. Suits of dimity window curtains with cornice

1. Bureau 1. dressing & one looking Glass.

1. Small Mahogany Table and wash Stand.

5. fashionable Chairs—crimson and Gold.

1. window Stool stuffed Seat & white dimity cover

2. Mahogany wash Stands

3. Prints—Washington— Adams. Jefferson.

a Machine to hang Clothes on.

1. Mahogany fire screen— Brussels carpet on the floor.

Large Chamber—South front.

1. large Mahogany Couch, mattress with dimity cover

14. Mahogany Chairs— crimson damask bottoms

2. Small Mahogany Sofa’s covered with hair cloth.

3. Small Mahogany Tables.— 1. looking Glass.

2. Suits dimity window Curtains with cornice

Lady’s Drawing Room.

22. Mahogany Chairs Crimson Damask bottoms

5. Crimson Damask window curtains with cornice

2. Mahogany Sofa’s—crimson bottoms

4. Girandoles with elegant brass lamps.

1. elegant Glass Chandelier

2. large looking Glasses. 1. pair Mahogany Card Tables

7. pieces elegant Chimney ornaments.

a Brussels Carpet.

Large Bed Room—South front.

1. elegant Mahogany bedstead, bed, mattress & cotton counterpane, chints curtains & elegant cornice

12. fashionable Chairs. Gold and Green.

1. Mahogany wardrobe.

an elegant Mahogany commode.

2. Small Mahogany Tables & wash stand

1. looking Glass and dressing Glass.

2. Suits dimity window curtains with cornice

Brussels Carpet & wire fender.

Small bed Room—South front.

1. Beadstead. 2. Beds—chints curtains and cornice

1. Suit chints window curtains with cornice

5. fashionable Chairs—Gold & Green

2. Small Mahogany Tables & wash stand

1. Mahogany side board— 1 looking Glass.

1. Machine for hanging clothes on

1. large easy Chair with chints cover.

1. Night Table and an elegant Brussels carpet.

Dressing Room adjoining the above.

8. fashionable Chairs—green & Gold.

1. chints window curtain with cornice

Toilet Table and common carpet.

Bed Chamber—South east Corner.

1. Mahogany bed Stead, bed, mattress, counterpane

white dimity curtains gilt cornice

5. fashionable Chairs Green and Gold.

1. Small Mahogany Table and wash Stand

a toilet table & dressing Glass.

3. Suits Chints window Curtains with cornice

one Night table & common Carpet.

Great passage on the second floor.

2. Suits Circular window Curtains—yellow

35. Mahogany Chairs—1. Mahogany Table.

2. large passage Lamps.

common carpet covering the whole.

Principal Stairs—

Carpet covering the whole.

Private Stairs & passage—

Common carpet and small Globe lamp

Bed Chamber—North front.—

Bedstead, bed, mattress, pair of sheets, cotton counterpane— chints curtain and cornice—

6. fashionable chairs—black and Gold.

1. elegant Mahogany commode & small mahogany Table—

1. Chints window curtain with cornice

Brussels carpet.

Dressing Room attached to the above

6. fashionable chairs—Gold and Green.

1. Mahogany wardrobe.

1. Lady’s elegant Mahogany table. wash Stand & Glass.

common carpet.

1. large mahogany Table.

a Machine for hanging clothes on

a Childs small mahogany bedstead with curtains

Bed Chamber—North front.

1. elegant Mahogany bedstead, bed, bolster mattress and counterpane, white dimity curtains

Chints drapery and Gilt cornice

6. fashionable Chairs—blue and Gold.

1. Mahogany Bureau & small table

1. Toilet Table, dressing Glass & wash stand— night Table

Looking Glass and Brussels carpet.

Dimity window curtains with cornice

Presidents Cabinet—.

6. Small mahogany paper cases.

Small mahogany Writing Tables.

3. long Mahogany Tables covered with green cloth.

2. mahogany window stools covered with hair cloth

1. set of Mahogany Steps for library

1. Letter press. a Desk and Book case.

1. large folding screen & wash stand—

12. Chairs—black and Gold.

1. Sofa & two Mahogany arm chairs

shovel Tongs and Poker.

Presidents Sitting Room

2. elegant Girandoles.

2. Glass shades and a looking Glass.

2. Mantel ornaments. an elegant time piece

1. Globe Inkstand

3. Sofa’s covered with black hair cloth

an elegant Mahogany drink Table with a Marble Top

1. Mahogany card Table & two Small Tables.

a Chinese pipe

16. fashionable Chairs—black and Gold.

2. Suits elegant window Curtains with cornice

1. elegant Brussels carpet and fire rug—

Presidents Drawing room

5. Suits Chints window curtains with cornice

4. Elegant Girandoles & Glass lustres

1. large chandelier and 2. Glass shades.

3. alabaster Chimney ornaments.

2. china and Silver Do.—.

a full length Picture of Genl. Washington—Gilt frame

4. large Mahogany Sofa’s covered with hair Cloth

24. fashionable Chairs—blue and Gold.

2. large Mahogany Card Tables.

2. Square Mahogany Tables with leaves.

an elegant Brussels Carpet— Shovel. tongs— poker.

Small Dining Room—S. front.

1. large Mahogany Dumb waiter

4.  Small   do.

1. extra large Mahogany Dining Table in 6. pieces.

1. Small dining Table in three parts.

1. large Mahogany Square Table.

15. Chairs black and Gold.

1. elegant side board with pedestals & urn knife cases.

2. Glass Cases. to Contain the Silver & plated ware

3. fire Screens. 2. elegant Girandoles and

2. Looking Glasses.

1. Oval breakfast Table

2. Suits of chints window curtains and cornice

a canvass floor cloth, painted Green.

2. large green cloth covers for the dining Tables.

3. large Japaned Waiters—

Silver Ware in the Small Dining Room

6. Casseroles with dishes—silver.

2. bread baskets

1. Small Globe Coffe Urn—Silver.

2. large Punch Urns & Ladles. Silver.

1. large Sugar Pot & Cream Pot. Silver

3. large Castors—Silver.

10. Salt Stands Silver.

8. large Ragout Spoons

5. gravy Spoons.

5. Soup ladles—1. small cart

18. french Table Spoons & forks.

32. french Tea Spoons.

82. Table Spoons.

38. dessert Spoons.

1. Tea pot, Cream pot. Sugar pot. Silver.

4. Doz: Common Tea Spoons.

2. fish trowels Silver— 2. Cream Spoons.

13. french Knives— 2. Doz: fruit Knives

8. Bottle Stands.

1. pair elegant Tea & Coffee Urns—Plated ware

1. large and 2. small common urns.

2. large waiters. 1. pair Chamber Candlesticks

2. Sallad dishes with glasses

8. small waiters— 8. coolers—4. oval—4. round

16. Goblets— 3. Can’s. 3. Dish warmers.

10. Barrel tumblers

8. candlesticks with branches.

1. candlestick with a double Lamp.

2. branches on the side board.

1. Castor. 2. Silver Terrines— 2. Silver Pudding Dishes

Secretary’s Bedroom.

1. Mahogany bedstead, bed, Mattress & dimity curtain

1. Counterpane & a pair of Sheets—

2. Suits of window Curtains—chints

1. Mahogany Bureau & wash Stand.

a common carpet. 3. common chairs 1. looking Glass

Secretarys Office

2. large cases for Papers.

2. Suits chints window curtains

7. Arm Chairs—black and gold

1. Mahogany table covered with green cloth

1. Common Carpet, fire rug— shovel tongs & poker.

Large Unfinished Room—East end

34. armed Chairs black and Gold.

1. Mahogany Side Table.— 1. Cooler.

1. Table & Kettles for washing Tumblers. &c

1. large Dumb waiter

1. pair large Brass Andirons.

The Great Hall of entrance

2. side Tables.

2. large Mahogany Tables with leaves

3. elegant Globe lamps—8. fire Buckets.

2. Suits window Curtains with Cornice

4. Girandoles with Brass lamps.

1. Eight day Clock

4. Common Settee’s

28. Mahogany Chairs with hair cloth bottoms

the whole floor covered with canvass painted Green

Large Dining Room—N.W. Corner.

1. elegant side board with pedestals & urns.

2.    Do. Common—

1. Large Dumb Waiter

2. Japaned plate warmers.

3. Mahogany Knife Cases. 1. Dining Table.

1. fire Screen— 2. Japaned Costers

2. plated Candlesticks with branches.

2.  Do. ....   without branches.

3. Alabaster Chimney Ornaments

2. elegant Girandoles.

5. Suits dimity window curtains with cornice

15. fashionable Chairs—black and Gold

an elegant Brussels carpet.

3. fire Shovels and three pair of Tongs.

Small Room—North Side

1. pair of Plated candlesticks with branches.

2. pair of brass Lamps.

3. pair of high plated Candlesticks

3. Do. .... of Chamber Do. ..

1. pine Closet and 2. large common Tables.

1. fender—tongs and Poker.

1. Common waiter & 1. small looking Glass.

2. Coal Scuttles & a lanthern

painted floor cloth.

1. Suit Common Curtains with cornice

Stewards Room—

3. common Mahogany Tables.

1. Desk and Book case.

1. Bedstead, Bed, Mattress bolster Pillar

Sheets, Blanket & counterpane with old Chints Curtains—

1. Bureau & small round Table.

3. pair of brass candlesticks

5. Japaned Waiters. 7. Common Chairs.

3. Mahogany Chairs covered with hair cloth

1. Looking Glass & 2. common window curtains

10. pair of blankets packed up

7. pair of servants Blankets

13. Vase Lamps. 3. tongs & 3. Pokers.

1. Warming Pan— 1. foot Stove— 4. Ice moulds.

4. Coolers. 3. Shovels. 5. Copper bound buckets

1. Box to put french spoons in

1. Trunk of Calico furniture of various kinds—

Servants Room—S. side—

Cot. Bed and Sheets— 1. large Pine Table.

1. pine Desk & an old Chair.

Room adjoining.—

1. Bedstead, bed & sheets with curtains

3. Common chairs & a walnut night Table—

1. Mattress 1. Pillar. 1. Rug. 1. pair of brass andirons

1. fender— 2. old window curtains & an old Table—

Room adjoining—

1. bedstead, bed, bolster and rug

2. pine Tables. & 5. common Chairs

3. Mahogany trays—2. plate Baskets.

2.    Coal Scuttles—

Room ajoining—

10. Dining Table cloths 6. Do. Breakfast. Do.

19—  fine Sheets. 4. Doz: Diaper Napkins

11. pair Servants Sheets.

1. Bedstead, bed, Mattress, bolster & curtains

5. Common Chairs & an old Pine Table.

8. Servants table cloths—

Room adjoining.—

1. bedstead, bed, coverlid & curtains

1. Mahogany Wardrobe and looking Glass.

6. Old Chairs and a pine Table.

20. fine Pillar Cases.

Wash House—

2. large Pine Tables. Clothes Horse, tubs, Buckets &c

2. large Copper boilers & brass wash kettle—

1. large screw press for linen—

1. Bedstead and Mattress.

1. Bedstead, bed & coverlid

1. Bedstead, bed & coverlid

Passage Lower Story

2. lamps and 2. Pine Cases.

Kitchen—.

2. large Grates— 2. Coal Scuttles.

1. Large Meat heater— 1. eight day Clock.

a large quantity of copper & tin ware &c

Another Room Ajoining the Kitchen

1. Bedstead, bed and coverlid

1. Chair and an old Pine Table.

China

2. large Punch Bowls. 2. Terrines for Soup.

16. Dishes different sizes— 3. Do. round Pudding

52. Plates—16. Do. for Soup. 30. Do. Dessert.

18. Coffee Cups & Saucers.

18. Tea Cups Do.—2 Small cream Terrines—

2. Sauce bowls. 24. Saucers.

3. Gilt Teapots. 4. blue gilt bowls for preserves.

6.    different sizes Glass.

8. dishes for apples.—compote dishes

glass.

30. Decanters—9. water bottles. 4. Do. Small

72. Tumblers. 75. Jelly Glasses.

72. Wine Glasses.

13. Oval Crystals for sweet meats

27. Do. Do.   Small.

48. wine Glasses.

20. liqueur Glasses.

2. Water Pitchers—

Common China—

8. Tea cups and Saucers.

3. Blue China Terrines

34. blue China Dishes

74. blue China Soup plates—

76 flat plates—blue China

78. blue China Dessert Plates.

76 Do.   smaller.

18. Do. Custard Cups.

5. Do. Sauce terrines.

6. oval sauce bowls.

4. round Pudding Dishes

9 Chamber Pots.

8. Water Pitchers & Basons.

Earthen Ware—

9. Chamber Pots.

12. Common Plates.

7. deep Pudding Dishes

42. Common Plates.

30.  Do. Smaller.

10. wash Basons.

Kitchen furniture

69— different Pieces.—

6. Iron Pots.

Kitchen furniture

of Copper.

 1. large kettle for washing Stew pans

31. Stew pans (casseroles) with handles. different sized.

31. Covers Do.   Do.

1. large Skillet for preserves.

2. round Casseroles with lids

1. Oval Do— .... do.—
1. English fish Kettle Do—
1. French Do— .... Do.

4. Pots (Marmite) different sizes Do—

2.  Copper Sheets

2.  Do. Deep.

4. Oval Pudding Dishes.

1. Dripping Pan.

2. pair of scales.—

Assortment of moulds for different things of Tin—

of Copper.

2. Ladles.

2. Do. with holes (percé)

2. Skimmers.

2. Tea Kettles.

1. Great boiler—

Iron.

1. Grid iron for Oysters.

2. Do.     for Meat.

2. Dutch Ovens

2. frying Pans.

1.   

1. Cleaver.

1. Iron Boiler

3. Spits with their Skewers.

5. Chevrettes—(hand Irons).

1. Coal Shovel.

2. large Tongs

1. Cake Iron.

1.    Grate Do.

1. Coffee toaster

1. Coffee Mill—.

1. Poker.

1. Roasting stand

1 marble mortar

1.  Kitchen Screen

   fire Jack—.

DLC: Papers of Thomas Jefferson.

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