Decorated with birds, flowers, and mountains. Matching bowl is 2009.55; larger vase is 2009.56. Paired with 2009.51a.

After photograph (possibly)

Victorian bookcases of walnut and glass. Each has a recessed upper section of two or three pairs of glazed and cockbeaded cabinet doors which enclose walnut shelves beaneath a plain cyma-recta cornice. Below is a based hinged with a conforming arrangement of short-door inset panels of incised double borders within conforming cockbead bezels. (Murphy D. Smith, "Due Reverence," 1992).

Federal mahogany sideboard. Overhanging rectangular top surmounted on the sides and back by a shallow and domical-shaped splashboard. The front consists of a single deep drawer above a deep scooped apron flanked by twin banks of six graduated drawers, all of which have cockbeaded edges and ringed round brass pulls. There are short ringed slender legs of compressed ovoid section on button feet. (Murphy D. Smith, "Due Reverence," 1992).

Label Text: "From Maurice Daumas, Curator, Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers, Paris to CCG via Mme Daumas on her last trip to America, 3/1967. Made by a technician at the Musee. Dominique Daumas, Bryn Mawr graduate school 1966-67. Cover replaced Philadelphia 11/88.

Shield heart shaped plaque, mounted on a wooden shield. Inscribed: "Award of Excellence to the American Philosophical Society 1976 Exhibition / A RISING PEOPLE / The Founding of the United States Altrusa Club of Philadelphia / 50th Anniversary, January, 1977."

Five-sided brass plaque, mounted on a mahogany shilef, between gilt bronze oak branches Inscribed: "To the / American Philosophical Society / of Phila. PA / In Grateful appreciation / for the grant to preserve our / historical archives / The Historical Commission / Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church / Presented / Dec. 7 1973 / Phila. PA."

The bottom half depicts a figure in a house and a bird in pediment. Above the pediment is a figure with a horned headdress, holding gourds? in right and left hands.

Andirons with pointed knobs

Each andiron has ringed and paneled ovoid knob, raised on elaborately shaped standard on paneled and ringed sections which rest on pair of Baroque-style scroll legs of compressed bombe outline which are raised on four small bulbous feet; rail is raised on round leg surmounted with conforming brass knob. Part of a fireplace set with fender (2009.52), tongs (2009.53), and shovel (2009.54). (Murphy D. Smith, "Due Reverence," 1992).

Decorated with birds, flowers, and mountains. Matching bowl is 2009.55; larger vase is 2009.56. Paired with 2009.51b

Shovel handle has ringed and paneled sections. Of similar design and treatment to andirons (2009.46), fender (2009.52) and tongs (2009.53). (Murphy D. Smith, "Due Reverence," 1992).

Two-handled bowl decorated with floral designs. Matching pair of vases are 2009.51a & b; third vase is 2009.56.

Two-handled vase decorated with mythical creatures. Matching pair of vases are 2009.51a & b; bowl is 2009.55.

Footed brass bowl resembling tulip.