Historic New England

Arrowhead

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 28910

Accession Number: 1919.1168

Arrowhead

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 28911

Accession Number: 1919.1169

Gorget

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 28912

Accession Number: 1919.1180

Cloth Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 28913

Accession Number: 1919.1598

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28914

Accession Number: 1919.2486

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 28915

Accession Number: 1919.7118B

Firescreen

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28916

Accession Number: 1920.4

Bottle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28917

Accession Number: 1920.6

Microscope

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28918

Accession Number: 1920.8

Decanter

Glass decanter. Fluted and prism design.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28919

Accession Number: 1920.10

Purse

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 28920

Accession Number: 1920.12

Brush

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 28921

Accession Number: 1920.13

Humorous Piece

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28922

Accession Number: 1920.14

Brown plaid silk with checkered satin stripes; false-grained wood stick, ferrule missing; bone ribs; ivory around ferrule bottom; bone-tipped spokes; hook and string with bone onion bulb closure; forked stretchers; leather-encircled spring; painted metal slider; marquis folding hinge.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), leather, metal, silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 28923

Accession Number: 1920.15

Apron

White and blue silk apron with large tassels.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 28924

Accession Number: 1920.16

Bedspread

White; woven candlewicking design with central stylized eight bastioned "snowflake" motif; star in center, angled trees and flowers inside. Body of spread covered in concentric borders; bar and dot; line and chevron with flowering plants; chain, line interspersed with rings and finally chain; self-f...

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: candlewicking (embroidering), cotton (textile), fringe, weaving, whitework

GUSN: 28925

Accession Number: 1920.17

Architectural Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28926

Accession Number: 1920.18A

Vase

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 28927

Accession Number: 1920.33A

Stock Lock

Wooden box with iron works mortised in. Box surface mounted. Full dovetail cover plate over works. Plate is painted (or grained and varnished) - now black. Brass key surround on plate. Deadbolt 3/4" x 1 3/8" x 5/8". Key-operated from both sides. Three mounting holes, countersunk on side oppos...

Date: prob. 18th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), oak (wood), painting (coating)

GUSN: 28928

Accession Number: 1920.40AB

Rim Lock

Iron deadbolt lock for flush-mounting on door (let-in from surface). Enclosed works covered by oversized plate, painted black. Deadbolt 1 3/4" x 3/8" x 1/2". White paint on back of lock and on bolt.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 28929

Accession Number: 1920.41AB

Toy Bureau

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 28930

Accession Number: 1920.43

Doll

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28931

Accession Number: 1920.48

Quilt

Quilt with fifteen rows of ten blocks. Each row of alternating plain white blocks, one with pieced eight point star of various printed cottons. Fill between points of dimity. Border of running diamonds of printed cottons, dimity fill.

Date: 1870-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: calico, cotton (textile), dimity, stitching, piecing, quilting, printing (process), rolling up, textiles

GUSN: 28933

Accession Number: 1920.50

Whole cloth quilt

T-shaped quilt with stripes of brown and white printed cotton with repeating floral motifs arranged in rows and divided by swag-like curtains. Outlines of some motifs are quilted.

Date: 1820-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), cotton (textile), stitching, machine sewing (technique), quilting, alteration (process and technique), textiles

GUSN: 28934

Accession Number: 1920.51

Teapot

Porcelain teapot, pear shaped with molded lotus leaves and flowers covering the surface with scalloped foot. Glazed interior and crabstock handle. Lid has molded lotus leaves and flowers with flower shaped knop. Part of five piece set.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, molding (forming)

GUSN: 28935

Accession Number: 1920.55.3AB

Sugar Bowl

Porcelain sugar bowl with molded lotus leaves and flowers covering the surface with scalloped foot. Glazed interior and foot. Lid has molded lotus leaves and flowers with flower shaped knop. Part of five piece set.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, molding (forming)

GUSN: 28936

Accession Number: 1920.55.5AB

Platter

Porcelain platter with trefoil-shape and relief molded border of lotus leaves, partially glazed. Part of five piece set.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), porcelain

GUSN: 28938

Accession Number: 1920.55.1

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with relief molded border of lotus leaves, partially glazed. Part of five piece set.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, molding (forming)

GUSN: 28939

Accession Number: 1920.55.2

Target ball

Blue glass ball shooting target.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28838

Accession Number: 1919.809

Bottle

Green-tinted glass medicine bottle containing with paper label and cork stopper.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), cork (bark)

GUSN: 28839

Accession Number: 1919.810.1-.5

Shaving Horse

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 28840

Accession Number: 1919.815

Peveyg Rack

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28841

Accession Number: 1919.817

Shovel

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28842

Accession Number: 1919.818

Plaster

Clamshell plaster chunk with old exhibit label.

Date: 1700

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster, shell (animal material)

GUSN: 28843

Accession Number: 1919.837

Hot water plate

Circular with two spouts; painted in shades of sepia brown/red with gold highlights with a profusion of birds, butterflies, and flowers.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 28844

Accession Number: 1919.838

Lantern

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 28845

Accession Number: 1919.840

Ticket

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28846

Accession Number: 1919.850

Squirrel Cage Swift

Four wheels, horizontally mounted, pine and oak swift.

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), pine (wood), oak (wood)

GUSN: 28847

Accession Number: 1919.851

Skewer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28848

Accession Number: 1919.855

ASSEMBLY, LATCH

A: Pull: with barbed-heart-type escutcheons; handle with semi-round profile. Badly decomposed. B: missing in 1992 C: Catch: with spear-headed rat tail and rectangular tapered tang; traces of white paint. D: Latch Bar: long taper to bean-type head; traces of white paint.

Date: ca. 1695

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 28849

Accession Number: 1919.859A-D

Strap Hinge

Strap pintle. Tapered strap curved slightly over 90 degrees in plane of attachment and out from plane at base of round pin. Round head at end. Gray paint. Accession card: "gudgeon (or post portion) of a half-moon door hinge."

Date: ca. 1695

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 28850

Accession Number: 1919.860