Historic New England

Miniature Jug

A miniature redware jug of globular shape and narrow neck with strap handle on shoulder, covered with mottled brownish-green lead glaze.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), lead glaze, redware

GUSN: 2628

Accession Number: 1991.849

Miniature Paint-decorated Bowl

Turned wood bowl with shallow foot and molded urn; grain painted in ochre and dotted in red to imitate birdseye maple.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2629

Accession Number: 1991.850

Pigeon Decoy

A stylized figure of a ZENAIDE PIGEON carved with the full round glass eyes, painted gray, black, pink and white; a stick-up decoy, it is mounted on a half-round rustic wood stand.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2630

Accession Number: 1991.851

Figure of a pigeon carved in the full round with deeply carved wing and tail and detailed breast; tack eyes; carved bill; painted in dark grey, burgundy with white highlights and light grey underside; a stick-up mounted on a rectangular half-round base and dowel stand.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2631

Accession Number: 1991.852

Pigeon Decoy

Figure of a pigeon carved in the full round that is highly detailed: deeply carved wing and tail; glass eyes; painted green, black, and gray with white highlights and a red bill. The underside of the tail is painted canvas glued to wood. This is a stick-up decoy which is mounted on a rustic wood ...

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, carving (processes), glass (material), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2632

Accession Number: 1991.853

Decoy

A pigeon carved in the full round with detailed bill, wings and tail, glass eyes, and painted in shades of gray, pink, yellow, black and white. This is a stick-up decoy with a hole in the underside mounted on a rectangular half-round stand and dowel. It could be hollow carved.

Date: 1840-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), glass (material), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2633

Accession Number: 1991.854

Shorebird Decoy

Carved in the form of a yellow-legs shorebird; the wings are carved in relief, it has a long peg bill and glass eyes, and is painted in shades of gray and black to suggest the natural coloring of the bird. Being a stick-up decoy, it has a hole in its underside and a hole at its tail to be strung to...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2634

Accession Number: 1991.855

Decoy

Hand-whittled wooden decoy with wire bill; painted black and white with black speckles under its belly; it resides on a stick-up stand. N.F. Little has two acquisition entries in decoys file that fit this object in certain respects and not in others: 1. "SNIPE -large size -long bill [2"] Or...

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), oil paint (paint), painting (coating), wire, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2635

Accession Number: 1991.856

Shorebird Decoy

Carved in the form of a full-bodied plover with split tail, glass eyes and horn or baleen beak; it is painted in black and cream with stylized feathering on back on original black and white painted stick; this is a stick-up decoy mounted on a rough base.

Date: 1880-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2636

Accession Number: 1991.857

Shorebird Decoy

Carved stylized bird-form (looks like a seal) painted black and spotted in white/grey paint and mounted on a black-painted dowel and square base with a single molded edge.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2637

Accession Number: 1991.858

Shorebird Decoy

"A flattie"; flattened figure of a sandpiper with carved peg bill, painted brown and white in a dot technique; a stick-up decoy raised on a wood dowell and rough rectangular wooden base.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2638

Accession Number: 1991.859

Duck Decoy

Figure of a female green teal carved in the full round; the carved heads, eye, wings and tail are painted grey with splotches of pale blue, green and white plumage; the head is attached at the base of the neck and a head weight and leather rig strap nailed to underside.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2639

Accession Number: 1991.860

Duck Decoy

One of a pair along with 1992.670 of wooden, carved and painted decoys carved to represent a green-wing teal (female) with brown speckles, green wing patches, neck strained forward in a swiming position; carved wings, incised head top and eyes; green tips on wings and eyes painted deep yellow and bl...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2640

Accession Number: 1991.861

Grouse Decoy

A stylized carving of a grouse with head up painted black and cream with black head, wings and tail tip and cream and black back and breast. This is a stick-up decoy therefore the underside is drilled with a hole and is mounted on a modern square base or square standard.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2641

Accession Number: 1991.862

Shorebird Decoy

Decoy in the figure of a running yellow legs with carved peg bill and wing outline carved in relief painted light grey with "grained" technique to wings and breast in brown/black to simulate feathers; painted eyes; stick-up decoy raised on a wood dowell and rectangular wood base.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2642

Accession Number: 1991.863

Shorebird Decoy

Figure of a shorebird carved in the full round with glass bead eyes, carved crest; painted brown and white (white largely worn off) with spots of brown at the back and breast; stick-up decoy raised on a rustic dowel and birch bark stand.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2643

Accession Number: 1991.864

Shorebird Decoy

This is a stylized figure of a snipe carved in the full round and painted dark grey and black with a long curved bill; it has a snipe's head and a bill pointed upward; stick-up decoy having a hole drilled in the bottom and mounted on a modern rustic wood stand.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2644

Accession Number: 1991.865

Shorebird Decoy

A carved and painted bird with tack eyes; brown and white spotted back, white front; broken tail and wire legs.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), oil paint (paint), painting (coating), wire, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2645

Accession Number: 1991.866

Shorebird Decoy

Carved in the figure of a spotted sandpiper with tack eyes, carved bill and split tail; it is painted in mellow shades of yellow, brown and black; stick-up decoy with the underside drilled with a hole and mounted on a modern black-painted standard base; the bird has a peg through the center of its b...

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2646

Accession Number: 1991.868

Shorebird Decoy

This is a flattened figure of a feeding sandpiper with a bill that is pegged through the head; it has painted eyes, has a back painted with black and white spots while the breast and underside is painted white; stick-up decoy on dowell and round black painted stand.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2647

Accession Number: 1991.869

Decoy, Shorebird

This is a figure of a peep carved in the full round with glass eyes and a carved peg beak; it is painted in its natural shades of brown, black, cream and white; it is a stick-up decoy and has a wood dowell and rough wood stand; it has two small holes on either side of a large hole possibly for the l...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), glass (material), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2648

Accession Number: 1991.870

Stick-up Decoy

This is a carved and painted wood decoy representing a sandpiper with head down, a white underbelly, and painted a dull olive green with light spots above; it has no eyes.

Date: 1880-1918

Maker: Perkins (Maker)

Material: carving (processes), oil paint (paint), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2649

Accession Number: 1991.871

Miniature Canada Goose Decoy

Pair of carved and painted miniature Canada geese; 872.2 is in a swimming pose while 872.1 is swimming and calling; they are naturalistically painted.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Lincoln, Joseph Whiting, Mr. (Maker) Gardner (Wood-carver)

Material: carving (processes), oil paint (paint), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2650

Accession Number: 1991.872.1

Canada Goose Miniature Decoy

Carved and painted miniature wooden goose decoy with white front and tail with black head and deep brown body.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: Lincoln, Joseph Whiting, Mr. (Carver)

Material: carving (processes), oil paint (paint), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2651

Accession Number: 1991.873

Miniature Duck Decoy

Figure of a duck carved in the round with pivoting head, painted black and white with red eye and gray bill.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: American linden (wood), carving (processes), painting (coating)

GUSN: 2652

Accession Number: 1991.874

Miniature Decoy

Miniature decoy in the form of a ruddy duck carved in the full round, painted ochre and grainpainted in black to simulate feathers; the bill is painted red.

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2653

Accession Number: 1991.875

Relief Bird Head Carving

Wooden carved and painted relief of a bird's head representing a lazy-billed curlew, with glass eye and long curved bill made from two pieces of wood; it has a speckled head.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Crowell, A. Elmer (Carver) Rushford, Edward (Vendor)

Material: carving (processes), glass (material), oil paint (paint), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2654

Accession Number: 1991.876

Powder Horn

Powder horn with brown wood plug caps. Horn body carved with two standing shorebirds, possibly a swimming loon above the inscription; a domed wood cap exists on the base; string tied around the neck and tied to a screw at the base.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: Dow, J. A. (Maker)

Material: carving (processes), horn (animal material), string (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2655

Accession Number: 1991.877

Tuckaway Table

Narrow, rectangular top with hinged leaves; block baluster turned trestle base; the feet have rolled ends; the gatelegs are baluster turned with ball feet; lower stretcher is turned and top stretcher is rectangular; base retains old red paint; the top has a clear finish; hinges have leather pads und...

Date: 1720-1740

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), painting (coating)

GUSN: 2656

Accession Number: 1991.878

Needlework Coat of Arms

Lozenge format; coat of arms of the Cabot and Fitch families; the mantling is worked with silk and metallic threads and glass beads; the silk is in shades of red, yellow, ochre, green, pale blue and black; the embroidery has been cut from the original black silk ground and appliqued to a new black, ...

Date: ca. 1765

Maker: Attributed to Cabot, Mary, 1749-1771 (Embroiderer)

Material: silk (textile), thread, appliqué (technique), embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 2657

Accession Number: 1991.879

Fire Bucket

Leather, painted green; handles.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, painting (coating)

GUSN: 2658

Accession Number: 1991.880.1-2

Fire Bucket

Large bucket with painted eagle on dark brown background.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, painting (coating)

GUSN: 2659

Accession Number: 1991.881

Fire Bag

Handwoven oblong bag.

Date: 1795

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, hand weaving, stenciling

GUSN: 2660

Accession Number: 1991.882

Side Chair

Semi-circular molded crest flanked by carved ears over reeded slats and stiles; arched lower rail; the rush seat is raised on block and baluster turned front legs ending in ball and button feet; joined by baluster turned front stretcher; square back legs; turned side stretchers and medial stretcher;...

Date: 1730-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), painting (coating), rush (material)

GUSN: 2661

Accession Number: 1991.883

Side Chair

Semi-circular molded crest with shaped and carved ears; reeded slats and stiles and arched lower rail; the rush seat is raised on block and baluster turned front legs ending in button feet, joined by baluster turned front stretcher; the square back legs are joined by a simply turned stretcher, side ...

Date: 1730-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), molding (forming), painting (coating), rush (material), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 2662

Accession Number: 1991.884

Blanket Chest

One drawer chest with cotter-pinned lift lid. Six-boards, with shadow molding above and below drawer and across bottom of base. Very heavy construction, drawer slides on bottom and has original wooden knobs held with wooden pins in shanks. Till with top at right end. Top has thumb-nail molding, o...

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood), western larch (wood)

GUSN: 2663

Accession Number: 1991.885

Tall-case Clock

It has a hood with a flat projecting molded cornice over a brass and pewter dial. It is engraved with the maker's name, Roman numerals and decorated with cast metal "Cupid" patterned spandrels. They are enclosed by a door with a thumb molded edge and flanked by giet twisted columns. It is on a waist...

Date: 1750

Maker: Blaisdell, David, 1712-1756 (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), graining, pewter (tin alloy), pine (wood), tin (metal)

GUSN: 2664

Accession Number: 1991.886

Carved Box Lid

Rectangular; chip-carved in two horizontal panels: the top carved with six exotic-looking primitive structures and trees; the lower half carved with five sailing vessels at sea, a band with carved inscription divides the panels; unpainted.

Date: 1763

Maker: Emery, Noah (Maker)

Material: carving (processes), incising, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2264

Accession Number: 1991.273

Painting

Reverse painting on glass, rectangular format, with figures before two landscapes; scene of infant princes surrounded by natives, elephant, etc.; in gilded, molded, small scoop frame.

Date: ca. 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), oil paint (paint), reverse painting on glass (image-making)

GUSN: 2265

Accession Number: 1991.274.1

Painting

Reverse painting on glass, rectangular format; figures before a landscape, infant princes handing a scroll to Lord Cornwallis; in gilded, molded small scoop frame.

Date: ca. 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), oil paint (paint), reverse painting on glass (image-making)

GUSN: 2266

Accession Number: 1991.274.2

Miniature Blanket Chest

Six-board chest with overhanging wire-hinged lid; boot-jack feet; fitted with covered till; painted red and decorated with black and yellow striping; the cover decorated with polychrome urn and foliate swag; chest decorated with yellow crows' feet motif at corners, and polychrome foliate swag at fro...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2267

Accession Number: 1991.275

Sewing Box

Rectangular form with hinged lid, case with one long drawer fitted with four compartments; painted yellow and decorated with freehand border of rose vines, enclosing red, blue, bold shaped reserves containing decals at top and sides, decal of Indian on lid, decal of East view of Faneuil Hall Market,...

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2268

Accession Number: 1991.276

Box

Rectangular form with flat hinged top, painted yellow, decorated with black banding and stencilled with swag and tassels, bunches of flowers, and reverse "S" motifs in red and green.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood), stenciling

GUSN: 2269

Accession Number: 1991.277

Triple Box with Lid

A: Lid B: Top box C: Center box D: Base box Three rectangular boxes joined together in tiers, with sliding cover, each carved from solid wood, chip-carved, painted solid green and decorated in two other colors. (See accession file for more detailed description.)

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2270

Accession Number: 1991.278A-D

Warming Pan

Flattened iron handle with rat tail loop terminus with decorative ball at stem; round pan held by iron ring has hinged brass cover pierced and punched with circle, flower petal and scroll devices enclosing a punchwork geometric flowerhead.

Date: 1720-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), copper (metal), iron (metal), punchwork, wrought

GUSN: 2271

Accession Number: 1991.279

Painted Panel

Architectual Elevation.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 2272

Accession Number: 1991.280

Electrified Redware Jug Lamp

Redware, of globular shape with chunky strasp handle starting from narrow neck; covered overall with an olive green and brown-spotted glaze; three incised bands near top. (Currently wired as an electric lamp, with small off-white shade).

Date: 1800-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: incising, glazing (coating), lead glaze, redware, throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 2273

Accession Number: 1991.281

Herring Gull Decoy

Figure of herring gull carved in the full round, painted in natural colors, black, gray, yellow bill, on a driftwood base. A stick-up decoy (A); stand (B)

Date: 1900-1915

Maker: Possibly Wallace, George E., d. 1916 (Maker)

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2274

Accession Number: 1991.282AB

Herring Gull Decoy Head

Head of decoy carved in the full round, painted white with a yellow bill and black eye; holes at front and back where head was nailed to body.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: Probably Weeks, William Jones, 1821-1897 (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), wood (plant material), carving (processes)

GUSN: 2275

Accession Number: 1991.283

Herring Gull Decoy Head

Head of herring gull carved in the full round, painted white with gray feathering, gray bill and painted brown and black eye; holes for nails back and front of neck to affix to body.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: Probably Weeks, William Jones, 1821-1897 (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2276

Accession Number: 1991.284

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