Historic New England

Baseball bat

Wooden pole w/ rope banding. Pole has a turned tip and is thin at the handle w/ a wider base. A gray/blue rope is wound around the bat's handle and five nails have been nailed into the bat above the rope.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 17765

Accession Number: 1998.1906

Trunk

Small canvas covered trunk w/ paper label #4. Leather straps at front sides. Front metal clasp. Leather side handles. Hinged lid w/ interior lined in floral paper. Wood visible beneath canvas cover.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 17766

Accession Number: 1998.1907

Trinket box

Round wooden box, painted black w/ gold and red decoration, red trim paint and inner lining. Lid of box decorated w/ bird in center and fruit and fern border.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 17767

Accession Number: 1998.1908AB

Snuffbox

Round snuff box w/ 2 soldiers on horseback painted on top. Black painted sides, bottom and inside.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 17768

Accession Number: 1998.1909AB

Food storage box

Oval tin box container, yellow w/ orange printed design and orange center label.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: stamping (forming), tin (metal)

GUSN: 17769

Accession Number: 1998.1910

Notecase

Small yellow plush covered note case, w/ expenses written throughout. Brass edges and clasp. Inner lining of navy blue w/ gold star decoration. Paper not lined, gold edges.

Date: 1860-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), paper (fiber product), plush

GUSN: 17770

Accession Number: 1998.1911

Jewelry box

Burgundy plush covered jewelry box w/ brass clasp. Inner lining--one side w/ blue velvet--one side w/ white silk.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 17771

Accession Number: 1998.1912

Trinket box

Small tartan covered wood box w/ metal mounts, inside marked w/ English makers mark, indistinguishable, on bottom of lid. Wood box, red and green plaid. Medallion on lid and as clasp. Silver painted inner lining.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 17772

Accession Number: 1998.1914

Trinket box

Small porcelain rectangular box; blue w/ applied white decoration; 2 sides w/ raised white sunflower pattern; 2 sides w/ raised white cherub scene.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: Wedgwood (Maker)

Material: appliqué (technique), painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 17773

Accession Number: 1998.1915

Trinket box

Round lacquered covered box w/ gilt decoration on top--reeds, flowers and butterfly.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquering, reed (grass, material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 17774

Accession Number: 1998.1916

Trinket box

Round lacquer covered box w/ gilt decoration. Bird on branches on lid. Vine decoration around base.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquering, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 17775

Accession Number: 1998.1917

Whisk broom

Whisk broom in leather case. Brush w/ flat edge. Looped handle glazed solid. Oval slip case of alligator leather w/ 4 leather decorative strands. 2 leather strands w/ 4 glass beads each; blue and yellow.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), leather, straw (plant material)

GUSN: 17776

Accession Number: 1998.1918AB

Tool

Ivory handled tool w/ shield shape decoration on handle. Bulbous base of handle tapering to top. Metal screw piece sticking out of handle.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), metal

GUSN: 17777

Accession Number: 1998.1919

Cane handle

Ivory cane handle, cut at 90 degrees and finished at one end to form circular fitting.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material)

GUSN: 17778

Accession Number: 1998.1920

Stamp

Metal stamp w/ turned wooden handle. Stamp pieces loose, held together by pressure at one side from screw and piece of wood.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 17779

Accession Number: 1998.1921

Candlesnuffer

Pair of candlesnuffers. 3 knobs on one side for standing, (2 at handle, one at base). One flat piece clasps w/ box piece when scissors are closed.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 17780

Accession Number: 1998.1922

Pencil

Metal pencil w/ wave design engraved throughout. Ribbed cap at end removed to reveal white eraser. Clasp in center.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: aluminum (metal)

GUSN: 17781

Accession Number: 1998.1923

Corkscrew

Corkscrew, wooden handle w/ brush on side of handle. Ring at top. Metal screw below handle.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, iron (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 17782

Accession Number: 1998.1924

Stencil

Tin stencil "Atalanta" w/ hole in corner. Angled corners. Red/pink paint leftover on stencil face.

Date: 1860-1862

Maker: Debarry, Jas. J. (Maker)

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 17783

Accession Number: 1998.1925

Ball

Marble ball. Brown and asymmetrical.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), marble (rock)

GUSN: 17784

Accession Number: 1998.1926

Ball

Marble ball. White and spherical.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), marble (rock)

GUSN: 17785

Accession Number: 1998.1927

Measuring container

Red leather covered measure, marked "500" in gilt on top. Top removed reveals brass cylinder w/ vertical slit and 2 markings: "1" and "200". Bottom removed reveals brass cylinder w/ vertical slit marked: "1", "2" and "300". 2 small trays fit in brass sections, which screw together.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), leather

GUSN: 17786

Accession Number: 1998.1928

Scissors

Scissors in leather case. Curved point on scissors. Case lined w/ metal.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, steel (alloy)

GUSN: 17787

Accession Number: 1998.1929AB

Hook

Metal hook w/ flat handle and finial piece on end.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: Alexander, A. (Maker)

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 17788

Accession Number: 1998.1930

Whistle

Metal whistle on chain. Cylindrical whistle w/ wooden ball inside, hook at end of chain.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 17789

Accession Number: 1998.1931

Corkscrew

Small metal corkscrew w/ circular top for handle.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 17790

Accession Number: 1998.1932

Bottle opener

Metal bottle opener w/ leather around midsection. Ring section for handle w/ point at end. Tongue shaped opener on other side.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), leather

GUSN: 17791

Accession Number: 1998.1933

Stamp

Stamp on wooden handle, turned w/ mushroom shaped end piece. Bottom of stamp is ridged pattern, diaper pattern.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 17792

Accession Number: 1998.1934

Hook

Metal bottom hook w/ flat handle on end; teardrop shape.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: Nicholson & Ball (Maker)

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 17793

Accession Number: 1998.1935

Cylinder

Stained wooden cylindrical container. Stained red. Curved edges.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 17794

Accession Number: 1998.1936AB

Vial

Wooden container containing shot.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 17795

Accession Number: 1998.1937.1AB

Vial

Wooden container.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 17796

Accession Number: 1998.1937.2AB

Nail file

Small file w/ mother-of-pearl handle, turned metal near handle, horizontally ribbed file and pick at top. Teardrop shaped handle.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, steel (alloy)

GUSN: 17797

Accession Number: 1998.1938

Pencil

Small metal pencil, brass. Finial at base. Ridges near tip.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 17798

Accession Number: 1998.1939

Scissors

Small steel scissors w/ curved point and ridges at sides of incisors.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 17799

Accession Number: 1998.1940

Kilt pin

Kilt pin, steel.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 17800

Accession Number: 1998.1941

Miniature mallet

Miniature steel mallet. One side of hammer flat, one pointed.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 17801

Accession Number: 1998.1942

Pen

Ivory and metal pen. Ivory pentagon handle. Aluminum body w/ feather design imprinted.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: aluminum (metal), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 17802

Accession Number: 1998.1943

Portrait of Sarah Hubbard Fayerweather (1730-1804)

Half-length portrait of Sarah Hubbard Fayerweather in a red silk dress. Her dark hair is dressed back from her face and lies in ringlets down her back, one over her left shoulder. With her left hand she opens the front of her dress, revealing a cream-colored undergarment. Behind her right shoulder i...

Date: 1740-1752

Maker: Feke, Robert (Maker)

GUSN: 17500

Accession Number: 1993.141.2

Wine glass

Colorless straight-sided cordial glasses tapering sharply to stem with flattened globular knop; 1" engraved band below rim.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 17501

Accession Number: 1960.63B

Wine glass

Colorless straight-sided cordial glasses tapering sharply to stem with flattened globular knop; 1" engraved band below rim.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 17502

Accession Number: 1960.63C

Wine glass

Colorless straight-sided cordial glasses tapering sharply to stem with flattened globular knop; 1" engraved band below rim.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 17503

Accession Number: 1960.63D

The Defeat and Baptism of Clorinda by Tancred

Painting depicting a scene from an epic poem by Torquato Tasso about the First Crusade (eleventh century). Oil on canvas. One of four scenes. This scene depicts Canto XII; Stanzas LXVIII-LXIX: "The Defeat and Baptism of Clorinda by Tancred." Tancred meets and mortally wounds Clorinda in single comba...

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 17504

Accession Number: 1991.4

The Last Fight of Tancred and Argantes

Painting depicting a scene from an epic poem by Torquato Tasso about the First Crusade (eleventh century). Oil on canvas. One of four scenes. This scene depicts Canto XIX; Stanza CX: "The Last Fight of Tancred and Argantes." The colossal form of the slain Argantes lies stretched on the extreme left ...

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 17505

Accession Number: 1991.5

Serving Dish

Child-sized blue transfer-printed pearlware serving dish with scene of two children playing, one with a kite, and the other with a hoop, man and dog in front of a tombstone, brick wall and buildings in background, surrounded by a foliate border. Part of thirty-six piece dinner set.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, pearlware

GUSN: 17507

Accession Number: 1941.836.1

Serving Dish

Child-sized blue transfer-printed pearlware serving dish with scene of two children playing, one with a kite, and the other with a hoop, man and dog in front of a tombstone, brick wall and buildings in background, surrounded by a foliate border. Part of thirty-six piece dinner set.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, pearlware

GUSN: 17508

Accession Number: 1941.836.2

Serving Dish

Child-sized blue transfer-printed pearlware square serving dish with scene of two children playing, one with a kite, and the other with a hoop, man and dog in front of a tombstone, brick wall and buildings in background, surrounded by a foliate border. Scene on interior and exterior. Part of thirty-...

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, pearlware

GUSN: 17509

Accession Number: 1941.836.3

Sauceboat

Child-sized blue transfer-printed pearlware sauceboat with scene of a man and a kite with buildings in background and foliate border around rim and spout. Part of thirty-six piece dinner set.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, pearlware

GUSN: 17510

Accession Number: 1941.836.4

Sauceboat

Child-sized blue transfer-printed pearlware sauceboat with scene of a man and a kite with buildings in background and foliate border around rim and spout. Part of thirty-six piece dinner set.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, pearlware

GUSN: 17511

Accession Number: 1941.836.5

Serving Dish with Lid

Child-sized blue transfer-printed pearlware square serving dish and lid with scene of two children playing, one with a kite, and the other with a hoop, man and dog in front of a tombstone, brick wall and buildings in background, surrounded by a foliate border. Scene on interior of dish and on lid. L...

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, pearlware

GUSN: 17512

Accession Number: 1941.836.6AB

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