Historic New England

Hatbox with cover

Tan with brown streaks - as if outer decorative paper has been removed & glue marks remain; stained; string closures.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 140

Accession Number: 1922.831BC

Smoking Cap

Smoking cap; purple velvet; round; embroidered on top with garland arranged in star shape; and around side; coral quilted lining with leather at edges of crown; gold bullion braid.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: Babcock, John Brazer (Maker)

Material: embroidering, stitching, leather, thread, metallic (color attribute), silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 141

Accession Number: 1925.410

Top hat

Top hat constructed from black felt, grosgrain ribbon at base of crown and brim; (buckle at crown); leather band and cream paper lining.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Dunlap & Co. (Maker)

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 142

Accession Number: 1929.269

Smoking Cap

Smoking cap; brown, round. Sides gathered onto top; trimmed with purple braid at top. Top has black button and tassel - and sides; brown quilted lining.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: braid, stitching, silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 143

Accession Number: 1929.277

Pair of forged strap hinges. Each constructed from one piece. Each curves outward from plane of surface attachment to provide clearance around pin. Tagged B) "Perkins House, Lynnfield" A) "1918.472 A, B, C, & D - Pair strap hinges and gudgeons from S.E. to S.W. cellar. From J.H. Perkins ...

Date: ca. 1695

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 144

Accession Number: 1918.472AB

HAT, TOP

Fawn; molded felt; with tan linen band (2-1/8" wide); trim around brim is missing; linen band and silk damask lining with net at crown.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: Possibly Peck & Co. (Milliner)

Material: felt (textile), stitching, linen (material), wool (textile)

GUSN: 145

Accession Number: 1932.2041

Top Hat

Top hat; black; high sheen; black gros grain ribbon at base of crown and edge of brim; underside of brim is black twill; brown embossed leather band and silk lining.

Date: 1882

Maker: Tress & Co. (Maker)

Material: leather, silk (textile)

GUSN: 146

Accession Number: 1937.343

Hatbox

Hat box for top hat; brown leather; lined with crimson silk; brass feet; brass latch lock; elastic straps for holding hat in place.

Date: 1901 +

Maker: Jordan Marsh Company (Manufacturer)

Material: leather, silk (textile)

GUSN: 147

Accession Number: 1930.1330B

Top hat

Top hat; black silk with black gros grain ribbon with buckle (3/4" w) at the crown and edge of brim; underside of brim is green/black; black leather sweatband; brown silk lining.

Date: 1855-1875

Maker: Laville Petit & Crespin (Milliner) Jackson & Co. (Retailer)

Material: stitching, leather, machine-made, silk (textile)

GUSN: 148

Accession Number: 1939.564A

Shelf Support

Scalloped edge; hand-wrought nails; faint traces of light green paint.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 150

Accession Number: 1964.30

Goblet made from the "Spreading Chestnut Tree"

Wooden stemmed goblet with turned, stepped foot.

Date: 1932

Maker: unknown

Material: chestnut (wood)

GUSN: 151

Accession Number: 1932.703

Finial

Square tenon extending down from base; remnants of yellow over white paint.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood, tenons, mortise-and-tenon joints

GUSN: 152

Accession Number: 1959.228

Finial

No description

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood

GUSN: 153

Accession Number: 1959.229

Finial

"From the top of fence post" Traces of white paint? Very weathered. Shape: a bulbous urn with an acorn on top. All set on a reel. A screw hook on one side where a large piece of the wood has fallen out. Was held on by a dowel through the center of the base. Later, a nail was put through the si...

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood

GUSN: 154

Accession Number: 1921.229

Brick

A: Slightly irregular shape B: Half-size

Date: ca. 1767

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 155

Accession Number: 1964.272AB

Brick

Brick (A) has recessed panel on one side.

Date: 1875 -1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 156

Accession Number: 1963.64AB

Brick

A: finish brick; pressed. B: construction brick C: construction brick with light-colored mortar attached

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product), mortar (filler)

GUSN: 157

Accession Number: 1960.23A-C

Brick

No description

Date: 1723

Maker: Price, William (Architect)

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 158

Accession Number: 1959.183

Brick

Two bricks.

Date: 1684

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 159

Accession Number: 1959.71AB

Brick

No description

Date: ca. 1710

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 160

Accession Number: 1921.192

Brick

No description

Date: 1698

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 161

Accession Number: 1917.356

Brick

No description

Date: 1698

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 162

Accession Number: 1917.355

Nogging and Bricks

A: one corner broken off C: broken in two with one corner broken off D: fragment E: set in clay mortar F: small and irregular

Date: 1657

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product), mortar (filler)

GUSN: 163

Accession Number: 1967.70A-F

Brick

No description

Date: 1697

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 164

Accession Number: 1931.1379

Brick

No description

Date: ca. 1713

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 166

Accession Number: 1960.28AB

Lath

Lath strip; hand split.

Date: ca. 1650

Maker: unknown

Material: splitting, oak (wood)

GUSN: 167

Accession Number: 1926.868

Plaster

Painted white with a band of wood graining and a bevelled edge; edge seems to feature trompe l'oeil in shades of brown, grey, putty, olive green and blue.

Date: ca. 1846

Maker: unknown

Material: beveling, graining, painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 168

Accession Number: 1959.112AB

Plaster

Painted surface, blue with a line of gold painted across the center.

Date: ca. 1846

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 169

Accession Number: 1959.113

Brick

Molded at one corner with ovolo and fillet.

Date: 1679

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product), molding (forming)

GUSN: 170

Accession Number: 1934.1138

Brick

No description

Date: 1762

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 171

Accession Number: 1961.21

Mortar

Clay and straw mortar, blackened on the smooth surface.

Date: 1730-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, straw (plant material)

GUSN: 172

Accession Number: 1960.38A

Brick

No description

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 173

Accession Number: 1962.77

Brick

No description

Date: 1674

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 174

Accession Number: 1959.181

Trim

Gray paint on face; cut square on one end, mitered on the other.

Date: ca. 1700

Maker: unknown

Material: mitering, painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 279

Accession Number: 1959.223

Muntin

Continuous perpendicular muntin; grey over white interior and reddish/brown exterior.

Date: 1755-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 280

Accession Number: 1959.166

Door

Two panels below with flush incised molding on one side and recessed panels with applied edge molding on the other; nine lights of glass above; wide muntins; green paint. Iron keyhole and latch plate; box lock; iron latch bar; butt hinges.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), iron (metal), molding (forming), painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 281

Accession Number: 1918.303

Door

Board and batten; no extant finish; strap hinge fragment. Wooden latch bar and keeper, & small metal edge path on batten side. Wood knob, cottered through plank, on reverse.

Date: ca. 1677

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood

GUSN: 282

Accession Number: 1969.260

Door

Batten door; two planks; attached jamb fragment; wrought and nailed strap hinges on top and bottom; painted grey on one side only. Knob separate, wired to door (1969.259 B).

Date: 1675-1700

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283

Accession Number: 1969.259A

Doorknob

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284

Accession Number: 1969.259B

Clapboard

Badly weathered; unpainted; one end deteriorated and the other scived.

Date: 1695

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 285

Accession Number: 1959.145

Trim; Baluster; Sheathing

An assemblage that may have formed part of the staircase trim: 1) a post (or stud) to which a half baluster (with bottom end beveled to match the rake of the stairs) is attached; 2) a sheathing board with feathered edge is attached at a right angle; 3) Baluster has turnings which are symme...

Date: 1675-1725

Maker: unknown

Material: beveling, softwood, turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 286

Accession Number: 1969.254

ASSEMBLY, LATCH

Board with a wooden thumbpiece and bar latch attached; rosehead nail and wire nail.

Date: ca. 1918

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 287

Accession Number: 1918.1317

Baluster

Turning sequence: vase, square, round tapering shaft. Varnished.

Date: 1750-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood, turning (shaping process), varnishing

GUSN: 288

Accession Number: 1983.8

Baluster

Fluted vase below a loosely twisted tapering shaft. Yellowed white paint.

Date: 1725-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: fluting, hardwood, painting (coating), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 289

Accession Number: 1983.13

Door Enframement

Frontpiece with elyptical fanlight with leaded tracery and sidelights from dado height; painted. There are panelled pilaster strips on either side of the sidelights; those next to the door terminate at the top in a stylized bracket trimmed with a distinctive pattern of overlapping circles and three...

Date: 1725-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, molding (forming), paneling

GUSN: 290

Accession Number: 1927.861

Shingle

Very weathered.

Date: ca. 1700

Maker: unknown

Material: cedar (wood)

GUSN: 291

Accession Number: 1928.11

Shingle

Very weathered shingle.

Date: ca. 1700

Maker: unknown

Material: cedar (wood)

GUSN: 292

Accession Number: 1928.12

Shingle

Very weathered shingle.

Date: ca. 1700

Maker: unknown

Material: cedar (wood)

GUSN: 293

Accession Number: 1928.13

Shingle

Very weathered shingle.

Date: ca. 1700

Maker: unknown

Material: cedar (wood)

GUSN: 294

Accession Number: 1928.14

Shingle

Very weathered.

Date: ca. 1700

Maker: unknown

Material: cedar (wood)

GUSN: 295

Accession Number: 1928.15

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