Historic New England

Poker

Cast iron fireplace poker.

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 26811

Accession Number: 1961.238.2

Mirror

Shaving glass with wooden frame.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 26812

Accession Number: 1993.716

Sleigh bed

Empire sleigh bed.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 26813

Accession Number: 1953.465

Part of Scout Master uniform. Shirt. Green. Short sleeve. Button down front. Collar. Two front pockets. Washing instructions inside collar. Proper right shoulder: USA flag patch Proper left shoulder: "BURLINGTON MASS./ 103/ ASSISTANT SCOUT MASTER" Front pocket: "BOYSCOUTS OF AMERICA" [embroidered...

Date: 1976-1988

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), polyester

GUSN: 26814

Accession Number: 2001.275.1

Scout Master Uniform Pants

Part of Scout Master uniform. Pants. Green Zipper front. Two front and two back pockets.

Date: 1976-1988

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 26815

Accession Number: 2001.275.2

Scout Master Uniform Belt

Part of Scout Master uniform. Belt. Green woven wool. Brass buckle. Brass hook for whistle.

Date: 1976-1988

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 26816

Accession Number: 2001.275.3

Scout Master Uniform Cap

Part of Scout Master uniform. Green cap. Boy Scout patch on front.

Date: 1976-1988

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 26817

Accession Number: 2001.275.4

Maternity Suit

Part of women's maternity suit. Navy blue jacket with long sleeves. Four buttons down front. Two front pockets. Notched lapel collar. Tie around waist with loops. Shoulder pads.

Date: ca. 2001

Maker: Elizabeth Harris Studios (Designer)

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 26818

Accession Number: 2001.116.1

Maternity Suit

Part of women's maternity suit. Navy blue skirt with adjustable elastic waist. Maternity panel. False wrap front.

Date: ca. 2001

Maker: Elizabeth Harris Studios (Designer)

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 26819

Accession Number: 2001.116.2

Chair

William and Mary chair. Caned seat and back. Scrolled feet (look like snails). Carved scrolls throughout chair. Baluster turned stretchers, back legs and vertical stiles.

Date: 1690-1710

Maker: unknown

Material: beech (wood)

GUSN: 26820

Accession Number: 2001.142

Dressing Table

Queen Anne dressing table. Walnut. Five drawers with brass hardware. Drawer at proper left with two flame finials inside. Top boards nailed to body. Rests on cabriole legs with pad feet.

Date: 1735-1756

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 26821

Accession Number: 2001.143

Side chair

Side chair. Carved and applied shell at crest rail. Pierced splat. Modern slip cover [green wool] over silk upholstery with geometric floral motif in two shades of beige. Rests on Cabriole legs with stretchers that terminate in ball and claw feet.

Date: 1755-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 26822

Accession Number: 2001.144.1

Side chair

Side chair. Ball and claw feet. Pierced splat. Carved and applied shell at crest rail. Cabriole legs and stretchers. Replaced back splat. Modern slip cover [green wool] over silk upholstery with geometric floral motif in two shades of beige.

Date: 1755-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 26823

Accession Number: 2001.144.2

Watercolor

Framed ink and watercolor drawing of a building in Lebanon, NH bearing a sign across the front, "Lafayette Hotel." At bottom is lettered: "Kept by H.B. Benton." Mrs. Little says Moses Greenough was the innkeeper by 1810 and gave it the name of Lafayette Hotel. The printed name on strip apparently pa...

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: ink, watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 26824

Accession Number: 1971.389

Spectacles w/ case

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 26825

Accession Number: 1966.448

Bank

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 26826

Accession Number: 1941.337

Trunk

Rectangular black trunk; leather exterior; wood interior with metal fixtures: edges; handles left and right side; shield-shaped lockand hoop front, center, top; three hinges (back); brass tacks abound in design on all exteriors except back and bottom; braces inside.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: camphorwood (wood), leather, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 26827

Accession Number: 1998.6361

Parlor croquet set

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 26828

Accession Number: 1942.682

Painter's Work Box and Stencils

Stencil kit that belonged to Moses Eaton.

Date: 1825

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Owner)

Material: eastern white pine (wood), stencils (tools), stamps (tools), artists' brushes

GUSN: 26829

Accession Number: 1941.1699

Cake box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 26830

Accession Number: 1998.6027

Tea cannister

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 26831

Accession Number: 1998.5997

Trunk

Leather covered box trimmed with brass studs. Brass label "Fayerweather." Label inside "NATHANIEL HAMMATT, / SADDLER / Trunk and Harness Maker/ Opposite WEST ROW-CAMBRIDGE STREET, / BOSTON." Interior lined with marblized paper.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 26832

Accession Number: 1993.729

Footstool

Upholstered footstool with square feet.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 26833

Accession Number: 1954.183

Hard Hat

Safety hard hat with orange outer shell. Removable grey and black headband. Removable white plastic and grey ribbon interior suspension framework. Black sticker under visor/glare reducer. Two stickers on outside. One sticker inside [see Inscriptions].

Date: 1997

Maker: Fibre-Metal (Maker)

Material: plastic by composition or origin

GUSN: 26834

Accession Number: 1998.5872

Pair of Shoes

Pair of black size 12N shoes with low heel. Gathered. T-strap vamp. Brass-colored buckles on outside. Re-soling is evident, as are heel and toe reinforcements. Scuffs at back of heel. Worn soles. Imprinted mark on bottom of both shoes. Ink stamp printed on inner left side of both shoes.

Date: 1980-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, metal, plastic by composition or origin

GUSN: 26835

Accession Number: 1998.6337AB

Pair of Construction Boots

A pair of tan leather boots with dark brown leather around ankle, brown and gold woven laces, and rubber soles. Visible wear and tear. Worn during Boston's "Big Dig" Project.

Date: 1998

Maker: Dunham/Duraflex (Maker)

Material: leather

GUSN: 26836

Accession Number: 1998.5870AB

Bronze Shoe

A bronzed baby's right shoe with the shoelace tied into bow.

Date: 1945

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 26837

Accession Number: 1998.6324

Dummy Board Portrait of a Woman

Full-length dummy board portrait of a woman, wearing a blue skirt, brown bodice, white apron, fichu and bonnet, carrying tray. Oil on American larch.

Date: 1740-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), larch (wood)

GUSN: 26838

Accession Number: 1976.173

Needlework on Bristol Board

Berlin woolwork motto on bristol board. Polychromatic threads on ; brown ground. Red, pink, green and white threads depict a cross, vine, and leaves. lnscription "Rock of Ages." Worked in satin stitch and stem stitch. Framed under glass.

Maker: unknown

Material: crewel wool, bristol board

GUSN: 26839

Accession Number: 1935.343

Plate

Lead-glazed redware plate with a flat narrow rim, yellow scraffito and slip decoration of a hen and rooster, flowers, and a butterfly. Inscribed "Absalom Bixler to his wife Sarah / 1824" around the rim.

Date: 1824

Maker: Attributed to Bixler, Absalom Attributed to Bixler, David

Material: redware, slip glaze, sgraffito (technique)

GUSN: 26840

Accession Number: 1942.3662

Bed

No description

Date: 1830-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 26841

Accession Number: 1993.708

Bush Scythe

No description

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 26842

Accession Number: 1924.392

Crosscut Saw

No description

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 26843

Accession Number: 1918.503

Hetchel on Stand

No description

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 26844

Accession Number: 1918.539A

Tea Table

Mahogany tea table.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 26845

Accession Number: 1971.346

Boot Form

No description

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 26846

Accession Number: 1917.668

Cane

No description

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: bamboo (material)

GUSN: 26847

Accession Number: 1993.56

Cane

Wooden walking stick.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 26848

Accession Number: 1993.57

Cane

Wooden walking stick.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 26849

Accession Number: 1993.55

Peanut taffy crate

Rectangular wooden crate for peanut taffy. Stamped inscription.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: Squirrel Brand Company (Maker)

Material: stamping (forming), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 26700

Accession Number: 2001.91

Salted mixed nuts container

Rectangular tin container w/ hinged lid for salted mixed nuts. Painted gold outlining and image of squirrel. Ground painted "sponge" appearance.

Date: 1950-1995 ?

Maker: Squirrel Brand Company (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 26701

Accession Number: 2001.93

T-Shirt

Boy Scout T-shirt with white ground, green printed circular image of bobcat, mountain and water and inscription. Green banded neck.

Date: 1982

Maker: Devknit (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), polyester

GUSN: 26702

Accession Number: 2001.98

T-Shirt

Boy Scout yellow short-sleeve T-shirt with circular inscription printed in red and iron-on patch of bobcat in center.

Date: 1983

Maker: Sneakers (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), polyester

GUSN: 26703

Accession Number: 2001.99

Boy Scout T-Shirt

Boy Scout short-sleeve T-shirt with arch-shaped inscription with image of bobcat and campsite. T-shirt ground light blue; inscription dark blue.

Date: ca. 1980

Maker: Platinum T's (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), polyester

GUSN: 26704

Accession Number: 2001.100

Cub Scout Cap

Cub Scouts cap. Blue with six yellow corded stripes at top. Yellow and blue Cub Scout patch at front with image of wolf.

Date: 1976-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 26705

Accession Number: 2001.101

Handkerchief

Den Mother handkerchief. Blue and yellow printed cotton. Images of boy scouts doing various activites: salute, swimming, planting tree, singing, mowing the lawn, feeding rabbits, dancing.

Date: 1976-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), transfer printing

GUSN: 26706

Accession Number: 2001.102

Tenderfoot Necktie

Scout Master tie. Red silk cord with brass tipped ends and circular pendant with eagle and boy scout symbol = Tenderfoot.

Date: ca. 1980

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), silk (textile)

GUSN: 26707

Accession Number: 2001.103

Hingham Meetinghouse

Oil on panel by Winckworth Allan Gay of the Meetinghouse of Hingham, Massachusetts. Large yellow building with steeple sits atop a lush green lawn. Carved gilt frame.

Date: 1845

Maker: Gay, Winckworth Allan (American painter, 1821-1910) (Artist)

Material: oil painting (technique)

GUSN: 26708

Accession Number: 1990.149

Socks

Package with 2 pairs of Boy Scout socks. Cotton. Green w/ red cuffs.

Date: ca. 1980

Maker: unknown

Material: acrylic (plastic), cotton (textile), nylon

GUSN: 26709

Accession Number: 2001.29

Neckerchief

Cub Scout neckerchief. Triangular. Cotton. Yellow with blue band and wolf cub. Scout insignia with wolf.

Date: ca. 1976

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 26710

Accession Number: 2001.50

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