Historic New England

Photograph

Photograph of an older woman with a young girl in Rudlet-May garden. Gilt frame with rope-twist design and black inset.

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs

GUSN: 10888

Accession Number: 1990.553

Photograph

Photograph of Dr. James May (?) with cat in outdoors. Photograph is housed in "gilt" and black picture frame.

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs

GUSN: 10889

Accession Number: 1990.554

Photograph

Photograph of a boy in oval gilt frame with flower in escutcheon motif.

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs

GUSN: 10890

Accession Number: 1990.551

Photograph

Photograph of James May on outdoor front stairs with black dog behind him. Frame has gold foliate edges with a black inset.

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs

GUSN: 10891

Accession Number: 1990.549

Photograph

No description

Maker: Bachrach (Maker)

Material: photographs

GUSN: 10892

Accession Number: 1990.552

Toaster

Triangular shaped toaster with rectangular base. Two slice capacity. Shield-like decoration on sides. Wodden pulldown handles on both sides.

Date: 1925-1940

Maker: Capitol Prods. Co. (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 10893

Accession Number: 1991.37

A wooden portable desk with a hinged, slanted cover. The top opens to a hinged writing surface with a green baize inlay. There a compartments for the sander [.2], inkwell [.3], and seal [.4]. Also has a compartment for pens. The interior of the cover has a compartment for documents.

Date: 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: baize, brass (alloy), leather, mahogany (wood), glass (material)

GUSN: 10894

Accession Number: 1990.576

Box

Black painted wooden box with handwritten label in inside. Hinged lid.

Date: 1788-1790

Maker: Cotton, John (Maker)

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

GUSN: 10895

Accession Number: 1990.545

Tea Service

Child's tea service. Yellow enamel with painted bird (robin) motif.

Date: 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint

GUSN: 10896

Accession Number: 1990.550

Curtain Fragment

Magenta satin ground brocaded in gold medallion. Fragment not long enough to show repeat. Tan linen lining. Fleece underlining.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: brocade (textile), linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 10897

Accession Number: 1994.114

Robin Hood Costume

Green suede vest, belt, hat with feather and green nylon tights.

Date: ca. 1917

Maker: unknown

Material: nylon, suede

GUSN: 10898

Accession Number: 1994.83.1

Robin Hood Costume

Green suede vest, belt, hat with feather and green nylon tights.

Date: ca. 1917

Maker: unknown

Material: nylon, suede

GUSN: 10899

Accession Number: 1994.83.2

Robin Hood Costume

Green suede vest, belt, hat with feather and green nylon tights.

Date: ca. 1917

Maker: unknown

Material: nylon, suede

GUSN: 10900

Accession Number: 1994.83.3

Colonial Costume

Woman's Colonial costume.

Date: 1942-1948

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (fiber)

GUSN: 10901

Accession Number: 1994.84.1

Colonial Costume

Men's colonial costume. Green tailcoat with gold buttons and muslin cuffs. Off-white button fly canvas pants.

Date: 1942-1948

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, cotton (textile), muslin

GUSN: 10902

Accession Number: 1994.85.1

Colonial Costume

Men's colonial costume. Green tailcoat with gold buttons and muslin cuffs. Off-white button fly canvas pants.

Date: 1942-1948

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, cotton (textile), muslin

GUSN: 10903

Accession Number: 1994.85.2

Transferware Plate

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Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 10904

Accession Number: 1994.87

Book

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10905

Accession Number: 1994.88

Portrait of Electra Barrell Wilder

Three-quarter length portrait of Electra Barrell Wilder (1797-1878), seated, wearing high ruffled eyelet collar. Shawl is draped over chair. Wife of Sampson Vryling Stoddard Wilder.

Date: 1817

Maker: Waldo, Samuel Lovett (Maker)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 10906

Accession Number: 1994.89

Fireboard

Fireboard with French wallpaper panel of Christ and the Samaritan Woman. Cutouts made for andirons. Attached border of stylized geometric floral and vine in red, green, blue, and white.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 10909

Accession Number: 1994.92

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment. Repeating silouettes of nude female figures seperated by pink, blue, yellow and lavendar bubbles.

Date: 1936

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wallpapers

GUSN: 10910

Accession Number: 1994.93AB

Shutter

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10911

Accession Number: 1994.94

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book "Enterprise Wall Paper Mfg. Co."

Date: ca. 1941

Maker: Enterprise Wall Paper Mfg. Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 10912

Accession Number: 1994.95

Bead

Beads for bead bags.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 11274

Accession Number: 1917.920

Bead

Beads for bead bags.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 11275

Accession Number: 1917.921

Bead

Beads for bead bags.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 11276

Accession Number: 1917.922

Bead

Beads for bead bags.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 11277

Accession Number: 1917.923

Bead

Beads for bead bags.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 11278

Accession Number: 1917.924

Bead

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 11279

Accession Number: 1917.925