Historic New England

Rubber Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 11302

Accession Number: 1917.972

Portrait of Lucy Cogswell Burnham (1813-1879)

This portrait of a seated woman with corkscrew curls, black hair, dark eyes and facing slightly to her right is one of a pair. She is wearing a black dress with a lace-edged collar, and a gold-framed hair brooch pinned to her bodice. She wears a white-edged black shawl off her left shoulder, and her...

Date: 1849

Maker: Wiggin, Alfred J. (Maker)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 11303

Accession Number: 1991.972.2

A Calm

One of two. A small rectangular format print of marine subjects; labeled below the image in large letters, A CALM. In turn, under this in small letters is another inscription. The picture depicts a harbor with numerous boats, clipper/sail/rowing; in the background are rolling green hills. In the imm...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Possibly Fuirburn, J. (Maker)

Material: hand coloring, ink, paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 11304

Accession Number: 1991.1652.1

A Storm

One of two. A small rectangular format print of marine subjects; labeled below the image in large letters, A STORM. In turn, under this in small letters is another inscription. The scene depicts a wind-swept sky, a stormy green sea tossing a large clipper ship with a union jack side to the left. On ...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Possibly Fuirburn, J. (Maker)

Material: hand coloring, ink, paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 11305

Accession Number: 1991.1652.2

Picture of a Bird

Of rectangular format, of a bird composed of feathers. A brown and white flecked bird, with grey painted legs and beak, the eye of cut-out paper; it is standing on a jutting rock in a minimally sketched island of landscape. The land scape consists of a patch of grassy area, a white flower at the rig...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 11306

Accession Number: 1991.1653.1

Picture of a Bird

Of rectangular format, of a bird composed of feathers. A bird with a blue head and neck and a brown body flecked with blue and green-brown. The birds stands in a small oval of landscape, the mirror of 1991.1653.1, except that instead of pines there is a sinuous tree with four feathery, leaf laden br...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 11307

Accession Number: 1991.1653.2

Painted Tavern Sign

Round of wood with two half-moon landscapes of romantic scenes, with lettering in gold leaf, in two pink painted billiard balls. The wooden edge is painted green. The upper scene is of a castle and manor house with a female figure in the landscape. The lower scene depicts a farmer in a village cotta...

Date: 1859

Maker: unknown

Material: mica (mineral), oil paint (paint), panels (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 11308

Accession Number: 1991.1655

Painting

A rectangular format landscape scene, with a river containing sailboats and one rowboat. On the banks of the river at in the foreground is a road leading into the picture and a grove of trees at the center, with a tall tree and cabin at the right, and a cliff to the left. In the middle ground is a s...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: Possibly Bradey (Maker)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 11309

Accession Number: 1991.1656

Bed

It has "sleigh bed" form head and foot boards with rolled top rail and eurolinen uprights with oval feet enclosing rectangular panels. It is painted a creamy white/grey and heightened with decorative blue pinstriping and corner scrolled devices centering a polychrome floral spray. It has shaped side...

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood, painting (coating)

GUSN: 11310

Accession Number: 1991.1657

Architectural Panels

Pair of relief carvings consisting of crossed flaming torches and fasces encircled by a laural and oak wreath tied with a bow knot. Enframed in a 4" molding. Painted all over in white.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Attributed to McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811 (Maker)

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

GUSN: 11311

Accession Number: 1991.1658.1-2

Framed Cogswell's Grant Sign

A rectangular, vertical format sign. It is painted white with black molding on two lateral edges, with white ground with black letters, on two separate boards.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), wood (plant material), stenciling

GUSN: 11312

Accession Number: 1991.1659

Wide Pine Board

Wide pine board; painted with landscape; dovetailed on either end.

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), painting (coating), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 11313

Accession Number: 1991.1661

Ox Yoke

A heavy serpentine horizontal element pieced with two shaved inverted "U" shaped hoops, which are held in place with carved pins. Wrought iron hardware is at the center of the yoke.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), iron (metal), shaving (process), wrought

GUSN: 11314

Accession Number: 1991.1660

Settee

Rod back settee with bamboo-turned styles, spindles, armrests, arm supports, ten legs and box stretchers. Plank seat with a incised line painted canary yellow.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood, painting (coating), pine (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 11315

Accession Number: 1991.1662

Corner Cupboard

Corner cupboard. Pine, paint. Flat top with arched fascia over three shelves and a lower section with a single "H" hinged door. It is raised on a straight rectangular foot, which is grain painted yellow and brown. (The cupboard is built in with no back.)

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 11316

Accession Number: 1991.1663

Stick-Up Decoy

On of a pair (1991.856) of stick-up decoys representing curlews, with an iron bill, speckled head and underbelly. It has black back and wings, and crudely carved, dowelled or incised eyes. The bottom of the bird has two holes.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 11317

Accession Number: 1991.1664

Decoy

Carved and painted wooden decoy representing a common golden eye, with a: white body, black head, yellow eyes, white spot on cheeks, and a black tail and black and white stained glass pattern on wings. Has an oval neck insert, and leather straps on the bottom, affixed by nails.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 11318

Accession Number: 1991.1665

Decoy

Cork and wood carved and painted decoy representing a duck. Flattened oval cork body, with carved, incised and painted wooden head, with a yellow bill, black slit eyes. It has a black stripe along the back of its head, yellow paint at its sides, and a cork body painted black. It has been scratched t...

Date: 1915-1935

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 11319

Accession Number: 1991.1666

Decoy

Carved and painted wooden decoy representing a duck, brown with a yellow bill. Carved in ridges and fastened at the bottom front with old wire loops and swivel, with a sailor's twisted cord. Very light weight wood- balsa?

Date: 1896-1924

Maker: Mason's Decoy Factory (Maker)

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

GUSN: 11320

Accession Number: 1991.1667

Decoy

Wooden carved decoy representing a duck, with a sharp bill, a grey head and breast, black neck and white wings. A black oval painted on its back.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: Jones, H. F. (Maker)

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

GUSN: 11321

Accession Number: 1991.1668

Decoy

A tin hollow stick-up decoy representing a seagull, the hollow forming in two parts, the molded feathers and wings. It has a hinged back and is joined to the stick with a screw and nut at the base of the bird. It is painted white with a black bill, eyes, crown of head and wings. It appears to have b...

Date: 1874-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 11322

Accession Number: 1991.1669

Tea Box

The body has a deep "U" shaped front, with a flat back and hinged slant cover and scrolled handle. It is all painted in red and decorated with gold and black striping and gold foliate devices over an arched bannerette with foliate ends inscribed "Ceylon" in black. And a gold and black edged octagona...

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 11323

Accession Number: 1991.1670

Pitcher

Of cylindrical form with a flared rolled foot and a large triangular spout with hinged cover. It has a circular, slightly domed cover and a tapering wide strap handle with thumb reset. The side is set with a rectangular strip of four panes of uncolored glass held in a tin frame. It is all painted re...

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), stenciling, tin (metal)

GUSN: 11324

Accession Number: 1991.1671

Chair slipcover

Fitted cover for back, seat with flounce. Rolled hems in red figured cotton tape. Heavy cotton in satin weave; large side prints flowers in reds, greens, blues and browns.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, machine-made, printing (process), rolling up, weaving, upholstering

GUSN: 10477

Accession Number: 1992.141

Slipcover fragment

Fragment of fabric; small-scale rose sprays; light green roller printed ground; void rococco-like leafy scroll. Interspaces filled with milled ground. Around edges of sides applied printed border of running roses and other flowers inside double lines.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), chintz, cotton (textile), glazing (coating), weaving, machine-made, printing (process), rolling up, tin (metal)

GUSN: 10478

Accession Number: 1980.362B

Pincushion

Small pincushion, magenta satin with white design of moon, stars, and planets, and other vaguely astronomical symbols. Edges are of a green satin-weave cotton with pins inserted on all sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: satin

GUSN: 10479

Accession Number: 1995.482

Needle Case

Taupe-colored needlecase. One side, of plain-weave stitch, is a pocket; the other side is a patterned-weave taupe-silk. Red wove leaves inside hold needles. Red silk tie to hold "book" shut.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 10480

Accession Number: 1995.483

Marking Pen

Glass wand.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10481

Accession Number: 1995.485.1

Pen Case

Cylindrical wooden case with lid.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10482

Accession Number: 1995.485.2AB

Children's shoes

Pair of brown leather children's shoes fastened on the inside with white thread; brown leather tung, white lining

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 10484

Accession Number: 1995.486AB

Fabric fragment

White linen printed in black and light purple. Pattern is two simple leaf shapes of same design, one on top of the other- one is black; the other is brown/purple. Pattern is all over creating a chevron design.

Date: Late 19th C

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 10486

Accession Number: 1995.487

Fabric Fragment

White cotton fabric, printed in dark brown and black. Pattern conssits of column of flowers and leaves (possibly Periwinkle). Flower has five petals. On right side of the pattern is a column of "#". Pattern repeats four times. One selvedge edge.

Date: Late 19th C

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), transfer printing

GUSN: 10487

Accession Number: 1995.488

Fabric Fragment

Patterned brown silk. Pattern is geometric, with repeating concentric diamonds. Two sewn seams. Golden brown dress damask silk with diamond pattern.

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 10488

Accession Number: 1995.489

Smoking cap

Black velvet, embroidered with silver thread in meandering design. Metallic tassel. Lined with black silk. Center on lining is stitched with blue and yellow thread in a floral design. The center stitching connects the lining to the hat.

Date: c. 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 10489

Accession Number: 1995.490

Pocket

Pocket made of white dimity. Button hole on one side for attachment. Button missing. Machine sewn. White piping encloses some of the seams and edges. White linen backing.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), dimity, linen (material)

GUSN: 10490

Accession Number: 1995.491

Nested Egg

Part of a set of ten wooden eggs, each with concentric colored stripes painted on them.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10491

Accession Number: 1995.463.1

Nested Egg

Part of a set of ten wooden eggs, each with concentric colored stripes painted on them.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10492

Accession Number: 1995.463.2

Nested Egg

Part of a set of ten wooden eggs, each with concentric colored stripes painted on them.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10493

Accession Number: 1995.463.3

Nested Egg

Part of a set of ten wooden eggs, each with concentric colored stripes painted on them.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10494

Accession Number: 1995.463.4

Nested Egg

Part of a set of ten wooden eggs, each with concentric colored stripes painted on them.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10495

Accession Number: 1995.463.5

Nested Egg

Part of a set of ten wooden eggs, each with concentric colored stripes painted on them.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10496

Accession Number: 1995.463.6

Nested Egg

Part of a set of ten wooden eggs, each with concentric colored stripes painted on them.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10497

Accession Number: 1995.463.7

Nested Egg

Part of a set of ten wooden eggs, each with concentric colored stripes painted on them.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10498

Accession Number: 1995.463.8

Nested Egg

Part of a set of ten wooden eggs, each with concentric colored stripes painted on them.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10499

Accession Number: 1995.463.9

Nested Egg

Part of a set of ten wooden eggs, each with concentric colored stripes painted on them.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10500

Accession Number: 1995.463.10

Wall Pocket

One linen and cotton wall pocket; tan, brown and red checkered pattern. Overall shape is oblong with a semi-circular bottom pocket. Pocket is gathered by linen ribbon. Oblong area is a 'fake pocket' - i.e. open on both ends. Piece is hand sewn with linen thread. Top has a little "hooded" area- possi...

Date: Late 19th C

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 10501

Accession Number: 1995.492

Apron

Blue silk with narrow gray vertical stripe. Scalloped edges, un-hemmed. Tightly gathered to green silk band. Aqua silk ties.

Maker: unknown

Material: scalloping, silk (textile)

GUSN: 10502

Accession Number: 1995.493

Purse

Stripe of florals alternating with groups of narrow pink stripes. Purse lined with white cotton; all above drawstrings of blue silk, is lined with pale blue satin.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), satin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 10503

Accession Number: 1995.494

Pair of Cuffs

Pair of white cotton cuffs, each inscribed with name "John D. Norton" written in ink. Small mother-of-pearl button.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), mother of pearl

GUSN: 10504

Accession Number: 1995.495AB

Easychair cushion slipcover

Columns of large scale undulating flowering vine flanked by dendretic vine/roots of blues and golds; off white ground. Edges hemmed with striped linen tape. Slipcover comprised of three conponents: A) fitted cover for back and arms; B) cushion cover; and C) flounce.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, cotton (textile), stitching, linen (material), upholstering

GUSN: 10506

Accession Number: 1977.541B

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