Historic New England

Decoy, Shorebird

This is a figure of a peep carved in the full round with glass eyes and a carved peg beak; it is painted in its natural shades of brown, black, cream and white; it is a stick-up decoy and has a wood dowell and rough wood stand; it has two small holes on either side of a large hole possibly for the l...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2648

Accession Number: 1991.870

Stick-up Decoy

This is a carved and painted wood decoy representing a sandpiper with head down, a white underbelly, and painted a dull olive green with light spots above; it has no eyes.

Date: 1880-1918

Maker: Perkins (Maker)

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

GUSN: 2649

Accession Number: 1991.871

Miniature Canada Goose Decoy

Pair of carved and painted miniature Canada geese; 872.2 is in a swimming pose while 872.1 is swimming and calling; they are naturalistically painted.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Lincoln, Joseph Whiting, Mr. (Maker) Gardner (Wood-carver)

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

GUSN: 2650

Accession Number: 1991.872.1

Canada Goose Miniature Decoy

Carved and painted miniature wooden goose decoy with white front and tail with black head and deep brown body.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: Lincoln, Joseph Whiting, Mr. (Carver)

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

GUSN: 2651

Accession Number: 1991.873

Miniature Duck Decoy

Figure of a duck carved in the round with pivoting head, painted black and white with red eye and gray bill.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: American linden (wood), carving (processes), painting (coating)

GUSN: 2652

Accession Number: 1991.874

Miniature Decoy

Miniature decoy in the form of a ruddy duck carved in the full round, painted ochre and grainpainted in black to simulate feathers; the bill is painted red.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2653

Accession Number: 1991.875

Relief Bird Head Carving

Wooden carved and painted relief of a bird's head representing a lazy-billed curlew, with glass eye and long curved bill made from two pieces of wood; it has a speckled head.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Crowell, A. Elmer (Carver) Rushford, Edward (Vendor)

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

GUSN: 2654

Accession Number: 1991.876

Powder Horn

Powder horn with brown wood plug caps. Horn body carved with two standing shorebirds, possibly a swimming loon above the inscription; a domed wood cap exists on the base; string tied around the neck and tied to a screw at the base.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: Dow, J. A. (Maker)

Material: carving (processes), horn (animal material), string (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2655

Accession Number: 1991.877

Tuckaway Table

Narrow, rectangular top with hinged leaves; block baluster turned trestle base; the feet have rolled ends; the gatelegs are baluster turned with ball feet; lower stretcher is turned and top stretcher is rectangular; base retains old red paint; the top has a clear finish; hinges have leather pads und...

Date: 1720-1740

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), painting (coating)

GUSN: 2656

Accession Number: 1991.878

Needlework Coat of Arms

Lozenge format; coat of arms of the Cabot and Fitch families; the mantling is worked with silk and metallic threads and glass beads; the silk is in shades of red, yellow, ochre, green, pale blue and black; the embroidery has been cut from the original black silk ground and appliqued to a new black, ...

Date: ca. 1765

Maker: Attributed to Cabot, Mary, 1749-1771 (Embroiderer)

Material: silk (textile), thread, appliqué (technique), embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 2657

Accession Number: 1991.879

Fire Bucket

Leather, painted green; handles.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, painting (coating)

GUSN: 2658

Accession Number: 1991.880.1-2

Fire Bucket

Large bucket with painted eagle on dark brown background.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, painting (coating)

GUSN: 2659

Accession Number: 1991.881

Fire Bag

Handwoven oblong bag.

Date: 1795

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, hand weaving, stenciling

GUSN: 2660

Accession Number: 1991.882

Side Chair

Semi-circular molded crest flanked by carved ears over reeded slats and stiles; arched lower rail; the rush seat is raised on block and baluster turned front legs ending in ball and button feet; joined by baluster turned front stretcher; square back legs; turned side stretchers and medial stretcher;...

Date: 1730-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), painting (coating), rush (material)

GUSN: 2661

Accession Number: 1991.883

Side Chair

Semi-circular molded crest with shaped and carved ears; reeded slats and stiles and arched lower rail; the rush seat is raised on block and baluster turned front legs ending in button feet, joined by baluster turned front stretcher; the square back legs are joined by a simply turned stretcher, side ...

Date: 1730-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), molding (forming), painting (coating), rush (material), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 2662

Accession Number: 1991.884

Blanket Chest

One drawer chest with cotter-pinned lift lid. Six-boards, with shadow molding above and below drawer and across bottom of base. Very heavy construction, drawer slides on bottom and has original wooden knobs held with wooden pins in shanks. Till with top at right end. Top has thumb-nail molding, o...

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood), western larch (wood)

GUSN: 2663

Accession Number: 1991.885

Tall-case Clock

It has a hood with a flat projecting molded cornice over a brass and pewter dial. It is engraved with the maker's name, Roman numerals and decorated with cast metal "Cupid" patterned spandrels. They are enclosed by a door with a thumb molded edge and flanked by giet twisted columns. It is on a waist...

Date: 1750

Maker: Blaisdell, David, 1712-1756 (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), graining, pewter (tin alloy), pine (wood), tin (metal)

GUSN: 2664

Accession Number: 1991.886

Blanket Chest

No description

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, pine (wood), poplar (wood)

GUSN: 2665

Accession Number: 1991.887

Pineapple Carving

A carved wooden pineapple with veined leaves and a leafy top. It has original green and red paint.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2666

Accession Number: 1991.888

Billet Head

Large billet head well carved and painted buff. Apparently a model as it has never been in use. [see photo neg#45718-A]

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: Skillin (I or II), Simeon, Mr., d. 1830 (Maker)

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2667

Accession Number: 1991.889

Launching of the USS Washington

(A) Large, almost square format, view of three-quarter sky and a ship emerging from a shiphouse at Portsmouth, NH, with a second ship and a strip of land in the background. There are also scattered figures in small craft, on land and in boats. Six prominent flags are displayed from the ships. It is ...

Date: 1814-1815

Maker: Attributed to Blunt, John S., 1798-1835 (Maker)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 2668

Accession Number: 1991.891AB

Signboard

Square format with two-handled gold vase with flowers; mounted on 2 scrolls with foliage and 2 outward facing swans; band of yellow-brown at base and green stripe enclosing the whole.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2669

Accession Number: 1991.892

Rug Runner

Of long, narrow form, patterned with a flowering vine in shades of tan, red, blue, green tan and brown on a dark green ground. It is enclosed by a green and blue scalloped inner border and a polychrome striped outer border. It has a braided binding and a black cotton sateen background.

Date: 1865-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap, hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 2670

Accession Number: 1991.895

Hooked Rug

Of nearly square form, patterned with a polychrome eight-pointed star with a "bulls-eye" pattern centered on a brown field. Also with rainbow-like quarter rounds in the corners.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap, cotton (textile), hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 2671

Accession Number: 1991.896

Hooked Rug

Of rectangular form with varriegated black and green background patterned with large "wooly" peach and green flower blossoms. It is edged in black binding tape and rebacked with burlap.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap, cotton (textile), hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 2672

Accession Number: 1991.897

Basket

A shallow, circular basket woven in cross-hatched pattern (lower part) and openwork diamonds (upper part). It has a double woven bottom.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: staining, willow (wood), weaving

GUSN: 2673

Accession Number: 1991.898

Faux Fruit

Wax covered composition fruit as well as a few solid wax and plaster-of-paris wax dipped fruit. 1. Red apple with a plastic stem-good condition 2. Yellow apple with a plastic stem and red blush color- cracked. 3. Yellow apple with a rolled stem and a pink blush color- good condition. 4. Yellow pea...

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster of Paris, wax

GUSN: 2674

Accession Number: 1991.899.1-19

Blue Heron Decoy

Blue heron "confidence" decoy assembled in five parts on a homemade rough hewn base. It has a small head and it is all painted grey, except for the base; small white circle is near the tail section.

Date: 1907

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2675

Accession Number: 1991.900

Bay Fa

Each of near square form with medallion centers of beige with green and madder meander and smaller red, green, blue and beige. It has conforming medallions on a dark blue field with connected octagons of yellow and rose and tiny quatrafoil devices within a sawtooth inner border and beige outer borde...

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: knotting, wool (textile)

GUSN: 2676

Accession Number: 1991.901.1-2

Jug

The jug has a thick handle on a wide collar, sloping shoulders and a cylindrical body. It is decorated with a foliate scroll device at the shoulder.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 2677

Accession Number: 1991.902

Jug

An ovoid body with a ringed neck that narrows at the mouth. It has a wide strap handle and incised bands about the narrow base. It is incised and cobalt decorated with a figure of a leaping horse. The cobalt is also ringed around the handle and ends.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: incising, stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 2678

Accession Number: 1991.903

Crock

A two gallon jug with a cylindrical body and sloping shoulders with a curved handle and slightly flared wide neck. The lower body was incised and filled with cobalt with an inscription and a figure of a Dandy with a cane and cigarette.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: incising, glazing (coating), salt glaze, stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 2679

Accession Number: 1991.904

Desk on Frame

The desk has a rectangular top with an arched backboard and a hinged slant lid with molded edge that open to well fitted drawers and a shelf on a frame with a single long drawer, straight skirt and four baluster turned legs ending in "egg" shaped feet. It has box stretchers and is all grain-painted ...

Date: 1750-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2680

Accession Number: 1991.905

Ostrich Egg

Large, naturally brown-speckled egg; one large and one small hole (not decorated).

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 2280

Accession Number: 1991.288

Ostrich Egg

Large, cream-colored, naturally pitted egg (not decorated).

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 2281

Accession Number: 1991.289

Box

Rectangular form with sliding cover, projecting rounded handle at one end, sides with raised panels incised with a circle and flower motif enclosed by sawtooth patterned chip-carved borders; handle also incised with flower and circle; old brown paint.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: chip carving, incising, maple (wood)

GUSN: 2282

Accession Number: 1991.290

Candlestand

Cherry tripod base candlestnad with turned baluster and round top covered with decorated floor cloth.

Date: 1785-1795

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), oilcloth, painting (coating), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 2283

Accession Number: 1991.291

Chest

Joined chest. Riven oak, pine, and maple. Atlantic white cedar moldings on panels. Overhanging hinged lid with molded edge and pegged cleats on case. Molded and sawtooth carved top front rail over three recessed panels enclosed by muntins with applied turned split spindles. Center panel with notche...

Date: 1650-1700

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood), pine (wood), joining, white cedar (wood)

GUSN: 2284

Accession Number: 1991.292

Sail Maker's Bag

Canvas sail maker's bag, of long, vertical duffle-bag shape, natural color, handstitched, the top of copper gromets laced with thin roping ending in macrame', the front of the bag bearing the initials "H.W." in black paint.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, stitching, macrame (technique), rope, thread

GUSN: 2285

Accession Number: 1991.293

Sail Maker's Bag

Tubular-shaped off-white bag with hand-sewn seams, narrows to top drawstring and closure; macrame' knotted shoulder straps and hanging device; the gromets are hand-sewn with string.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, macrame (technique)

GUSN: 2286

Accession Number: 1991.294

Trade Bag Panel

Rectangular piece of burlap trade bag, two selvage ends, two rough ends, incribed with penmanship, "Baker & Lincoln / Hingham / to be left at / Elm St. Stage Office / Boston"; reverse has stenciled "WX (in diamond) 66" marks.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap, ink

GUSN: 2287

Accession Number: 1991.295

Coverlet

Bedspread/coverlet of nearly square form, comprised of four panels, quilted with centeral tulip over heart embroidered with initials and date "LB 1803" enclosed by scrolled feathering, palmettes, floral sprigs, corner leaves, and three-sided half-feather pattern border with hearts in each corner; gr...

Date: 1803

Maker: Batchelder, Lydia (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), linen (material), quilting, wool (textile)

GUSN: 2288

Accession Number: 1991.296

Coverlet

"Linsey-woolsey" coverlet/bedspread of suared form with bottom corners cut out; comprised on three panels, quilted with diamond blocks set in diagonal rows, each containing floral, palmetic and feather-quilted motif set against group of quilted parallel diagonal lines, scalloped feather pattern wher...

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), quilting, wool (textile)

GUSN: 2289

Accession Number: 1991.297

Blanket

Handwoven wool blanket, rectangular form of one panel, natural color with taupe stripe at both ends, wheel designs at each corner embroidered in rose, taupe, butternut and yellow; loose buttonhole stitch (rose) decoratively trimming edges; remains of initial at one corner.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, wool (textile), weaving, yarn

GUSN: 2290

Accession Number: 1991.298

Blanket

Large woven wool blanket of rectangular form, one panel, of natural ecru color with taupe stripe at each end, four corners decorated with wool-embroidered wheel designs in taupe with inner squares of rose, butternut and cream wool, worn overcast edge in loose buttonhole stitch in rose thread.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 2291

Accession Number: 1991.299

Blanket

Square form, of home spun and woven white boiled wool with taupe stripe at one end, and embroidered with taupe wool yarns with wheel-like devices at two corners.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, wool (textile), weaving, yarn

GUSN: 2292

Accession Number: 1991.300

Crib Blanket

Woven wool blanket, natural ecru with polychrome striped bands at ends, embroidered with wheel decoration at corners in red, green, yellow; red cross-stitch decoratively trimming each end.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 2293

Accession Number: 1991.301

Piece of a Blanket

A corner of a blanket: rectangular piece of white boiled wool with band of taupe at one end; one corner embroidered with butternut and yellow wool yarns in a wheel-like device.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 2294

Accession Number: 1991.302

Blanket

Rectangular form of off-white wool woven with band of dark blue at each end, the corners embroidered with wheel-like devices in navy, yellow and rose wool yarns; the ends overcast with rose embroidery.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 2295

Accession Number: 1991.303

Settle

The high straight back comprised of four horizontal boards over a shallow plank seat enclosed by shaped end bands that form arm rests and flare to back base. In old red paint.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2296

Accession Number: 1991.304

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