Historic New England

Traffic Sign

Directional sign in large, narrow horizontal format with raised iron letters. Made of iron, the letters and pointing hand are tacked on. The iron sheet is pierced in four places to clamp for support.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 11418

Accession Number: 1992.366

Rug

An oval form comprised of braided strips of polychrome cotton sewn together in concentric ovals. The predominant shades are yellow, green, brown, tan, red and black.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: braiding, cotton (textile), sewing (process)

GUSN: 11419

Accession Number: 1992.367

Beehive

Domed woven form of straw and ash splints on a circular wood base. There are several holes on the dome and one arched opening at the base. It is all varnished.

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), straw (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 11420

Accession Number: 1992.368

Hook

Long, shaved, unpainted upright with a hook at the end. Two cut out nails are in place on the upright post.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), shaving (process)

GUSN: 11421

Accession Number: 1992.369

Crane

A very small crane with a long tapered arm, having a hook at one end on a tapered rectangular post with cylindrical ends for B & C pintels. They have a key-like shape.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 11422

Accession Number: 1992.370A-C

Cutting Board

A rough hewn semi-circular piece of wood with a tab at one side.

Date: 1700-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 11423

Accession Number: 1992.374

A pair of ball feet on trestles. Rear support is "J" shaped. The ball feet and four of the trestles have the remains of original blue paint. The turned and incised front ball feet are on a rectangular board with "boot jack" like end support with a "V" cut.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), incising, turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 11424

Accession Number: 1992.372AB

Teapot

Of bulbous, squat form with a compressed shoulder and shaped spout. It has a "C" shaped handle with scooped apex and flared collar and rim. The circular cover has a conical knop. Glazed brown over a white body. Also the shoulders are decorated with a gilt band with meander below with crest medallion...

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 11425

Accession Number: 1992.375AB

Spoon

A long, tapered, arched handle pierced with a hanging hole with a slightly round, shallow bowl.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), maple (wood)

GUSN: 11426

Accession Number: 1992.376

Plates

Each is of circular form, slightly concave with a double line incised edge and slanted sides with circular footing. The lower sides are incised with concentric rings.

Date: 1775-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: incising, treenware

GUSN: 11427

Accession Number: 1992.377A-H

Hanging Cupboard

A rectangular case with conforming butterfly hinged door that was originally built in. There are no shelves and the back of the door has two heavy cleats.

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 11428

Accession Number: 1992.378

Trade Sign

Farmers trade sign advertising eggs, with a carved wood chicken in profile. It is lettered on both sides in black paint. An eye-hook is attached to the chicken at the upper center, with a wire threaded through it. A red ribbon, to suggest a tail, was tied to a nail on the chicken's back; a second na...

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 11429

Accession Number: 1992.379

Trunk

Of rectangular form with a slightly domed lid, covered in beige canvas with wood and iron bracing and strapping. The iron hasps are marked.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 11430

Accession Number: 1992.380

Hooked Rug Runner

A very long, narrow runner hooked in polychrome wool in a repeated foliate scroll design on a varregated brown and tan ground. It follows the contours of the scrolls and is bound in green cotton tape.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 11431

Accession Number: 1992.381

Coverlet

An almost square form, with the linen top a deep indigo dyed resist pattern of an intricate flowering vine. The reverse is in beige cotton, printed with red diamond-diaper patterned stripes alternating with red and white wine patterned stripes. The field is quilted with overall diamond pattern with...

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), printing (process), quilting, resist dyeing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 11432

Accession Number: 1992.382

Rug

A section of a striped rug woven with beige cotton and madder, purple and green wool warp and variously printed and rolled cotton fabric weft- painted an umber and stenciled with pineapples and foliate devices in red, green and black.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stenciling, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 11433

Accession Number: 1992.383

Portable Desk

Of rectangular form with dovetail construction and brass bail handles at each end. A hinged lid opens to a hinged writing surface, sectioned tray and storage compartments.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 11434

Accession Number: 1992.384

Laundry Basket

An oval form with a wide rim over straight tapering sides and flared conforming foot.

Date: 1910-1935

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, weaving

GUSN: 11435

Accession Number: 1992.385

Gathering Basket

A deep, round form with a heavy wrapped rim and shaped arched swing handle, which pivots on iron bolts and projecting mounts. The base is reinforced with wide splints and is inverted a bit, and is stamped at the base.

Date: 1875-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), maple (wood), splints (lighting devices)

GUSN: 11436

Accession Number: 1992.386

Coffin Box

A small wood, red and gold painted, box in the shape of a coffin. There are incised decorations on the top and one side. The box is joined with different sized nails, most are square-headed. The angling of the coffin sides are created by making partial cuts in two side panels, and bending and nailin...

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 11437

Accession Number: 1992.387AB

Candle Dipping Stick

A group of tapering, shaved wood sticks used for dipping candles. Each is slightly different and some have carved knobs at the end.

Date: 1775-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: shaving (process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 11438

Accession Number: 1992.388

Bathtub

Of oblong form with steeply canted ends and a rounded base, and raised on two shaped wood feet. The interior is painted white and the exterior canary yellow, the rim has [illeg.] cylindrical rools(?) at its sides and edges.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 11439

Accession Number: 1992.389

Windsor Birdcage Chair

Bamboo turned arched crest-rail and conforming stiles, enclose 7 tapered spindles on a shaped seat and 4 bamboo incised bulbous turned splayed legs; with side and medial stretchers, all painted red and brown.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), painting (coating), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 11440

Accession Number: 1992.390

Ladderback

The chair has acorn finials on cylinder turned back posts. They are joined by three arched slats and trapezoidal rush seat cylindar turned front posts, and "rod" turned box stretchers with a red-brown surface.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: rush (material), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 11441

Accession Number: 1992.391

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