Historic New England

"Minot's Light" Fireboard

Rectangular (oblong) format, with an elaborate gold frame painted around the border. View of Minot's Light at the far right with rocks behind it; a blue-green ocean is painted in stylized pattern of waves. There are several small sailing ships and a square rigger on the horizon.

Date: 1860

Maker: Drew, Clement (Maker)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 3278

Accession Number: 1991.1062

Sign Advertising Padlocks

A painted, canary-yellow sign in the shape of a giant padlock.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 3279

Accession Number: 1991.1063

Toy Steam Engine Train

Toy train with five cars: steam engine with tender, an open freight car, a livestock car and a passenger car; each wooden car is of a simplified form; the engine with tender is painted medium green with red and black detailing and red wheels; the engine is embossed in gilt with "N.Y.C.R.R" and a par...

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3280

Accession Number: 1991.1064

Painted Traffic Sign

No description

Date: 1800-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3281

Accession Number: 1991.1066

Painted Panel

Painted panel, possibly a fireboard; view of a sailor boy holding a parsol and a girl holding up her skirts by the shore; a large bird is overhead; a fully rigged ship is offshore; the foliage is a dull, brownish green.

Date: 1725-1775

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3282

Accession Number: 1991.1068

Carved Portrait of a Woman

Oval plaque of a woman, three-quarter face turned to the right. Her head and shoulders are enclosed in black drapery with yellow fringe. Her hair is parted in the middle with long curls at the sides of her face. The neck of the dress is edged with red and gold, and she wears a necklace of blue beads...

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: amber (fossil resin), carving (processes), ebony (wood), glass (material), oil paint (paint), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3283

Accession Number: 1991.1069

Portrait of Washington Gordon

Half of a rectangular, vertical format portrait of a young man, with a dark blue coat with puffed shoulders and a yellow vest with gold painted buttons. Unframed - per donor there was no sign of it ever having been framed.

Date: 1832

Maker: Attributed to Ellis, A. (Maker)

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

GUSN: 3284

Accession Number: 1991.1070

Broom

A rough hewn square handle on a segment of birch log cut into splint bristles.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood)

GUSN: 3285

Accession Number: 1991.1072

Liquor Chest

Rectangular hinged lid with a molded edge over a conforming box with a flat base and wire handles on the sides painted brown-red. The interior is filled with 12 square compartments each holding a blown green glass liquor (gin) bottle and a corkscrew. The bottles are in various forms.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), glassblowing, pine (wood), painting (coating)

GUSN: 3286

Accession Number: 1991.1073.1

Bottle

One of twelve deep olive-amber gin bottles in a box.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 3287

Accession Number: 1991.1073.14

High Chair

The highchair tapers round the back posts with acorn finials joined by two arched slats. Carved arms with scrolled hand holds on tapering round front posts, and a double set of box stretchers (only back). It has a rush seat and it's all painted red.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 3288

Accession Number: 1991.1074

Color Lithograph

Horizontal, rectangular format of Shaker men and women dancing in rows facing one another, in an interior with three windows and shawls, hats and coats hung along the wall.

Maker: D.W. Kellog and Co. (Maker)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 3289

Accession Number: 1991.1075

Cooper's Mallet

Wooden cooper's mallet with rough, heavy mallet head and smooth, handled mallet head and rounded handle. Inscribed with an owner's name and address on the handle and name on the mallet. The mallet head wedge fits onto the pole.

Date: 1801-1805

Maker: Possibly Thomas C. Armory and Co. (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material), ash (wood), poplar (wood)

GUSN: 3290

Accession Number: 1991.1076

Chest

A chest with a flat top and molded edge with two short drawers over three long drawers. It has a molded base that is raised on four ball turned feet with quatrifoil brasslock plates and pierced floriform brass escuteons with brass drop drawer pulls (2 to each drawer). It is painted dark brown.

Date: 1690-1720

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 3291

Accession Number: 1991.1077

Artist's Sample Board

Rectangular oblong format, showing a black background with various designs in color: scrolls, corner pieces, wicker, lettering, fancy motifs, etc. Unframed. [see photo neg.#47543-A]

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: Lincoln, Ephraim F., 1864-1934 (Maker)

Material: boards (flat objects), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 3292

Accession Number: 1991.1078

Plaque

Very weathered board, rectangular format, with holes in each corner for long-headed handmade nails, with black painted lettering. Unframed.

Date: 1773

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3293

Accession Number: 1991.1079

Linen Wallcovering

Piece of linen mounted on two modern wallboards painted on the face with closely spaced decorative motifs. The background is black, and the chief design color is iron red. The basic forms of the various designs appear to be stenciled, with highlights and touches in freehand in white. Other secondary...

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: Fome-Cor (TM), linen (material), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 3294

Accession Number: 1991.1080

Overmantel-Gurney House

Rectangular overmantel painting, a composition showing a square, hip-roof house, gray with a red roof and yellow chimneys on the lower right. On the left, there is a bay with a two-masted vessel and other small scale full rigged ships. Hills, on the right, slope up to the mountains. At the far left,...

Date: 1775-1799

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3295

Accession Number: 1991.1081

Fireboard

Fireboard made from five boards stenciled with upper and lower borders and standing birds in a row inbetween. Painted in black and grey with touches of red in the upper border. The upper border has swags with fruit. For upper border and birds, see the same in a house on Clongh Hill, London, N.H. (My...

Date: 1800-1824

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3296

Accession Number: 1991.1082

Desk

Slant-top child's desk. Pine, grain-painted. Slant top has beaded edge. Lower section of case has two long drawers and molded base. Rests on cloud-shaped bracket feet.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, pine (wood)

GUSN: 3297

Accession Number: 1991.1083.1

Painting

On a peach ground with black lettering and one line filled in with bold wide-lettered red paint, with pointing hands drawn at either side of this line, is a sign which contains an inscription.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), pencils (drawing and writing equipment), pressboard

GUSN: 3298

Accession Number: 1991.1084

Hat Mold

Short, cylindrical crown on curved, ovoid brim; painted black

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3299

Accession Number: 1991.1085

Yarn Winder

No description

Date: 1800-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 3300

Accession Number: 1991.1086

Spinning Wheel

A large wheel with tapered rod turned spokes that are bolted to a turned and line incised post. It has a similiarly turned distaff(?) and four splayed turned legs supporting rectangular planks(?).

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), oak (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 3301

Accession Number: 1991.1087

Redware Jug/Electric Lamp

Small, bulbous form with splayed circular foot ring, strap handles and a narrow rolled mouth, green-orange molded glaze with orange speckles. The mouth has been fit with an electric socket, and has a natural colored burlap and paper shade.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), redware, throwing (pottery technique), lead glaze

GUSN: 3302

Accession Number: 1991.1088

Bottle/Electric Lamp

Of green transluscent glass with a flat wide collar and ring, above a bulbous, rounded shoulders and cylindrical body fitted with electrical socket at the neck.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 3303

Accession Number: 1991.1089

Wall Bracket

A tapering iron rod with a hook at one end and an augled pierced "foot" at the other, and supported by an iron element at the angle. It is painted black.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 3304

Accession Number: 1991.1090

Rocking Chair

Rocking chair. Various woods, paint. Bowed rectangular rail with cut corners over seven tapering bowed spindles and conforming slats. Curved arms with scrolled holdholds and bamboo turned supports. Rounded front plank seat. Bamboo turned legs and box stretchers. Simple rockers. All plainted y...

Date: 1825-1845

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3305

Accession Number: 1991.1091

Candlestand

A round top on a tapering ring and vase turned standard and arched tripod base with snake feet. The top is painted brown, while the standard and base is grain painted in light and dark brown.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, hardwood, pine (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 3306

Accession Number: 1991.1092

Horseshoe, Saltmarsh

A long iron leaf-shaped blade, with a loop end on a short wood handle.

Date: 1800-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3307

Accession Number: 1991.1093

Steelyard Scale

A flat-sided oblong handle with three "U" shaped pivoting extensions, with hooks on a notched square-section rod marked with increments of measurement and a pear-shaped weight on the end.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 3308

Accession Number: 1991.1094

Flying Goose Weathervane

Weathervane of a flattened silhouette of a Canada Goose in flight with silhouetted wings nailed at an angle to the body. The head is painted black, while the body and wings retain traces of white and black painted areas. It has tack eyes, a meatal plate and a hole at the base.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3309

Accession Number: 1991.1095

Communion Set

Box: It has a flat, hinged rectangular lid with an applied molded edge over a conforming box. It is painted red and the interior is brown. It is fitted with places for a Communion set and covered with deep napped beige cotton. Flagon: Of reel and bell form with a knop on a domed and molded hin...

Date: 1790-1830

Maker: Attributed to Bonning, Robert, Mr. (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), pewter (tin alloy), pine (wood), tin (metal)

GUSN: 3310

Accession Number: 1991.1096.1-3

Quilting Frame

Wooden; pine; made with four bases.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3311

Accession Number: 1991.1097

Dipper

A large shallow bulbous-sided basin with a flaring rim. A spout and tapering cylindrical handle at the side, with a glazed interior and rim.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: lead glaze, redware

GUSN: 3312

Accession Number: 1991.1098

Candlestand

Candlestand. Wood, painted black. Round top; elongated vase- turned pedestal. Raised on three cabriole legs with snake feet.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3313

Accession Number: 1991.1099

Nautical Painting of the Ship "Dredenot"

Painting of the ship "Dredenot". Oil on canvas, with carved wooden figures. The ship is flying the British flag and passing a spit of land, Lands End, England. A wooden board is affixed to the bottom edge of the canvas and has four sheets of yellowed paper attached to the center. The papers note wit...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas, paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), carving (processes)

GUSN: 3163

Accession Number: 1991.1347

Sander

No description

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 3164

Accession Number: 1991.1357

Sander or Pouncebox

Hardwood sander (aka pouncebox), small, with outflared bowl top with center perforation in the form of a 6-pointed star, above grooved neck and high outflared base and molded foot; light colored satiny fruitwood with burl spots; felt-lined bottom.

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: fruitwood, turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 3165

Accession Number: 1991.1358

Work Table

Work table. Mahogany. Rectangular top with ovolo corners. Single central drawer with double-arch molding and brass pulls. Fitted with runners for work bag (bag missing). Rests on round, reeded tapering legs with cylindrical feet. Varnished.

Date: 1805-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), mahogany (wood), reed (grass, material), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 3166

Accession Number: 1991.1363

Boxed Chess Set

Boxed chess set, complete with red and yellow carved and painted chessmen (the horse with animated faces), all within red-painted pine box with sliding cover, of dovetail construction; some pieces with green-felt bottoms.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), dovetail joints, painting (coating), pine (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 3167

Accession Number: 1991.1353AB

Box

Oval Shaker-style box, small (spice box) size, with lapped top and bottom, secured wtih hard-hammered nails; warm, natural brown finish; now houses chess set.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), bentwood, nailing

GUSN: 3168

Accession Number: 1991.1354AB

Pillow Sham

Section of white work cotton pillow sham with wide and elaborate hand-knotted fringe. The raised cotton designs of a central cornicopia with a border of flowering vines. Padded with cotton wicking. An attached label reads: Tablecover/Deborah Keston/1774 .

Date: 1774-1799

Maker: Keston, Deborah (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, quilting, thread

GUSN: 3169

Accession Number: 1991.1396

Mitten Stretcher

Wooden mitten stretcher/mender/dryer, of a large man's size; made of pine with a movable thumb; a dark finish and a metal loop hook at the bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3170

Accession Number: 1991.1422

Needlework Fragment/Table Runner

Needlework fragment/table runner, comprised of four joined panels; needlepoint worked in the Irish (or Flame) stitch style, with later cotton-tape edging.

Date: 1740-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, needlepoint (needleworking), tapes (binding components), wool (textile)

GUSN: 3171

Accession Number: 1991.1482

Toy Carousel

A toy mechanical carousel. four tapering columns hold a "cris-cross" canopy over a centered turned post with four shaped platforms- each with a sitting hen raised on a square base. Painted red, green, blue, yellow and white. The central post has an embossed gilt paper banding. The chickens turn when...

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), gilding, painting (coating), paper (fiber product), papier mâché

GUSN: 3172

Accession Number: 1991.1492

Pot Lifter

Wrought iron pot lifter tool, with heavy double-hook supports; screwed on "stirrup" hook with a very long out & up carved handle.

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), welding, wrought

GUSN: 3173

Accession Number: 1991.1506

Shaker Colony Herb Lables

Fifteen assorted herb labels mounted on a brown paper backed with cardboard. Various colors, typefaces and herb types all wrapped in a clear plastic taped on the reverse. The sizes range: for height: 17"(for the mounting) 1 1/2 - 2 7/8 and width: 14"(for the mounting) 2 1/4 - 4 1/4

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: gluing, ink, mounting, paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 3174

Accession Number: 1991.1510

Cricket

Rectangular padded and green linen fabric covered top with polychrome tape at sides on base; straight skirt and two boot jack-ended feet; the base is painted beige.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), painting (coating), pine (wood), wool (textile)

GUSN: 3175

Accession Number: 1991.1561

Windup Dog

Figure of a standing white terrier with one black ear, one brown ear and a spotted face; has glass eyes and a black-painted cardboard nose; there is a windup at the side.

Date: 1915-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), plush

GUSN: 3176

Accession Number: 1991.1565

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