Historic New England

Tumbler

Opalescent cerulean blue body. Cylindrical form; vertical facetted ribbing overall, tapering inward at circular mouth. Flat bottom with pressed sunburst or sunflower design.

Date: 1855-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, reeding, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 8099

Accession Number: 1949.528.2

Fireback

Rectangular, with crowned figure holding harp, cast in relief. Seated under C-scrolled arch, with fleur-de-lis key, resting on classical column.

Date: 1734-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal), relief (sculpture techniques)

GUSN: 8100

Accession Number: 1949.529

"Knife-blade andirons". Flame-shaped shaft, ball-shaped finial with incised lines, turned and incised pedestal. Finial rests on square, flat wrought iron platform. Cabriole legs and flat slipper feet. Rectangular billet bar riveted to plinth.

Date: 1734-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), incising, iron (metal), riveting, turning (shaping process), wrought

GUSN: 8101

Accession Number: 1949.531.1-.2

Apothecary bottle

Opaque white body. Polished pontil. Etched scrolled cartouch or label on front. Domed circular lid. Globular stepped blue finial handle; gilt band decoration.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: Possibly Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: glassblowing, etching (corroding), etching (printing process), gilding, glass (material)

GUSN: 8102

Accession Number: 1949.539AB

Powder box with cover

Box: white body with transparent glaze. Circular tub-shaped with "strapping" at top and bottom. Cover: shaped ear handles meant to receive rope or bail handle. Applied finial handle. Overglaze enameled sprig decoration of cornflower-like flowers.

Date: 1847-1856

Maker: Copeland Spode (Maker)

Material: molding (forming), bone china, enameling, reeding, gilding, glazing (coating), porcelain, tin (metal)

GUSN: 8103

Accession Number: 1949.540AB

Wallpaper

Black painted, molded wood frame; gold painted inner edge. Under glass. Pieced wallpaper fragment has light blue ground with white diamond pattern; three figures seated around table. Tree in background with green flowers at base. Above green leafy quatrefoil motif.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 8104

Accession Number: 1949.562

Chest of drawers

Rectangular; resting on straight bracket feet. Four graduated drawers with incised lines following contour of drawer front. Corresponding blond stringing. Rectangular top with straight edges.

Date: 1795-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), incising, inlay (process), mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 8105

Accession Number: 1949.748

Oil lamp

Deep blue transparent two-part molded body. Hexagonal stepped base and column with rings at central waist. Bulbous font with facet design. Domed top with brass collar. Fitted for electricity. Cut-work paper shade. Originally fitted with camphene burner.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (Glassmaker)

Material: glassblowing, cutwork, glass (material), paper (fiber product), pressing

GUSN: 8106

Accession Number: 1949.753

Armchair

White-painted, high-backed in Boston rocker style. Yoke crest supported by round stiles and tapered spindles. Light blue linear highlights. Seat has scrolled quatrefoil with fleur-de-lis at center front. Classical motif on crest of ovoid recess with urn at center.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8107

Accession Number: 1949.911

Rug

Rectangular with multi-colored parallelogram border. Overall pattern of three rows of three cartouche-shaped reserves, each enclosing a single red or white flower. White background at ends and center; red background on sides.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap, hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8108

Accession Number: 1949.917

Rug

Rectangular with multicolored "tic-tac-toe" design on blue field. Bound with black cotton twill.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap, hooking, shirring, twill, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8109

Accession Number: 1949.1021

Bureau scarf

Rectangular white-on-white bureau scarf with central stylized three-branched flower with vine enclosing it on three sides, top is open. Knotted fringe on four sides. Linen backing with cotton face.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, fringe, knotting, linen (material)

GUSN: 8110

Accession Number: 1949.1016

Table scarf

Half-circular table scarf. White with hand-crocheted or tatted fringed edge. Scrolled trapunto-work grape vine follows edge. Central motif of an open basket filled with scrolled vines and flowers.

Date: ca. 1824

Maker: Holmes, Mary D. (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, fringe, tatting (process), trapunto

GUSN: 8111

Accession Number: 1949.1017

Bedspread

White-on-white; white fringed edges on sides and bottom. Bottom corners cut for footposts. Central motif: oval with scrolled leafy vines ending in flowers with raised center. Top end, undecorated. Lined with white cotton.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, fringe, tufting

GUSN: 8112

Accession Number: 1949.1029

Bedspread

White-on-white candlewick bedspread; cut corners for posts. Central urn of flowers surrounded by curvy wave-like border. Next border: vine with grapes and leaves. Outer border: swags and bows. Fringe on three sides of knotted diamonds basted onto netted fabric. Unlined.

Date: 1805-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: candlewicking (embroidering), cotton (textile), fringe, knotting, net (textile), tufting

GUSN: 8113

Accession Number: 1949.1030

Rug

Rectangular, with alternating polychrome vertical striped and horizontal striped squares forming brick-like background. Irregular-shaped polychrome reserves dot surface. Bound in dark-colored wool.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8114

Accession Number: 1949.1062

Wool sheet fragment

Rectangular strip of off-white, plain weave wool.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: Worden, Laura (Maker)

Material: hand weaving, tabby (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 8115

Accession Number: 1983.136

Wool Sheet

White, plain weave, seamed, wool sheet with selvages and hemmed ends.

Date: 1790-1830

Maker: Cobb, Hannah Francis, 1767-1846 (Maker)

Material: cross-stitching, hand weaving, piecing, tabby (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 8116

Accession Number: 1972.146

Satinet sheet

Rectangular, off-white sheet, plain weave, seamed ends and selvage sides.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, piecing, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 8117

Accession Number: 1959.1244

Blanket

White, plain weave, heavily napt wool with 6- 1/4" wide candy striped bands at each end; repeating blue, white, red, orange, white, red. Side edges selvage; top and bottom edges bound.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: weaving, piecing, tabby (textile), silk (textile), synthetic, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8118

Accession Number: 1986.833.2

Blanket

Square fragment of cream-colored plain and twill weave wool with woven black windowpane check.

Date: 1817-1875

Maker: Hodgdon, Hannah (Austin) (Maker)

Material: tabby (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 8119

Accession Number: 1964.363

Carriage Blanket

Rectangular, white cotton spread with raised stripes of a complex pattern weave; selvage edges with knotted ends.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: machine-made, fringe, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 8120

Accession Number: 1946.374

Blanket

Nearly square, off-white, fine weight, plain weave wool with scalloped edges. Bound in cream-colored silk with same embroidered floral sprays in two opposite corners.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 8121

Accession Number: 1946.323

Point Blanket Fragment

Rectangular, cream-colored plain weave wool blanket with narrow light blue stripe across end. Three light blue "points" along one edge; selvage sides, frayed end with cut edge.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Possibly Jaquith, Elizabeth Needham, 1748-1820 (Maker)

Material: weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 8122

Accession Number: 1946.267C

Carriage Blanket

Heavy wool twill plaid of red and black with yellow and white; self-fringe on all sides.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: fringe, weaving, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8123

Accession Number: 1939.556

Crib Blanket

Nearly square, off-white, fine weight, plain weave wool with scalloped edges bound in red wool yarn.

Maker: unknown

Material: tabby (textile), wool (textile), yarn

GUSN: 8124

Accession Number: 1936.840

Crib Blanket

Rectangular, off-white, plain weave wool blanket; double thickness with edges bound in a royal blue yarn.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), yarn

GUSN: 8125

Accession Number: 1936.839

Point Blanket

White, plain weave wool with single bordered blue stripe at each end; single "point" 1-1/2 " stripe at one corner; all edges raw and unhemmed.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, piecing, tabby (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 8126

Accession Number: 1936.589

Blanket

Blue-grey wool plain weave blanket (panel) hemmed at ends with selvage sides. Shaker-made.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Shakers (Maker)

Material: hand weaving, piecing, tabby (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 8127

Accession Number: 1935.1270

Blanket

White, plain weave wool with band of rainbow-like stripes at each end: (from inside to out) blue, red, yellow, green with two narrow red stripes; ends finished off with red blanket stitch; sides selvage.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: machine-made, piecing, tabby (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 8129

Accession Number: 1934.2350B

Alphabet Sampler

Alphabet Sampler. Horizontal rectangle on cream linen ground. Unfinished. Three rows of alphabet. Alphabets: #1 complete; #2 complete; #3 "A-O,S".

Maker: unknown

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 8131

Accession Number: 1968.103

Baby Blanket

Roughly square, off-white cotton dimity cloth; seamed with taped bound edges.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: weaving, machine-made, dimity, piecing, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 8132

Accession Number: 1928.1059

Bedspread

Rectangular silk damask spread, pieced, of overall design of pink long-stemmed, orchid- like flowers on gold background with entwining vines; applied light blue tape with attached fuzzy balls by knotted cords.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), damask, fringe

GUSN: 8133

Accession Number: 1990.400

Sheet

Plastic packaged sheet. "Garden Gay" pattern, fine cotton fitted sheet for twin bed of bright red, blue, pink, yellow, orange and green on white ground.

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: Mohawk (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), machine-made

GUSN: 8137

Accession Number: 1994.19.1

Sheet

Plastic packaged sheet. "Garden Gay" pattern, fine cotton fitted sheet for standard bed of bright red, blue, pink, yellow, orange and green on white ground.

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: Mohawk (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), weaving, machine-made

GUSN: 8138

Accession Number: 1994.19.2

Fireback

Rectangular with dome-shaped top. Relief of crown surmounting banded circle enclosing shield, center; unicorn, right; lion's body with man's face, left.

Date: ca. 1621

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), relief (sculpture techniques), wrought

GUSN: 7684

Accession Number: 1949.396

Jamb hook

Rectangular back plate with rounded top and bottom; screws to wall. C-shaped hook terminates in lemon-shaped finial with knopped projection or secondary finial above.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), knops

GUSN: 7685

Accession Number: 1949.400.1

Jamb hook

Rectangular back plate with rounded top and bottom; screws to wall. C-shaped hook terminates in lemon-shaped finial with knopped projection or secondary finial above.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), knops

GUSN: 7686

Accession Number: 1949.400.2

Hearth brush

Turned wood shaft with acorn finial. String around finial for hanging. Shaft has vase- shaped terminus at join to oval, domed bristle head. Blue clumped bristles.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, wild pigs, turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7687

Accession Number: 1949.401

Doorstop (Paperweight)

Spherical transparent green body with flat bottom and unpolished pontil; numerous trapped air bubbles.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7688

Accession Number: 1949.403

Figurine

Classical or madonna-like figure wears green drapery and mantle secured with yellow wreath on head and holds jar filled with rose petals (?). Magenta/rose underskirt; mottled greens and brown circular base.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), mineral, tin (metal)

GUSN: 7689

Accession Number: 1949.565

Candlestick

Green; block-like form. Nubby texture on sides; smooth top with rounded corners with central hole slightly off center.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7690

Accession Number: 1949.625.1

Candlestick

Green; block-like form. Nubby texture on sides; smooth top with rounded corners with central hole slightly off center.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7691

Accession Number: 1949.625.2

Candlestick

Green; block-like form. Nubby texture on sides; smooth top with rounded corners with central hole slightly off center.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7692

Accession Number: 1949.625.3

Candlestick

Green; block-like form. Nubby texture on sides; smooth top with rounded corners with central hole slightly off center.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7693

Accession Number: 1949.625.4

Salt dish liner

Cylindrical body with scalloped rim; cut flutes. Transparent cobalt blue overlay on colorless body with star or sunburst cut from blue to clear on bottom.

Date: 1845-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: overlays, cutting (dividing), glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 7694

Accession Number: 1949.637.1

Salt dish liner

Cylindrical body with scalloped rim; cut flutes. Transparent cobalt blue overlay on colorless body with star or sunburst cut from blue to clear on bottom.

Date: 1845-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: overlays, cutting (dividing), glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 7695

Accession Number: 1949.637.2

Plate

Wide rim and sharp cavetto terminating in dished bottom. Decorated with incised lines around outer edge and inside bowl.

Date: 1768-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: incising, pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7696

Accession Number: 1949.706.1

Plate

Wide rim and sharp cavetto terminating in dished bottom. Decorated with incised lines around outer edge and inside bowl.

Date: 1768-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: incising, pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7697

Accession Number: 1949.706.2

Tray

Olive-colored oval with pierced gallery sides and two cut-out oval handholds. Cavetto has gilded line border as do contours of piercings. Underside painted black.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (coating), piercing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 7698

Accession Number: 1949.735

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