Historic New England

Statue

A) Neo-classical figure of nude Venus, contraposto pose; Pedestal, covered w/ drapery, surmounted by an urn which figure supports w/ proper right hand, is situated flush against her right leg. She raises a thick plait of hair in left hand. Plain square plinth of incised brick pattern w/ zig-zag hatc...

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: alabaster (mineral), marble (rock)

GUSN: 17415

Accession Number: 1971.343AB

Bottle

Mold blown bottle. Laid-on ring (collar). Neck is 2 3/4". Medallion on body embossed w/ owner "John Winn Jr." Kick-up w/ polished pontil mark. Overall shape of glass bottle: cylindrically-shaped neck tapers into cylindrically-shaped base. Olive green glass.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: H. Ricketts & Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 17416

Accession Number: 1971.384D

Bottle

Green mold blown bottle cylindrical in form. Lipped rim tapers into neck 3" in length. Medallion on body is embossed w/ owner "Joseph Shed". Overall shape of bottle is cylindrical.

Date: 1805-1830

Maker: H. Ricketts & Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 17417

Accession Number: 1971.384E

Bottle

Dark olive green glass. Hand-blown bottle. Laid-on ring (collar). Neck is 2 5/8". Medallion on body embossed w/ owner "J.W. Boott". Overall shape of bottle is cylindrical--cylindrical neck tapers into cylindrically-shaped body. Pontil mark is polished off base.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 17418

Accession Number: 1971.384G

Andiron

Low andirons w/ turned columnar plinth w/ heavy ball finials. Shaped curved billet bar in brass extends to ball shaped log stop. Ball forms have incised rings.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Hunneman, William C. (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 17419

Accession Number: 1972.176A

Andiron

Low andirons w/ turned columnar plinth w/ heavy ball finials. Shaped curved billet bar in brass extends to ball shaped log stop. Ball forms have incised rings.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Hunneman, William C. (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 17420

Accession Number: 1972.176B

Windsor Side Chair

Chair, Windsor form. Pine, grain painted. One of six painted (yellow) bow back Windsor side chairs decorated with a bamboo motif, with incised black bands. The legs, stretchers, and eight spindles are decorated in a similar fashion. The seat is pine, grain painted to imitate mahogany. Evidence ...

Date: 1790-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 17421

Accession Number: 1973.310

Windsor Side Chair

Chair, Windsor form. Pine, grain painted. One of six painted (yellow) bow back Windsor side chairs decorated with a bamboo motif, with incised black bands. The legs, stretchers, and eight spindles are decorated in a similar fashion. The seat is pine, grain painted to imitate mahogany. Evidence ...

Date: 1790-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 17422

Accession Number: 1973.311

Windsor Side Chair

Chair, Windsor form. Pine, grain painted. One of six painted (yellow) bow back Windsor side chairs decorated with a bamboo motif, with incised black bands. The legs, stretchers, and eight spindles are decorated in a similar fashion. The seat is pine, grain painted to imitate mahogany. Evidence ...

Date: 1790-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 17423

Accession Number: 1973.312

Windsor Side Chair

Chair, Windsor form. Pine, grain painted. One of six painted (yellow) bow back Windsor side chairs decorated with a bamboo motif, with incised black bands. The legs, stretchers, and eight spindles are decorated in a similar fashion. The seat is pine, grain painted to imitate mahogany. Evidence ...

Date: 1790-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 17424

Accession Number: 1973.313

Windsor Side Chair

Chair, Windsor form. Pine, grain painted. One of six painted (yellow) bow back Windsor side chairs decorated with a bamboo motif, with incised black bands. The legs, stretchers, and eight spindles are decorated in a similar fashion. The seat is pine, grain painted to imitate mahogany. Evidence ...

Date: 1790-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 17425

Accession Number: 1973.344

Windsor Side Chair

Chair, Windsor form. Pine, grain painted. One of six painted (yellow) bow back Windsor side chairs decorated with a bamboo motif, with incised black bands. The legs, stretchers, and eight spindles are decorated in a similar fashion. The seat is pine, grain painted to imitate mahogany. Evidence ...

Date: 1790-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 17426

Accession Number: 1973.345

Bust of Harrison Gray Otis

Bust of Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1845). Neo-classical pose.

Date: 1838-1843

Maker: Clevenger, Shobal Vail (American sculptor, 1812-1843) (Sculptor)

Material: marble (rock)

GUSN: 17427

Accession Number: 1974.217A

Pedestal

Pedestal with black marble capital and base. Plain column shaft of mottled black marble.

Date: 1830-1843

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock)

GUSN: 17428

Accession Number: 1974.217B

Bellows

Unpainted leather gusset attached to wood w/ iron nails. Iron nozzle.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), leather, maple (wood)

GUSN: 17429

Accession Number: 1975.139

Looking Glass

Pier mirror. Base of frame has gadrooning and small rope turning. Sides have large black and gilt rope turnings formed into knots at bases and loose untied strands as capitals. Corner blocks of base have lion's head bosses in black. Frieze of pediment displays relief scene with a crowd of figures ...

Date: 1806-1810

Maker: Possibly Doggett, John (American mirror manufacturer, active 1809) (Maker)

Material: glass (material), eastern white pine (wood), gilding, gesso

GUSN: 17430

Accession Number: 1975.167.1

Looking glass

Pier mirror. White pine, gesso, gilt, paint, glass. Base of frame has gadrooning and small rope turning. Sides have large black and gilt rope turnings formed into knots at bases and loose untied strands as capitals. Corner blocks of base have lion's head bosses in black. Frieze of pediment displa...

Date: 1806-1810

Maker: Doggett, John (American mirror manufacturer, active 1809)

Material: Norway spruce (wood), gesso, gilding

GUSN: 17431

Accession Number: 1975.167.2

Curtain Rings

10 wooden turned rings not attached to curtains.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, lace (needlework), linen (material), net (textile)

GUSN: 17432

Accession Number: 1948.241.4

The Temptation and Victory of Rinaldo

Painting depicting a scene from an epic poem by Torquato Tasso about the First Crusade (eleventh century). Woodland scene depicts a male soldier in full armor, shield on his left arm and a helmet with a golden eagle on top. Soldier is surrounded by six women who have their hands linked and are danci...

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 17433

Accession Number: 1976.104

Card table

Card table. Rosewood, brass, ormolu. Two open lyres compose supports. Leaves have bowed fronts with recessed corners. Veneered rails with three ormolu mounts conform to shape of top. Lyre displays painted gilt foliage. Brass rods form "strings." Four saber legs terminate in brass lions head cas...

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: Attributed to Seymour, Thomas, 1771-1848 (Cabinetmaker) Penniman, John Ritto, 1782-1841 (Gilder)

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

GUSN: 17434

Accession Number: 1976.105

Glass Girandole

Glass girandole with two arms. Cut glass bobeche has nine suspended drops. Split beaded chains with large drop at one end run from each bobeche up to a glass dome hung with four drops. Flattened molded glass finial. Rectangular base with cut glass sides. Metal plate supports arms and center shaft. M...

Date: 1850-1890

Double-pronged metal heads, tapering shaft that joins head to handle; handle is made of bone, dyed green; handle is stretched in two halves and held by three rivets; end of handle is rounded.

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 17087

Accession Number: 1917.1204G

Knife sharpener

Steel prong is approx. 5" from its base to tip. Shape of prong is pyramidal, with an average diameter of 1 1/8". Prong is mounted to a green bone handle by a turned ring. Handle has an ellipsoidal shape and is rounded at the end.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 17088

Accession Number: 1917.1205

Wine Glass

Plain circular foot. Octagonal stem. Long bowl with straight tapered sides. Cut fluting extending halfway up bowl. Band of engraved geometric decoration below rim, including stars and diaper pattern. Polished pontil mark on base.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 17090

Accession Number: 1918.1330.3

Decanter

Pear-shaped form with cut fluting at base and shoulders. Engraved geometric border encircles middle. Neck has four applied rings, faceted neck and broad lip. Faceted stopper with ground base.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 17091

Accession Number: 1918.1329AB

Wine glass

Handblown. Broad base w/ plain slightly tapering stem. Tulip-shaped bowl is approx. the same length as baluster. Unpolished pontil mark on base.

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 17092

Accession Number: 1918.1569

Argand lamp

Electrified lamps in neoclassical form. Square base. Tapering columnar form w/ turned rings surmounted by amphora-shaped font. Single brass arm projects from column, terminating in vertical burner apparatus, now electrified. (Frosted glass globe vertically sectioned by clear glass stripes--1932.783 ...

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: Jones, John B. (Maker)

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 17093

Accession Number: 1952.452.1

Engraving

"Shakspeare(sic)/ Winter's Tale/ Act II. Scene III." Interior scene depicting the armoured King Leontes, presenting a sword to the elderly Lord Antigonus at left, while pointing to naked infant, Perdita at right. At right, a guard and four other men look on scene from the shadows; one helmeted soldi...

Date: 1793

Maker: Simon, F. P. (Artist) After Opie, J. (Artist) Boydell, John & Josiah (Publisher)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 17094

Accession Number: 1952.454

Engraving

"Shakspeare(sic)/ Winter's Tale/ Act IV. Scene III." Outdoor group scene w/ a maiden, Perdita, presenting herbs to King Polixenes seated at left. Prince Florizel wearing plumed hat holds Perdita's elbow. Dog in foreground. Background shows couples in peasant dress dancing. Beneath image is inscripti...

Date: 1792

Maker: Boydell, John & Josiah (Publisher) Fiuller, Ja (Artist) After Wheatley, Fra (Artist)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 17095

Accession Number: 1952.455

Engraving

"Shakspeare(sic)/ Romeo and Juliet,/ Act V. Scene III." Interior scene depicting crypt with young woman in white, Juliet, raised on one elbow gesturing to Friar Laurence who holds a torch in his left hand. The dead Romeo, vial of poison still in his hand, lies center foreground; bloodied sword visib...

Date: 1792

Maker: Boydell, John & Josiah (Publisher) Simon, P. (Artist) After Northcote, James, 1822-1904 (Artist)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 17096

Accession Number: 1952.456

Sherry bottle

Dark green glass; mold blown. Lipped opening which tapers into neck. Neck is 3 2/3" and tapers into cylindrical body. Shoulder inscribed. Straight sides taper slightly to base. Basal edge embossed.

Date: 1834

Maker: H. Ricketts & Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 17097

Accession Number: 1919.485

Wine cooler

Cylindrical form, straight sides, on three claw feet; enclosing three conjoined smaller cylindrical forms attached to each other. Central post w/ handle. Spout at base w/ spigot above one foot. Exterior in black w/ stencilled gold grape vine and leaf borders at top and bottom. Interior painted dull ...

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating), tinning

GUSN: 17098

Accession Number: 1919.870

Wine Glass

Handblown. Conical bowl. Tapering stem. Foot is thick and circular with an unpolished pontil mark on base.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 17099

Accession Number: 1920.104

Wine Glass

Hand blown. Conical bowl. Tapering stem. Circular foot w/ unpolished pontil mark.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 17100

Accession Number: 1920.106

Wine Glass

Handblown. Conical bowl. Circular foot tapers upward to thin stem, which thickens upwards to bowl. Unpolished pontil mark.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: flint glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 17101

Accession Number: 1920.107

Wine Glass

Handblown. Conical bowl. Stem with three rings. Lower-most attached to base. Plain circular foot with a pontil mark is very thick.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: flint glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 17102

Accession Number: 1920.110

Mezzotint

Interior scene of chapel with a congregation of monks and an altar in the center. Lit by clerestory windows. Portraits on both side walls. Inscribed under title: "From a Picture in His Majesty's Collection."

Date: 1828

Maker: Gleadah, Joshua (Artist) After Granet, Francois Marius (Artist) Bulcock, James (Publisher)

Material: hand coloring, ink, mezzotint (process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 17103

Accession Number: 1920.329

Engraving

Scene depicts young girl having hair cut as rite of entry to the sisterhood. She kneels before nun who weilds a pair of scissors, while nuns, one row on left and right, hold burning candles. In the center is an icon of the Virgin and portraits hang on both side walls. Scene is lit by two clerestory ...

Date: 1828

Maker: Gleadah, Joshua (Artist) After Granet, Francois Marius (Artist) Bulcock, James (Publisher)

Material: hand coloring, ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 17104

Accession Number: 1920.330

Portrait of Rev. John Moorhead

Portrait of "The Reverend John Moorhead, Minister of a Church of Presbyterian Strangers at Boston in New England..." The portrait is a simple bust-length, in oval with spandrels.

Date: 1751

Maker: Pelham, Peter, 1697-1751 (Maker)

Material: ink, mezzotint (process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 17105

Accession Number: 1920.524

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