Historic New England

Eyeglasses case

Brown leather glasses case, oblong. Leather incised in diamond-shaped pattern. Opening ripped.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 17928

Accession Number: 1998.2061

Eyeglasses case

One of eight unmarked eyeglasses cases. Seven are oblong cases for stemmed glasses; one is flat case for pince-nez glasses or eyepiece. All black or brown leather.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 17929

Accession Number: 1998.2062

Eyeglasses case

One of eight unmarked eyeglasses cases. Seven are oblong cases for stemmed glasses; one is flat case for pince-nez glasses or eyepiece. All black or brown leather.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 17930

Accession Number: 1998.2063

Eyeglasses case

One of eight unmarked eyeglasses cases. Seven are oblong cases for stemmed glasses; one is flat case for pince-nez glasses or eyepiece. All black or brown leather.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 17931

Accession Number: 1998.2064

Eyeglasses case

One of eight unmarked eyeglasses cases. Seven are oblong cases for stemmed glasses; one is flat case for pince-nez glasses or eyepiece. All black or brown leather.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 17932

Accession Number: 1998.2065

Eyeglasses case

One of eight unmarked eyeglasses cases. Seven are oblong cases for stemmed glasses; one is flat case for pince-nez glasses or eyepiece. All black or brown leather.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 17933

Accession Number: 1998.2066

Eyeglasses case

One of eight unmarked eyeglasses cases. Seven are oblong cases for stemmed glasses; one is flat case for pince-nez glasses or eyepiece. All black or brown leather.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 17934

Accession Number: 1998.2067

Eyeglasses case

One of eight unmarked eyeglasses cases. Seven are oblong cases for stemmed glasses; one is flat case for pince-nez glasses or eyepiece. All black or brown leather.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 17935

Accession Number: 1998.2068

Eyeglasses case

One of eight unmarked eyeglasses cases. Seven are oblong cases for stemmed glasses; one is flat case for pince-nez glasses or eyepiece. All black or brown leather.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 17936

Accession Number: 1998.2069

Eyeglasses and case

Pair of pince-nez eyeglasses in small brown leather case. Glasses have black frames. Glasses fold to fit into case. Edges rimmed in metal and are squeezed to release glasses. A= Glasses B= Case

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), leather

GUSN: 17937

Accession Number: 1998.2070AB

Pill timer

Round cardboard dial w/ metal hand; Roman Numerals act as clock; hole on right side as handle; printed in black; inscriptions give instructions for next dose.

Date: 1874-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 17938

Accession Number: 1998.2072

Pill timer

Round cardboard dial w/ metal hand and indicator on edge; Roman Numerals act as clock; hole on right side as handle; printed in red; inscriptions give instructions for next dose. Time reads 10:30.

Date: 1874-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, tin (metal)

GUSN: 17939

Accession Number: 1998.2073

Oil Of Pine

Cylindrical wooden tube containing vial--"Oil of Pine" printed on adhesive paper label on tube and glass vial; glass vial w/ instructions for use, dose, and list of properties.

Date: 1906-1920

Maker: Leach Chemical Co. (Maker)

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

GUSN: 17940

Accession Number: 1998.2074

Powder keg

Tin powder keg. Embossed on both sides w/ image of a deer and trees. Brass neck and tip.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 17941

Accession Number: 1998.2075

Powder keg

Powder keg, covered in brown leather. Leather embossed on both sides w/ image of deer and fowl hung by the feet after a kill. Metal neck painted gold, cork tip.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 17942

Accession Number: 1998.2076

Cook's Chlorate Dentifrice

Round wooden container for dentifrice. Unfinished wood, removable lid. Paper label affixed to lid top: lithograph of man surrounded by border of brand name. Contains metal casings.

Date: 1867-1870

Maker: Ferd Mayer & Co. (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 17943

Accession Number: 1998.2077

Tin box

Small round tin container. Removable lid. No ornamentation. A= Box B= Lid

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 17944

Accession Number: 1998.2078AB

Dredge canister

Cylindrical tin canister. Labeled as a dredge box. One end has a wider removable lid; other end has thinner removable lid w/ shaker holes underneath.

Date: 1870-1875

Maker: Hatelle & Co. (Maker)

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 17945

Accession Number: 1998.2079

Box

Small cylindrical container. Japanned exterior. Removable top has hole in center. Interior contains lead shot.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: japanning, tin (metal)

GUSN: 17946

Accession Number: 1998.2080

Tin box

Small round tin container. Removable lid. Japanned exterior. No other ornamentation. A= Container B= Lid

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: japanning, tin (metal)

GUSN: 17947

Accession Number: 1998.2081AB

Box

Small round container. Japanned exterior. Vertical slits all around base create separate tin pieces that are pressed inward to fit lid on. Contains metal casings.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: japanning, tin (metal)

GUSN: 17948

Accession Number: 1998.2082

Tin belt purse, painted red. Back piece is a complete oval w/ a soldered loop to attach to belt. Front container section attached to backpiece and shaped like 3/4 of an oval. Hinged lid at top w/ small holes.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pressing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 17949

Accession Number: 1998.2083

Box

Small round container. Japanned exterior. Vertical slits all around base create separate tin pieces that are pressed inward to fit lid on.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: Eley Bro. (Maker)

Material: japanning, tin (metal)

GUSN: 17950

Accession Number: 1998.2084

Thermometer

Souvenir thermometer, shaped like a banjo. Silver plated w/ etched strings and frets. Small thermometer reading between 30-120 degrees. Bottom of base is open.

Date: ca. 1891

Maker: Possibly Meriden Silver Plate Co. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 17951

Accession Number: 1998.2085

Pack of cigarettes

Package of cigarettes. White paper w/ purple print; floral detail at center. Top opened--contains full set of 14 cigarettes.

Date: 1909-1910

Maker: Porto? Rican--American Tob. Co. (Maker)

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

GUSN: 17952

Accession Number: 1998.2086

Address book

JAT address book, deep red cover w/ red lining on pages. Indicator for each letter of the alphabet. Many pages filled.

Date: 1895-1902

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 17953

Accession Number: 1998.2087

Notebook

Small graph notebook w/ brown paper cover and red canvas binding. Edges of paper are red.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, canvas, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 17954

Accession Number: 1998.2088

Notebook

Grammar school notebook w/ brown leather cover and lined pages, numbered 13 to 46. Crayon drawing inside back cover.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, leather, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 17955

Accession Number: 1998.2089

Notebook

Brown paper covered notebook w/ black canvas binding. Lined pages inside, first few ripped out.

Date: 1875-1882

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, canvas, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 17956

Accession Number: 1998.2090

Order book

Order book. Notebook w/ flip top cover of red leather. Pad of order slips enclosed, a few torn off. Pad slips in cover.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, leather, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 17957

Accession Number: 1998.2091

Notebook

Empty graph paper book, many pages torn out in front. Leather cover, (alligator?). Flip top. Gilt edges of paper.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, leather, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 17958

Accession Number: 1998.2092

Boston's Blue Line /Frank Cheney.

128 pages : chiefly illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Date: 2003.

Creators: Cheney, Frank.

GUSN: 365561

Call Number: 85M Stacks TF724.M4 C48 2003

Scollay Square /David Kruh.

128 pages : illustrations, maps, photographs ; 24 cm, "Scollay Square is a pictorial history of the infamous Boston entertainment district that was wiped away by urban renewal in the 1960s. Now Government Center, this twenty-two-acre area was once an entertainment hub where entrepreneurs, scientists...

Creators: Kruh, David.

GUSN: 365562

Call Number: 85M Stacks F73.65 .K79 2004

The Boston Red Sox :from Cy to the Kid /Mark Rucker and Bernard M. Corbett.

128 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Date: Ã2002.

Creators: Rucker, Mark. Corbett, Bernard M.

GUSN: 365563

Call Number: 85M Stacks GV875.B67 R83 2002

Italian Americans of Greater Boston :a proud tradition /William P. Marchione.

128 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm

Date: Ã1999.

Creators: Marchione, William P., 1942-

GUSN: 365611

Call Number: 85M Stacks F73.9.I8 M365 1999

Catholic Boston /Thomas P. Lester ; foreword by Card. Seán O'Malley, OFM Cap.

127 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Creators: Lester, Thomas P., author.

GUSN: 365612

Call Number: 85M Stacks BT201.L535 2018

Franklin Park /Julie Arrison.

127 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Date: 2009.

Creators: Arrison, Julie.

GUSN: 365613

Call Number: 85M Stacks SB482.M42 B637 2009

Boston Harbor /Donald Cann and John Galluzzo.

227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Date: Ã2006.

Creators: Cann, Donald.

GUSN: 365614

Call Number: 85M Stacks F73.37 .C316 2006

Boston University /Sally Ann Kydd.

128 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Date: 2002.

Creators: Kydd, Sally Ann.

GUSN: 365615

Call Number: 85M Stacks LD513.K93 2002

The Jimmy Fund of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute /Saul Wisnia.

128 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.

Date: 2002.

Creators: Wisnia, Saul.

GUSN: 365616

Call Number: 85M Stacks RC277.J5 W57 2002

Jordan Marsh :New England's Largest Store /Anthony M. Sammarco.

190 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm, "Jordan Marsh opened its first store in 1851 ... By the 1970s, it had become a regional New England icon and the largest department store chain in the nation. Author and historian Anthony Sammarco reveals the fascinating history of Boston's beloved Jordan Marsh"--b...

Creators: Sammarco, Anthony Mitchell, author.

GUSN: 365617

Call Number: 85M Stacks HF5465.U63 S266 2017

Boston's Fort Point District /Michael J. Tyrrell.

128 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm.

Date: 2003.

Creators: Tyrrell, Michael J.

GUSN: 365618

Call Number: 85M Stacks F73.68.F67 T94 2003

Downtown Boston /Anthony Mitchell Sammarco ; contemporary photographs by James Z. Kyprianos.

96 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Date: Ã2002.

Creators: Sammarco, Anthony Mitchell. Kyprianos, James Z.

GUSN: 365619

Call Number: 85M Stacks NA735.B7 S26 2002

Boston's Back Bay in the Victorian era /Anthony Mitchell Sammarco.

128 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Date: 2003.

Creators: Sammarco, Anthony Mitchell.

GUSN: 365620

Call Number: 85M Stacks F73.68.B33 S26 2003

Boston :unforgettable vintage images of an all-American city.

128 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Date: 2000.

GUSN: 365621

Call Number: 85M Stacks F73.4.B59 2000

Tree :exploring the arboreal world /commissioning editor: Victoria Clarke ; project editor: Lynne Ciccaglione ; introduction by Tony Kirkham ; timeline by Carolyn Fry ; additional texts by Giovanni Aloi, Matthew Biggs, Casey Clapp, James Compton, Tim Cooke, Anita Croy, Diane Fortenberry, Tom Furness, Carolyn Fry, Jim Gardiner, Paula McWaters, Rebecca Morrill, John Parker, Christiana Payne, James Smith, David Trigg, and Martin Walters.

352 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm, "This exquisite survey presents a breathtaking sequence of full-page images - from landscape paintings and botanical drawings to ancient frescos, vintage book illustrations and contemporary photographs - revealing the tree as a source of inspiration throughou...

Creators: Clarke, Victoria, editor. Ciccaglione, Lynne, editor. Kirkham, Tony, author of introduction. Fry, Carolyn (Science writer), contributor. Aloi, Giovanni, contributor. Biggs, Matthew, contributor. Clapp, Casey, contributor. Compton, James, 1953- contributor. Cooke, Tim (Editor with Phaidon Press), contributor. Croy, Anita, contributor. Fortenberry, Diane, contributor. Furness, Tom, contributor. Gardiner, James M. (James Milton), 1946- contributor. McWaters, Paula, contributor. Morrill, Rebecca, contributor. Parker, John (Arborist), contributor. Payne, Christiana, contributor. Smith, James, contributor. Trigg, David, contributor. Walters, Martin, contributor. Phaidon Press,

GUSN: 367181

Call Number: 85M N7680.T77 2024

Cincinnati art-carved furniture and interiors /Jennifer L. Howe, editor ; John Bigelow Taylor, principal photographer.

xv, 295 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm, "In the early 1850s three British expatriates - Henry Lindley Fry, his son William Henry Fry, and Benn Pitman - settled in Cincinnati and launched one of the most important manifestations of the Aesthetic movement in the United States, the Cincinna...

Date: 2003.

Creators: Howe, Jennifer. Taylor, John Bigelow.

GUSN: 367182

Call Number: Coll. NK835.O32 C553 2003

A treatise on the theory and practice of landscape gardening. Adapted to North America :with a view to improvement of country residences. Comprising historical notices and general principles of the art, directions for laying out grounds and arranging plantations, the description and cultivation of hardy trees, decoration accompaniments of the house and grounds, the formation of pieces of artificial walter, flower gardens, etc. with remarks on rural architecture. With remarks on rural architecture /by the late A.J. Downing, Esq. ; With a supplement, containing some remarks about country places, and the best methods of making them ; Also, an account of the newer deciduous and evergreen plants, lately introduced into cultivation, both hardy and half-hardy. ; And a second supplement, bringing down to the time of the issue of this edition (1875), a brief account of the various trees and shrubs which have been introduced since the former supplement to this work was published (in 1859). By He

xvi, [1], 18-592 pages : illustrations, plates ; 24 cm

Date: Ã1875.

Creators: Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852. Sargent, Henry Winthrop, 1810-1882.

GUSN: 367323

Call Number: Stacks SB471.D756

Dutch New York between East and West :the world of Margrieta van Varick /Deborah L. Krohn and Peter N. Miller, editors with Marybeth De Filippis ; Natalie Zemon Davis [and others].

xxi, 399 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm, Runner-up for the award for Outstanding Catalogue Based on a Permanent Collection, given by the Association of Art Museum Curators Winner of the 2011 Henry Allen Moe Prize, as given by the New York State Historical Association for exce...

Date: Ã2009.

Creators: Varick, Margarita van, -approximately 1696. Miller, Peter N., 1964- Krohn, Deborah L. De Filippis, Marybeth. Davis, Natalie Zemon, 1928-2023. Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture. New-York Historical Society.

GUSN: 367324

Call Number: Stacks NK512.N45 B373 2009

Wellesley College /Arlene Cohen.

128 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Date: 2006.

Creators: Cohen, Arlene.

GUSN: 367325

Call Number: Stacks LD7213.C64 2006

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