Historic New England

Box

Rectangular box with shaped extension at one end, with sliding cover; box has beaded edge on three sides; is all grain painted in two tones of green.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2614

Accession Number: 1991.832

Small rectangular form which has a domed hinged lid with lock clasp over conforming box with each plate; box surface is covered with geometrically patterned wallpapeer in overlapping diamond and stripe pattern in blue/green/peach/grey and white; the interior of lid has some paper though it is unfade...

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 2615

Accession Number: 1991.833

Electrified Ale Bottle Lamp

Narrow cylindrical body with thick base, ringed neck and rounded shoulders with thick finger hold; there is an impressed mark at shoulders (see above) fitted as a lamp.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), salt glaze, stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 2616

Accession Number: 1991.834

Portable deskbox

Rectangular form with brass strapping, corner caps, lockplate, nameplate and corner straps; it has hinged brass handles and plates at sides as the hinged lid lifts to fitted box; has a felt-lined writing area, pencil tray and other compartments as well as a left out tray.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), felt (textile), mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 2617

Accession Number: 1991.836

Hand-Colored Steel Engraving

Rectangular format hand-colored steel engraving of five shore birds with fine detailing of feathers, legs and feet, beaks and eyes in profile; They are set on a shoreline with tall billowing clouds in the background. One is shown in flight. The scale of the landscape to the shore birds is distorte...

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: Reproduction of Wilson, A. (Artist) Lawson, A. (Engraver)

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

GUSN: 2618

Accession Number: 1991.837

Portrait of Lyman S. Hapgood

Rectangular, vertical format, full-length portrait, in pencil and crayon, of Lyman S. Hapgood as a child, showing him in a left profile view, sitting in an old-fashioned high chair posed with the sea and a sailboat in teh background. The child wears a broad-brimmed straw hat with wide blue ribbon, a...

Date: 1879

Maker: Possibly J. F. Olsson & Co. (Maker) Possibly Orcott, K. V. (Maker)

Material: crayons (drawing material), paper (fiber product), pencils (drawing and writing equipment)

GUSN: 2619

Accession Number: 1991.838

Enhanced Photograph

Small format rectangular view of two men shooting Canada geese over decoys amidst rolling feilds. Delicate coloring is done in pale browns and greys.

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photographs, watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 2620

Accession Number: 1991.839

Bank Box

Bentwood oval form with fitted lid constructed with two pointed laps: one pointing left, one pointing right that are painted dark green and deocrated in freehand with yellow geometric cartouches enclosing above inscription; the center of box is pressed with a coin slot for coins and the interior of ...

Date: 1826

Maker: unknown

Material: bentwood, maple (wood), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2621

Accession Number: 1991.840

Carved Wooden Trinket Box

Oval bentwood form with fitted cover has a top and bottom slightly domed, top carved and incised with geometric devices while the side of the cover and box sides are carved with cross hatched squares set on corner and chip-carved triangles; the straight laps are held with basketry thongs (?) and peg...

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: bentwood, chip carving, incising, pine (wood)

GUSN: 2622

Accession Number: 1991.841AB

Trinket Box

A rectangular cotter-pen hinged lid on dovetail constructed box with molded foot; an arched wire loop pieces sit at front of the lid; red stained finish.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), staining

GUSN: 2623

Accession Number: 1991.842

Trinket Box

Small painted scenic deisgn in rectangular shape throughout; has painted interior, a hinged lid, an exterior painted in yellow enamel; bordered in black, brown and blue stripping; off-white border around engriseille landscape showing castle or fort at water's edge; a cliff exists in the foregound. ...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: borders (ornament areas), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2624

Accession Number: 1991.843

Trinket Box

Small, painted, scenic design in rectangular shape throughout; painted blue interior; hinged lid; painted in yellow enamel; bordered in black, brown and blue stripping with an off white border around en griseille; the bottom is washed in black; landscape showing light house on island with shore and ...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: borders (ornament areas), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2625

Accession Number: 1991.844

Letter Box

A square topless box compiled of the leather binding of two books entitled EPISTOLARIUM B. PAULI volume 6 and EPISTOLARIUM B. PAULI volume 1; it is lined with marbelized paper while the book spines are lined with gold lettering and decorative bands and devices.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 2626

Accession Number: 1991.845

Pair of Elephant Figures

Pair of small pearlware elephant figurines, mounted on base painted with yellow band; the animals are painted with black enamel with rosy-red blankets with green tassels.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, molding (forming), pearlware, polychrome

GUSN: 2627

Accession Number: 1991.846.1-2

Miniature Jug

A miniature redware jug of globular shape and narrow neck with strap handle on shoulder, covered with mottled brownish-green lead glaze.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), lead glaze, redware

GUSN: 2628

Accession Number: 1991.849

Miniature Paint-decorated Bowl

Turned wood bowl with shallow foot and molded urn; grain painted in ochre and dotted in red to imitate birdseye maple.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2629

Accession Number: 1991.850

Pigeon Decoy

A stylized figure of a ZENAIDE PIGEON carved with the full round glass eyes, painted gray, black, pink and white; a stick-up decoy, it is mounted on a half-round rustic wood stand.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2630

Accession Number: 1991.851

Inkwell

Blown-molded olive-amber glass inkwell, round with diamond-dot surface pattern on sides, ridged top and along bottom, small size.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: Marlboro Street Glassworks (Maker)

Material: glassblowing, blow molding, glass (material)

GUSN: 2881

Accession Number: 1991.1344

Andiron

Pair of gooseneck wrought-iron andirons, the outcarved tops terminate in a faceted ball which extends from a flat-sided straight shaft with a round top; above widely curved front legs with end on small flat feet there is a horizontal bar set upright.

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 2882

Accession Number: 1991.1345AB

Carpet

Large, room-size, rectangular form comprised of 36" strips of striped carpeting, handsewn together. Tapestry weave with cotton or linen warp and wool weft. The stripes are of varying widths in shades of green, brown, yellow, cream and black. Edges are bound with homemade wool tape patterned in gree...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wool (hair)

GUSN: 2883

Accession Number: 1991.1346

Silhouette

Bust of a man facing left; head and bust hollow-cut, backed with coarse, pebbly black silk; collar and vest cut out of paper; collar white, reverse, black, vest, green; hair and buttons in pencil; fram painted brown-yellow with black sponging.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: Attributed to Whitcomb, James Holsey (Artist)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product), pencils (drawing and writing equipment), silk (textile)

GUSN: 2884

Accession Number: 1991.1349

Portrait of a Woman

Head and shoulders profile portrait of a woman with tousled brown hair, wearing a red and blue dress (or red dress and blue shawl). Wooden frame has outer molding painted green, second molding buff with an elongated motif in black and rust red on each side. Inner bead rusty red. These colors complem...

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper, watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 2885

Accession Number: 1991.1351

Hand Mirror

Oblong form set with conforming mirror plate; tapering handle with blunt end pierced with a hanging hole. The back is set with oblong piece of unfinished pine; the frame is stained brown.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), mirrors, pine (wood), glass (material)

GUSN: 2886

Accession Number: 1991.1352

Game Board

Square form with galleried edge painted wtih checker board/chess pattern in beige and green and outlined in black within beige and green banded border. The edge board is painted beige with black ends. The other side is incised wth a geometric pattern painted beige.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2887

Accession Number: 1991.1355

Game Board

Square pine form with oak gallery-edge; painted with backgammon field on one side and checkerboard on another (black and orange); ground and edge in natural stain.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2888

Accession Number: 1991.1356

Pair of Goblets

Pair of wooden goblets, painted black, with deep cylindrical bowls above turned stem and raised circular foot; incised bands to rim and foot (perhaps it is pitch on the goblets and not black paint)

Date: 1680-1720

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2889

Accession Number: 1991.1359.1-2

Windsor High Chair

Child's sack-back Windsor highchair, with straight arms and vase and ring-turned arm supports above heavy saddle seat; 4 splayed legs; the top half is vase and ring turned; the bottomhalf is tapered and connected by H-form turned stretchers; the front legs support a flat foot rest (lowered from its ...

Date: 1760-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: hickory (wood), painting (coating), pine (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 2890

Accession Number: 1991.1360

High Chest

Red-painted high chest of drawers. Molded rectangular top above two short and three long drawers with drop handles. Top piece set into a heavily molded frame above baluster turned legs and three stretchers (one plain rear stretcher) and two turned stiles in front (NFL states that it is six-legged)...

Date: 1710-1720

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), dovetail joints, painting (coating), pine (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 2891

Accession Number: 1991.1361

Bed

A low-post bed with cylindrical finials on bulbous turned and tapering back posts and conforming lower front posts; The headboard has straight, molded top slopes at sides into posts; The molded edges are pierced with nails for roping. Stained red.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), painting (coating), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 2892

Accession Number: 1991.1362

Blanket Chest

Grain-painted rectangular blanket chest with tin, black and green swag decoration; simple cut-out bracet feet/base.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 2893

Accession Number: 1991.1364

Hooked Rug

Rectangular form, patterned with scrolling fronds enclosing shaped reserve with rose and leafy spray, worked with wool yarns in shading beige, brown, orange, green, red, yellow, black, blue and pink on a burlap ground. Bound in beige cotton twill tape. Hooked in and clipped technique.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: clipping (trimming), hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 2894

Accession Number: 1991.1365

Hooked Rug

Retangular form with a centered shaped reserve, patterned with rose sprigs and scrolls enclosed by two diagonal corners with palmettos and scrolled sprig borders. The rose lowers and buds are raised in Waldoboro style. Worked in wool yarns in shades of green, yellow, brown, red and purple on a burla...

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 2895

Accession Number: 1991.1366

Rug

Rectangular length of carpeting woven with variously sized and patterned stripes in shades of green, yellow, red, pink, brown and white. Wool with a hemp weft.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: hemp (fiber), wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 2896

Accession Number: 1991.1367

Rug

Single strip woven with irregular stripes worked in green, umber, ochre, brown, yellow and blue yarns. The two short ends are bound in black wool, with natural dyes and homespun yarn.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2897

Accession Number: 1991.1368

Piece of a Rug

Rectangular fragmented large rug; irregular hole at one side woven in stripes of varying widths in red, green, rust, purple and black wool yarns, cotton weft.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 2898

Accession Number: 1991.1369

Hooked Rug

Oval form, braided with polychrom silk knit strips (cut-up silk hose); the predominant color is navy blue; the braids are sewn together.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: braiding, silk (textile)

GUSN: 2899

Accession Number: 1991.1370

Stair Carpet

Long rectangular strip of woven stripes in red, yellow, ochre, black and green; factory made; wool warp, jute weft.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: jute (fiber), wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 2900

Accession Number: 1991.1371

Floor Cloth

Rectangular piece of white woven cotton printed with all over design of octogonal shapes enclosing a four petal flower. The octogonal pattern printed in black with salmon ground and blue and yellow flowers.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process), weaving

GUSN: 2901

Accession Number: 1991.1372

Bed Rug

Wool yarn-sewn bed rug on linen backing; brown, yellow, dark green.

Date: 1821

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 2902

Accession Number: 1991.1373

Bed

No description

Date: 1826-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 2903

Accession Number: 1991.1374

Trundle Bed

No description

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2904

Accession Number: 1991.1375

Blanket

Hand-woven red and white plaid/check wool blanket with self-fringe on one end; two selvage sides, top end hemmed; tight and heavy weave.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: fringe, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 2905

Accession Number: 1991.1376

Blanket

Woven wool blanket, of square form, comprised of two panels pieced together of natural ecru color with thin taupe stripe down center (pieced area) and two large and loosed, embroidered wheel designs near the middle of each side; three hemmed edges and one salvage end.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, hand sewing, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 2906

Accession Number: 1991.1377

Blanket

Rectangular form of off-white wool bauded at the top and the bottom with pale green stripes. The ends overcast with off-white wool. The top center of the blanket is initialed "H.N.J" under the stripes.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 2907

Accession Number: 1991.1378

Box

Tiny box of oval shape shaker-style box; made from thinly shaved pine, bent and glued with a natural finish.

Date: 1830-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2908

Accession Number: 1991.1379AB

Inkwell

Salt-glazed stoneware inkwell and quill holder of sound shape straight sides, thrown and pierced with three holes on top for ink and two quills; solid and somwhat crude with a sandy grey color.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), salt glaze, stoneware (pottery), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 2909

Accession Number: 1991.1380

Table Rug

Rectangular form, patterned with centered rectangular reserve with zig-zag "n stepped" corners enclosed by variously colored conformity bauds and corner blocks. Bound in green cotton tape. Hooked in polychrome cotton yarns on a burlap ground. The predominate shades of color are yellow, vauagated blu...

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), hooking

GUSN: 2910

Accession Number: 1991.1382

Rug

Rectangular form with an undulating flowering vine pattern worked in many shades of green, pink, beige, red and is on a green/brown field with in a navy blue/black border; bound with gray linen tape; worked on a pierced brown wool ground; handmade in chenille shirred method. See photo: negative #...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: shirring, wool (textile)

GUSN: 2911

Accession Number: 1991.1383

Hooked Rug

The rug has a rectangular form with an oval reserve with a leopard; worked in shades of yellow, beige, white, pink and black. Within a flowering, leafy vine border with worked in shades of green, pink, red, white, brown/taupe and green wool fringe at the edge.

Date: 1850-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: hooking, jute (fiber), linen (material), wool (textile)

GUSN: 2912

Accession Number: 1991.1384

Redware Jug/ Lamp

Redware jug of globular shape with a chunky strap handle starting from the narrow neck; it is covered, overall, with an olive greenish-brown spotted glaze, with three incised bands near the top. It is now wired and rigged as an electric lamp with a medium sized white and gold trimmed shade.

Date: 1800-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), incising, lead glaze, redware, turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 2913

Accession Number: 1991.1385

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