Historic New England

Camphene Lamp

Clear glass lamp with a later amber stain on a square plinth with a hexagonal body. Sandwich glass. One of a pair.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 59070

Accession Number: 1942.3183.2

Apothecary Bottle

Ruby red glass bottle with a globe and a slender neck, a knob inserted. into a wooden base, and a stopper. One of a pair.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 59071

Accession Number: 1942.3184.1

Apothecary Bottle

Ruby red glass bottle with a globe and a slender neck, a knob inserted. into a wooden base, and a stopper. One of a pair.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 59072

Accession Number: 1942.3184.2

Wallpaper

Installed wallpaper with a narrow stripe in five graduated yellows.

Date: 1910

Maker: George J. Hunken Co. (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 59073

Accession Number: 1942.4703

Wallpaper Border

Classical wallpaper border with gold medallions and foliage on a yellow and green ground.

Date: 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 59074

Accession Number: 1942.4703B

Whimsey

Pink and white striped opaque ball on a circular ring base.

Date: 1840-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 59075

Accession Number: 1942.3185

Miniature Picture

Marine scene with two ships in battle with a third ship to the right. Framed. One of a set of seven.

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: aquatints (prints), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 59076

Accession Number: 1942.3186.1

Miniature Picture

Marine scene with two ships in battle with a third ship to the right. Framed. One of a set of seven.

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: aquatints (prints), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 59077

Accession Number: 1942.3186.2

Miniature Picture

Marine scene with two ships in battle with a third ship to the right. Framed. One of a set of seven.

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: aquatints (prints), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 59078

Accession Number: 1942.3186.3

Miniature Picture

Marine scene with two ships in battle with a third ship to the right. Framed. One of a set of seven.

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: aquatints (prints), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 59079

Accession Number: 1942.3186.4

Miniature Picture

Marine scene with two ships in battle with a third ship to the right. Framed. One of a set of seven.

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: aquatints (prints), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 59080

Accession Number: 1942.3186.5

Miniature Picture

Marine scene with two ships in battle with a third ship to the right. Framed. One of a set of seven.

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: aquatints (prints), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 59081

Accession Number: 1942.3186.6

Miniature Picture

Marine scene with two ships in battle with a third ship to the right. Framed. One of a set of seven.

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: aquatints (prints), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 59082

Accession Number: 1942.3186.7

Miniature Portrait of King George, IV

Miniature bust-length portrait of King George, IV of England wearing a high collar, white stock tie, and a medal on his waistcoat. Famed.

Date: 1825-1849

Maker: Willard, A. (Engraver)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 59083

Accession Number: 1942.3187

Maple dining table. Rectangular top has two trapezoidal drop leaves. When leaves are opened, table top forms an octagon. Swinging bars support leaves. Unusual shape of top reveals late-nineteenth-century construction. Table rests on four square tapered legs with spade feet.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 59084

Accession Number: 1942.3188

Fancy Side Chair

Painted side chair with gold striping and floral decoration with a stylized lyre splat. One of a set of four.

Date: 1835-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), American tulipwood (wood)

GUSN: 59085

Accession Number: 1942.3189.1

Fancy Side Chair

Painted side chair with gold striping and floral decoration with a stylized lyre splat. One of a set of four.

Date: 1835-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), American tulipwood (wood)

GUSN: 59086

Accession Number: 1942.3189.2

Fancy Side Chair

Painted side chair with gold striping and floral decoration with a stylized lyre splat. One of a set of four.

Date: 1835-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), American tulipwood (wood)

GUSN: 59087

Accession Number: 1942.3189.4

Fancy Side Chair

Painted side chair with gold striping and floral decoration with a stylized lyre splat. One of a set of four.

Date: 1835-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), American tulipwood (wood)

GUSN: 59088

Accession Number: 1942.3189.3

Box

Round box with a picture of a lady and a boy in mid-nineteenth century dress.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 59089

Accession Number: 1942.3190

Box

Round box with an Elizabethan man and woman on the lid.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 59090

Accession Number: 1942.3191

Game Board

Multi-colored rectangular box with a hinged lid and boards for chess on the exterior chess and backgammon on the interior.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 59091

Accession Number: 1942.3192

Cribbage Board

Cribbage board of light and dark woods with cribbage pins and holes and decoration of swags and Bacchus.

Date: 1900-1924

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 59092

Accession Number: 1942.3195

Dominoes

Rectangular wood box with a slide lid and ivory pieces with brass and ebony decoration and wood trim.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), ebony (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 59093

Accession Number: 1942.3196

Card Deck

Rectangular box of playing cards of nineteenth century literary titles.

Date: 1860

Maker: Tingley, John H. (Maker)

GUSN: 59094

Accession Number: 1942.3197

Eyeglasses

Pair of eyeglasses with oval glass and a brass frame with straight sides.

Date: 1850-1879

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 59095

Accession Number: 1942.3198

Eyeglass Case

Black oval eyeglasses case with painted and mother-of-pearl floral decoration.

Date: 1850-1874

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 59096

Accession Number: 1942.3199

Hooked Rug

Hooked rug with a small gold, beige, and red floral medallion and red and purple rectangular borders.

Date: 1850-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 59097

Accession Number: 1942.3200

Hooked Rug

Hooked rug with a central medallion of red flowers and green leaves surrounded by a red and blue floral wreath on tan ground.

Date: 1850-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: hooking, wool (hair)

GUSN: 59098

Accession Number: 1942.3201

Hooked Rug

Hooked rug with a center medallion of large mauve and pink flowers and leaves surrounded by an ivory circle and a blue border.

Date: 1875-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 59099

Accession Number: 1942.3202

Hanging Candle Lantern

Red and clear etched glass panels with alternating gothic arches and sheaves of wheat in a hexagonal brass fitting. Electrified.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 59100

Accession Number: 1942.3203

Needlework Picture

Needlework picture of a man wearing a green coat and brown breeches hunting with a dog. In an oval frame.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: Berlin woolwork, canvas, wool (textile)

GUSN: 59101

Accession Number: 1942.3550

Miniature Lithograph Picture

Miniature hand-colored print of two children asleep in woods in an oval frame.

Date: 1850-1874

Maker: unknown

Material: lithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 59102

Accession Number: 1942.3551

Bowl

Purple and white swirled glass bowl with bead and facet decoration on the round foot.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 59103

Accession Number: 1942.4685

Vase

Etched ruby-colored fluted glass vase on a square marble and gilded metal base.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blow molding, marble (rock)

GUSN: 59104

Accession Number: 1942.4686

Backgammon Piece Set

Twelve black and ten beige circular backgammon playing pieces.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 59105

Accession Number: 1942.4994

Dominoes

Rectangular red case with a foldover snap lid with black plastic dominoes with white spots.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 59106

Accession Number: 1942.5018

Score Pad

Rectangular, multi-leaved notepad bound at the top with a paper cover.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 59107

Accession Number: 1942.5017

Backgammon Piece Set

Three red and three black backgammon playing pieces.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 59108

Accession Number: 1942.5019A-F

Cushion

Rectangular red cushion. One of a pair.

Date: 1917

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 59109

Accession Number: 1942.4995.1

Cushion

Rectangular red cushion. One of a pair.

Date: 1917

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 59110

Accession Number: 1942.4995.2

Jamb Hook

Jamb hook with an oval backplate and a C-shaped hook. Affixed to the wall. One of a pair.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 59111

Accession Number: 1942.4996.1

Jamb Hook

Jamb hook with an oval backplate and a C-shaped hook. Affixed to the wall. One of a pair.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 59112

Accession Number: 1942.4996.2

Doorknob

Amber-colored glass doorknob with a facetted bulbous shape.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 59113

Accession Number: 1942.4997

Wood Stove

Rectangular stove with a fireback on an oval hearth with relief eagles and busts of Benjamin Franklin.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 59114

Accession Number: 1942.4998A-C

Bookcase

Built-in bookcase with the top divided into five sections separated by pilasters; two have with gothic arches and the center is squared.

Date: 1917

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 59115

Accession Number: 1942.4999

Paneling

Installed fielded panels painted dark brown with cornice molding and a mantel and fireplace.

Date: 1917

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 59116

Accession Number: 1942.5000

Engraved Print

Handcolored engraving of a group of men with swords attacking another man. Framed.

Date: 1796

Maker: Barbier (Maker) Sloane, Michel (Engraver) Schiavonetti, Luigi, 1765-1810 (Publisher)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58865

Accession Number: 1942.2953

Tieback

Amber-colored pressed glass tieback with a floral motif. One of a pair.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 58866

Accession Number: 1942.2955.1

Tieback

Amber-colored pressed glass tieback with a floral motif. One of a pair.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 58867

Accession Number: 1942.2955.2

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