Historic New England

Fishbowl

Glass urn shaped fishbowl with circular base

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 10680

Accession Number: 1995.437

Batter Pitcher

Brown-glazed earthenware pitcher. Two incised lines surround the top half. Also two incised lines are near the rim. The lines are about an inch apart. C-shaped handle. Molded spout.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic glaze, earthenware

GUSN: 10681

Accession Number: 1995.438

Calling Card case

Wood calling card case covered with tortoise shell. Metal button releases latch to open hinged lid. Case is lined with fabric.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10682

Accession Number: 1995.439

Tin

Lidded tin can container with handle used for packaging leaf lard.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 10683

Accession Number: 1995.453A

Tin

Lidded tin can container with handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 10684

Accession Number: 1995.453B

Plate

A blue transfer printed pearlware plate. The central design depicts an outdoor family scene surrounded by a molded anthemion border and a blue rim.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 10685

Accession Number: 1995.455

Earthenware plate with blue transfer-printed central image of the Coverse Memorial Building commemorating the 250th (1649-1899) anniversary of Malden, Massachusetts. Images of Malden landmarks and emblems decorate the rim.

Date: 1889

Maker: Possibly Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 10686

Accession Number: 1995.456

Toy pitcher

Pressed glass toy pitcher. C-shaped handle, curved lip. Flat rim at base. Pressed floral motif. Seam at center of pitcher and on handle.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 10687

Accession Number: 1995.457

Spinning top

One metal spinning top with base. Gyroscope/topi smade of 'circle' within a sphere. 'Circle' is solid metal painted in green with gold trim. Sphere is painted red. Intersecting rod is painted green. Pieces are held together with screws (two). Base has round rim with painted gold, leaf motif. The bas...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Gorham, W. B. (Maker)

Material: metal, paint (coating)

GUSN: 10688

Accession Number: 1995.458

Toy telephone

Early 20th Century miniature wall phone for a doll house; dark finished wood with speaker, ear piece, hand crank and bell on top. 5 1/2" thread attached to ear piece from top of phone.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10689

Accession Number: 1995.459

Toy broom

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10690

Accession Number: 1995.460.7

Card deck

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10691

Accession Number: 1995.461

Sewing Basket

Paper-covered glass sewing basket full of ribbons.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 10692

Accession Number: 1995.464

Purse

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: knitting (process)

GUSN: 10693

Accession Number: 1995.465

Purse

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: knitting (process)

GUSN: 10694

Accession Number: 1995.466

Pincushion

Miniature guitar made of fabric. Made of blue and brown silk stretched over cardboard(?).

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, silk (textile)

GUSN: 10695

Accession Number: 1995.467

Lace fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10696

Accession Number: 1995.471

Syringe

Colorless glass syringe with metal stopper, glass plunger and four small holes on bottom of glass tube.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 10697

Accession Number: 1995.472

Syringe

Glass syringe; metal stopper, glass plunger; four small holes on bttom of glass tube; top piece of plunger is wrapped in brown paper with string.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 10698

Accession Number: 1995.473

Eyeglasses

No description

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10699

Accession Number: 1995.474

Pince-nez and Case

Bone and metal pince-nez with round lenses [.1]. Leather case [.2].

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, bone (material)

GUSN: 10700

Accession Number: 1995.475.1-.2

Eyeglasses

Green eyeglasses in molded paper case.

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 10701

Accession Number: 1995.476

Vase

Stoneware vase, light and dark green, Art Nouveau style. Vase has rounded rim, short neck and elongated tapering body.

Date: 1904-1916

Maker: Hampshire Pottery (Maker) Robertson, Cadmon (Designer)

Material: stoneware (pottery), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 10702

Accession Number: 1995.478

Pyramid Block

One of seven blocks of various shapes

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10703

Accession Number: 1995.513.1

Octagon Block

One of seven wooden blocks of various shapes

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10704

Accession Number: 1995.513.2

Printing blocks

Wooden printing block of cow logo, red stain; ink colour residue

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: coloring, embossing, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10370

Accession Number: 1995.383.21

Printing blocks

Wooden printing block of cow logo, red stain; ink colour residue

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: coloring, embossing, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10371

Accession Number: 1995.383.22

Printing blocks

Wooden printing block with copper plate attached (nailed) of cow logo, ink colour residue

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: coloring, embossing, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10372

Accession Number: 1995.383.23

Printing blocks

Wooden printing block with copper plate attached (nailed) of cow logo, ink colour residue

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: coloring, embossing, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10373

Accession Number: 1995.383.24

Printing blocks

Wooden printing block with copper plate attached (nailed) of cow logo, ink colour residue

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: coloring, embossing, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10374

Accession Number: 1995.383.25

Needle case

Folding cardboard case in the shape of a milk bottle, printed in orange (cap and label with slogan); inside right, rectangular gold cigarette paper, with textured spider web design with 2 needles and 2 pins with round heads (one pearl) piercing two ridges; on left, vertical folding black paper case ...

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, metal, paper (fiber product), printing (process), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 10375

Accession Number: 1995.557.1

Needle case

Bottle-shaped folder printed front and back with title in orange, "Hood's" in orange square, and bottle cap; inside left, folding black needle case with colour printed label on outside and 3 needles on inside; inside right, rectangular sheet of gold cigarette paper with textured spider web design an...

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, metal, paper (fiber product), printing (process), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 10376

Accession Number: 1995.557.2

Needle case

Folding cardboard case in the shape of a milk bottle, printed in orange (cap and Hood's label and slogan); inside left, rectangular textured gold cigarette paper with 2 needles piercing 2 ridges; on right, vertical folding black paper case with 7 needles in inside pocket; label on outside printed in...

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, metal, paper (fiber product), printing (process), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 10377

Accession Number: 1995.558

Needle case

Serpentine-shaped blue carboard case printed on front with red and white cow logo and needle and thread bordering white rectangle with title in red; back and insides white type; inside, multicoloured cigarette papers with textured web designs on white borders, pierced with needle sets; bottom has em...

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, embossing, metal, paper (fiber product), printing (process), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 10378

Accession Number: 1995.535

Paper ice cream dish

Round paper dish with fluted edge, printed in blue with Jersey Belle logo and "Hood's Ice Cream"; wax paper protector

Date: 1900-1951

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 10379

Accession Number: 1995.536.1

Paper ice cream dish

Round paper dish with fluted edge, printed in blue with Jersey Belle logo and "Hood's Ice Cream"; wax paper protector

Date: 1900-1951

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 10380

Accession Number: 1995.536.2

Paper ice cream dish

Round paper dish with fluted edge, printed in blue with Jersey Belle logo and "Hood's Ice Cream"; wax paper protector

Date: 1900-1951

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 10381

Accession Number: 1995.536.3

Cow

Black and white hollow plastic cow with horns; red accents on mouth and nostrils

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, molding (forming), plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 10382

Accession Number: 1995.537

Miniature bottle carrier

Red metal miniature milk bottle carrier with 6 painted wooden milk bottles, white with blue tops

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, metal, painting (coating), paper (fiber product), printing (process), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10384

Accession Number: 1995.538

Store advertising sign

Rectangular enameled metal sign with bevelled edge and chain for hanging; top rectangular red border with colour Jersey Belle logo and slogan with turquoise band below; square blackboard below with painted special, "Eggs"; goldish ground

Date: 1900-1951

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, enameling, metal, printing (process)

GUSN: 10393

Accession Number: 1995.539

Quilt

Central panel pieced wool glazed and unglazed, plain and twill weave diamonds of alternating blue, green, red and tan. Narrow green wool side borders; wide blue glazed wool head and foot border. Quilted in zig-zag pattern in head and foot border. Straight lines in central panel.

Date: ca. 1816

Maker: Ryder, Mary Baker, 1781 (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), stitching, linen (material), piecing, tabby (textile), quilting, weaving, wool (textile)

GUSN: 10396

Accession Number: 1936.900

Saltcellar

Silver footed saltcellar. Circular with a beaded design on the foot.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 10397

Accession Number: 1995.440.1

Saltcellar

Silver footed saltcellar. Circular with a beaded design on the base.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 10398

Accession Number: 1995.440.2

Table Mat

Burgundy linen(?) canvas cross-stitched, floral (?) design in center. Cross-stitched with wool (?) yarn (light green, dark green, blue, dark red, light brown, light gold, light red). Blanket stitched at edges. Fringed. Floral design is possibly representing letter "B" or "F."

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cross-stitching, needlepoint (needleworking)

GUSN: 10399

Accession Number: 1995.452

Sampler

Unfinished alphabet sampler; linen ground; silk thread; strawberry and geometric border; two complete upper case alphabets; one complete lower case alphabet; cross stitch, satin stitch and various other stitches in a geometric pattern at the lower border.

Date: 1876-1900

Maker: Sanborn, Helen, 1872 (Embroiderer)

Material: linen (material), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 10400

Accession Number: 1995.454

Doll's bedspread fragment

T-shaped furnishing fabric fragment used as a doll's bedspread. Red and white copperplate printed toile "The Apotheosis of Washington and Franklin." Image of Washington standing on Chariot of America; two leopards. Two Native American figures trumpet his arrival; flags attached to trumpets. In rear...

Date: ca. 1785

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), hand weaving, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 10401

Accession Number: 1935.394

Miniature Playing Cards

One miniature deck of playing cards in box (51 cards plus name cards). Each card is printed with each of the four suits. The number is represented by the actual suit icon. For example, the Nine of Spades is represented by nine spades. The face cards are beautifully represented by a renaissance style...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10402

Accession Number: 1995.462

Medal, Political

Circular white box of cardboard, holding the medal.

Date: ca. 1869

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 10403

Accession Number: 1995.468.1

Medal, Political

Silver-colored medal. Blue silk ribbon threaded through hole in medal. Stoed in a cardboard box.

Date: ca. 1869

Maker: unknown

Material: ribbon (material), silk (textile), silver (metal), gilding

GUSN: 10404

Accession Number: 1995.468.2

Quilt top

Checkerboard pattern; squares roughly 8" x 8"; blue and white pieced blocks within the white blocks are pieced red wool eight point stars. No backing; edges raw.

Date: 1780-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 10405

Accession Number: 1934.234

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