Historic New England

Bonnet

Dark purple silk with decorative silk braiding around brim and back of bonnet; 3 leaf motif of velvet & silk braiding around crown & at back; yellow ostrich feather at crown; black ostrich feathers on left side; purple fringed silk ribbon along right side & back of neck; piping around back of bonnet...

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: braiding, buckram, feather (material), stitching, satin, silk (textile), tulle (meshed textile)

GUSN: 914

Accession Number: 1969.5273

Riding Hat

. 1 is hat of black silk pile imitating beaver, with high sheen; black lace hat band, bowed in back with long extensions; small black velvet bow at hatband front center; lined with padded brown taffeta with brown braided silk drawstring; interior lined with stiffened paper and brown taffeta; black e...

Date: 1860-1869

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, stitching, lace (needlework), paper (fiber product), silk (textile), taffeta, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 915

Accession Number: 1969.6148.1

HAT

. 1 is hat of black velvet with small wired brim; brim turns up at back; black ostrich feathers circle entire hat; circular applique with extensions on left side; applique of black chenille, black wool, & black beads, stiffened with buckram; inside lined with 2 layers of rayon: 1 gathered with white...

Date: 1915-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), buckram, chenille (yarn), feather (material), stitching, rayon, rhinestone, pearl (animal material), artificial, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 916

Accession Number: 1969.6193.1-.3

Cap

Black velvet with edging of black and red stripe twill; silver colored sequins with glass beads in serpentine pattern; gathered at inside opening; lined with black taffeta and black silk tape drawstring; wired opening with black tulle; yellow cotton thread hanging from a single sequin.

Date: 1890-1905

Maker: unknown

Material: tulle (meshed textile), beading (process), taffeta, sequins (spangles), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 917

Accession Number: 1969.6363

HAT

Black beaver with brown roots; black velvet wired brim; black velvet hat band with bow on right; (rayon? silk?) lining with rayon? silk? drawstring ribbon; formed with buckram; wired piping around brim.

Date: 1924-1926

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 918

Accession Number: 1969.7137

Bonnet

Natural colored plaited straw; yellow taffeta ribbon & additional bands of straw circle crown & bow at left; natural colored silk & buckram flowers & leaves with stuffed buds on right crown; yellow taffeta neck ruffle with braided straw trim, lined with netting; wired brim lined with tulle, lace & y...

Date: 1850-1853

Maker: unknown

Material: buckram, stitching, braiding, straw (plant material), taffeta, tulle (meshed textile)

GUSN: 919

Accession Number: 1969.7251

Pair of Pumps

Yellow silk satin pumps (A & B) with pointed toe (not sharp); brown leather sole; 1 1/2" heel covered with yellow satin; small decorative oval buckle of faceted steel beads; toe lined with cotton twill; heel lined with white kid, with suede to prevent heel from slipping (one sewn in each heel).

Date: 1899-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 920

Accession Number: 1969.5079.1AB

Shoe Bag

Natural linen bag; single pouch with curved flap; edges embroidered with zig-zag in tan silk; self-ties.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 921

Accession Number: 1969.5079.2

Shoehorn

Wooden; hinge construction such that center bar pulls up with chain link, and heel slips out; metal pin is in the 5h or middle hole.

Date: ca. 1898

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 922

Accession Number: 1969.5079.3AB

Pumps Shoes

White kid leather pumps (A & B) with cream silk bow; bound with cream silk tape; long pointed toe (not sharp point); heel covered with white leather; leather sole; toe lined with linen; heel lined with leather; leather inner sole; eight brass nails in heel.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 923

Accession Number: 1969.5287.4AB

Pumps Shoes

White kid leather pumps (A & B) with cream silk bow; bound with cream silk tape; long pointed toe (not sharp point); heel covered with white leather; leather sole; toe lined with linen; heel lined with leather; leather inner sole; eight brass nails in heel.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 924

Accession Number: 1969.5287.5AB

Vase with Built-in Frog

Large, thickly potted, of rectangular shape on raised foot. Deep dish with twelve holes to center. Characteristic mottled amber-brown on yellowish-cream ground.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), molding (forming), lead glaze

GUSN: 2564

Accession Number: 1991.726

Bonnet

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 2565

Accession Number: 1991.73

Powder Horn

Powder horn with attached string. Piece of horn (light shading to dark) fitted with handcarved wooden spout. Large end has wooden plug fastened by tiny nails. "New" string tied to spout end and knotted through carved string holder on large end.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes), horn (animal material)

GUSN: 2566

Accession Number: 1991.747

Wall Cupboard

Red-painted miniature/toy cupboard of tall rectangular form; simple, Shaker-like style. Flat top above two shelves and deeper bottom component, which houses two shelves, areas with side panels and no doors (one component). Assembled with nails.

Date: 1850-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2567

Accession Number: 1991.748

Tavern Sign

Large tavern sign; two wrought iron poles. Frame carved at top with cut-out crests; decorated in yellow; floral sprays. Black band at base. Central image of eagle in chartreuse with spears and olive branch in claws; federal shield around neck striped pink and gray. Banner behind head. Both sides bea...

Date: 1824-1826

Maker: Possibly Brown (Painter)

Material: carving (processes), iron (metal), painting (coating), pine (wood), wrought

GUSN: 2568

Accession Number: 1991.758

Trade Sign

Long, narrow octagonal board with brown painted background (sanded) with a gold stripe and lettering, surrounded by a molded enframement.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: Adams, C. Henry (Maker)

Material: oil paint (paint), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2569

Accession Number: 1991.760

Codfish

Carved and painted wooden codfish cut from a flat board with some pieces added, and painted in shades of brown and spotted, with lower parts white. The fin is elaborately painted with firm black hair-like extensions (which cod actually possess).

Date: 1920-1927

Maker: Frost, John Orne Johnson, 1852-1928 (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes), oil paint (paint), painting (coating)

GUSN: 2570

Accession Number: 1991.761

Nesting Basket

One of five nesting baskets with eliptical shape and loop handle.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 2571

Accession Number: 1991.762.1

Snowshoes

Early hand-made snowshoes.

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), handmade, leather

GUSN: 2572

Accession Number: 1991.763AB

Walking Cane

Wooden cane with metal tip; wood grain painted.

Date: 1830-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, handmade, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2574

Accession Number: 1991.765

Overmantel-Rabbit and Landscape

Rectangular overmantel painting, landscape with crouching rabbit in profile surrounded by trees and bushes, painted on two joined boards.

Date: 1877

Maker: Franklin, D. B. (Maker)

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), painting (coating)

GUSN: 2575

Accession Number: 1991.766

Wall Basket

Splint woven wall basket with wooden handle.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 2576

Accession Number: 1991.767

Gathering Basket

Deep round splint woven basket with wooden handle.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 2577

Accession Number: 1991.768

Spice Box

Round tin spice box, painted black, with decorative band in gold and red; hinged cover with decoratively fashioned rectangular fastener hung on enclosed wire; inside painted copper color; one handle holder (other missing). [contains seven small covered cans 1991.770.2-.8].

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 2578

Accession Number: 1991.770.1

Decoy Pattern

Flat wooden pattern for duck decoys.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: handmade, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2579

Accession Number: 1991.771.1

Snipe Stick-up Decoy

Sawn and painted wooden decoy representing a snipe; gray wings, brown grained body, gray eye.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2580

Accession Number: 1991.773

Curlew Stick-up Decoy

Carved and painted wooden decoy of curlew, apparently sawn from same piece of wood as 1991.775, flat, with long bill, mottled gray and black paint, and iron rod.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2581

Accession Number: 1991.774

Shorebird Stick-up Decoy

"Silhouette" decoy of shore bird (snipe?) with hole in underside for stick-up; flat S-curve body with V-tail and nail beak, painted gray body, with black wings, head and eyes, white strip underside (beak to tail).

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2582

Accession Number: 1991.776

Shorebird Stick-up Decoy

"Stick-up" decoy of a shorebird (snipe), carved and painted wood, flat in shape, V-tail, carved eye, round wooden beak (2"); painted mostly black except for underside strip, from beak to tail, of black-on-white speckled horizontal lines (no base).

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2583

Accession Number: 1991.777

Snipe Stick-up Decoy

Sawn and painted wooden decoy representing a snipe; gray wings, white body with gray speckles, no eyes.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2584

Accession Number: 1991.778

Northern Phalarope Stick-up Decoy

Small wooden "silhouette" stick-up decoy of a shorebird (Northern Phalarope), dark brown wings and head with gray accents and black and white spotting, white underside with red marking on breast, black outline, round head but flattish body, long carved wooden beak. Propped on stick and 3/4" base.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2585

Accession Number: 1991.779

Duck Decoy

Painted and stuffed canvas, stitched with string; long, flattish body with sharp tail, brown head with glass eyes, gray underside, whitish back with black markings (now very moldy and soiled).

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, painting (coating)

GUSN: 2586

Accession Number: 1991.803

Mortar and Pestle

Very heavy, rough-hewn wooden mortar and pestle, lightly painted.

Date: 1700-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2587

Accession Number: 1991.804AB

Whistling Swan Decoy

Figure of a swan, arched neck carved in the full round, painted light gray over earlier layers of paint and possibly gesso; bill painted black; bottom weighted with six lead strips.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Williams, John, 1859-1937 (Maker)

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

GUSN: 2588

Accession Number: 1991.805

Canada Goose Decoy

Calling Canada Goose rough-carved in the full round, painted black and white, in two pieces (head and neck; body).

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2589

Accession Number: 1991.806

Golden Eye Decoy

Wooden carved and painted decoy representing a preening male golden eye duck; painted blue and white, with carved eyes and white wing patches; wings carved in relief.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: Wilson, Guy (Maker)

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

GUSN: 2590

Accession Number: 1991.807

Duck Decoy

Carved and painted wooden decoy representing a black duck, with blue wing feathers and yellow bill, and yellow glass eyes.

Date: 1896-1924

Maker: Mason's Decoy Factory (Maker)

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

GUSN: 2591

Accession Number: 1991.808

Green Winged Teal Decoy

Carved and painted female green-winged teal with green wing patches, speckled blue plumage, carved wings and tail feathers; lead weight and leather strap affixed to bottom.

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2592

Accession Number: 1991.809

Spinning Chair

The chair has rod-turned back legs which extend to stiles with ball finials; enclosed two arched slats; spindle; turned arms supported by rod-turned front legs which continue to arm supports; trapezoid-shaped rush seat; double-sprindle stretchers on front, back and sides; old green paint.

Date: 1770-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), maple (wood), painting (coating), rush (material)

GUSN: 2593

Accession Number: 1991.810

Desk on Frame

In two parts: the upper portion is a slant-top desk (the lid is missing) with a shallow shelf, the other portion is three tiers of drawers with the first tier having three short drawers, the second with two drawers and the third with one long thumb-molded drawer on frame with boot jack feet and thre...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2594

Accession Number: 1991.811

Document Box

Rectangular overhanging molded and cotter-pen hinged lid on conforming box with molded base rasied on four ball feet; the lid has cleats; exterior is painted red.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2595

Accession Number: 1991.812

Tea Table

Two piece, square top-tilting tea table on baluster turned standard raised on three arched legs ending in snake feet

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 2596

Accession Number: 1991.813

Wag-on-the-Wall Clock

The cream-painted dial of square form with demilune crest painted with black Roman numerals and polychrome springs at spaudrels and polychrome scene of buildings at crest. The crest has an arch-shape opening for carved and painted bird to come out of it (the door to his opening is missing); wooden ...

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2597

Accession Number: 1991.814

Survey Map

Rectangular, vertical format map of Sandy Bay Pier, Rockport, Mass. showing wharves with inner harbor and large house with four chimneys, outbuildings and other small structures in forground. This drawing represents the small basin immediately to the west side of the present Bearskin Neck. Remains...

Date: 1819

Maker: Gott, Jabez C., 1794-1871 (Artist) Snow, Kenneth (Retailer)

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

GUSN: 2598

Accession Number: 1991.815

Watercolor

Theorum painting in two small square format, pigmy curlew (or curlew sandpiper) standing in blue puddle seen facing right in profile. Has a white underbody, brown, barred wing and tail, black eye, long, stright bill. Box, walnut (?) frame, glazed. Scalloped decoration and main forms filled in wit...

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: Wolle (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 2599

Accession Number: 1991.816

Diarama

Rectangular molded gray painted frame with shadow box holding four standing stuffed shore birds including two yellow legs and two sandpipers standing on a beach with shells and insects. The background and side are painted realistically with rocks, ocean, boats and birds.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), painting (coating), sand, shell (animal material)

GUSN: 2600

Accession Number: 1991.817

Watercolor

Bunch of vari-colored flowers in original wide mahoagny veneer frame, glazed.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), paper (fiber product), pencils (drawing and writing equipment), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 2601

Accession Number: 1991.818

Watercolor

Small, rectangular format, study of a flower combination with a spray of blossoms in orange (tiger lily?), blue and gray/blue, tied with a pink bow. One blue blossom hangs down to the left with broken or bent stem. Two moths are depicted, one clinging to the orange lily (in profile) and the other ...

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), paper (fiber product), pencils (drawing and writing equipment), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 2602

Accession Number: 1991.819

Watercolor

Rectangular format, small study of a flower combination in red. white and blue flowers and green stems and leaves on a bare background. In black moulded frame with yellow stripe, glazed; in its original glass.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), paper (fiber product), pencils (drawing and writing equipment), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 2603

Accession Number: 1991.820

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