Historic New England

Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 33053

Accession Number: 1929.1833

Purse

Knitted green and cream purse with beading and ombre fringe tassels on top; beaded tassels on bottom.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 33054

Accession Number: 1929.1852

Pair of Gloves

White wool gloves with red flowers and green leaves; band of red and green stripes at wrist; fringed wrist.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, knitting (process), wool (textile)

GUSN: 33055

Accession Number: 1929.1855AB

Andiron

One of a pair of andirons.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 33056

Accession Number: 1929.1863.1

Andiron

One of a pair of andirons.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 33057

Accession Number: 1929.1863.2

Andiron

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 33058

Accession Number: 1929.1864.1

Andiron

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 33059

Accession Number: 1929.1864.2

Picture

Man carrying pail, sweating; house at left.

Date: 1929

Maker: Sarg, Anthony (Artist)

Material: crayons (drawing material), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 33061

Accession Number: 1929.1866

Medicine Chest

A wooden medicine box with a hinged lid and a turnkey lock. Interior is compartmentalized into sixty sections occupied by medical vials. Each vial is individually labeled and corked.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal, paper (fiber product), glass (material), corks (stoppers)

GUSN: 33064

Accession Number: 1930.1

Crock with Lid

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 33065

Accession Number: 1930.2AB

Nosegay Holder

A metal nosegay holder with a chain and pin. Foliate design.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 33066

Accession Number: 1930.4

Cigarette Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 33067

Accession Number: 1930.5

Needlework Picture

Needlework picture of an anchor and flowers embroidered on Bristol board.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 33068

Accession Number: 1930.6

Needlework Bookmark

Needlework bookmark of flowers in pink, green, and brown embroidered on perforated Bristol board mounted to faded pink and white check ribbon.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 33069

Accession Number: 1930.7

Needlework Bookmark

Needlework bookmark with embroidered image of a harp and words "Sing praise upon a harp to our God" on Bristol board.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 33070

Accession Number: 1930.8

Needlework Bookmark

Embroidered picture on Bristol board depicting Masonic/Freemason imagery, including a compass and all-seeing eye.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 33071

Accession Number: 1930.9

Nail

Hand-wrought lath nail.

Date: 1795

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 33073

Accession Number: 1930.12

Nail

Hand-wrought lath nail.

Date: 1795

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 33074

Accession Number: 1930.13

Needlework Bookmark

Bookmark in red worsted work. "Search the Scripture" worked in red and yellow worsted. A bible rests on a green worsted stand. The whole is stitched onto a length of cerise ribbon.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 33075

Accession Number: 1930.14

Needlework Bookmark

Needlework bookmark with the words "From a Sister" on perforated Bristol board mounted on off-white ribbon.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 33077

Accession Number: 1930.25

Needlework Bookmark

Embroidery on bristol board of a house on olive ribbon.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 33078

Accession Number: 1930.26

Photograph

View of Oliver Wendell Holmes house just barely visible through bushes and trees in foreground--oval format.

Date: ca. 1884

Maker: unknown

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 33079

Accession Number: 1930.28B

Thimble

Gold decorative thimble with a green box.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 33080

Accession Number: 1930.35

Handkerchief

Pink silk handkerchief.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 33081

Accession Number: 1930.36

Hook

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 33083

Accession Number: 1930.44A

Chest

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 33084

Accession Number: 1930.45

Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 33094

Accession Number: 1930.68

Compote

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 33106

Accession Number: 1930.70N

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 33112

Accession Number: 1930.71

T-shaped; green and red pieced block; checkerboard pattern. Blocks 7-1/2" x 7-1/2". Green twill tape binding across top. Loosely applied green cotton band 3" wide; applied green soutach around sides and bottom. Quilted in chevron pattern.

Date: 1820-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, linen (material), piecing, quilting, wool (textile)

GUSN: 33121

Accession Number: 1930.77

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 33126

Accession Number: 1930.84AB

Toothbrush

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 33128

Accession Number: 1930.98

Pair of Gloves

White gloves with three bands on the top; elasticized wrist. Knitted with large needles.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), knitting (process)

GUSN: 33148

Accession Number: 1930.143AB

Teapot

Oval body with squared loop handle. Finial probably not original.

Date: 1803-1804

Maker: unknown

Material: chasing, fluting, fruitwood, silver (metal)

GUSN: 33149

Accession Number: 1930.146

Tablespoon

Silver tablespoon with a fiddle handle, squared shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 33150

Accession Number: 1930.147

Salt Spoon

Silver salt spoon. Coffin handle with a circular bowl.

Date: 1780-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 33151

Accession Number: 1930.148

Bandbox

Rectangular pasteboard bandbox (A) and lid (B) with rounded corners. Bandbox and lid are printed with allover large-scale stylized pomegranate motifs. Printed in white on a yellow to green irise ground. Lid is separating from rim and has hand-sewn repairs in places.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 33392

Accession Number: 1930.617AB

Hatbox

High-hat shaped box and lid. Box (A) and lid (B) are made of brown leather lined with blue paper. Box has leather strap and clasp on brim. Part of strap is missing.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 33393

Accession Number: 1930.619AB

Waffle Iron

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 33394

Accession Number: 1930.622

Curling Iron

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 33395

Accession Number: 1930.624

Mortar & Pestle

Turned wooden mortar and pestle.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 33396

Accession Number: 1930.633AB

Stock Lock

Wood surface-mounted box with iron lock works and cover plate mortised in. Key operation from both sides. Two of three carriage-type bolts and square nuts, for securing box to door, still extant. Deadbolt 1 1/2" x 3/4" x ?" long. Cover is decoratively incised. Tagged "key missing."

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: incising, iron (metal), oak (wood)

GUSN: 33397

Accession Number: 1930.634A-C

Shoe Last

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 33398

Accession Number: 1930.636

Crimper

No description

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 33399

Accession Number: 1930.637

Boot Last

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 33400

Accession Number: 1930.638

Boot Last

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 33401

Accession Number: 1930.639

Boot Last

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 33402

Accession Number: 1930.640

Boot Last

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 33403

Accession Number: 1930.641

Boot Form

In exhibition "Yankee Remix" at Mass Mus of Contemporary Art, May 2003-April 2004.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 33404

Accession Number: 1930.642

Tray

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 33405

Accession Number: 1930.643

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