Historic New England

Hook

Iron hook with heart-shaped handle.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 8677

Accession Number: 1992.753

Hook

Iron hook with hooks at right angles.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 8678

Accession Number: 1992.754

Shaker Box Pattern

Template for Shaker sewing box, of thickly pieced together wood attached with nails, the center portion adjustable for length to range from 9 7/8" to 10 1/4", of characteristic oval shape.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8679

Accession Number: 1992.755

Shaker Box Pattern

One of set of three wooden Shaker box patterns of oval shape, holes in center, tied together with NFL tag.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8680

Accession Number: 1992.756

Shaker Box Pattern

One of set of three wooden Shaker box patterns of oval shape, holes in center, tied together with NFL tag.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8681

Accession Number: 1992.757

Shaker Box Pattern

One of set of three wooden Shaker box patterns of oval shape, holes in center, tied together with NFL tag.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8682

Accession Number: 1992.758

Doorstop

Green glass doorstop--original use: telephone wire insulator.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: Whitall Tatum Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 8683

Accession Number: 1992.768

Ingrain Carpet Fragment

Irregularly-shaped square woven in floral cartouche pattern of red and green.

Date: 1851-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8684

Accession Number: 1986.1077

Rectangular with selvage sides; ends bound with paisley cotton. Woven design of rows of widely spaced medium-sized red floral motifs with olive-branch shading alternating with smaller scale versions. Plain green ground with scattering of white and olive-brown trefoils allover.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flatweaves, ingrain carpets, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8685

Accession Number: 1986.1075

Baize hall runner

Green wool (baize) strip. Printed gold border of repeating leaf and flower within frieze; scrolling looped leaves alternate with thorned acorn vine. At corners, floral cartouches placed at angles. At center, oval medallion with six leaf and crown border around center potted plant. Raw edges.

Date: 1826-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: baize, block printing (relief printing process), stitching, piecing, resist dyeing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8686

Accession Number: 1986.823

Ingrain Carpet Sample

Rectangular, polychromatic carpet sample stapled to paper informational tag.

Date: 1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flatweaves, jacquard, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8687

Accession Number: 1981.14.5

Ingrain Carpet Sample

Rectangular, polychromatic (predominantly green) carpet sample stapled to paper informational tag.

Date: 1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flatweaves, jacquard, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8688

Accession Number: 1981.14.4

Ingrain Carpet Sample

Rectangular, polychromatic carpet sample stapled to paper informational tag.

Date: 1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flatweaves, jacquard, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8689

Accession Number: 1981.14.3

Ingrain Carpet Sample

Rectangular, polychromatic carpet sample stapled to paper informational tag.

Date: 1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flatweaves, jacquard, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8690

Accession Number: 1981.14.2

Ingrain Carpet Sample

Rectangular, polychromatic carpet sample stapled to paper informational tag.

Date: 1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flatweaves

GUSN: 8691

Accession Number: 1981.14.1

Envelope

No description

Date: 1899

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 8692

Accession Number: 1981.14.6

Carpet

Pieced, room-sized carpet woven in "Persian" style; rows of alternating green and red foliated strapwork star crosses with small polychromatic crosses on white ground.

Date: 1855-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: jute (fiber), weft loop weave, weaving, machine-made, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8693

Accession Number: 1980.162A

Carpet

Pieced, room-sized carpet woven in "Persian" style; rows of alternating green and red foliated strapwork star crosses with small polychromatic crosses on white ground.

Date: 1855-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: jute (fiber), weft loop weave, weaving, machine-made, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8694

Accession Number: 1980.162B

Carpet fragment

Rectangular carpet woven in Oriental style; bright polychromatic rows of rectangles broken up and divided by floral motifs. Rectangles further divided by interior lines with geometric motifs; blue or red ground.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), jute (fiber), weft loop weave, weaving, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8695

Accession Number: 1980.161A

Carpet fragment

Rectangular carpet woven in Oriental style; bright polychromatic rows of rectangles broken up and divided by floral motifs. Rectangles further divided by interior lines with geometric motifs; blue or red ground.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), jute (fiber), weft loop weave, weaving, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8696

Accession Number: 1980.161B

Carpet fragment

Rectangular carpet woven in Oriental style; bright polychromatic rows of rectangles broken up and divided by floral motifs. Rectangles further divided by interior lines with geometric motifs; blue or red ground.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), jute (fiber), weft loop weave, weaving, machine-made, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8697

Accession Number: 1980.161C

Carpet fragment

Rectangular carpet woven in Oriental style; bright polychromatic rows of rectangles broken up and divided by floral motifs. Rectangles further divided by interior lines with geometric motifs; blue or red ground.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), jute (fiber), weft loop weave, weaving, machine-made, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8698

Accession Number: 1980.161D

Ingrain carpet

Rectangular strip of stair carpeting woven in repeating rows of simplistic sprig fans and small oval motifs of gold and white.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, ingrain carpets, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8699

Accession Number: 1980.160A

Ingrain carpet

Rectangular strip of stair carpeting woven in repeating rows of simplistic sprig fans and small oval motifs of gold and white.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, ingrain carpets, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8700

Accession Number: 1980.160B

Carpet

Large, rectangular, pieced, with printed polychromatic floral design on one side. Rows of small scale red and green floral motifs and green and white diamond ground on opposite side.

Date: 1876-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jute (fiber), weaving, machine-made, piecing, printing (process)

GUSN: 8701

Accession Number: 1980.159

Carpet fragment

Rectangular, pieced strip with selvage side woven in Morris-style overall floral pattern with small scale flowering thin-leaved plants on a dark blue ground.

Date: 1876-1920

Maker: Bigelow Carpet Company (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), jacquard, weaving, weft loop weave, machine-made, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8702

Accession Number: 1980.158

Carpet Frgament

Rectangular, pieced strip woven in large scale polychromatic tapestry style with flowers and leaves. Selvage sides.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), pile (textile component), machine-made, piecing, tapestry (process), wool (textile)

GUSN: 8703

Accession Number: 1980.156

Carpet fragment

T-shaped piece with light colored abstract shapes with dark borders on green ground.

Date: 1855-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), weft loop weave, weaving, machine-made, alteration (process and technique), wool (textile)

GUSN: 8704

Accession Number: 1980.155

Carpet fragment

Rectangular strip with selvage sides. Woven in an arborescent floral pattern of vines and flowers in shades of blue and white.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), jute (fiber), weft loop weave, weaving, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8705

Accession Number: 1980.154A

Carpet fragment

Rectangular strip with selvage sides. Woven in an arborescent floral pattern of vines and flowers in shades of blue and white.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), jute (fiber), weft loop weave, weaving, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8706

Accession Number: 1980.154B

Carpet fragment

Rectangular strip with selvage sides. Woven in an arborescent floral pattern of vines and flowers in shades of blue and white.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), jute (fiber), weft loop weave, weaving, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8707

Accession Number: 1980.154C

Ingrain carpet

Woven design of large scale rows of alternating foliated diamond with bastions with lead border and foliated cross within snowflake-like form. In between rows and motifs floral sprigs with blooming flower on plain ground. Pieced in four strips.

Date: 1876-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, ingrain carpets, jacquard, weaving, machine-made, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8708

Accession Number: 1973.215

Decoy Pattern

Flat wooden pattern for duck decoys.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: handmade, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8559

Accession Number: 1991.771.6

Decoy Pattern

Flat wooden pattern for duck decoys.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: handmade, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8560

Accession Number: 1991.771.7

Stick-Up Decoy

One of ten "flatties", silhouetted frames of "yellowlegs" with carved bills and forked tails, painted with brown backs, heads spotted with cream, cream breasts and necks, black bills and eyes; drilled with holes at underside. All contained in Box 1991.772.11, with their original sticks.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8561

Accession Number: 1991.772.2

Stick-Up Decoy

One of ten "flatties", silhouetted frames of "yellowlegs" with carved bills and forked tails, painted with brown backs, heads spotted with cream, cream breasts and necks, black bills and eyes; drilled with holes at underside. All contained in Box 1991.772.11, with their original sticks.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8562

Accession Number: 1991.772.3

Stick-Up Decoy

One of ten "flatties", silhouetted frames of "yellowlegs" with carved bills and forked tails, painted with brown backs, heads spotted with cream, cream breasts and necks, black bills and eyes; drilled with holes at underside. All contained in Box 1991.772.11, with their original sticks.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8563

Accession Number: 1991.772.4

Stick-Up Decoy

One of ten "flatties", silhouetted frames of "yellowlegs" with carved bills and forked tails, painted with brown backs, heads spotted with cream, cream breasts and necks, black bills and eyes; drilled with holes at underside. All contained in Box 1991.772.11, with their original sticks.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8564

Accession Number: 1991.772.5

Stick-Up Decoy

One of ten "flatties", silhouetted frames of "yellowlegs" with carved bills and forked tails, painted with brown backs, heads spotted with cream, cream breasts and necks, black bills and eyes; drilled with holes at underside. All contained in Box 1991.772.11, with their original sticks.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8565

Accession Number: 1991.772.6

Stick-Up Decoy

One of ten "flatties", silhouetted frames of "yellowlegs" with carved bills and forked tails, painted with brown backs, heads spotted with cream, cream breasts and necks, black bills and eyes; drilled with holes at underside. All contained in Box 1991.772.11, with their original sticks.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8566

Accession Number: 1991.772.7

Stick-Up Decoy

One of ten "flatties", silhouetted frames of "yellowlegs" with carved bills and forked tails, painted with brown backs, heads spotted with cream, cream breasts and necks, black bills and eyes; drilled with holes at underside. All contained in Box 1991.772.11, with their original sticks.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8567

Accession Number: 1991.772.8

Stick-Up Decoy

One of ten "flatties", silhouetted frames of "yellowlegs" with carved bills and forked tails, painted with brown backs, heads spotted with cream, cream breasts and necks, black bills and eyes; drilled with holes at underside. All contained in Box 1991.772.11, with their original sticks.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8568

Accession Number: 1991.772.9

Stick-Up Decoy

One of ten "flatties", silhouetted frames of "yellowlegs" with carved bills and forked tails, painted with brown backs, heads spotted with cream, cream breasts and necks, black bills and eyes; drilled with holes at underside. All contained in Box 1991.772.11, with their original sticks.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8569

Accession Number: 1991.772.10

Decoy Box Strap

Originally shoulder strap for Box 1991.772.11.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 8570

Accession Number: 1991.772.12

Curlew Stick-up Decoy

Carved and painted wooden decoy of curlew, apparently sawn from same piece of wood as 1991.774, 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: 8571

Accession Number: 1991.775

Stick-up decoy

Silhouette decoy on 6-3/4" iron rod and base. Snipe shorebird with yellow legs or willet species. Flat with V wings; black wings and head. Grey speckled breast. Long whittled wood beak; large tack eyes. Three holes to body; stick at center.

Date: 1926-1950

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8572

Accession Number: 1991.780

Stick-up decoy

Displayed on wire stand with wooden base. Flat profile with brown backs and heads. White breast and underbelly. Painted black eyes.

Date: 1926-1950

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8573

Accession Number: 1991.781

Stick-up decoy

Displayed on wire stands with wooden base. Flat profile with brown backs and heads. White breast and underbelly. Painted black eyes.

Date: 1926-1950

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8574

Accession Number: 1991.782

Stick-up decoy

Stick-up type; flat shape, V tail, carved eye, round wooden stick beak (1-3/4"). Painted mostly black except for underside strip from beak to tail of black speckled horizontal lines. No base.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8575

Accession Number: 1991.783

Stick-up Decoy

Mounted on a piece of birch log. Long curved black bill. Painted black with brown and black plumage.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8576

Accession Number: 1991.784

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