Historic New England

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Nut in seed pod: wire stem with clay overlay. Three dark green leaves; grey nut; green pod.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8277

Accession Number: 1992.646.5

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Small cucumber: dark green.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8278

Accession Number: 1992.646.6

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Small plantain (banana): molded stem showing wire. Blacks, pinks and yellows. Showing interior.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8279

Accession Number: 1992.646.7

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Small green apple with red striping and wire stem.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8280

Accession Number: 1992.646.8

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Pomegranate showing seeds; pink and red.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8281

Accession Number: 1992.646.9

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Exotic seedy fruit; green.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8282

Accession Number: 1992.646.10

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Large almond; greens and yellows; shows interior.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8283

Accession Number: 1992.646.11

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Apple: no stem; grey with dark red blush.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8284

Accession Number: 1992.646.12

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Fig: shows interior; wire stem with molded overlay. Three leaves; pinks, yellows and greens.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8285

Accession Number: 1992.646.13

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Small lime; blues and greens.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8286

Accession Number: 1992.646.14

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Small orange: molded stem; two leaves; oranges and green. Shows interior.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8287

Accession Number: 1992.646.15

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Avocado: yellows, greens and pale pink. Shows interior.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8288

Accession Number: 1992.646.16

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Large fig: stem molded over wire; grey with speckling and darker accents.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8289

Accession Number: 1992.646.17

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Zucchini: fabricated stem; blues and greens.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8290

Accession Number: 1992.646.18

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Bamboo: three sections; blues and greens.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: bamboo (material), clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8291

Accession Number: 1992.646.19

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Cucumber piece: blues, greens and yellow. Interior cut away.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8292

Accession Number: 1992.646.20

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Exotic seedy fruit: green; stem molded over wire; two leaves. Interior cut away.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8293

Accession Number: 1992.646.21

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted.. Plantain (banana): greys, pinks and black.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8294

Accession Number: 1992.646.22

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Ugli fruit: wire stem - remnant of clay still attached. One leaf; oranges and browns.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8295

Accession Number: 1992.646.23

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Grapefruit: grapefruit size, but done in greens and yellows. Wire of stem visible as clay is broken; one leaf.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wax, clay, painting (coating)

GUSN: 8296

Accession Number: 1992.646.24

Artificial Fruit

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Melon-shaped ceramic; painted in greys and rose with blue stripes.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8297

Accession Number: 1992.646.25

Wooden, polychrome wall box with three-lobed lollipop top and sloped sides. Ragged/grained on yellow over red, painted with freehand symmetrical floral/leaf decoration and outlined with black paint. Black rays emanating from hanging holes at top.

Date: 1825-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8298

Accession Number: 1992.647

Scoop

Shaped horn scoop.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), lip-vibrated aerophones with conical bore: with valves, horn (animal material)

GUSN: 8299

Accession Number: 1992.648.1

Scoop

Shaped horn scoop.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), lip-vibrated aerophones with conical bore: with valves, horn (animal material)

GUSN: 8300

Accession Number: 1992.648.2

Scoop

Shaped horn scoop.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), lip-vibrated aerophones with conical bore: with valves, horn (animal material)

GUSN: 8301

Accession Number: 1992.648.3

Scoop

Shaped horn scoop.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), lip-vibrated aerophones with conical bore: with valves, horn (animal material)

GUSN: 8302

Accession Number: 1992.648.4

Scoop

Carved horn scoop with decorative (shaped) handle and reindeer motif in bowl.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), lip-vibrated aerophones with conical bore: with valves, horn (animal material), incising

GUSN: 8303

Accession Number: 1992.649

Spoon

Short handled, large horn spoon.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), lip-vibrated aerophones with conical bore: with valves, horn (animal material)

GUSN: 8304

Accession Number: 1992.650

Spoon

Long-handled, pear-shaped spoon with turned, raised decoration on handle.

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), molding (forming), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 8305

Accession Number: 1992.651

Clothespin

Wooden clothespin carved with hexagonal end.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8306

Accession Number: 1992.652.1

Clothespin

Wooden clothespin carved with hexagonal end.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8307

Accession Number: 1992.652.2

Clothespin

Wooden clothespin carved with hexagonal end.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8308

Accession Number: 1992.652.4

Teapot

Pear-shaped; hinged domed lid with disk finial and incised banding. Incised banding to body, on extended straight foot and flat base. Pewter scroll handle with thumb piece and S-scroll spout. Spout and handle of darker and heavier metal.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), incising, pewter (tin alloy), tin alloy

GUSN: 8409

Accession Number: 1991.612

Tray

Small round tray with lacy edge. Painted with black enamel with floral overpainting in red, yellow and greens.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 8410

Accession Number: 1991.613

Tray

Wooden, coffin-end tray. Painted reddish-brown.

Date: 1775-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8411

Accession Number: 1991.614

Candelabrum

Five candle unit with decorative stamped bobeches.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: stamping (forming), tin (metal)

GUSN: 8412

Accession Number: 1991.615

Lantern

Hexagonal lantern with double domed top section. Painted green with old green-glass panels.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 8413

Accession Number: 1991.616

Coverlet

Small linsey-woolsey coverlet with geometric quilting on red side; yellowish-brown on other side.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: hand sewing, hand weaving, linsey-woolsey

GUSN: 8414

Accession Number: 1991.617

Wafer iron

Wafer iron with long handles.

Date: 1766

Maker: unknown

Material: incising, iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 8415

Accession Number: 1991.618

Spoon

Large iron spoon with wrought loop for hanging.

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 8416

Accession Number: 1991.619

Fork

Large wrought iron two-pronged fork with ring handle.

Date: 1765

Maker: unknown

Material: incising, iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 8417

Accession Number: 1991.620

Scissors

Large wrought iron scissors. Incised with decorative lines.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: incising, iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 8418

Accession Number: 1991.621

Chalkware Rooster

Painted chalkware rooster on stepped base. Wings and feathers painted yellow-gold and red. Eyes and beak painted black. Red comb and wattle. Brown base.

Date: 1885-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), gypsum, painting (coating)

GUSN: 8419

Accession Number: 1991.622