Historic New England

Pin "Grope Fest '79"

Round red promotional or souvenir pin with white text. Text reads "Grope Fest '79." Back of pin has a simplified needle without a closure to hold needle and pin and place. Needle is vertical to pin on back.

Date: 1979

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 321653

Accession Number: 2016.82.5

Pin "Grope Fest 79"

Round red promotional or souvenir pin with white text. Text reads "Grope Fest '79." Back of pin has a simplified needle without a closure to hold needle and pin and place. Needle is vertical to pin on back.

Date: 1979

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 321654

Accession Number: 2016.82.6

Pin "grope fest 92"

Square white button pin with red square and half of a yellow Roman coin. Text on the pin reads "grope fest 92." The back of the pin has a black cardboard material and a red and black cross design is painting on the back of the button in the lower right corner.

Date: 1992

Maker: Greene, Lou

Material: plastic (organic material), metal, cardboard

GUSN: 321655

Accession Number: 2016.82.7

Pin "grope fest 92"

Square white button pin with red square and half of a yellow Roman coin. Text on the pin reads "grope fest 92." The back of the pin has a black cardboard material and a red and black cross design is painting on the back of the button in the lower right corner.

Date: 1992

Maker: Greene, Lou

Material: plastic (organic material), metal, cardboard

GUSN: 321656

Accession Number: 2016.82.8

Pin "grope fest 92"

Square white button pin with red square and half of a yellow Roman coin. Text on the pin reads "grope fest 92." The back of the pin has a black cardboard material and a red and black cross design is painting on the back of the button in the lower right corner.

Date: 1992

Maker: Greene, Lou

Material: plastic (organic material), metal, cardboard

GUSN: 321657

Accession Number: 2016.82.9

Pin "grope fest 92"

Square white button pin with red square and half of a yellow Roman coin. Text on the pin reads "grope fest 92." The back of the pin has a black cardboard material and a red and black cross design is painting on the back of the button in the lower right corner.

Date: 1992

Maker: Greene, Lou

Material: plastic (organic material), metal, cardboard

GUSN: 321658

Accession Number: 2016.82.10

Sofa

Sofa with cylindrical arms and square back. Turned legs on casters, ribbed front rail. William Morris "Crown Imperial" pattern (designed 1876) upholstery in sage green and beige. ...

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: Pioneer Upholstering Co. (Upholsterer)

Material: mahogany (wood), wool (textile)

GUSN: 321659

Accession Number: 2014.160.227

Sofa

Sofa with cylindrical arms and rectangular back. Squat cylindrical legs on casters. William Morris "Crown Imperial" pattern (designed 1876) upholstery in dark red and beige. ...

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), wool (textile)

GUSN: 321660

Accession Number: 2014.160.228

Sofa

Sofa with square arms and rounded back. Column shaped turned legs on casters. Veneered front rail. Maroon velvet upholstery. This object is part of Historic New England's Service Collection, a group of objects acquired or reproduced for hands-on learning and interactive use.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: Pioneer Upholstering Co. (Upholsterer)

Material: mahogany (wood), upholstery

GUSN: 321661

Accession Number: 2014.160.229

Reticulated Basket Stand

The basket stand is a piece from the Theodore and Lydia Lyman Chinese Export porcelain service. The stand held a porcelain basket that would hold fruit. The stand is white porcelain with an opaque, enamel design with floral motif and gold on the outer and inner circumference of the stand. Along the ...

Date: 1786 - 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, opaque white pigment

GUSN: 321748

Accession Number: 2016.84.1

Demi-lune table. Mahogany. United States

Large mahogany demi-lune table. Deep skirt with narrow edge molding, four tapering legs. Branded "T. Elwyn."

Date: 1790 -1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 321780

Accession Number: 2016.85.1

Wash Stand

Three tiered corner wash stand. Curved corner splash guard over shelf with three holes for washbowl and accessories, serpentine currved skirt board below upper shelf. Mid level has central drawer and curved birds' eye maple front with dark and light figured inlay along bottom. Bottowm level is a ...

Date: 1795-1805

Maker: Attributed to Seymour, John (Furniture maker) Attributed to Seymour, Thomas (American cabinetmaker, 1771-1848) (Furniture maker)

Material: mahogany (wood), bird's-eye maple, eastern white pine (wood)

GUSN: 321914

Accession Number: 2016.86.1

Bookmark

Woven white and green thread bookmark with white fringe on board. League of New Hampshire Arts and Crafts. New Hampshire, 1940-1990

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 322440

Accession Number: 2011.80.100

Ring

Ring, abstract design of tubes, spiral, and spheres. Sterling silver. Designed by Ella L. Cone (1898-1974).

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: Cone, Ella L., 1898-1974 (Silversmith)

GUSN: 322619

Accession Number: 2016.89.1

Brooch

Brooch, abstract leaf form with center ridge. Sterling silver. Stamped "Noble Smith." Designed by Shirley Smith. Boston, Massachusetts, 1950-1960

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Smith, Shirley (Silversmith)

GUSN: 322620

Accession Number: 2016.89.2

Wallhanging

Marimekko wall hanging. Russian domes in red, pink, blue, yellow. Cotton. Pattern: "Kumiseva." Designed by Katsuji Wakisaka.

Date: 1971

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Wakisaka, Katsuji, 1944- (Designer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322648

Accession Number: 2016.90.2

Tablecloth

Marimekko coated fabric tablecloth. Navy blue floral with yellow and orange centers on cream ground. Cotton. Pattern: "Unikko." Designed by: Maija Isola.

Date: 1965

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Isola, Maija, 1927-2001 (Designer)

Material: cotton (textile), coating (process)

GUSN: 322649

Accession Number: 2016.90.3

Tablecloth

Marimekko coated fabric tablecloth. Red, maroon, and orange. Cotton. Pattern: "Keisarin Puutarhassa." Designed by Kaarina Kellomäki.

Date: 1966

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Kellomäki, Kaarina (Designer)

Material: cotton (textile), coating (process)

GUSN: 322650

Accession Number: 2016.90.4

Hat Box for Straw Hat

[a] Hatbox with blue flowers and greenery printed on gray ground with "Filene's" in matching blue script. Green silk rope handles on either side [b] wreath of blue flowers in center with Filene's in script on the left. Hatbox for straw hat.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), cardboard, cord (fiber product)

GUSN: 320993

Accession Number: 2015.166.3.2AB

Hat Box for Camellia Hat

[a] gold and white diagonal striped Worth of Boston hat box.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), cardboard, cord (fiber product)

GUSN: 320994

Accession Number: 2015.166.4.2AB

Hat Box for Beehive Hat

[a] Hatbox with purple flowers in green bunches printed on white ground with green stripe at the bottom. [b] Logo written in green on top with green stripes on the edge of the lid.

Date: 1960-1963

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), cardboard, cord (fiber product)

GUSN: 320995

Accession Number: 2015.166.5.2AB

Side Chair

Crooked-back chair with molded stiles and carved crest. Cabriole legs with volutes. Cyma-curved skirt and turned stretchers.

Date: 1725-1735

Maker: unknown

Material: beech (wood), carving (processes)

GUSN: 320999

Accession Number: 1976.168.3

Necklace

Necklace composed of rectangular green plaques with brass bead separators. Closure is a brass barrel-type at center back. Not signed.

Date: ca. 1935

Maker: unknown

Material: casein plastic, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 321002

Accession Number: 2016.58.1

Clips

Each clip in this pair is constructed of molded white metal set with white stones. Closure is a spring-mounted tongue on the back. Maker's mark on back.

Date: ca. 1935

Maker: Ciner Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

Material: white metal, paste (glass)

GUSN: 321003

Accession Number: 2016.58.2

Brooch

Brooch made from a "ribbon" of gold-plated metal mesh tied into a bow. The ends of the ribbon are finished with gold end caps. The brooch closes with a hinged-pin safety clasp attached at the back. Maker's mark in stamped metal oval soldered to center back of brooch. Gold-plated base metal. Henkel &...

Date: ca. 1965

Maker: Henkel & Grossé (Manufacturer)

Material: gold (metal), plating (metal coating)

GUSN: 321004

Accession Number: 2016.58.3

Quilt

This rectangular wholecloth quilt is made of a plainweave white cotton top and backing with a thin batting between the layers (unidentified fiber content). The quilting is in white cotton thread running stitch on the diagonal, creating a diamond pattern. The top is embellished with red embroidery fl...

Date: 1889

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), quilts, embroidering

GUSN: 321006

Accession Number: 2016.59.1

Fireplace Mantel

Carved arts and craft mantel. Deep overhanging shelf over decorated pilasters and frieze with carved leaves and berries.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: Richardson, Ellen B. (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 321007

Accession Number: 2016.60.1

Painting

Painting, "The Spirit of '76." Attributed to Tompkins Harrison Matteson (American painter, 1813-1884).

Date: 1846

Maker: Attributed to Matteson, Tompkins Harrison (American painter, 1813-1884) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), panel painting (image-making)

GUSN: 321011

Accession Number: 2016.61.1

Painting

Painting, "Puritan Sunday in New England." George Henry Bougton (American painter and illustrator, 1833-1905).

Date: 1864

Maker: Boughton, George Henry (American painter and illustrator, 1833-1905) (Artist)

Material: oil paintings (visual works), canvas

GUSN: 321013

Accession Number: 2016.61.3

Wallpaper

No description

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Zuber Et Cie (Maker)

GUSN: 321024

Accession Number: 2001.140

Collars

White celluloid front button collar with button opening in back. Worn by Charles Russell Peck (1889-1971).

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: celluloid (cellulosic)

GUSN: 321049

Accession Number: 2015.147.11

Portrait of John Codman, III (1755-1803)

Painting, three-quarter length portrait of John Codman, III (1755-1803). The sitter is wearing a black jacket and white ruffled neckcloth. He is standing in front of a red damask curtain with a distant landscape visible in the lower left. Oil on canvas. Gilt frame.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: Copley, John Singleton (American painter, 1738-1815) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 321113

Accession Number: 2016.62.1

Collar

White celluloid front button collar with button opening in back. Worn by Charles Russell Peck (1889-1971)

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: celluloid (cellulosic)

GUSN: 321222

Accession Number: 2015.147.12

Collar

White celluloid front button collar with button opening in back. Worn by Charles Russell Peck (1889-1971)

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 321267

Accession Number: 2015.147.13

Collar

White celluloid front button collar with button opening in back. Worn by Charles Russell Peck (1889-1971)

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: celluloid (cellulosic)

GUSN: 321269

Accession Number: 2015.147.14

Collars

White celluloid front button collar with button opening in back. Worn by Charles Russell Peck (1889-1971)

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: celluloid (cellulosic)

GUSN: 321270

Accession Number: 2015.147.15.1-.2

Photograph

Framed reproduction photograph of the twins, Frederic Augustus Eustis and Augustus Hemenway Eustis (b. 1877) sitting on the "twin" bench with their grandmother, Mary Porter Tileston Hemenway (1820-1894).

Date: 1879

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 321311

Accession Number: 2016.63.2

Needlework

Framed needlework picture of the Reed house in Hingham, Massachusetts. Probably New England

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: needleworking (process)

GUSN: 321370

Accession Number: 2016.64.1

Woman Working in a Kitchen

Unframed painting, interior scene of a woman in a kitchen. Oil on board. "Russell's Canvas Board, Patented March 18, 1879." United States

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), boards (flat objects)

GUSN: 321371

Accession Number: 2016.64.2

Bedchamber scene

Framed painting, interior scene of an older man in a bedroom/parlor. Oil on board. United States, 1850-1875

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 321372

Accession Number: 2016.64.3

Comb

Large carved hair comb. With note "Made at West Newburyport, Mass." Massachusetts, 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 321373

Accession Number: 2016.64.4

Child's Dress Sleeves

Child's dress sleeves, blue and pink silk check. Worn by Annie Woodside (b. 1859). Probably Massachusetts,

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 321374

Accession Number: 2016.64.5

Souvenir Spoon

Souvenir spoon, molded sterling silver with image of a woman molded on spoon bowl interior. Native American in feather head dress on front of handle, enamel shield and crown on finial. Part of a souvenir spoon collection that was collected by Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982).

Maker: unknown

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 321375

Accession Number: 2016.64.6.1

Souvenir Spoon

Souvenir tea spoon with gilt bowl with sterling silver cork-screw handle topped by open-design scroll and scallop finial. Finial probably soldered to handle. Part of a souvenir spoon collection that was collected by Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982).

Maker: unknown

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 321376

Accession Number: 2016.64.6.2

Souvenir Spoon

Souvenir tea spoon, molded sterling silver with pointed and segmented bowl. Handle molded with dot and scroll pattern culminating in center with urn finial. Part of a souvenir spoon collection that was collected by Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982).

Date: c. 1898

Maker: unknown

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 321377

Accession Number: 2016.64.6.3

Souvenir Spoon

Souvenir spoon, molded sterling silver with engraved image of Old Falls, Kennebunk on the bowl. Handle depicts scroll pattern with Maine engraved in capitals down the center. End of handle molded to depict the State Seal of Maine with two figures. Part of a souvenir spoon collection that was c...

Maker: unknown

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 321378

Accession Number: 2016.64.6.4

Souvenir Spoon

Souvenir spoon, molded sterling silver. Handle depicts a flat boat paddle with a fish layered over it. Part of a souvenir spoon collection that was collected by Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 321379

Accession Number: 2016.64.6.5

Souvenir Spoon

Souvenir spoon, molded sterling silver with image of cityscape divided in two by railroad tracks; upper spoon depicts Mountain Park amusements including carousel, trolley, and buildings. Handle depicts railway and cars leading up Mount Tom to the Summit House. Part of a souvenir spoon collection t...

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 321380

Accession Number: 2016.64.6.6

Souvenir Spoon

Souvenir spoon, molded sterling silver with image of City Hall molded on spoon bowl. Handle formed by figure of a man in colonial dress, culminating in profile with hat. Part of a souvenir spoon collection that was collected by Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982).

Date: after 1910

Maker: (Retailer)

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 321381

Accession Number: 2016.64.6.7

Souvenir Spoon

Souvenir spoon, molded sterling silver with image of a house with a seated man playing fiddle, a woman in the house doorway, chickens in the grass, and a wagon behind the house, molded on gilt spoon bowl. Handle molded with roses and scrolls. Part of a souvenir spoon collection that was collected ...

Date: 1892

Maker: unknown

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 321382

Accession Number: 2016.64.6.8

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