Historic New England

Reimagining historic house museums :new approaches and proven solutions /edited by Kenneth C. Turino and Max A. van Balgooy.

vii, 312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm., Drawing from innovative organizations across the United States, Reimagining Historic House Museums is an indispensable source of field-tested tools and techniques drawn from such wide-ranging sources as non-profit management, business strategy, and software d...

Creators: Turino, Kenneth, editor. Balgooy, Max van, editor.

GUSN: 361634

Call Number: Stacks E159.R45 2019

In history's wake :the last trap fishermen of Rhode Island /Markham Starr.

xiv, 184 pages : illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm

Creators: Starr, Markham.

GUSN: 361635

Call Number: Stacks SH344.6.T67 S73 2015 c.1 (and 1 more)

Rescuing Eden :preserving America's historic gardens /photographs by Curtice Taylor ; text by Caroline Seebohm.

213 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm, From simple 18th- and early 19th-century gardens to the lavish estates of the Gilded Age, the gardens started by 1930s inmates at Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay to the centuries-old camellias at Middleton Place near Charleston, South Carolina -- Rescuing Eden ...

Creators: Seebohm, Caroline, author. Taylor, Curtice, photographer.

GUSN: 361636

Call Number: Stacks SB451.3 .S44 2015

Floating palaces :America's queens of the sea : Maine island mariners and the big steam yachts /by William A. Haviland and Barbara L. Britton.

203 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 31 cm

Creators: Haviland, William A., author. Britton, Barbara L., author.

GUSN: 361637

Call Number: Stacks F29.D3 H39 2015

Pioneer houses of Martha's Vineyard :surviving colonial architecture, 1642-1742 /Jonathan F. Scott.

367 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), plans ; 28 cm

Creators: Scott, Jonathan Fletcher, author.

GUSN: 361638

Call Number: Stacks NA7235.M42 M378 2015

Different roots, common dreams :New Hampshire's cultural diversity /Becky Field, photographer.

xi, 116 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm, "In 2012, after hateful graffiti was scrawled on the side of refugee homes, New Hampshire photographer Becky Field decided to use her camera to show the vitality and diversity of the state's new Americans, to honor their determination and expertise, ...

Creators: Field, Becky (Photographer), photographer.

GUSN: 361639

Call Number: Stacks F45.A1 F54 2015

From slate to marble :gravestone carving traditions in Eastern Massachusetts,1750-1850.Volume II /James Blachowicz.

xvii, 686 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm + 1 flash drive

Creators: Blachowicz, James, 1943-

GUSN: 361640

Call Number: Stacks NB1856.B67 B532 2015

Forest and crag :a history of hiking, trail blazing, and adventure in the Northeast Mountains /Laura and Guy Waterman.

xliv, 886 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Creators: Waterman, Laura, author. Waterman, Guy, author.

GUSN: 361641

Call Number: Stacks GV199.42.N38 W38 2019

SOS brutalism.

2 volumes (535, 180 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, maps, plans, portraits ; 29 cm, SOS Brutalism" is a distress signal. Since the 1950s, eminent architects around the world have realized buildings expressing an uncompromising attitude. Predominantly, yet not exclusively, they us...

Creators: Elser, Oliver, 1972- editor. Kurz, Philip, editor. Cachola Schmal, Peter, 1960- editor. Torkar, Felix, editor. Liesner, Maximilian, editor. Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Wüstenrot Stiftung Deutscher Eigenheimverein,

GUSN: 361642

Call Number: Stacks NA682.B7 S67 2017 v.1 (and 1 more)

Made in the Americas :the new world discovers Asia /Dennis Carr ; with contributions by Gauvin Alexander Bailey, Timothy Brook, Mitchell Codding, Karina H. Corrigan, Donna Pierce.

159 pages : color illustrations, color maps, color portraits ; 27 cm, "Made in the Americas reveals the overlooked history of Asia's profound influence on the arts of the colonial Americas. Beginning in the 16th century, European outposts in the New World, especially those in New Spain, became a maj...

Creators: Carr, Dennis (Dennis Andrew), writer of introduction, author. Bailey, Gauvin A., author. Brook, Timothy, 1951- author. Codding, Mitchell, author. Corrigan, Karina, author. Pierce, Donna, 1950- author. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,

GUSN: 361740

Call Number: Coll NK801.C37 2015

Early seating upholstery :reading the evidence /Leroy Graves.

ix, 225 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm, "Little upholstery from the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries has survived in America as rooms were redecorated or fabrics wore out or went out of fashion. Indeed, by the twentieth century, the upholstering processes were themselves largely lost. ...

Creators: Graves, Leroy, 1944- author.

GUSN: 361741

Call Number: Coll NK3195.G67 2015

A window on Williamsburg /photographs by Taylor Lewis, Jr. ; text by John J. Walklet, Jr., Thomas K. Ford, and Donna C. Sheppard.

79 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm, "A Window on Williamsburg" captures the character and spirit of the restored city as never before. The arctitecture so uniquely Virginian, the antiques that constitute one of the world's finest collections of eighteenth-century furnishings, the gardens ...

Date: Ã1983.

Creators: Lewis, Taylor Biggs. Walklet, John J., 1922- Ford, Thomas K. Sheppard, Donna C.

GUSN: 361742

Call Number: Coll F234.W7 L4 1994

A Singularly Marine & Fabulous Produce : The cultures of seaweed /Naomi Slipp and Maura Coughlin ; with contributions from Stacy Alaimo [and 9 others]

221 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Creators: Slipp, Naomi, author. Coughlin, Maura, author. New Bedford Whaling Museum,

GUSN: 361743

Call Number: Stacks QK567.5.S56 2023

Henry Hobson Richardson, and his works /by Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer ; with a portrait and illustrations of the architect's designs ...

ix, 152 pages : frontispiece (portrait) illustrations, 36 plates (including plans) ; 39 cm

Date: 1888.

Creators: Van Rensselaer, Schuyler, Mrs., 1851-1934.

GUSN: 361748

Call Number: Rare NA737.R5 V3 1888

Handyman's book /Better Homes & Gardens.

400 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Date: 5th printing, Ã1957.

GUSN: 361765

Call Number: Stacks TX323.B4 1957

Dr. Chase's recipes;or, Information for everybody: an invaluable collection of about eight hundred practical recipes ...By A.W. Chase ... Stereotyped. Carefully revised, illustrated, and much enlarged, with remarks and full explanations.

xxix, 384 pages including frontispiece, illustrations, portrait 18 cm

Date: 1867.

Creators: Chase, A. W. (Alvin Wood), 1817-1885.

GUSN: 361766

Call Number: Rare TX153.C48 1867

Furniture-makers and consumers in England, 1754-1851 :design as interaction /by Akiko Shimbo, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan.

xvii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Creators: Shimbo, Akiko, author.

GUSN: 361767

Call Number: Coll HD9773.G72 S45 2015

The HABS and the HABs nots :documenting the architecture of Newburyport in the Historic American Buildings Survey /by Reginald W. Bacon ; Newburyport Preservation Trust.

160 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 29 cm

Creators: Bacon, Reginald W. Newburyport Preservation Trust.

GUSN: 361768

Call Number: Stacks NA735.N53 B33 2017

American country furniture :projects from the Workshops of David T. Smith /by Nick Engler and Mary Jane Favorite.

ix, 422 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm, "Provides step-by-step instructions for making a wide variety of woodworking projects, including a pie safe, candle stand, lap desk, pencil-post bed, and cradle."--Abebooks.com viewed Nov. 15, 2022., Signed by the author, 1991

Date: Ã1990.

Creators: Engler, Nick. Favorite, Mary Jane, 1942- Workshops of David T. Smith (Firm)

GUSN: 361769

Call Number: Coll TT194.E54 1990

Collecting antiques in America / Thomas Hamilton Ormsbee.

321 pages illustrations 25 cm

Date: [Ã1962]

Creators: Ormsbee, Thomas H.

GUSN: 361770

Call Number: Coll NK1125.O7 1962

The practical book of American silver /by Edward Wenham ; with line illustrations by Edgar Holloway and reproductions from photographs.

xvii, 275 pages : illustrations, plates ; 24 cm, Different periods of American silver and its prevailing style.

Creators: Wenham, Edward, 1884-1956.

GUSN: 361771

Call Number: Coll NK7103.W46 1949

The story of American furniture,by Thomas Hamilton Ormsbee ... with thirty-one line drawings by Robert Curry and one hundred and seventeen illustrations.

xxi, 276 pages frontispiece, illustrations 24 cm

Date: 1937 [Ã1934]

Creators: Ormsbee, Thomas H. (Thomas Hamilton), 1890-1969.

GUSN: 361772

Call Number: Coll NK2406.O73 1937

Antiques:a popular guide to antiques for everyone;introduction by Peter Philp.

144 pages illustrations (some color). 29 cm

Date: 1973.

GUSN: 361781

Call Number: Coll NK1125.A64 1973

Winterthur illustrated /John A.H. Sweeney ; photographs by Gilbert Ask ; introduction by Henry Francis DuPont.

179 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, map ; 28 cm.

Date: 1963

Creators: Sweeney, John A. H. Du Pont, Henry Francis, 1880-1969. Sweeney, John A. H. Treasure house of early American rooms. Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.

GUSN: 361782

Call Number: Coll NK460.W5 S9 1963

The Country club, 1882-1932,by Frederic H. Curtiss and John Heard.

x, 213 pages including plans frontispiece, plates, portraits 27 cm

Date: 1932.

Creators: Curtiss, Frederic Haines, 1869-1967. Heard, John, Jr., 1889-

GUSN: 361791

Call Number: Stacks GV969.B7

Candlestick

Solid cast baluster from with hollow constructed base filled with ballast; circular stepped base below vasiform turned baluster; concave sided round candle socket terminating in flat broad drip pan.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 3866

Accession Number: 1977.136.2

Tilt-top Tea Table

Round tilt-top, bird cage, tea table with tripod, snake foot base, urn turning surmounted by double molding and straight tapered shaft terminating in bird cage fixture with four turned supports between square blocks; cleats on either side of hinge.

Date: 1755-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 3867

Accession Number: 1977.209

Side Chair

Side chair has curved crest rail with yoke; molded stiles; rush seat; turned front legs with Spanish feet; and is painted black.

Date: 1735-1765

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 3868

Accession Number: 1977.210

Lamp

round rimmed bases with baluster and ring turned supports surmounted by bulb shaped oil chambers fillted with double tin wick holders.

Date: 1795-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 3869

Accession Number: 1977.211AB

Tea Chest

Rectangular tea box with molded base, brass inlay; hinged lid with brass handle, divided interior of three sections fitted with tin caddy; green velvet lining on the lid. Box rests on ogee bracket feet.

Date: 1720-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), mahogany (wood), veneering, tin (metal), velvet (fabric weave), silk (textile)

GUSN: 3870

Accession Number: 1977.212

Board Game

Octagonal with thirty-seven holes for pegs and thirty-three pine pegs; cross hatching inside for placement of holes, painted red.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3871

Accession Number: 1977.213

Board Game

rectangular box, hinged; checkerboard exterior of maple and mahogany squares; interior inlaid with backgammon motif; contents of dice, checkers, and dice shakers of leather; brass hinges.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, mahogany (wood), maple (wood)

GUSN: 3872

Accession Number: 1977.214

Silhouette of Jonathan Sayward

Circular, framed silhouette of Jonathan Sayward, facing right; white paper on black silk with wood frame.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3873

Accession Number: 1977.215

Silhouette of Sayward Barrell

Circular framed silhouette of Jonathan Sayward Barrell, facing left; white paper on black silk, wooden frame.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: King, William (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product), silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3874

Accession Number: 1977.216

Silhouette of Nathaniel Barrell

Circular framed silhouette of Nathaniel Barrell, facing left; white paper on black silk, wooden frame.

Date: 1768-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3875

Accession Number: 1977.217

Silhouette of Elizabeth Barrell

circular framed silhouette of Elizabeth Barrell, facing right; white paper on black silk, wooden frame.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3876

Accession Number: 1977.218

Silhouette of Mary Barrell

Circular framed silhouette of Mary Barrell, facing left; white paper on black silk, wooden frame.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3877

Accession Number: 1977.219

Silhouette of a Man

Circular framed silhouette of gentleman, facing right; white paper on black silk, wooden frame; no inscription on back.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3878

Accession Number: 1977.220

Portrait of Frederick III, King of Prussia

Engraving of Frederick III, King of Prussia. Half-length portrait of a man, torso turned to left, face turned towards viewer. Wearing a short wig, tricorn hat and coat, insignia on chest. Inset with a rondel which rests on a neo-classical plinth. Ink on paper, original glass. Ebonized frame with gil...

Date: ca. 1760

Maker: Pesne (Painter) Houston, Richard (Engraver) Bowles, John (Publisher)

Material: staining, ebony (color), engraving (printing process), gilding, glass (material), paper (fiber product), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3879

Accession Number: 1977.221

Portrait of Jihn Manners

Ink on paper, pine frame, original glass. Framed engraving of John Manners, Marquis of Granby, Commander in Chief of the British Forces, Lieutenant General of the Ordinance, and Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards. Three-quarter portrait of a man, torso turned slightly to left, looking to ...

Date: ca. 1760

Maker: unknown

Material: engraving (printing process), glass (material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 3880

Accession Number: 1977.222

Portrait of Henry Bilsom Legge, Esq.

Ink on paper, pine frame, original glass. Three-quarter length portrait of Henry Bilsom Legge, Esq., seated, wearing heavily trimmed coat, lace cravat and cuffs; holding a rolled paper and wearing a curly wig.

Date: ca. 1760

Maker: Houston, Richard (Engraver) Hoare, William (Painter)

Material: engraving (printing process), glass (material), paper (fiber product), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3881

Accession Number: 1977.223

Portrait of S. John Lewis Ligonier

Ink on paper, pine frame, original glass. Three-quarter portrait of S. John Lewis Ligonier, torso turned slightly to right, wearing three-quarter length coat with buttons, belt at waist, insignia on chest and curled wig tied back, right hand on hip, left hand extended and holding hat.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: Tinney, John (Publisher) Lathem, James (Painter) Brooks, Jno. (Engraver)

Material: engraving (printing process), glass (material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 3882

Accession Number: 1977.225

Tieback

Round painted enamel knobs fitted with brass rims and shafts which screw into wall; portraits of a young girl with bonnett on each.

Date: 1765-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), enamel paint

GUSN: 3883

Accession Number: 1977.226.1

Tieback

Round painted enamel knobs fitted with brass rims and shafts which screw into wall; portraits of a young girl with bonnett on each.

Date: 1765-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), enamel paint

GUSN: 3884

Accession Number: 1977.226.2

Portrait of Jonathan Sayward (1713-1797)

(A)Three-quarter length portrait of Jonathan Sayward, facing right; right arm leaning on table; curtain in left background; right background shows ocean with two ships. (B) Unadorned wooden frame.

Date: 1745-1755

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 3885

Accession Number: 1977.227AB

Portrait of Sarah Mitchell Sayward

Three-quarter length portrait of Sarah Mitchell Sayward, facing left; background not filled in; lace on sleeves not finished; subject wearing pink dress, white apron and kerchief.

Date: 1770-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 3886

Accession Number: 1977.228

Sayward Coat of Arms

Ink and watercolor on paper, wood frame. Rectangular coat of arms of the Sayward family.

Date: 1760-1790

Maker: Gore, John (Maker)

Material: gilding, ink, paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3887

Accession Number: 1977.229

Framed Document

Charge to Jonathan Sayward for the Sloop Sea Flower. Dated March 7, 1744. Signed W [William] Shirley.

Date: 1744

Maker: Shirley, William, 1694-1771 (Author)

Material: engraving (printing process), ink, paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3888

Accession Number: 1977.230

Palace and Gardens at Herrenhausen

Rectangular framed engraving showing palace and gardens in perspective with surrounding countryside. Bottom reads "A View of the Palace and Gardens belonging to his Brittanick Majesty at Herrenhausen near Hanover."

Date: 1755-1790

Maker: Bowles, John (Maker) Parr, N. (Engraver)

Material: engraving (printing process), ink, paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3889

Accession Number: 1977.231

Palace and Gardens near Schonbrun

Rectangular framed engraving of palace and gardens, with sky in background, done in perspective. Bottom reads "A View of the Palace and Gardens near Schonbrun built by his Imperial Majesty Joseph 1st for a Hunting Seat."

Date: 1760-1790

Maker: Parr, N. (Engraver) Bowles, John (Maker)

Material: engraving (printing process), ink, paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3890

Accession Number: 1977.232

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