Historic New England

Carved Foo Dog

Small column surmounted by a foo dog; pale green stone, probably jade, with red flecks.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes)

GUSN: 2182

Accession Number: 1991.192

Carved Chinese god

Seated god, pale green stone, probably jade, with touches of red and black; mounted on carved black stone base.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes)

GUSN: 2183

Accession Number: 1991.193AB

Brass Candlestick

Miniature, brass, pierced cylindrical candle cup, two-ring moldings on shaft, high-rising base and prominent drip pan; with amber tapers.

Date: 1600-1650

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2184

Accession Number: 1991.194.1

Brass Candlestick

Miniature, brass, pierced cylindrical candle cup, two-ring moldings on shaft, high-rising base and prominent drip pan; with amber tapers.

Date: 1600-1650

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2185

Accession Number: 1991.194.2

Hogscraper Candlestick

Saucer-shaped bobeche with spur at one side on cylindrical shaft with ejector on slightly domed round base; painted a gray-black color.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Shaw's Patent (Maker)

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 2186

Accession Number: 1991.195

Hogscraper Candlestick

Saucer-shaped bobeche with spur to one side on cylindrical shaft with ejector, raised on a domed, circular base.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Shaw's Patent (Maker)

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 2187

Accession Number: 1991.196

Covered Jug

Redware, large, barrel shape with strap handle; flat lid with round, flattened knop, with orange/yellow glaze and dark brown patches; two bands incised near top.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: incising, glazing (coating), lead (metal), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 2188

Accession Number: 1991.197AB

Candlestick

Bell metal with flat, wide square base.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: bell metal, casting (process)

GUSN: 2189

Accession Number: 1991.198

Hexagonal-shaped with Canton-like blue and white landscape scenes and floral border; drop-in central cylinder with floral rice-grain decoration and concave lid; both containers fitted with double set of metal handles; small bracket feet.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, brass (alloy), glazing (coating), painting (image-making), hand-painted, tin (metal)

GUSN: 2190

Accession Number: 1991.199A-C

Knife Box

Pine, dovetail construction, painted overall with gray-green and black marbleized smoke decoration.

Date: 1795

Maker: unknown

Material: marbling, painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2191

Accession Number: 1991.200

Covered Chocolate Pot

In shape of oak tree with "branch" handles and spout; high relief acorns and foliage; polychrome enamel colors painted over glaze.

Date: 1750-1753

Maker: Hoechst Pottery & Porcelain Factory (Maker)

Material: earthenware, molding (forming), glazing (coating), tin glaze

GUSN: 2192

Accession Number: 1991.201AB

Carved Figure

Chinese carving of tall yellow/amber figure (Chinese god of old age) holding fruit and staff; mounted on carved base. Possibly soapstone but probably jade.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), jade (rock)

GUSN: 2193

Accession Number: 1991.202

Electric "Bridge Lamp" Floor Lamp

Iron rod shaft with turned finial having scrolled adjustable arm holding ball-shaped pressed glass lamp with burlap clip-on shade, all raised on tripod base with scroll feet.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal

GUSN: 2194

Accession Number: 1991.215

Electric "Bridge Lamp" Floor Lamp

Rod shaft with pointed terminus with adjustable scrolled arm holding lamp, raised on tripod base with scrolled feet; white fabric clip-on shade.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: white metal

GUSN: 2195

Accession Number: 1991.216

Shirred Rug

Rectangular; central panel with large medallion with leaves and birds, enclosed by wide end- and narrow side- borders patterned with leaves on variegated ground; worked in shades of pink, red, beige and green in wool and cotton on linen ground; backed with brown canvas.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), shirring, wool (textile)

GUSN: 2196

Accession Number: 1991.217

Bullet Mold

Rectangular, rough carved, two-piece mold.

Date: 1776

Maker: unknown

Material: incising, hewing, roughness, soapstone (metamorphic rock)

GUSN: 2197

Accession Number: 1991.218AB

Pipe Mold

Soapstone, two-piece, with wooden pipe bowl center of wood.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), soapstone (metamorphic rock), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2198

Accession Number: 1991.219AB

Dough Scraper

Small, with flat iron incised blade, hollow tapering brass handle with incised rings at wide end.

Date: 1845

Maker: Derr, Peter (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), incising, iron (metal)

GUSN: 2199

Accession Number: 1991.220

Mortar & Pestle

Porcelain mortar with porcelain and wood pestle; mortar has pouring spout and small base.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2200

Accession Number: 1991.221AB

Grease Lamp

Channel lamp with bulbous panelled reservoir with long spout descending from four triangular arms to a pierced plate having four splayed projections; a cast hanging hole at base of lamp probably held a drip cup.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 2201

Accession Number: 1991.222

Stockings

Hand knit, white cotton, below-knee length, with clock at ankle, initialed at top.

Date: 1805-1820

Maker: Adams, Elizabeth, 1787-1862 (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), knitting (process)

GUSN: 2202

Accession Number: 1991.203AB

Marble

Spherical stone, almost like a marble.

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 2203

Accession Number: 1991.204

Marble

Cream-colored pottery sphere decorated with pale red concentric rings at one side and blue leaf device at other side.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, painting (coating)

GUSN: 2204

Accession Number: 1991.205

Marble

Spherical with underglaze cobalt blue, clear lead overglaze.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), lead glaze

GUSN: 2205

Accession Number: 1991.206

Clay Pipe

Earthenware, with cylindrical bowl on straight stem.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: McDougall (pipemaker) (Maker)

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 2206

Accession Number: 1991.207

Trinket Box

Rectangular, yellow, sliding cover; scene entitled "View of Brighton, Eng." in circular vignette, surrounded by leaves and flowers in greens and red. Tiny leaves painted on raised rim of box. Pink paper lining inside.

Date: 1832

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2207

Accession Number: 1991.208

Box

Small, painted in yellow enamel; black, brown and blue striping off-white border, around grisaille landscape showing house, trees, grass and fence at water's edge; interior painted blue; bottom washed in black; hinged lid.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2208

Accession Number: 1991.209

3 Arrowheads on Card

Three arrowheads, one with elongated point in gray stone, two in black stone (one almost triangular in shape); all tied together with printed ribbon and tied with red ribbon to tag with inscription.

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), stone (rock)

GUSN: 2209

Accession Number: 1991.210A-C

3 Arrowheads on Card

Three black stone arrowheads tied around necks with ribbon and attached to card.

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 2210

Accession Number: 1991.211A-C

1 Arrowhead on Card

Dark tan arrowhead with broken tip, tied with red ribbon to paper tag.

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), stone (rock)

GUSN: 2211

Accession Number: 1991.212

5 Arrowheads & 1 Coin

Five arrowheads in varying sizes and shapes, ranging from gray to black in color tied together with a Liberty Head 1835 penny drilled with a hole, by red satin ribbon.

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), stone (rock)

GUSN: 2212

Accession Number: 1991.213A-F

Blanket drying arm

The long rectangular arm supported by a conforming diagonal brace is attached to a square-shaped upright element with tapering ends fitted to chamfered pintles. Painted gray-green.

Date: 1775-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2313

Accession Number: 1991.321

Painting, Tobias and the Angel

Almost square format; landscape view with river and mountains, prominent clouds, two figures and dog lower right. Beveled band around picture painted black. Simple molded wood frame, c.1920's.

Date: 1710-1730

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2314

Accession Number: 1991.322

Overmantel-Damon Nichols House

Large overmantel painting, rectangular format. View of town framed by trees, rocks, houses, two churches on left, water with boats at right. Dark, half sky. Frame heavy black, bolection molding not original to, but contemporary with panel (NFL).

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2315

Accession Number: 1991.323

Blanket

Nearly square form comprised of two panels of off-white wool woven with linen cross bars in dark and light blue (enclosing off-white wool squares). Hand sewn center seam. A light weight blanket.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: hand sewing, linen (material), machine sewing (technique), piecing, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 2316

Accession Number: 1991.324

Blanket

Rectangular form comprised of two panels of navy blue and off-white wool in double check pattern in two-inch squares. Hand sewn center seam, top and bottom ends. Woven in a twill weave.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: double weave, hand sewing, weaving, wool (textile)

GUSN: 2317

Accession Number: 1991.325

Blanket

Rectangular form comprised of two panels of wool woven in a square check pattern in butternut and medium blue. Self fringe at one end. Hand sewn center seam.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: hand sewing, piecing, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 2318

Accession Number: 1991.326

Blanket

Homespun woven wool blanket of rectangular size. Comprised of two panels handstitched together down the middle. Dark blue and off-white bold check pattern. Hemmed edge.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, piecing, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 2319

Accession Number: 1991.327

Blanket

Rectangular form comprised of two panels of wool woven in a check pattern in dark blue, butternut and brown. Self-fringe at bottom edge.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: piecing, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 2320

Accession Number: 1991.328

Blanket

Boiled wool blanket of rectangular shape, comprised of two panels finely hand stitched together. Natural off-white and dark blue 1" grid-like check pattern. Two hemmed edges. Two selvage edges.

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, piecing, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 2321

Accession Number: 1991.329

Chandelier

Gray-painted inverted pear-form with mushroom-shaped top pieced at sides with three wrought iron candle arms; each candle arm with flat circular drip pan and candle cup. Hangs from a metal cap with ring.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating), tin (metal), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2322

Accession Number: 1991.330

Four-drawer Chest

Rectangular top with molded edge on case with four graduated long drawers with original engraved quatrefoil brass escutcheons, backplates or tear drop pulls. The drawers surrounded with double arch moldings. All raised on molded base and ball feet with short turned legs. Grain painted in two shades...

Date: 1720-1740

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), graining, maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2323

Accession Number: 1991.331

Board "Williams Inn"

Board from room end or side wall painted gray with freehand designs in balck and white with scrolls; bird and owl.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2324

Accession Number: 1991.332

Fireboard

Rectangular format, landscape scene with trees and house.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating), painting (image-making)

GUSN: 2325

Accession Number: 1991.333

Peel

Button-shaped knop on long rod-like shaft that flattens above; spade-like end.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 2326

Accession Number: 1991.334

Hearth Brush

Rustic (crudely)-carved handle with mushroom-like knop. Splint broom held by string. Natural finish.

Date: 1760-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2327

Accession Number: 1991.335

Bed

Blue-painted hardwood and pine low-post bed. Baluster turned posts with round finials and slender swelled and tapering legs. Straight- back headboard with cropped arched corners. Outside rails with channeled grooves. Blue rich, but bright with turquoise cast.

Date: 1790-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: dowels, hardwood, painting (coating), pine (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 2328

Accession Number: 1991.336

Table Rug

Of nearly square form. Patterned with red and turquoise-green squares outlined in green-brown within a sawtooth border of turquoise and green-brown. Worked in wool yarns on a burlap ground. Bound in green cotton twill tape.

Date: 1890-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap, cotton (textile), hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 2329

Accession Number: 1991.337

Tavern Table

Nearly-round overhanging top raised on straight skirt and four baluster turned splayed legs with button feet joined by rectangular box stretchers. Top painted red-brown; base painted black. Top is supported by a wide centered cleat that nearly extends across width of table.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 2330

Accession Number: 1991.338

Churn

Hardwood churn, probably Shaker, with yellowish stain on marbelized-like figured maple. Smallish and slender with bands of wood to top and bottom.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal), staining, maple (wood)

GUSN: 2331

Accession Number: 1991.339

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