Historic New England

Dinner Fork

One of a set of eighteen. Silver dinner fork with a rounded handle and four tines. Shell design.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 694

Accession Number: 1969.645.2.1

Fork

One of a set of four. Silver fork with a trifid handle and three tines.

Date: 1882-1885

Maker: Higgins, Francis (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 695

Accession Number: 1969.648.2

Spoon

One of a set of four. Silver spoon with a trifid handle and an oval bowl.

Date: 1882-1885

Maker: Higgins, Francis (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 696

Accession Number: 1969.648.3

Case

One of a set of four. Leather case lined with purple satin.

Date: 1882-1885

Maker: Higgins, Francis (Silversmith)

Material: leather

GUSN: 697

Accession Number: 1969.648.4

Demitasse Spoon

One of a set of four. Silver demitasse spoon with a rounded spatulate handle and a flared oval bowl.

Date: 1852-1865

Maker: Gorham & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 698

Accession Number: 1969.649.2.1

Tablespoon

One of a set of twelve. Silver tablespoon with a rounded handle and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 699

Accession Number: 1969.643.4.1

Salad Fork

One of a set of eight. Silver salad fork with an upturned fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, and four tines.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: Graves, J. G. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 700

Accession Number: 1969.374.1

Dessert Fork

One of a set of six. Silver dessert fork with a spatulate handle and a mid-rib. Four tines.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 701

Accession Number: 1969.646.7.1

Salt Spoon

Coffin handle; round bowl.

Date: 1780-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 702

Accession Number: 1930.149

Salt Spoon

Silver salt spoon. Cast handle with a twist shaft and a round bowl.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 703

Accession Number: 1969.659.1

Salt Spoon

Silver salt spoon. Oval up-turned handle with a round bowl.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: Stanwood, Henry B. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 704

Accession Number: 1969.762

ESCUTCHEON

Beveled edges on cover, which is riveted to escutcheon; two countersunk holes in escutcheon.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: beveling, brass (alloy), riveting

GUSN: 1030

Accession Number: 1933.485

Handle

Flame-style escutcheons. Tapered and turned-down thumb lever with flat head. Semi-rounded profiled handle.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 1031

Accession Number: 1933.1401A

PLASTER

Wavelike pattern of wallpaper (grey, black, white and green) on plaster, over white, blue and greenish paint.

Date: ca. 1794

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, painting (coating), plaster, wallpapers, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 1032

Accession Number: 1992.82.1-4

Brick

Flat brick.

Date: 1676 C-1679 C

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 1033

Accession Number: 1922.362

Plaster

Plaster, blackened on the surface.

Date: 1676-1679

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 1034

Accession Number: 1922.475

PLASTER

Pieces of plaster.

Date: 1720-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 1035

Accession Number: 1922.838

SLATE

Smoothed slate, now in two pieces, two edges beveled.

Maker: unknown

Material: beveling, slate (rock)

GUSN: 1036

Accession Number: 1922.839

PLASTER

Plaster with large lath impression on back and tan-grey paint on front; clumps of hair.

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, painting (coating), plaster, sand

GUSN: 1037

Accession Number: 1928.245

PLASTER

No description

Date: ca. 1768

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 1038

Accession Number: 1959.192

Nogging

About 22 pieces.

Date: ca. 1687

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, straw (plant material)

GUSN: 1039

Accession Number: 1959.220.2

CLAY

Two pieces plus small stuff; crumbling clay and straw mortar.

Date: ca. 1667

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, straw (plant material)

GUSN: 1040

Accession Number: 1963.380

PLASTER

White paint on front; lath impressions on reverse.

Date: 1668-1700

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 1041

Accession Number: 1974.223B

PLASTER

A: Layers of white paint on front; lath impression on reverse. B: Lath impression on back, wallpaper and paint on front. D: Wallpaper with red paint on top [now in two pieces 1992].

Date: 1700-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, painting (coating), plaster, sand, straw (plant material), wallpapers

GUSN: 1042

Accession Number: 1974.224

Small piece of greenish glass. Found in envelope inscribed "PIece of glass found, Nov. 1922, in the eaves, front, of the Scotch-Boardman house, Saugus. It is evidently from an old diamond-light window, and still shows the marks of the leading. It is cumulative evidence showing or bearing on the o...

Date: ca. 1687

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 1048

Accession Number: 1922.973

GLASS, WINDOW

Pane of amber bull's eye glass.

Date: 1900-1929

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 1049

Accession Number: 1929.1856

Teapot

Hand-painted porcelain teapot with gold handle and spout with fan ornamentation, bands of gold around the rim, neck, lid, body, and foot. Deep blue band with gold leaves and scrolls with burgundy flowers on the shoulder and lid. Fan shaped knop on lid. Part of eighty-three piece dinner set.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 1052

Accession Number: 1989.16.25AB

Pagoda

The pagoda is a three-dimensional architectural element that was assembled in place at Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House, along the wall shared with the South Gallery in the China Trade Room. The elements are painted wood with nail fasteners.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1053

Accession Number: 1989.17

"The Alert" ship model

Model of the ship "Alert". Class "A" classification, 1/4" scale. Constructed on the solid hull lift method of wood. Authentically painted with a copper bottom, black topsides, with gun port band, yellow stripe, gray and green interior bulwarks with skylights and companyways in white. Natural scribed...

Date: 1941

Maker: Pratt, Winthrop, Jr. (Maker)

GUSN: 1056

Accession Number: 1989.20

Chair

Side chair with foliate carving on the crest rail, a carved splat, and a slip seat. Part of a set of six side chairs purchased by Nathaniel Barrell from Samuel Walker of London.

Date: 1763

Maker: Walker, Samuel (Maker)

GUSN: 1060

Accession Number: 1988.36.1

Chair

Side chair with foliate carving on the crest rail, a carved splat, and a slip seat. Part of a set of six side chairs purchased by Nathaniel Barrell from Samuel Walker of London.

Date: 1763

Maker: Walker, Samuel (Maker)

GUSN: 1061

Accession Number: 1988.36.2

Hall Globe, Entry Lamp

Hall lamp. Tapered towards the top and open on both ends with a paper label with maker's name "ACME. "

Maker: ACME (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 1065

Accession Number: 1988.39.1

Hall Globe, Entry Lamp

No description

Maker: ACME (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 1066

Accession Number: 1988.39.2

Sampler

Framed alphabetic and verse sampler worked in silk on linen in cross stitch. Verse reads "be virtuous and indust/rious and happiness/will attend you if you/do not expect too much/Sophia Sewall born May/16.1788.Hallowell 1797"

Date: 1797

Maker: Sewall, Sophia (Maker)

GUSN: 1067

Accession Number: 1988.40AB

Wallpaper Sample Book Cover

Cover to wallpaper sample book (acc. #1987. 255) titled "1907 Book 2 1907 / Wall Papers / Room Mouldings / Samuel Z. Goldberg. / 65 Merrimac St., Boston." Cover is made of heavy dark brown paper textured to reemble leather with gold printing.

Maker: S. Z. Goldberg (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 1069

Accession Number: 1988.45

Cloth fragment

Roughly square, brown cotton ground printed with alternating stripes of flowers in pink and green; coral motif in blue on white. Three raw sides, one selvage side.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: figure- and animal-derived motifs, corals (animals), coral (material), cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 1080

Accession Number: 1988.77

Table Lamp

Table lamp, chromed steel base and arm with black-painted iron shade.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 1081

Accession Number: 1988.78

Commemorative Certificate

Membership certificate stating "Samuel M. Quincy 2nd Mass. Vols. Bur. Brig. General of Vols. was a soldier, and is now a member of the Society of the Army of the Potomac." Elaborate scenes in reserves surround center of certificate. J.F. Cabot Framers Boston.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: Cabot, J. F. (Framer) Major & Knapp Engraving, Manufacturing & Lithographic Co. (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 1082

Accession Number: 1988.83

Slippers

Cream silk satin; bound w/ cream grosgrain; trimmed w/ small cream bow; laces are missing but fragments of narrow cream ribbon remain. Rounded square toe; square throat w/ drawstring; 2-7/8" vamp; sole has narrow waist w/ no heel; white leather & linen lining.

Date: 1854-1865

Maker: Thierry & Sons (Maker) Imperatrice, L' (Maker)

Material: stitching, leather, linen (material), satin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 1083

Accession Number: 1989.22AB

Dress

No description

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1084

Accession Number: 1989.23

Child's Dress

Short; white; lace at collar, sleeves, inserted in hem and front pleats along front and skirt and back; three buttons at back with placket; scalloped lace hem.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 1085

Accession Number: 1989.24

DOLL

No description

Date: 1842-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 1086

Accession Number: 1969.5371.1

Doll's shawl

Black, lace-trimmed

Date: 1842-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework), silk (textile), taffeta

GUSN: 1087

Accession Number: 1969.5371.2

Doll's shawl

Plaid with fringed edges.

Date: 1842-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 1088

Accession Number: 1969.5371.3

Doll's dress

White gauze with green abstract pattern, long sleeves with trim.

Date: 1842-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 1089

Accession Number: 1969.5371.4

Doll's sunbonnet

Beige, rose, and white striped with ruffle at edge. Ties under the chin

Date: 1842-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 1090

Accession Number: 1969.5371.5

Doll's kerchief

No description

Date: 1842-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 1091

Accession Number: 1969.5371.6

Doll's nightgown

White, long sleeved, high neck, fastens with drawstring at waist, hook at neck

Date: 1842-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 1092

Accession Number: 1969.5371.7

Doll's pantaloons

No description

Date: 1842-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 1093

Accession Number: 1969.5371.8

doll's pantaloons

White with three rows of tucks

Date: 1842-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 1094

Accession Number: 1969.5371.9

Search Collections

Displaying: 142851 - 142900 of 224,671