Historic New England

Spinning wheel

Oak spinning wheel; multiple turned spokes on wheel; solid platform w/ scalloped edges; turned distaff w/ attached flax; turned legs; tri-part treadle board.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 18317

Accession Number: 1998.356

Rug

Hooked rug with rose motif. Four large roses on sides and four buds in each corner. Green border and brown background. Tan leaves, red roses.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: Donnell, Annie (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), hooking

GUSN: 18318

Accession Number: 1998.357

Bobcat head

Taxidermy bobcat head. Shield shaped wooden mount.

Date: 1895-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: fur, glass (material), mounting, taxidermy

GUSN: 18319

Accession Number: 1998.358

Watercolor coat of arms of the Tucker family in a 1 1/2 in. black wood frame. At the top, a side-view of a lion's head rests above a side-view of a blue and gold helmet that rests above a crest w/ 3 black diamonds and a side-view of a white dog.

Date: 1794

Maker: John Coles Heraldry (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 18320

Accession Number: 1998.359.1

Coat of Arms

Watercolor coat of arms of the Cunningham Family in 1 1/2 in. black frame. At the top, a side-view of a blue and white bird rests above a side-view of a blue and gold helmet that rests above a crest w/ a large black and blue "Y" shape design.

Date: 1794

Maker: John Coles Heraldry (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 18321

Accession Number: 1998.359.2

Snowy owl

Stuffed snowy owl under glass dome. Mounted on glittered wooden stand.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), stuffing (upholstering technique), taxidermy

GUSN: 18322

Accession Number: 1998.360

Secretary

Mahogany Empire secretary w/ top bookcase. High cornice; glass doors w/ arched mullions and three shelves behind. Two small drawers above fold-out desk top; three bottom drawers w/ fluted side pilasters. Thick scrolled front feet, vase turned back feet.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: Possibly Brabrook, E. H. (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 18323

Accession Number: 1998.361

Cup and saucer

Porcelain tea cup and saucer w/ thistle design and gold rim; cream-colored background w/ purple and green thistle decoration; gilded C-shape handle on cup; moustache rest on rim. A= Cup B= Saucer

Date: ca. 1882

Maker: Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Painter) Minton (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), painting (coating), porcelain, tin (metal)

GUSN: 18324

Accession Number: 1998.362AB

Fan

Painted fan w/ rose decoration painted on silk rim. 4 pink roses, green leaves, blue small flowers. White silk rim joined w/ white ivory stems carved w/ circle design. Brass handle.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), ivory (tooth component), painting (coating), silk (textile)

GUSN: 18325

Accession Number: 1998.363

Fan

Painted fan on silk w/ daisies and leaves on rim. White daisies w/ yellow centers, orange and brown leaves at top; all lined w/ silver paint. Frame of fan, carved floral and butterfly design painted in silver. Sheer silk.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 18326

Accession Number: 1998.364

Fan

Black silk fan w/ carved ebony frame and painted pink pansies, green leaves, and 3 yellow butterflies. Frame carving of flowers and vines; thin black metal handle.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: ebony (wood), painting (coating), silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 18327

Accession Number: 1998.365

Fan

Paper painted fan w/ forget-me-not flowers and scalloped edge. Deep purple fades left to right. Flowers dotted w/ green glittered paint and silver paper dots. Lavender tassle from brass handle. Wood frame painted w/ irridescent purple. Back of fan-- one small flower on left side. 3 small flowers on ...

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), cotton (textile), painting (coating), paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 18328

Accession Number: 1998.366

Pitcher

Ceramic pitcher with polychrome scene and copper luster rim; scene depicts putti-like figures taunting a ram; band of grape clusters around neck; purple, green and light peach colors; raised rings around base; foliated scroll handle.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: Wedgwood (Maker)

Material: ceramic (material), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 18329

Accession Number: 1998.367

Fan

Cloth fan made w/ black fabric w/ busy sprays of rose bouquets. 7 bouquets outlined in black thread. Ebony frame. Back of fan covered in black cloth. Brass handle on chain.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), cotton (textile), ebony (wood), hand sewing

GUSN: 18330

Accession Number: 1998.368

Photograph

Five young women are posed in front of an outdoor backdrop. The women are wearing long dark dresses and tie up the front. Each is wearing a white scarf and has white anchors on their pockets, cuffs, and some on their collars. A flag initialed D.O.N. for "Daughters of Neptune" drapes across one woman...

Date: 1887

Maker: unknown

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 18331

Accession Number: 1998.369

Chalk box

1 lb. wooden box of prepared chalk.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: R.J. Waddell & Co. (Maker)

Material: chalk, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 18332

Accession Number: 1998.370

Photograph

Framed photograph of the moon. Section photographed w/ multiple craters. Edge of moon visible in top corner.

Date: 1895

Maker: Tucker, R. H. (Richard Hawley), 1859-1952 (Photographer)

Material: photographs

GUSN: 18333

Accession Number: 1998.371

Sword

Sword in case w/ brass fixtures. Handle w/ arm guard and coiled grip. Case--black leather w/ brass pieces at each end. Top piece has belt clip. Leather seamed on one side.

Date: 1855-1862

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), leather, steel (alloy)

GUSN: 18334

Accession Number: 1998.372AB

U.S. Naval Asylum, Philadelphia

Lithograph of the U.S. Naval Asylum with four figures outside the building. The asylum is three stories with a central portico. At least 15 stairs lead up to the portico with eight ionic columns. A similar building is in the background. Frame: 1 1/2 in. gilt frame.

Date: 1838

Maker: Wild, J. C. (Maker) Chevalier, J. B. (Maker)

Material: lithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 18335

Accession Number: 1998.373

Ships at Philadelphia

Lithograph of two small row boats, a larger steamboat and many large sailing vessels on the water in Philadelphia. Buildings line the water's edge along the left-hand side recede into the distance. Frame: 1 1/2 in. gilt frame.

Date: 1838

Maker: Wild, J. C. (Maker) Chevalier, J. B. (Maker)

Material: lithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 18336

Accession Number: 1998.374

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

Half-length, side portrait of Benjamin Franklin seated at a table and reading some letters. His right hand's thumb is posed on his chin and his left hand holds the letters. A classical bust is placed on some books at the table. Frame: thick 2 in. gilt frame.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: Martin (Painter) Longacre (Engraver) Robinson, Charles N. (Framer)

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

GUSN: 18337

Accession Number: 1998.375

Portrait of George Washington

Engraved bust-length portrait of George Washington wearing his white wig, black coat, and scarf. Portrait is placed within a created frame and hung on an invisible wall. Frame: Gilded, 2 1/4 in. deep set.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: Robinson, Charles N. (Framer)

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

GUSN: 18338

Accession Number: 1998.376

Deer head

Taxidermy buck head mounted on shield-shaped wooden mount. 5 point antlers.

Date: 1895-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: hide (collagenous material), mounting, taxidermy

GUSN: 18339

Accession Number: 1998.377

Mirror

Oval gilded mirror; molded band around frame; currently functioning as a mantel mirror.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, mirrors, wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 18340

Accession Number: 1998.378

Photograph

Portrait photograph of elderly couple in unfinished wood frame w/ painted floral decoration. Half-length side portrait of a man w/ white hair and a beard seated in front of a woman who is also shot in profile. She is wearing a silver brooch and silver locket.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: albumen (egg white), boards (flat objects)

GUSN: 18091

Accession Number: 1998.2194

Print of the Madonna

Bust-length chromolithograph of the Madonna wearing a blue and gold head covering, with her head bent to her left and her left hand near her throat. A pink cloth partially covers her throat. Metallic copper imprinted matting.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: chromolithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 18092

Accession Number: 1998.2195

Photograph

Bust-length photograph of an elderly man in glasses in wooden frame. As a reverend, he is wearing a black suit, a white collar and oval glasses. He has white hair and a moustache.

Date: 1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), gelatin silver prints, silver (metal)

GUSN: 18093

Accession Number: 1998.2196

Photograph

Half-length profile photograph of Arthur Foote. He has thinning white/gray hair and is wearing a white collared shirt, tie, and dark suit jacket. Photograph is a postcard.

Date: 1920-1931

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), gelatin silver prints, silver (metal)

GUSN: 18094

Accession Number: 1998.2197

Picture frame

Small striped frame w/ marbilized border. Tin brown and black striped frame w/ a wine, blue and tan decorated border.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 18095

Accession Number: 1998.2198

Photograph

Plush brown frame w/ doors opening to reveal carte-de visite portrait of a woman. Head and shoulders photograph of a young lady w/ her brown hair pulled back in a bun and curly bangs. She wears a white lace collar and white earrings.

Date: 1880

Maker: Metcalf & Welldon (Maker (Photographers))

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 18096

Accession Number: 1998.2199

Picture frame

Purple plush frame in pieces. Frame is wider on all four corners and thins out at the middle of each side.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, plush

GUSN: 18097

Accession Number: 1998.2200

Photograph

Tintype of a painting of a woman in a cemetery in a rustic frame. Full-length portrait features the woman seated outside w/ her hands in her lap. Her brown hair is pulled back in a bun and she wears a light colored dress w/ a darker cape and hood. The ocean is in the distance.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: Possibly Faed, James (Photographer) Possibly Charles Taber & Co. (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product), tintypes (prints)

GUSN: 18098

Accession Number: 1998.2201

Pyropgraphy Portrait Medallion

Wood burned (pyrography) round wooden picture of Native American. The close-up head and shoulder profile, the Native American woman is wearing two bands and has several feathers attached at the back. Beaded jewelry and baskets form a border around the profile.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: Flemish Art Co. (Maker)

Material: pyrography, pine (wood)

GUSN: 18099

Accession Number: 1998.2202

Print

Framed engraving of landscape w/ mountains and river. In the right foreground, 2 figures rest and chat. In the center ground, ruins sit at the top of a hill. A city is seen in the distance and the mountains rise up behind the city.

Date: 1836

Maker: Bartlett, William Henry, 1809-1854 (Maker) Cousen, C. (Maker) Geo. Virtue (Publisher)

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

GUSN: 18100

Accession Number: 1998.2203

Photograph

Framed 3/4 length carte-de-visite of woman standing. Frame is decorated w/ bosses and painted flowers. The woman's dark hair is held up in a bun and she has curly bangs. She wears a black lace dress w/ ruffles down the front.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: Downey, W. D. (Maker (Photographers))

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 18101

Accession Number: 1998.2204

Picture frame

Frame is decorated w/ bosses and painted flowers.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating)

GUSN: 18102

Accession Number: 1998.2205

Picture frame

Fret-sawn oval frame. Missing back. Wooden rectangular frame has extension of fret-sawn woodwork. Inside, an oval cut leaves room for a picture.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: fretsaws, pine (wood)

GUSN: 18103

Accession Number: 1998.2206

Photograph

Framed photograph of man standing w/ a cane and peaked hat. 3/4 length portrait. Man wears a light colored hat, a white shirt, light colored tie and 3-piece gray, wool suit. He has dark hair, eyes, and a moustache that curls up on both sides.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: gelatin silver prints, silver (metal)

GUSN: 18104

Accession Number: 1998.2207

Photograph

Photograph of bust of man in aesthetic frame w/ Egyptian gilt decoration. The man has light-colored hair and eyes and wears oval spectacles. He has a moustache and wears a coat buttoned up around his tie.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Fleischner & Co. (Framer)

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 18105

Accession Number: 1998.2208

Portrait of Rev. Rueben Kidner

Half-length photographic portrait of Rev. Reuben Kidner in a small gilt frame. Seated in a black, straight-back chair with his hands crossed in his lap. He has white/gray hair and a moustache and wears a black reverend's suit with a white collar.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: relief halftone (process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 18106

Accession Number: 1998.2209

Picture frame

Wine plush frame w/ satin inset. Rectangular frame has outer edge of velvet w/ a satin inset before an inner velvet center piece w/ a flattened arch opening of pewter.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pewter (tin alloy), plush, satin, tin (metal)

GUSN: 18107

Accession Number: 1998.2210

Picture frame

Small rectangular tin frame w/ fleur-de-lis decoration. Decoration around edge is 1/2 inch thick and looks to have been painted in the past.

Date: 1850-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 18108

Accession Number: 1998.2211

Picture frame

Small tin rectangular frame w/ C-scroll and rocaille decoration. Frame appears to have been painted at an earlier date but is now rusting.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 18109

Accession Number: 1998.2212.1

Picture frame

Small tin rectangular frame w/ C-scroll and rocaille decoration. Frame appears to have been painted at an earlier date but is now rusting.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 18110

Accession Number: 1998.2212.2

French Maid

Chromolithograph of French maid in gilt frame with raised decoration. Maid is bending at the waist over a table on which a small white fluffy dog is sitting on his hind legs with his front paws in the air. The maid holds a feather duster in her hand behind her back.

Date: 1900-1930 ?

Maker: unknown

Material: boards (flat objects), chromolithography

GUSN: 18111

Accession Number: 1998.2213

Photograph

1/2 length photograph of the Pope in wooden frame. The Pope is seated wearing white robe, a large silver cross, and small ovoid glasses. He looks off to his left.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), gelatin silver prints, silver (metal)

GUSN: 18112

Accession Number: 1998.2214

Scene with Artist

Chromolithograph of an artist painting a portrait in a wooden rustic frame. Male artist in blue painting the woman in front of him in a yellow dress. Three ladies in green, blue, and rust look on. The artist holds a pallet, one woman a fan, and another a pair of glasses.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: chromolithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 18113

Accession Number: 1998.2215

Photograph

Framed portrait of a woman in a frame w/ gilt and wavy black design. Bust-length photograph of an older woman w/ white hair, a brooch, and a V-neck darker overshirt in front of leafy plants.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), gelatin silver prints, silver (metal)

GUSN: 18114

Accession Number: 1998.2216

Print

Raphael reproduction --chromolithograph in a black and gilt frame of Madonna and child. The full-length Madonna is draped in blue, red, and beige robes and stands holding the Child. She appears to stand on a cloud and a man is below her to her right and a woman is below her to her left.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: After Raphael (Italian painter, architect, 1483-1520) (Artist)

Material: chromolithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 18115

Accession Number: 1998.2217

Photograph

Souvenir photograph of a print of the Capitol. Central in the photograph is the Capitol's dome. Close up of front facade of two pedimented porticos. Flower and shrubery at foreground.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), gelatin silver prints, silver (metal)

GUSN: 18116

Accession Number: 1998.2218

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