Historic New England

John Warner Barber's views of Connecticut towns 1834-36 /edited by Christopher P. Bickford, J. Bard NcNulty.

xxix, 123 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Date: Ã1990.

Creators: Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885. Bickford, Christopher P. McNulty, J. Bard (John Bard)

GUSN: 367335

Call Number: Stacks F99.B37 1990

White-tipped orange masts :Gloucester's fishing draggers /Peter K. Prybot.

250 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Date: Ã2007.

Creators: Prybot, Peter K.

GUSN: 367336

Call Number: Sracks SH222.M4 P79 2007

Secrets of the water rats :a Rhode Island girlhood, 1930s-1940s /Jean C. McCrosky.

xii, 142 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Date: Ã2003.

Creators: McCrosky, Jean C.

GUSN: 367337

Call Number: Stacks CT275.M4653544 A3 2003

Black Walden :slavery and its aftermath in Concord, Massachusetts /Elise Lemire.

232 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm, Between the Revolution and the settlement of the little cabin with the bean rows, however, Walden Woods was home to several generations of freed slaves and their children. Living on the fringes of society, they attempted to pursue lives of freedom, promised by...

Date: Ã2009.

Creators: Lemire, Elise Virginia.

GUSN: 367338

Call Number: Stacks F74.C8 $b L46 2009

Ballykilcline rising :from famine Ireland to immigrant America /Mary Lee Dunn.

xxii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm, "In 1847, in the third year of Ireland's Great Famine and the thirteenth year of their rent strike against the Crown, hundreds of tenant farmers in Ballykilcline, County Roscommon, were evicted by the Queen's agents and shipped to New York. Mary Lee Dunn tell...

Date: Ã2008.

Creators: Dunn, Mary Lee.

GUSN: 367339

Call Number: Stacks F59.R9 D86 2008

George Washington & his generals /by Emily L. Schulz, Laura B. Simo ; foreword by James C. Reese ; introduction by Jack D. Warren, Jr.

190 pages : color illustrations, color maps, color portraits ; 23 cm, "A companion to an exhibition on display February 21, 2009 through January 10, 2010 in the F.M. Kirby Foundation Gallery at the Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center at Mount Vernon."

Date: Ã2009.

Creators: Schulz, Emily L. Simo, Laura B. Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center (Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)) Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union. Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati. William L. Clements Library.

GUSN: 367340

Call Number: Stacks E312.17 S38x 2009

The Baker Chocolate Company :a sweet history /Anthony Sammarco.

126 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm, In 1765, Dr. James Baker of Dorchester stumbled upon Irishman John Hannon crying on the banks of the mighty Neponset River. Hannon, though penniless, possessed the rare skills required to create chocolate--a delicacy exclu...

Date: 2009.

Creators: Sammarco, Anthony Mitchell.

GUSN: 367341

Call Number: Stacks HD9200.U54 B357 2009

Beverly revisited.

128 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm., Beverly was first settled by five men known as the "Old Planters" and was incorporated as a town in 1668. Its first minister, Rev. John Hale, was the author of an important work on the Salem witch hysteria. In 1775, the schooner Hannah, the first commissione...

Date: Ã2010.

Creators: Beverly Historical Society.

GUSN: 367342

Call Number: Stacks F74.B35 B62 2010

25 years of Record houses /edited by Herbert L. Smith, Jr.

xii, 207 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm, Describes and illustrates fifty-seven award-winning homes and discusses the approaches they have taken towards space, structure, function, and energy conservation.

Date: Ã1981.

Creators: Smith, Herbert L.

GUSN: 367343

Call Number: Stacks NA7205.A13

Haverhill, Massachusetts :an industrial and commercial center.

260 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm

Date: 1889.

Creators: Haverhill Board of Trade. Committee on Statistics and Information.

GUSN: 367344

Call Number: Stacks F74.H5 H56

Typical elms and other trees of Massachusetts.Introductory chapter by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Descriptive text by Lorin L. Dame. Plates by Henry Brooks, reproduced by the photogelatine process.

89 pages 58 plates 36 cm

Date: 1890.

Creators: Dame, Lorin Low, 1838-1903. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894. Brooks, Henry, 1857-

GUSN: 367345

Call Number: Rare QK484.M4 D2

A space for faith :the colonial meeting houses of New England /Paul Wainwright, photographer ; essay by Peter Benes ; foreword by Brent D. Glass ; commentary by William E. Williams.

xiv, 114 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm, Using only four-by-five-inch sheet film and natural light, photographer Paul Wainwright collected and presents images, both internal and external, of New England's remaining colonial meetinghouses.

Date: Ã2009.

Creators: Wainwright, Paul (Paul Frederick)

GUSN: 367346

Call Number: Stacks NA5215.W35 2009

Richard Andrew :called to paint /Marian G. Mullet, author ; Martha M. Winsor, researcher and editor ; Deborah W. Batt, photographer and graphic designer.

ix, 160 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 31 cm

Date: Ã2010.

Creators: Mullet, Marian G. Winsor, Martha M. Batt, Deborah W.

GUSN: 367347

Call Number: Coll. ND237.A53 M85 2010

Seen and received :the Shakers' private art /Sharon Duane Koomler.

69 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 x 29 cm

Date: 2000.

Creators: Koomler, Sharon Duane.

GUSN: 367348

Call Number: Stacks NC107.K66 2000

Pawtuxet Rhode Island /Donald A. D'Amato and Henry A.L. Brown.

128 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm

Date: 1997.

Creators: D'Amato, Donald A., 1931- Brown, Henry A. L., 1931-

GUSN: 367349

Call Number: Stacks F89.P39 D36 1997

Boston's West End /Anthony Mitchell Sammarco.

128 pages : chiefly illustrations, map ; 24 cm., Features a collection of black-and-white photographs that showcase the development of Boston's West End, as well as the people and places that have come to define it.

Date: Ã1998.

Creators: Sammarco, Anthony Mitchell.

GUSN: 367350

Call Number: Stacks F73.68.W47 S36 1998

Davisville and the Seabees /Walter K. Schroder and Gloria A. Emma.

128 pages : chiefly illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Date: Ã1999.

Creators: Schroder, Walter K., 1928- Emma, Gloria A.

GUSN: 367351

Call Number: Stacks VA66.C6 S35 1999

Braintree /John A. Dennehy.

127 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm

Date: 2010.

Creators: Dennehy, John A.

GUSN: 367352

Call Number: Stacks F74.B6 D46 2010

Steamboats of Gloucester and the North Shore /John Lester Sutherland.

pages cm

Date: 2004.

Creators: Sutherland, John Lester.

GUSN: 367353

Call Number: Stacks HE5784.G55 S88 2004

The Revolutionary War in Bennington County :a history and guide /Richard B. Smith.

160 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Date: 2008.

Creators: Smith, Richard B.

GUSN: 367354

Call Number: Stacks E230.5.V3 S65 2008

Pittsfield :Gem City in the Gilded Age /Carole Owens.

117 pages : illustrations ; 23 x 25 cm

Date: 2007.

Creators: Owens, Carole.

GUSN: 367355

Call Number: Stacks F74.P6 O84 2007

Newton Massachusetts, 1688-1988 :a celebration of three hundred years. Looking at Newton : the garden city in 1988 /by Thelma Fleishman ; with concluding chapter by Elsie M. Husher.

126 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Date: 1988.

Creators: Fleishman, Thelma. Looking at Newton. Newton Tricentennial Corporation (Newton, Mass.)

GUSN: 367356

Call Number: Stacks F74.N56 N48 1988

Dressing Sacque

White linen; pointed collar, open front, sleeves and hem all trimmed with embroidered scalloped edges; broad self ties at neck; one set of cotton twill tape ties at middle; tape loop inside neck at back; raglan bell-shaped sleeves.

Date: 1855-1869

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 875

Accession Number: 1969.6450

Dressing Sacque

White linen; pointed collar, open front, hem & sleeves all trimmed with embroidered scalloped edges; broad self ties at neck; 2 sets of cotton twill tape ties at middle; tape loop inside collar; raglan bell-shaped sleeves.

Date: 1855-1869

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, stitching, linen (material)

GUSN: 876

Accession Number: 1969.6451

Bed Jacket

White sheer cotton; white floral lace band around neck; wide collar with white silk floral embroidery and edged with lace ruffle; body gathered to yoke; two mother-of-pearl buttons at yoke; bands of lace on either side of front opening, at center back and around hem; three rows of tucks above hem; b...

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, silk (textile)

GUSN: 877

Accession Number: 1969.6453

Bed Jacket

White cotton; round collar trimmed with wide eyelet ruffle, also forming jabot at center front; four small mother-of-pearl buttons center front; body gathered to yoke with lace insert; triple pleats at center back; long bell-shaped sleeves trimmed with wide eyelet ruffle.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 878

Accession Number: 1969.6454

Bed Jacket

White sheer cotton; white floral lace band around neck; wide collar with white silk floral embroidery and edged with lace ruffle; body gathered to yoke; two mother-of-pearl buttons at yoke; bands of lace on either side of front opening, at center back, and around hem; three rows of tucks above hem; ...

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, silk (textile)

GUSN: 879

Accession Number: 1969.6455

Bed Jacket

White cotton; small pointed collar with embroidered scalloped edge; six vertical tucks on either side of front; three small mother-of-pearl buttons down center front; long sleeves gathered to two-button cuffs with embroidered scalloped edges.

Date: 1865-1879

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 880

Accession Number: 1969.6456

Bed Jacket

Ivory linen with floral whitework embroidery panels linked with silk crocheted lace; V-shaped neckline, yoke and body; crocheted flower inserts in yoke; scalloped lace ruffle all around neck, body and sleeves; five small mother of pearl buttons with loop closure concealed at front; full elbow-length...

Date: 1895-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 881

Accession Number: 1969.6951

Parasol and Umbrella

Combination umbrella and parasol or "en tout cas". Black silk taffeta, plain; two-tone handle of light brown bamboo, with L-shaped handle of celluloid imitation horn; silver plated copper collar and band; brass hardware - spokes and points painted black; brass tip.

Date: 1900-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), celluloid (cellulosic), silk (textile), silver (metal), taffeta

GUSN: 882

Accession Number: 1969.2691

Parasol

Black floral Chantilly lace with tan silk and white silk (double) lining; squared bottom ivory carved handle with twisted cord and beaded bands spiraling up handle; collapsible; black silk tassel attached to ivory tip (tip matches design of handle); ivory points. A = parasol B = piece of handle

Date: 1860-1869

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), Chantilly lace, ivory (tooth component), lace (needlework), silk (textile)

GUSN: 883

Accession Number: 1969.5158AB

Umbrella Cover

White cotton striped herringbone twill; gathered at tip; drawstring closure - drawstring is missing.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), twill

GUSN: 884

Accession Number: 1969.5408

Parasol

Black lace with flowers, ribbon and scalloped edge, over tan silk with white silk lining with white silk fringe (short); ivory handle carved to imitate bamboo; black and white silk tassels; ivoery tip and ivory points.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), ivory (tooth component), lace (needlework), silk (textile)

GUSN: 885

Accession Number: 1969.5455

Parasol and Cover

Body (A) is pink silk taffeta, plain; scalloped edge trimmed with pink, vertical chenille; dark brown wood with elaborate knob handle; handle is silver plated brass, lavender enamel collar; top of knob is same lavender enamel with garland of pink roses and green leafed branches; brass tip and points...

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), chenille (yarn), silk (textile), silver (metal), taffeta

GUSN: 886

Accession Number: 1969.6056AB

Parasol with Cover

Parasol (A) is dark and light blue, red and cream striped silk taffeta, brocaded with pink rose sprig with yellow bow, background of patterned floral trail; lined with white china silk; black (ebony) with silver art nouveau handle with purple enamel; bone at tip; tassel of matching silk with braided...

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brocading, cotton (textile), ebony (wood), silk (textile), silver (metal), taffeta

GUSN: 887

Accession Number: 1969.6072AB

Parasol with Cover

Parasol (A) is light green silk taffeta; five narrow horizontal tucks; light bird's eye maple wood handle, round, tapered; brass tip; bone points; spokes are covered with silk. Cover (B) is white cotton striped herringbone with opening at tip, drawstring closure.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: bird's-eye maple, bone (material), brass (alloy), silk (textile), taffeta

GUSN: 888

Accession Number: 1969.6074AB

Parasol

Black floral lace with scalloped floral edge; white silk lining with white silk fringe and tassels; collapsible ivory handle carved with shell and trompe l'oeil tassels; brass hardware engraved with potted plant and stylized flower; handle has square base; ivory top carved with leaves; ivory points.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), ivory (tooth component), lace (needlework), silk (textile), taffeta

GUSN: 889

Accession Number: 1969.6604

Fan

This fan is constructed from an ivory-colored paper leaf printed on recto in shades of pink, red, white, yellow and brown depicting an indoor scene of figures in late eighteenth to early nineteenth century dress. Verso is painted grey. The sticks are ebonized bamboo with ivory guards decorated with ...

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), bamboo (material), printing (process), ivory (tooth component), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 890

Accession Number: 1969.5445

. 1 is white feather fan painted with multicolor birds; bamboo (?) sticks & guards enamelled black & painted with black & red scrolls; metal rivet with mother of pearl washer. . 2A & B are the original box & cover. . 3 is wool padding.

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), feather (material), bamboo (material)

GUSN: 902

Accession Number: 1969.5444.1-3

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