Historic New England

Decoy

In the form of a lifesize Canadian goose, with a smooth oblong body with a squared off tail. It also has a gently curving "S" shaped neck, and an incised bill that dips at the end. Painted in realistic coloration.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: Whitney, J. H., Mr., 1870-1950 (Maker)

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

GUSN: 11389

Accession Number: 1991.1715

Decoy

Carved and painted wooden decoy representing a duck, with a brown head, white and black painted feathers and wings. It is lightly incised in the wing area, glass eyes, and has a white bottom. Lead weights are screwed to the bottom.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes), incising, painting (coating)

GUSN: 11390

Accession Number: 1991.1716

Embroidery Thread

One of four skeins of embroidery thread: 1 dark red cotton, 1 white cotton, 2 shades of brown linen. Linen and white cotton are twisted, dark red cotton is braided. (1992.628-631)

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 10874

Accession Number: 1992.628

Wooden Darning Egg

Large smooth two-toned oval; wooden darning egg.

Maker: unknown

Material: turning (shaping process), varnishing, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10875

Accession Number: 1992.635

Thimble

White metal "modern" thimble. "Everyday" thimble of utilitarian design - bands of vertical lines in a tabering cone. Tap waffled.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: aluminum (metal), casting (process)

GUSN: 10876

Accession Number: 1992.636

Dancing Doll

Wooden dall with moveable arms and legs, penciled face.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 10877

Accession Number: 1992.773

Box

Small oval bentwood form with fitted lid, three tapering "finger" laps held with brass tacks, painted red.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 10878

Accession Number: 1992.774

Desk Table

Table. Pine, paint. Rectangular overhanging top with molded edge. hinged lid which opens to a well with three valanced pigeonholes. Straight skirt. Rests on four squared tapering legs. Red-brown and yellow crotch graining throughout.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, pine (wood)

GUSN: 10879

Accession Number: 1991.1083.2

Under-shield

Under-shield in unopened plastic packaging with printed cardboard label.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 10880

Accession Number: 1993.813

Watch paper

Seventy-nine paper sheets printed with images of a compass with days of the week, months, and dates. Ninety 'compasses' printed on sheet. "Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense" printed at the center of each compass ("Shame on Anyone Who Thinks Evil Of It." This is the motto of the Order of the Garter. Rolled p...

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), canvas

GUSN: 10881

Accession Number: 1996.71

Embroidery Thread

One of four skeins of embroidery thread: 1 dark red cotton, 1 white cotton, 2 shades of brown linen. Linen and white cotton are twisted, dark red cotton is braided. [1992.628-631]

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 10882

Accession Number: 1992.629

Embroidery Thread

One of four skeins of embroidery thread: 1 dark red cotton, 1 white cotton, 2 shades of brown linen. Linen and white cotton are twisted, dark red cotton is braided. [1992.628-631]

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 10883

Accession Number: 1992.630

Embroidery Thread

One of four skeins of embroidery thread: 1 dark red cotton, 1 white cotton, 2 shades of brown linen. Linen and white cotton are twisted, dark red cotton is braided. [1992.628-631]

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 10884

Accession Number: 1992.631

Thimble

Honeycomb design with two plain and two beaded borders with floral design between.

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal)

GUSN: 10885

Accession Number: 1992.637

Laxative Powder Box with Lid

Gold colored metal box with lid. Blue and white advertising label on lid.

Maker: S.S. Pierce Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 10886

Accession Number: 1996.73AB

Photograph

Photograph of an older woman with a young girl in Rudlet-May garden. Gilt frame with rope-twist design and black inset.

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs

GUSN: 10888

Accession Number: 1990.553

Photograph

Photograph of Dr. James May (?) with cat in outdoors. Photograph is housed in "gilt" and black picture frame.

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs

GUSN: 10889

Accession Number: 1990.554

Photograph

Photograph of a boy in oval gilt frame with flower in escutcheon motif.

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs

GUSN: 10890

Accession Number: 1990.551

Photograph

Photograph of James May on outdoor front stairs with black dog behind him. Frame has gold foliate edges with a black inset.

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs

GUSN: 10891

Accession Number: 1990.549

Photograph

No description

Maker: Bachrach (Maker)

Material: photographs

GUSN: 10892

Accession Number: 1990.552

Toaster

Triangular shaped toaster with rectangular base. Two slice capacity. Shield-like decoration on sides. Wodden pulldown handles on both sides.

Date: 1925-1940

Maker: Capitol Prods. Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: iron (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10893

Accession Number: 1991.37

Portable Desk

A wooden portable desk with a hinged, slanted cover. The top opens to a hinged writing surface with a green baize inlay. There a compartments for the sander [.2], inkwell [.3], and seal [.4]. Also has a compartment for pens. The interior of the cover has a compartment for documents.

Date: 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: baize, brass (alloy), leather, mahogany (wood), glass (material)

GUSN: 10894

Accession Number: 1990.576

Box

Black painted wooden box with handwritten label in inside. Hinged lid.

Date: 1788-1790

Maker: Cotton, John (Maker)

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

GUSN: 10895

Accession Number: 1990.545

Tea Service

Child's tea service. Yellow enamel with painted bird (robin) motif.

Date: 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint

GUSN: 10896

Accession Number: 1990.550

Curtain Fragment

Magenta satin ground brocaded in gold medallion. Fragment not long enough to show repeat. Tan linen lining. Fleece underlining.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 10897

Accession Number: 1994.114

Robin Hood Costume

Green suede vest, belt, hat with feather and green nylon tights.

Date: ca. 1917

Maker: unknown

Material: nylon, suede

GUSN: 10898

Accession Number: 1994.83.1

Robin Hood Costume

Green suede vest, belt, hat with feather and green nylon tights.

Date: ca. 1917

Maker: unknown

Material: nylon, suede

GUSN: 10899

Accession Number: 1994.83.2

Robin Hood Costume

Green suede vest, belt, hat with feather and green nylon tights.

Date: ca. 1917

Maker: unknown

Material: nylon, suede

GUSN: 10900

Accession Number: 1994.83.3

Colonial Costume

Woman's Colonial costume.

Date: 1942-1948

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (fiber)

GUSN: 10901

Accession Number: 1994.84.1

Colonial Costume

Men's colonial costume. Green tailcoat with gold buttons and muslin cuffs. Off-white button fly canvas pants.

Date: 1942-1948

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, cotton (textile), muslin

GUSN: 10902

Accession Number: 1994.85.1

Colonial Costume

Men's colonial costume. Green tailcoat with gold buttons and muslin cuffs. Off-white button fly canvas pants.

Date: 1942-1948

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, cotton (textile), muslin

GUSN: 10903

Accession Number: 1994.85.2

Transferware Plate

This plate contains harmful imagery and language including the use of the term "insane". Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New England d...

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 10904

Accession Number: 1994.87

Portrait of Electra Barrell Wilder

Three-quarter length portrait of Electra Barrell Wilder (1797-1878), seated, wearing high ruffled eyelet collar. Shawl is draped over chair. Wife of Sampson Vryling Stoddard Wilder.

Date: 1817

Maker: Waldo, Samuel Lovett (Maker)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 10906

Accession Number: 1994.89

Fireboard

Fireboard with French wallpaper panel of Christ and the Samaritan Woman. Cutouts made for andirons. Attached border of stylized geometric floral and vine in red, green, blue, and white.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 10909

Accession Number: 1994.92

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment. Repeating silouettes of nude female figures seperated by pink, blue, yellow and lavendar bubbles.

Date: 1936

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wallpapers

GUSN: 10910

Accession Number: 1994.93AB

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book "Enterprise Wall Paper Mfg. Co."

Date: ca. 1941

Maker: Enterprise Wall Paper Mfg. Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 10912

Accession Number: 1994.95

Strap Hinge

Two iron strap hinges (numbered a and b), attached to a barn door fragment.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10913

Accession Number: 1994.96

Stuffed Ibis

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10937

Accession Number: 1994.111

Wedding Dress

Wedding gown [a] made of cream colored silk with lace overshirt and applied floral decoration. Gathered at waist. Knee-length with skirt trimmed in large scallops around edge. Sleeveless, v-neck top. Long silk train sewn to back of shoulders. Plastic and silk flower sprig sewn to train corner. Dress...

Date: 1926

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 10940

Accession Number: 1994.113

Box

A. G. Spaulding and Bros. swimming suit box. The top of the box (b) has a picture of two women and one man in the water. The man on the left wears a black tanksuit and is diving in the water. The woman in the middle wears a black tank suit, and her hair is black and cut into a bob. The woman on her ...

Date: ca. 1925

Maker: Spaulding & Bros. (Maker)

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 10953

Accession Number: 1995.12AB

Nail

Rosehead.

Date: ca. 1715

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 10958

Accession Number: 1994.56

Nail

No description

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 10959

Accession Number: 1994.58

Nail

T-head.

Date: 1800

Maker: White, John (Maker)

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 10960

Accession Number: 1994.57

Nail

One with wide round head.

Date: 1825

Maker: Heath, Chas. (Maker)

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 10961

Accession Number: 1994.59

Nail

Cut nails; wrought heads (one rosehead, one T)

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 10962

Accession Number: 1994.60.1

Nail

Cut nails; wrought heads (one rosehead, one T)

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 10963

Accession Number: 1994.60.2

Nail

Rosehead.

Date: 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 10964

Accession Number: 1994.61

Nail

Cut nail.

Date: 1795-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), iron (metal)

GUSN: 10965

Accession Number: 1994.62

Nail

Rosehead.

Date: 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 10966

Accession Number: 1994.63

Wattle and Daub

No description

Date: 1600-1699

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, straw (plant material)

GUSN: 10967

Accession Number: 1994.66

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