Historic New England

Creosote ball ?

Creosote ball for burning out moths; long wooden handle w/ metal hook and steel balled cage connected to hook; charred ball inside cage.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23058

Accession Number: 1998.2808

Garden fork

Metal gardening fork w/ wooden handle; metal fork is glazed brown and hand-like w/ 4 prongs.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23059

Accession Number: 1998.2809

Grub hoe

Grub hoe w/ wooden handle; metal piece at end of handle w/ 2 prongs and flat rectangular piece attached at ends of prongs.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23060

Accession Number: 1998.2810

Shovel

Steel shovel w/ long wooden handle; D-shaped handle and rectangular metal bottom.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23061

Accession Number: 1998.2811

Shovel

Steel shovel w/ long wooden handle; V-shaped handle and rounded square shaped metal bottom.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23062

Accession Number: 1998.2812

Pitchfork

Pitchfork; steel and wood D-shaped handle w/ steel 4-pronged fork at end.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23063

Accession Number: 1998.2813

Scythe fragment

Wooden handle w/ metal round clamp (part of scythe); handle is cylindrical shape w/ clamp at one end.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23064

Accession Number: 1998.2814

Pick on pole

Long wooden pole w/ a curved steel pick. Base of pick attached to pole w/ a nail. Pick is flat on bottom w/ point at center.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23065

Accession Number: 1998.2815

Hoe

Long handled hoe; wooden handle attached to flat rectangular metal piece.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23066

Accession Number: 1998.2816

Hoe

Long handled hoe; wooden handle attached to flat rectangular metal piece.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23067

Accession Number: 1998.2817

Hoe

Long handled hoe; wooden handle attached to flat rectangular metal piece.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23068

Accession Number: 1998.2818

Hoe

Long handled hoe; wooden handle attached to rounded hand-like metal piece w/ 4 lobes.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23069

Accession Number: 1998.2819

Apple catcher

Apple catcher. Consisting of a wooden pole w/ a white cotton bag attached at top by a metal wire. Metal wire forms rim of bag.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23070

Accession Number: 1998.2820

Rake

Metal rake w/ long wooden handle. Wide teeth. Slightly bent teeth.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23071

Accession Number: 1998.2821

Rake

Metal rake w/ long wooden handle. Wide teeth. Straight teeth.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23072

Accession Number: 1998.2822

Rake

Metal rake w/ long wooden handle. Wide teeth. Slightly bent teeth on one end and closed V-shaped teeth on the other end.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23073

Accession Number: 1998.2823

Rake

Metal rake w/ long wooden handle. Wide teeth. Slightly bent teeth.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23074

Accession Number: 1998.2824

Rake

Metal rake w/ long wooden handle. Wide teeth. Straight teeth.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23075

Accession Number: 1998.2825

Scythe handle

Scythe handle. Wooden, w/ narrower tip and wider base. Smaller handle at mid-section fastened to larger handle by a metal band. Metal base at end of handle for fastening scythe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23076

Accession Number: 1998.2826

Scythe handle

Scythe handle. Wooden, w/ narrower tip and wider base. Two smaller handles at mid-section fastened to larger handle by a metal band. Metal base at end of handle for fastening scythe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23077

Accession Number: 1998.2827

Scythe handle

Scythe handle. Wooden, w/ narrower tip and wider base.

Date: 1897-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23078

Accession Number: 1998.2828

Pitchfork

Pitchfork. Wooden handle w/ metal fork. Three curved prongs.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23079

Accession Number: 1998.2829

Pitchfork

Pitchfork. Wooden handle w/ metal fork. Three curved prongs.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23080

Accession Number: 1998.2830

Pitchfork

Pitchfork. Wooden handle w/ metal fork. Three curved prongs.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23081

Accession Number: 1998.2831

Ax

Axe, split handle. Split in handle begins at base and extends down to tip. Wrapped at base in black tape.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23082

Accession Number: 1998.2832

Saw. Consists of toothed blade fixed horizontally between two wooden end pieces; piece at one side extends below blade to form handle. Pieces secured together at top by metal bracing and at mid-section by wooden stretcher.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23083

Accession Number: 1998.2833

Saw

Saw. Consists of toothed blade fixed horizontally between two wooden end pieces; piece at one side extends below blade to form handle. Pieces secured together at top by metal bracing and at mid-section by wooden stretcher.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23084

Accession Number: 1998.2834

Sickle

Short-handled sickle. Short wooden handle w/ sickle blade set into end. Metal band set around end of handle near blade.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23085

Accession Number: 1998.2835

Long-handled brush

Long wooden handle w/ brush at end. Short brush: consists of pole w/ small paint brush set into groove on pole and secured w/ a string.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: horsehair, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23086

Accession Number: 1998.2836

Long-handled brush

Long wooden handle w/ brush at end. Long pole w/ the round wooden base of a brush nailed into pole at end. Handle end of pole has a grooved tip for affixing a brush.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: horsehair, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23087

Accession Number: 1998.2837

Hand trap

Tool marked "hand trap." Consists of wooden handle, turned and stained, w/ black painted tip and holes w/ rawhide strap looped through. Springy metal coils at end of handle, painted black. "Trap" is a steel "V" shaped piece w/ one end adjustable via coil at bottom.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: Western Cartridge Co. (Maker)

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23088

Accession Number: 1998.2838

Block of wood

Block of wood, pine. Rectangular block. Mortise holes on bottom. Tenon at top.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 23089

Accession Number: 1998.2839

Block of wood

Block of wood, pine. Rectangular block. Mortise holes on bottom.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 23090

Accession Number: 1998.2840

Block of wood

Block of wood, pine. Columnar block.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 23091

Accession Number: 1998.2841

Shutter

Wooden shutter painted white. Consists of three panels that fold on hinges.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 23092

Accession Number: 1998.2842

Shutter

Wooden shutter painted white. Consists of three panels that fold on hinges.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 23093

Accession Number: 1998.2843

Shutter

Wooden shutter painted white. Consists of three panels that fold on hinges.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 23094

Accession Number: 1998.2844

Shutter

Wooden shutter painted white. Consists of three panels that fold on hinges.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 23095

Accession Number: 1998.2845

Shutter

Wooden shutter painted white. Consists of three panels that fold on hinges.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 23096

Accession Number: 1998.2846

Shutter

Wooden shutter painted white. Consists of three panels that fold on hinges.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 23097

Accession Number: 1998.2847

Shutter

Wooden shutter painted white. Consists of two panels that fold on hinges.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 23098

Accession Number: 1998.2848

Shutter

Wooden shutter painted white. Consists of two panels that fold on hinges.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 23099

Accession Number: 1998.2849

Shutter

Wooden shutter painted white. Consists of two panels that fold on hinges.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 23100

Accession Number: 1998.2850

Shutter

Wooden shutter painted white. Consists of two panels that fold on hinges.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 23101

Accession Number: 1998.2851

Gutter fragment

Wooden gutter fragment. Constructed of one piece of wood carved and hollowed at center to form gutter. Flat back, curved front w/ molded rim.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23102

Accession Number: 1998.2852

Gutter fragment

Wooden gutter fragment. Constructed of one piece of wood carved and hollowed at center to form gutter. Flat back, curved front w/ molded rim.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23103

Accession Number: 1998.2853

Gutter fragment

Wooden gutter fragment. Constructed of one piece of wood carved and hollowed at center to form gutter. Flat back, curved front w/ molded rim.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23104

Accession Number: 1998.2854

Portrait of Louisa Catherine Rundlet May

Portrait of Louisa Catherine Rundlet May as a young woman, seated, wearing black dress with low decolletage, long brown hair. Left elbow on table with red brocade tablecloth.

Date: 1841

Maker: Osgood, Samuel Stillman (Maker)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 5113

Accession Number: 1971.516

Portrait of Elizabeth Jane Rundlet Homer

Three-quarter length portrait of young woman; head facing front, body turned to right (facing painter); brown hair, blue eyes; pinkish-beige off the shoulder dress with lace collar and cuffs; red shawl draped across arms; seated in curved back chair with dark green upholstery; wooden frame with elab...

Date: 1840-1849

Maker: Davy, R. (Maker)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 5114

Accession Number: 1971.517

Portrait of Elizabeth Whitredge Lord (1791-1861)

Half-length portrait of a seated woman facing front; dark brown hair, brown eyes; white bonnet with gathered scalloped border and pink ribbon; white lace collar; black dress; white shawl with pink paisley border; red drapery behind sitter; landscape view to the right; wooden frame with gilt and gess...

Date: 1829

Maker: Attributed to Cole, Joseph Greenleaf, 1803-1858

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 5115

Accession Number: 1971.518

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