Historic New England

Plate

Simple; beaded edge to slightly angled rim engraved "MK" leading to sharp cavetto and sloping dished center.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: Townsend & Compton (Maker) MK (Maker)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7537

Accession Number: 1949.705.4

Plate

Simple; beaded edge to slightly angled rim engraved "MK" leading to sharp cavetto and sloping dished center.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: Townsend & Compton (Maker) MK (Maker)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7538

Accession Number: 1949.705.5

Plate

Simple; beaded edge to slightly angled rim engraved "MK" leading to sharp cavetto and sloping dished center.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: Townsend & Compton (Maker) MK (Maker)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7539

Accession Number: 1949.705.6

Bust of Washington

Black body with matte finish. Classically posed, undraped bust bolted to circular pedestal. Wooden stand (not original): square with four Spanish feet.

Date: 1885-1910

Maker: Wedgwood (Maker)

Material: stoneware (pottery), black basaltes

GUSN: 7540

Accession Number: 1949.888

Rectangular frontal board with ogee cut ends; shaped lower edge in form of tassels and swags. White painted background with overall trellis or cross-hatched effect in light green. Sea green or aqua border trim and tassels; central urn motif flanked by two polychrome floral springs in swagged draper...

Date: 1895-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 7541

Accession Number: 1949.894.1

Valance

Rectangular frontal board with ogee cut ends; shaped lower edge in form of tassels and swags. White painted background with overall trellis or cross-hatched effect in light green. Sea green or aqua border trim and tassels; central urn motif flanked by two polychrome floral springs in swagged draper...

Date: 1895-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 7542

Accession Number: 1949.894.2

Valance

Rectangular frontal board with ogee cut ends; shaped lower edge in form of tassels and swags. White painted background with overall trellis or cross-hatched effect in light green. Sea green or aqua border trim and tassels; central urn motif flanked by two polychrome floral springs in swagged draper...

Date: 1895-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 7543

Accession Number: 1949.894.3

Valance

Rectangular frontal board with ogee cut ends; shaped lower edge in form of tassels and swags. White painted background with overall trellis or cross-hatched effect in light green. Sea green or aqua border trim and tassels; central urn motif flanked by two polychrome floral springs in swagged draper...

Date: 1895-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 7544

Accession Number: 1949.894.4

Candlestand

Tripod base with cabriole legs with pad feet. Baluster support with vase and ring turning at bottom; top tapers to junction with circular top. Single rectangular supporting bar. Painted black. Gilt floral and scroll decoration imitating earlier jappaning.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (coating), pine (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 7545

Accession Number: 1949.976

Wallpaper

Hand painted over scenic wallpaper (original probably French). Scene on a canal lined with views of various houses and churches of the Piscataqua region such as Hamilton House, Gov. Wentworth House, Old North Church, Pierce House, Langdon House, and Jewett House. Overall blue-green tone.

Date: 1907

Maker: Fernald, George Porter (Maker)

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

GUSN: 7546

Accession Number: 1949.1005

Oriental rug

Field of deep red with motifs in cream, beige, brown. Overall pattern of diamond guls edged in white; wide Chodor-type border at ends. Wide borders at sides with hexagonal guls; narrower ones at ends. Checkered red and brown selveges. Plain brown tapestry- wovern skirts at ends with plain fringe.

Date: 1875-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: goat hair, knotted pile, wool (textile), fringe, tapestry (process)

GUSN: 7547

Accession Number: 1949.1015

Basin

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 7548

Accession Number: 1949.166

Basin stand

Consists of stand, cup lid and two drawers. Open ring top with molded edge supported by turned stiles that scroll under ring and terminate in tripod base. Stiles support medial two-drawer case surmounted by turned spherical cup; removable cover. Case stiles serpentined with voluted ends and termin...

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 7549

Accession Number: 1954.127A-D

Tea caddy (Covered box)

Wooden carcass with lacquer decoration. Octagon shape with straight sides. Copper metallic powder finish with decorative Oriental scenic panels in black. Conforming cover with interior lid and rim painted red.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquering, paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7550

Accession Number: 1963.338AB

Hurricane shade

Cylindrical colorless glass shade has flaring circular base and lip. Bulbous swelling at center.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 7551

Accession Number: 1949.315

Candlestick

Rectangular stepped base. Round, flaring bobeche on cylindrical socket.

Date: 1734-1767

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 7552

Accession Number: 1949.316

Footed salver

Round plate-like tray with shallow well. Molded and gadrooned border. Applied molded and stepped base with gadrooning.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: Joir, A. (Maker)

Material: gadrooning, molding (forming), pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7553

Accession Number: 1949.325

Pembroke table

Straight tapered legs with blond string inlay. Legs extend through straight apron enclosing a simple drawer. Straight overhanging top with two drop leaves held up by scrolled supports.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), inlay (process), mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 7554

Accession Number: 1949.370

Candlesticks

Octagonal stepped base surmounted by faceted baluster stem terminating in cupped socket. Removeable circular bobeche has scalloped edge.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), plate (material), white metal

GUSN: 7555

Accession Number: 1949.385.1

Candlesticks

Octagonal stepped base surmounted by faceted baluster stem terminating in cupped socket. Removeable circular bobeche has scalloped edge.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), plate (material), white metal

GUSN: 7556

Accession Number: 1949.385.2

Pickle jar

Transparent aquamarine colored body. Square base with high kick-up. Gothic-style window motif on each side of body.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: blow molding, soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7557

Accession Number: 1949.589

Joint stool

Straight apron surmounted by fitted square top (original probably round).

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 7558

Accession Number: 1949.814

Ship model

Double masted sailing vessel with ten different types of sails resting on platform support. Painted black with white band around upper section. Flying American flag.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 7559

Accession Number: 1949.874

Braided rug

Oval with multi-colored braids; grey and blues predominating.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: braiding, wool (textile)

GUSN: 7560

Accession Number: 1949.1013

Braided rug

Polychrome circular braided rug has light colored border of four braids. Medial area: white and dark strands with center all light colored.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: braiding, wool (textile)

GUSN: 7561

Accession Number: 1949.1014

"Winter in the Country. A Cold Morning"

Color lithograph of winter scene.Depicts a yellow house at right with sleigh in front. Barns and sheds at left. Man in foreground walking toward house. Molded gilt and gesso wood frame.

Date: ca. 1864

Maker: Currier & Ives (Lithographer) Durrie, G. H. (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7562

Accession Number: 1949.450

Print

Colored lithograph "THE FARMERS HOME - WINTER." Farm scene with yellow house at back center. To left is barn with chicks and cows in yard. Farmer with corn stalk bundle on his back walks toward barn from two haystacks of right foreground. Snow covered, cloudy sky. Molded wood frame painted gold. Und...

Date: ca. 1863

Maker: Durrie, G. H. (Artist) Currier & Ives (Lithographer) Currier & Ives (Publisher)

Material: glass (material), lithography, paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7563

Accession Number: 1949.451

Print

Coloredd lithograph "THE FARM-YARD IN WINTER." Large barn in background with open door with men and animals inside. Bulls, cows, ducks and chickens in yard. Large haystack at right; water trough at center with wooden fence and house at right. Snow-covered ground. Molded wood frame, gilded. Under gla...

Date: ca. 1861

Maker: Durrie, G. H. (Artist) Currier & Ives (Lithographer) Currier & Ives (Publisher)

Material: glass (material), lithography, paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7564

Accession Number: 1949.452

Print

Colored print entitled "New England Winter Scene." Two-storied Cape-style house at right with man attending horse and sleigh at front. Split rail fence and picket fence surrounds front of house. In background is snow covered barn, door open, with bull in yard. Hills and trees in distance. Broken wag...

Date: ca. 1861

Maker: Durrie, G. H. (Artist) Currier & Ives (Lithographer) Currier & Ives (Publisher)

Material: glass (material), lithography, paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7565

Accession Number: 1949.454

Print

Colored lithograph entitled "Winter in the Country, Getting Ice." Central ice-covered pond with two standing horses hitched to ice wagon at center and mend chopping through ice at right. Dog rests on red jacket in front of wagon. Snow covered lean-to at left, four people skating in distance with sno...

Date: 1864

Maker: Durrie, G. H. (Artist) Currier & Ives (Lithographer) Currier & Ives (Publisher)

Material: glass (material), lithography, paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7566

Accession Number: 1949.455

Print

Colored lithograph "The Old Homestead in Winter." Central yellow barn with snow on roof, man and horse stand in doorway. To right, animals standing under lean-to. To the left of barn, two-story house, sleigh and hay wagon. Immediate foreground has split-rail fence. Gray cloudy sky. Molded wood fram...

Date: ca. 1862

Maker: Durrie, G. H. (Artist) Currier & Ives (Lithographer) Currier & Ives (Publisher)

Material: glass (material), lithography, paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7567

Accession Number: 1949.456

Bow front Chest

Heppelwhite style. Swell front case enclosing four graduated drawers. Drawers have beaded edges and crossbanded inlaid borders of dark and light veneer; matching flame veneer front panels. Replaced Chippendale scrolled brass pulls with bail handles. Keyholes outlined with brass. Shaped front skirt i...

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), inlay (process), veneering, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7568

Accession Number: 1949.458

Easy Chair with Slipcover

Heppelwhite style. Wing chair is supported by wide block legs with added casters. Wide over-upholstered serpentine skirt. Arms extend straight out from back and are surmounted by the wings which have a serpentine top conforming with back. Upholstered in lozenged patterned beige cotton. Covered by a ...

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood, upholstery

GUSN: 7569

Accession Number: 1949.460AB

Night Stand

Federal period. Square case enclosing two veneered drawers with ebony string inlay. Molded round brass pulls with a central rosette. Straight rectangular legs supporting case are decorated with vertical panels and string inlay. Mid-length legs become ring turned and terminate in cylindrical feet. Le...

Date: ca. 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), mahogany (wood), pine (wood), veneering

GUSN: 7570

Accession Number: 1949.463

Fan & Box

FAN (A): Abalone sticks with lace leaf with flowers and butterflies, painted with pink flowers; gilt handle. BOX (B): Cream silk satin.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Duvelleroy, J. (Maker)

Material: abalone shell, lace (needlework), painting (coating)

GUSN: 7468

Accession Number: 1992.4

Folding Fan, Box & Key

FAN (B) [accessioned that way]: Carved mother of pearl sticks; paper leaf painted with vignettes of figures in Medieval costume; mother of pearl washers; carved ring and gold silk tassel. BOX (A): Wooden box with brass inlay; hinged lid, lined with blue moire and paper. KEY (C): Key to box.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), carving (processes), lithography, mother of pearl, painting (coating), silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7469

Accession Number: 1969.85A-C

Rigid Fan

Short bamboo-bound handle; large, rigid, spade shaped leaf of woven straw.

Maker: unknown

Material: bamboo (material), straw (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 7470

Accession Number: 1954.M19

Folding Souvenir(?) Fan & Box

FAN (A): Long ebonized sandalwood sticks and guards; sticks are pierced; right guard has metal ornament; sheer black silk leaf edged at top and sides with lace and painted with red and yellow flowers; metal ring. BOX (B): Covered in gold satin and lined with ivory satin; hinged lid.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: staining, ebony (color), lace (needlework), painting (coating), piercing, sandalwood (wood), satin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 7471

Accession Number: 1954.163AB

Fireset Bracket

C-scroll arm, attached to shaped wall bracket, terminating in two turned and knopped finials.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), knops, turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 7472

Accession Number: 1949.294.2

Picture Frame

Red frame with round details and a large red bow.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 7473

Accession Number: 1946.337

Curtain Loop

Flower shaped with beaded outline on petals and large beaded circular pattern in center. Opalescent white body. Lead stem with threaded end.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: Attributed to Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material), lead (metal), pressing

GUSN: 7474

Accession Number: 1949.296.2

Cloth Sample

Black silk fabric sample with unfinished edges.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 7475

Accession Number: 1928.427K

Curtain Loop

Flower shaped with beaded outline on petals and large beaded circular pattern in center. Opalescent white body. Lead stem with threaded end.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: Attributed to Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material), lead (metal), pressing

GUSN: 7476

Accession Number: 1949.296.3

Cloth Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 7477

Accession Number: 1928.427L

Curtain Loop

Flower shaped with beaded outline on petals and large beaded circular pattern in center. Opalescent white body. Lead stem with threaded end.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: Attributed to Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material), lead (metal), pressing

GUSN: 7478

Accession Number: 1949.296.4

Curtain Loop

Flower shaped with beaded outline on petals and large beaded circular pattern in center. Opalescent white body. Lead stem with threaded end.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: Attributed to Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material), lead (metal), pressing

GUSN: 7479

Accession Number: 1949.296.5

Curtain Loop

Flower shaped with beaded outline on petals and large beaded circular pattern in center. Opalescent white body. Lead stem with threaded end.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: Attributed to Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material), lead (metal), pressing

GUSN: 7480

Accession Number: 1949.296.6

Curtain Loop

Flower shaped with beaded outline on petals and large beaded circular pattern in center. Opalescent white body. Lead stem with threaded end.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: Attributed to Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material), lead (metal), pressing

GUSN: 7481

Accession Number: 1949.296.7

Wall mirror

Carved urn with flowers at top of frame. Vine festoons extend from urn and create swag extending down side. Leaf border with beaded border on inner edge. Blocked corners with raised rosette. Acanthus leaf and swags at bottom.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), carving (processes), gesso, glass (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7482

Accession Number: 1949.299

Doorstop

Transparent green color. Spherical with many air bubbles, a flat bottom and unpolished pontil.

Date: 1850-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7483

Accession Number: 1949.301

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