Historic New England

Shovel

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 45702

Accession Number: 1955.M63

Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 45703

Accession Number: 1955.63

Knife

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 45704

Accession Number: 1955.64

Knife

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 45705

Accession Number: 1955.65

Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 45706

Accession Number: 1955.66

Engraving Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 45707

Accession Number: 1955.67

Engraving Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 45708

Accession Number: 1955.68

Engraving Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 45709

Accession Number: 1955.69

Engraving Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 45710

Accession Number: 1955.70

Engraving Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 45711

Accession Number: 1955.71

Drill

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 45712

Accession Number: 1955.72

Toy Bed

Doll's four post bed

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 45713

Accession Number: 1955.80

Flail

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 45714

Accession Number: 1955.81AB

Ash shovel

Hand-forged steel shovel joined to shaft with tongue-shaped brass plate and three rivets. Brass ball and steeple finial decorated with turned rings atop plain steel shaft.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 45716

Accession Number: 1955.85

Cane

Dark brown; thin; round ivory knob handle; silver collar; brass band at tip.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), ivory (tooth component), silver (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 45717

Accession Number: 1955.88

Vase

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 45718

Accession Number: 1955.89

Three sprays of green, orange, and blue enamel flowers with gilt highlights around border; border around well: orange latticework and medallions, edged in blue and orange, of orange flowers; central image: orange flowers with green leaves and blue vine with gilt highlights; blue and gold garden fenc...

Date: 1740-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 45719

Accession Number: 1955.91

Mug

Earthenware mug. Molded chain and palmette border. Two heart shaped medallions depicting children playing.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), molding (forming)

GUSN: 45720

Accession Number: 1955.92

Chimney

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 45721

Accession Number: 1955.98

Chimney

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 45722

Accession Number: 1955.99

Chimney

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 45723

Accession Number: 1955.100

Candle Mold

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 45724

Accession Number: 1955.103

Canteen

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 45725

Accession Number: 1955.104

Box

Small wooden shaker box and cover with single lap.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 45726

Accession Number: 1955.105AB

Small Box with cover

Small round paper box that contains a doll's clock.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 45727

Accession Number: 1955.106A-C

Pincer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 45728

Accession Number: 1955.111

Cream Pitcher

Silver lusterware cream pitcher. Square foot, fluted body, and a loop handle.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: lusterware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 45729

Accession Number: 1955.112

Hand Held Fire Screen

Horizontal elliptical panel attached to turned ivory handle with two brass screws with wing nuts. One side embroidered in center with wreath of oak leaves and acorns in brown and two shades of green on cream silk moire; back is plain. "JTR" in center of wreath. Handle unscrews into two pieces. Edge ...

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 45730

Accession Number: 1955.114

Mustard Pot

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 45733

Accession Number: 1955.117AB

Mustard Pot

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 45737

Accession Number: 1955.119AB

Mustard Pot

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 45739

Accession Number: 1955.120AB

Mustard Pot

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 45742

Accession Number: 1955.121AB

Mustard Pot

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 45744

Accession Number: 1955.123AB

Mustard Pot

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 45746

Accession Number: 1955.124AB

Mustard Pot

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 45748

Accession Number: 1955.125AB

Mustard Pot

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 45750

Accession Number: 1955.126AB

Mustard Pot

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 45752

Accession Number: 1955.127AB

Book

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 48702

Accession Number: 1971.2191.1

Book

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 48703

Accession Number: 1971.2191.2

Bandbox

Small bandbox covered with wallpaper. Wallpaper has a pattern of black, green, white, pink and orange flowers on gray ground. Box is lined with a Boston newspaper dated 1844.

Date: 1844-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 48704

Accession Number: 1972.1AB

Bed valance

Rectangular off white plain weave linen bed valance, pieced, straight with shaped and curved end; polychromatic wool embroidery with central flowering tree in outline flanked by undulating flowering vine; applied cotton netted fringe with bellflower-like cotton tufted swag chains at bottom.

Date: 1775-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: crewelwork (technique), embroidering, fringe, linen (material), piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 48705

Accession Number: 1972.3

Bed valance

Rectangular straight off-white fustian panel with polychromatic wool embroidery with scrolling blue-green and gold vines eminating from central red chrysanthemum; vine has selection of buds and flowers with few leaves; use of blue-green, gold, green, cream, pink, peach and tans; olive twill wool tap...

Date: 1750-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crewelwork (technique), embroidering, fustian, linen (material), wool (textile)

GUSN: 48706

Accession Number: 1972.6

Toile Fragment

Cotton toile fragment. Red and white views of peoples and environments of four continents.

Date: 1780-1795

Maker: After Huet, Jean Baptiste (Designer)

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), toile (textile material)

GUSN: 48707

Accession Number: 1972.7

Toile Fragment

Rectangular, blue on blue roller print cloth fragment. Depicts William Henry Harrison's campaign image - a log cabin and a barrell of hard cider. Large scale floral bunches and a portrait of Harrison within a wreath.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, cotton (textile), glazing (coating), printing (process), rolling up, textiles, tin (metal)

GUSN: 48708

Accession Number: 1972.8

Bed flounce, skirt or dust ruffle

Long, rectangular; repeating scenes of Gen. Zachary Taylor astride horse directing American soldiers at battle of Palo Alto, Mexico. Floral wreath-like surrounds; green/drab ground. Narrow hemmed bottom; narrow casing at top; drawstring; very gathered.

Date: 1848-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 48709

Accession Number: 1972.9

Bed Curtain Fragment

Rectangular; brown and white copperplate with repeated scene of British assault on walled city; British warships in river. In center foreground mounted officers face viewer; point sword toward action. Hemmed bottom; selvage sides; cut top.

Date: 1755-1765

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), toile (textile material), textiles, copper (metal)

GUSN: 48710

Accession Number: 1972.10

Dress

Long; white; neckline and yoke, cuffs and hem trimmed with tatting; dress gathered at yoke; long sleeves; three bands of narrow tucks at hem; drawstring closure at neckline.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, tatting (process)

GUSN: 48711

Accession Number: 1972.11

Finial

Broken wood dowel in base.

Date: 1838

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 48712

Accession Number: 1972.12

Pitcher

Blue and white sponged glaze over tall pitcher with slightly tapering body; diamond-and-flower pattern in relief.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), sponging, stoneware (pottery), tin (metal)

GUSN: 48713

Accession Number: 1972.17

Pitcher

Yellow-white glaze over tall pitcher w/ slightly tapering body; diamond-and-flower pattern (partially picked out in blue glaze) in relief.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), stoneware (pottery), tin (metal)

GUSN: 48714

Accession Number: 1972.18

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