Historic New England

Throw Rug

A rectangular reserve enclosing a shaped medallion within a densely patterned border in shades of yellow, brown, green, beige and pink. It has wool fringed ends.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: hemp (fiber), wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 11785

Accession Number: 1986.1450.1

Throw Rug

A rectangular reserve enclosing a shaped medallion within a densely patterned border in shades of yellow, brown, green, beige and pink. It has wool fringed ends.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: hemp (fiber), wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 11786

Accession Number: 1986.1450.2

Serving Spoon

A large silver spoon with a flattened terminus with a cast scroll motif.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: Moulton, J. (Maker)

Material: casting (process), silver (metal)

GUSN: 11787

Accession Number: 1983.142.2

Teaspoon

A silver teaspoon with a scroll motif on the terminus of the handle.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), silver (metal)

GUSN: 11788

Accession Number: 1983.144.2

Teaspoon

A silver teaspoon with a scroll motif on the terminus of the handle.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), silver (metal)

GUSN: 11789

Accession Number: 1983.144.3

Teaspoon

A silver teaspoon with a scroll motif on the terminus of the handle.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), silver (metal)

GUSN: 11790

Accession Number: 1983.144.4

Teaspoon

A silver teaspoon with a scroll motif on the terminus of the handle.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), silver (metal)

GUSN: 11791

Accession Number: 1983.144.5

Teaspoon

A silver teaspoon with a scroll motif on the terminus of the handle.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), silver (metal)

GUSN: 11792

Accession Number: 1983.144.6

Teaspoon

A silver teaspoon with a scroll motif on the terminus of the handle.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), silver (metal)

GUSN: 11793

Accession Number: 1983.144.7

Teaspoon

A silver teaspoon with a scroll motif on the terminus of the handle.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), silver (metal)

GUSN: 11794

Accession Number: 1983.144.8

Teaspoon

A silver teaspoon with a scroll motif on the terminus of the handle.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), silver (metal)

GUSN: 11795

Accession Number: 1983.144.9

Teaspoon

A silver teaspoon with a scroll motif on the terminus of the handle.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), silver (metal)

GUSN: 11796

Accession Number: 1983.144.10

Teaspoon

A silver teaspoon with a scroll motif on the terminus of the handle.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), silver (metal)

GUSN: 11797

Accession Number: 1983.144.11

Nutpick Case

A green plush case with a hinged lid and blue satin and velvet lining.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: plush, satin, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 11798

Accession Number: 1983.146.13

An Eastlake Davenport desk with a hinged slant lid and a green felt fitted interior. It has a pierced fretwork gallery, paneled and beaded front/back/left side, and four drawers on the right side. It has incised and decorative brackets that support the overhanging top and is on casters.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile), mahogany (wood), veneer, walnut (wood)

GUSN: 11799

Accession Number: 1983.149

Photograph

A black and white photograph of the Spencer-Peirce-Little House. It is in a gilt and black gessoed frame.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: gesso, gilding, glass (material), paper (fiber product), photographs, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 11800

Accession Number: 1983.151

Bedroom Stand

It has a rectangular overhanging top with a chamfered edge, over a straight skirt with a molded face. It has a single long drawer raised on four round incised and ringed turned legs with blocks at skirt and at medial shelf. The lower legs are tapered and incised with bun feet. The medial shelf has b...

Date: 1875-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood)

GUSN: 11801

Accession Number: 1983.158

Candlestick

Elongated chamber stick form with a deep green glaze; arts and crafts style.

Date: 1900-1901

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), ceramic glaze

GUSN: 11802

Accession Number: 1986.23

Chest

Chest. Black-painted six board chest with iron bail handles, an overhanging hinged top and dovetail construction lid with a molded edge. Iron handle plates and hinges screwed on.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 11803

Accession Number: 1983.160

Snowshoes

A fish-shaped wooden armature with two cross pieces and woven with cat gut in three sections. It has an attached leather thong with a buckle for a foot.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: bentwood, lacquering, leather, metal

GUSN: 11804

Accession Number: 1983.161AB

Reclining Chair

Adjustable chair. Walnut, horsehair, wool, metal. Continuous tufted horsehair upholstered back, seat and leg rest. Enclosed by groved wood and slightly serpentine stiles. Hinged padded horsehair covered arm rests and floral patterned carpet covered foot platform at the base. All sets in conform...

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: F.M. Holmes & Co. Manfacturers (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), horsehair, walnut (wood), wool (textile)

GUSN: 11805

Accession Number: 1983.163

Settee

Settee. Grain-painted unidentified wood, cane. Shaped serpentine crest rail pierced with hold over shaped cane splat and two squared back posts and styles. Meets with curved and shaped arms that join at the caned seat with a serpentine seat rail with conforming pierced pendants. Turned front stretch...

Date: 1861-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 11326

Accession Number: 1991.1673

Painting

An oval panel, oriented horizontally with a waterfall landscape from an unusual viewpoint from underneath the ledge from which the water descends in the middle distance. Between the rocks in the base of the gorge, where the water forms a pool, stands a man fishing. (This is a poor man's 'Kindred Spi...

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 11327

Accession Number: 1991.1674

Tavern Sign

Large round ball painted gold; iron staples for hanging.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 11328

Accession Number: 1991.1675

Shadow Box

A flat rectangular case with a flat molded cornice and a rounded, rectangular cornered glazed front revealing a scal model of a four masted ship. It is fully rigged with rolled sails and a black and red painted hull mounted on a cradle, against a light blue background. The case is raised on a molded...

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, graining, painting (coating), pine (wood), string (fiber product)

GUSN: 11329

Accession Number: 1991.1677

Ship Model

A half hull model. Painted black, with the back unpainted and it is mounted on a section of wood. Three nails protrude from the side of the hull.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Frost, John Orne Johnson, 1852-1928 (Maker)

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 11330

Accession Number: 1991.1678

Bench

The bench has a broad crest rail with a shaped top raised on ring rod turned stiles and central support over a second rectangular rail raised on turned spindles. It has a wide plank seat with a rounded front "swooping" arm rest on rod and ring turned support and two splindles. Eight thick rod and ri...

Date: 1825-1845

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 11332

Accession Number: 1991.1681

Print

Of rectangular, horizontal format print of two ducks in a marshy body of water with cattails and rushes in the background. One duck- with a green head, white rim, brown and gray body- is facing left, seen in profile. The other (female?) is brown and is facing slightly right. In an unpainted wooden ...

Date: 1941

Maker: Pope, A., Jr. (Artist) Armstrong & Co. (Printmaker)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 11333

Accession Number: 1991.1682

Shoe

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 11334

Accession Number: 1917.973

Shoe

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 11335

Accession Number: 1917.974

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 11336

Accession Number: 1917.976

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 11337

Accession Number: 1917.977

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 11338

Accession Number: 1917.979

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 11339

Accession Number: 1917.780

Print

Rectangular, horizontal format print of two ducks in an autumn landscape. In crepuscular light, floating on a river with trees on the far bank rendered sketchily in earth tones. There are gray/brown ducks, one facing right, seen in profile, its mate to the right. They appear to be a type of mallard....

Date: 1940-1949

Maker: Armstrong & Co. (Printmaker) Pope, A., Jr. (Artist)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 11340

Accession Number: 1991.1683

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 11341

Accession Number: 1917.982

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 11342

Accession Number: 1917.983

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 11343

Accession Number: 1917.984

Bobeche

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 11344

Accession Number: 1917.985

Bobeche

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 11345

Accession Number: 1917.986

Bobeche

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 11346

Accession Number: 1917.987

Bobeche

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 11347

Accession Number: 1917.988

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 11348

Accession Number: 1917.990

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 11349

Accession Number: 1917.991

Candlestick

Candlestick holder with handle

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 11350

Accession Number: 1917.999

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 11351

Accession Number: 1917.1000

Lantern

Of a tall, rectangular form with three glazed sides and a sloping square top, with a 3/4 circular-shaped superstructure with turned wood and wire handle. The pierced base is fit with a circular collar and bent metal feet. It is painted green.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), sheet metal

GUSN: 11352

Accession Number: 1991.1685

Bucket

Of massive form with a heavy iron bail handle on a circular rolled rim, with sloping straight sides and a flat(?) base.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 11353

Accession Number: 1991.1686

Cupboard

A flat top with molded cornice on a rectangular case with a hinged four panel door, painted yellow. The door has Eastlake period and earlier hardware. And the interior has two "U" shaped top shelves.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 11354

Accession Number: 1991.1687

Jelly Mold

A deep, oblong bowl with sloping sides and an oval ring foot with molded interior of grapes and grape leaves at the base and fluting at the sides. White, glazed pottery.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

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

GUSN: 11355

Accession Number: 1991.1688

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