Historic New England

White-tipped orange masts :Gloucester's fishing draggers /Peter K. Prybot.

250 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Date: Ã2007.

Creators: Prybot, Peter K.

GUSN: 367336

Call Number: Sracks SH222.M4 P79 2007

Secrets of the water rats :a Rhode Island girlhood, 1930s-1940s /Jean C. McCrosky.

xii, 142 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Date: Ã2003.

Creators: McCrosky, Jean C.

GUSN: 367337

Call Number: Stacks CT275.M4653544 A3 2003

Black Walden :slavery and its aftermath in Concord, Massachusetts /Elise Lemire.

232 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm, Between the Revolution and the settlement of the little cabin with the bean rows, however, Walden Woods was home to several generations of freed slaves and their children. Living on the fringes of society, they attempted to pursue lives of freedom, promised by...

Date: Ã2009.

Creators: Lemire, Elise Virginia.

GUSN: 367338

Call Number: Stacks F74.C8 $b L46 2009

Ballykilcline rising :from famine Ireland to immigrant America /Mary Lee Dunn.

xxii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm, "In 1847, in the third year of Ireland's Great Famine and the thirteenth year of their rent strike against the Crown, hundreds of tenant farmers in Ballykilcline, County Roscommon, were evicted by the Queen's agents and shipped to New York. Mary Lee Dunn tell...

Date: Ã2008.

Creators: Dunn, Mary Lee.

GUSN: 367339

Call Number: Stacks F59.R9 D86 2008

George Washington & his generals /by Emily L. Schulz, Laura B. Simo ; foreword by James C. Reese ; introduction by Jack D. Warren, Jr.

190 pages : color illustrations, color maps, color portraits ; 23 cm, "A companion to an exhibition on display February 21, 2009 through January 10, 2010 in the F.M. Kirby Foundation Gallery at the Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center at Mount Vernon."

Date: Ã2009.

Creators: Schulz, Emily L. Simo, Laura B. Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center (Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)) Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union. Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati. William L. Clements Library.

GUSN: 367340

Call Number: Stacks E312.17 S38x 2009

The Baker Chocolate Company :a sweet history /Anthony Sammarco.

126 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm, In 1765, Dr. James Baker of Dorchester stumbled upon Irishman John Hannon crying on the banks of the mighty Neponset River. Hannon, though penniless, possessed the rare skills required to create chocolate--a delicacy exclu...

Date: 2009.

Creators: Sammarco, Anthony Mitchell.

GUSN: 367341

Call Number: Stacks HD9200.U54 B357 2009

Beverly revisited.

128 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm., Beverly was first settled by five men known as the "Old Planters" and was incorporated as a town in 1668. Its first minister, Rev. John Hale, was the author of an important work on the Salem witch hysteria. In 1775, the schooner Hannah, the first commissione...

Date: Ã2010.

Creators: Beverly Historical Society.

GUSN: 367342

Call Number: Stacks F74.B35 B62 2010

25 years of Record houses /edited by Herbert L. Smith, Jr.

xii, 207 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm, Describes and illustrates fifty-seven award-winning homes and discusses the approaches they have taken towards space, structure, function, and energy conservation.

Date: Ã1981.

Creators: Smith, Herbert L.

GUSN: 367343

Call Number: Stacks NA7205.A13

Haverhill, Massachusetts :an industrial and commercial center.

260 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm

Date: 1889.

Creators: Haverhill Board of Trade. Committee on Statistics and Information.

GUSN: 367344

Call Number: Stacks F74.H5 H56

Typical elms and other trees of Massachusetts.Introductory chapter by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Descriptive text by Lorin L. Dame. Plates by Henry Brooks, reproduced by the photogelatine process.

89 pages 58 plates 36 cm

Date: 1890.

Creators: Dame, Lorin Low, 1838-1903. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894. Brooks, Henry, 1857-

GUSN: 367345

Call Number: Rare QK484.M4 D2

A space for faith :the colonial meeting houses of New England /Paul Wainwright, photographer ; essay by Peter Benes ; foreword by Brent D. Glass ; commentary by William E. Williams.

xiv, 114 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm, Using only four-by-five-inch sheet film and natural light, photographer Paul Wainwright collected and presents images, both internal and external, of New England's remaining colonial meetinghouses.

Date: Ã2009.

Creators: Wainwright, Paul (Paul Frederick)

GUSN: 367346

Call Number: Stacks NA5215.W35 2009

Richard Andrew :called to paint /Marian G. Mullet, author ; Martha M. Winsor, researcher and editor ; Deborah W. Batt, photographer and graphic designer.

ix, 160 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 31 cm

Date: Ã2010.

Creators: Mullet, Marian G. Winsor, Martha M. Batt, Deborah W.

GUSN: 367347

Call Number: Coll. ND237.A53 M85 2010

Seen and received :the Shakers' private art /Sharon Duane Koomler.

69 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 x 29 cm

Date: 2000.

Creators: Koomler, Sharon Duane.

GUSN: 367348

Call Number: Stacks NC107.K66 2000

Pawtuxet Rhode Island /Donald A. D'Amato and Henry A.L. Brown.

128 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm

Date: 1997.

Creators: D'Amato, Donald A., 1931- Brown, Henry A. L., 1931-

GUSN: 367349

Call Number: Stacks F89.P39 D36 1997

Boston's West End /Anthony Mitchell Sammarco.

128 pages : chiefly illustrations, map ; 24 cm., Features a collection of black-and-white photographs that showcase the development of Boston's West End, as well as the people and places that have come to define it.

Date: Ã1998.

Creators: Sammarco, Anthony Mitchell.

GUSN: 367350

Call Number: Stacks F73.68.W47 S36 1998

Davisville and the Seabees /Walter K. Schroder and Gloria A. Emma.

128 pages : chiefly illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Date: Ã1999.

Creators: Schroder, Walter K., 1928- Emma, Gloria A.

GUSN: 367351

Call Number: Stacks VA66.C6 S35 1999

Braintree /John A. Dennehy.

127 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm

Date: 2010.

Creators: Dennehy, John A.

GUSN: 367352

Call Number: Stacks F74.B6 D46 2010

Steamboats of Gloucester and the North Shore /John Lester Sutherland.

pages cm

Date: 2004.

Creators: Sutherland, John Lester.

GUSN: 367353

Call Number: Stacks HE5784.G55 S88 2004

The Revolutionary War in Bennington County :a history and guide /Richard B. Smith.

160 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Date: 2008.

Creators: Smith, Richard B.

GUSN: 367354

Call Number: Stacks E230.5.V3 S65 2008

Pittsfield :Gem City in the Gilded Age /Carole Owens.

117 pages : illustrations ; 23 x 25 cm

Date: 2007.

Creators: Owens, Carole.

GUSN: 367355

Call Number: Stacks F74.P6 O84 2007

Newton Massachusetts, 1688-1988 :a celebration of three hundred years. Looking at Newton : the garden city in 1988 /by Thelma Fleishman ; with concluding chapter by Elsie M. Husher.

126 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Date: 1988.

Creators: Fleishman, Thelma. Looking at Newton. Newton Tricentennial Corporation (Newton, Mass.)

GUSN: 367356

Call Number: Stacks F74.N56 N48 1988

Churn

Hardwood churn, probably Shaker, with yellowish stain on marbelized-like figured maple. Smallish and slender with bands of wood to top and bottom.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal), staining, maple (wood)

GUSN: 2331

Accession Number: 1991.339

Stool

Handwood stool (probably oak) with round seat above four round splayed legs turned at the top with three levels of stretchers. Painted bright deep-aqua blue.

Date: 1850-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 2332

Accession Number: 1991.340

Traveling Liquor Case

Green-painted traveling liquor case; rectangular with copper frame, iron hinges, large lock and side handles. Interior fitted with compartments and eight clear blown square bottles (mismatched) with gilt decoration to shoulders and stoppers; five small sherry-style drinking glasses; two holes for tu...

Date: 1775-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, pine (wood), painting (coating), glass (material), gilding, iron (metal)

GUSN: 2333

Accession Number: 1991.341

Dipper

Dipper with large bowl made from carved out coconut. Long turned Georgian-style handle attached with pewter mount and rivets.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 2334

Accession Number: 1991.342

Bowl

Deep earthenware dish with notched edge, its inside covered with a black glaze with center scroll decoration in white/yellow slip. Buff-colored body.

Date: 1775-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2335

Accession Number: 1991.343

Trammel Lamp

Iron candleholder and rush light holder on slender rod fitted to adjustable trammel.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), rush (material), wrought

GUSN: 2336

Accession Number: 1991.344

Trammel

Slender trammel made from smooth rod with adjustable insert.

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 2337

Accession Number: 1991.345

Phoebe Lamp

Large grease lamp with swivel suspension. Bowl has ratched arm.

Date: 1650-1700

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 2338

Accession Number: 1991.346AB

Hand Mirror

Oval-shaped. Inset conforming beveled mirror plate and three concentric inlaid bands.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: beveling, glass (material), inlay (process), maple (wood), varnishing

GUSN: 2339

Accession Number: 1991.347

Tray

Round wooden tray with raised rim; natural finish.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2340

Accession Number: 1991.348

Bottle

Turned tall wooden bottle. Ovoid-shaped bottom. Small decorative turnings around top; gourd stopper.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2341

Accession Number: 1991.349

Tumbler

Horn tumbler; beige.

Date: 1700-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), horn (animal material)

GUSN: 2342

Accession Number: 1991.350

Looking Glass

Scrolled and serrated-edge crest with bold ears over rectangular bevelled-edge mirror plate held by gilded liner and ogee molded slip. Shaped and scrolled pendant below.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, glass (material), mahogany (wood), veneering, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2343

Accession Number: 1991.351

Corner Cupboard

Corner cupboard. Pine, paint. Upper half comprised of scalloped end boards enclosing two shelves with thumb-molded edge and flat backboards with centered triangular-shaped upright. Lower half comprised of endboards that widen to rectangular form with molded edge and enclose two shelves with round...

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2344

Accession Number: 1991.352

Cheese Box with Cover

Round form with flat, fitted cover branded "G. Upton". Box with straight lap secured with iron tacks. The cover with slightly curved lap; also secured with iron tacks. All painted red. Underside of cover painted blue.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: bentwood, oak (wood), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2345

Accession Number: 1991.353AB

Sugar Box

Round, bentwood form with straight lap held by brass tacks and arched swing handle held by wood pegs. Fitted flat top cover. Painted green.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: bentwood, oak (wood), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2346

Accession Number: 1991.354

Cheese box with cover

Wooden cheese box painted green with lapped sides screwed with convex nails. Fitted cover with sunburst and three concentric "pinwheel" bands.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: bentwood, carving (processes), handmade, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2347

Accession Number: 1991.355AB

Wax Fruit Banana

Wax banana dipped in yellow with brown stem and green end.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), wax

GUSN: 2348

Accession Number: 1991.356

Molasses Tankard

A staved tapering cylindrical form with a round, incised wood cover held by a forked extension to projecting handle. Staves held by three locked laps at base and single fingered lap at top.

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2349

Accession Number: 1991.366

Firkin with cover

A tapering, round, staved form with flat, fitted cover; "fingered" lap on bucket with arched swing handle hold with "button"-shaped wood pegs. Two-fingered hoop laps secured with brass tacks hold staves of bucket. All painted dingy yellow.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood), painting (coating), pine (wood), staves (boards)

GUSN: 2350

Accession Number: 1991.367

Box with lid and tray

Three-part round box. A - Cover: flat fitted with vinegar-grained top; straight lap rim painted yellow with black pinstripes; over a second cover-tray. B - Cover-tray: straight lap secured with tacks; painted yellow with black pinstripes. C - Box: deep with straight laps painted yellow with blac...

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2351

Accession Number: 1991.368A-C

Spice Box

(.1) Spice box with cover - Round bentwood form with fitted cover. Top and base secured with tin banding. Natural finish. Top and side stenciled with "Spice". Box holds set of eight cylindrical-form boxes. (.2- .8) Boxes - Each bentwood with fitted cover and tin banding. (.9) Bentwood box without a ...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: stenciling, maple (wood), bentwood, tin (metal)

GUSN: 2352

Accession Number: 1991.369.1AB-9B

Spice Box

Round bentwood box with fitted cover stenciled "SPICES". Contains seven cylindrical boxes with fitted covers, stenciled on top and at sides with name of contents. Unvarnished finish.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 2353

Accession Number: 1991.370.1-.8

Pantry Box with Lid

One of a set of round wood pantry boxes, painted a blackish-green with red-yellow block lettering in red frame. Fitted lid secured with copper nails. Stackable nest; part of incomplete set.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal), nailing, painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2354

Accession Number: 1991.371.1AB

Spice Box with Cover

Round bentwood form with single straight lap held by tacks. Fitted flat cover with single straight lap. Painted dark green. Cover sides painted black. Box interior fitted with dividers; four sections.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2355

Accession Number: 1991.372AB

Herb Box with Cover

Round bentwood form with fitted cover with single "fingered" lap. Box with single wide "fingered" lap; a "Harvard" lap configuration (one pointing right, one pointing left). Painted dark green; top decorated with circular, light green, reserve with polychrome sprig of roses enclosed by darker green ...

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: bentwood, oak (wood), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2356

Accession Number: 1991.373AB

Cheese Box with Cover

Round bentwood form with fitted straight-sided cover secured with finger-lap on conforming box with straight lap secured with iron tacks. Painted red.

Date: 1800-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: bentwood, oak (wood), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2357

Accession Number: 1991.374AB

Spice Box

Round bentwood form with single left-pointed lap. Fitted cover held in place by single right-pointed lap. Painted yellow and hand- decorated in blues with compass-starburst design at top and floral sprig at sides. Edged in banding and undulating line motif. Interior painted blue.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2358

Accession Number: 1991.375

Spice Box

Oval bentwood form with fitted cover, with single lap on cover and base pointing in opposite directions. All painted green. Top embellished in initials in gold and black.

Date: 1826-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2359

Accession Number: 1991.376AB

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