Historic New England

Silhouette

This double cut (shoulder section cut separately from the head) hollow-cut, bust-length portrait of a young man shows faint pencil detailing on the uncut stock (a type of neck tie that buckled in back) around his neck. Framed.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58854

Accession Number: 1942.2941

Printed Picture

Hand-colored print of a woman sitting on a bed holding a baby surrouded by four children. Framed.

Date: 1818

Maker: Ward, James (Engraver) Griffiths, T. (Publisher)

GUSN: 58855

Accession Number: 1942.2942

Easy Chair

Easy chair with a bamboo turned base and pink quilted upholstery with a long ruffle.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: beech (wood), maple (wood), pine (wood), upholstering

GUSN: 58856

Accession Number: 1942.2943

Wall Clock

Banjo clock. Painted glass panels in base and neck. Painted panel in base has been repainted. New paint depicts a two-story house with a porch in a meadow. Neck panel depicts painted vine-like leaves in the shape of two figure-eights. White painted iron circular dial and black Roman numerals. ...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), glass (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 58857

Accession Number: 1942.2944

Dressing Table

Reproduction dressing table. Pine with burled walnut veneer. Dressing glass on splashboard. Serpentine front to frame with inlaid front rail. Contains one drawer that is nailed together. Construction of drawer and frame, along with pattern of reeding and the design of the dressing glass indicat...

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 58859

Accession Number: 1942.2945

Oil Lamp

Oil lamp with a clear and purple cut and frosted glass pear-shaped shade on a square base with a ringed stem. One of a pair.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 58860

Accession Number: 1942.2946.1

Oil Lamp

Oil lamp with a clear and purple cut and frosted glass pear-shaped shade on a square base with a ringed stem. One of a pair.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 58861

Accession Number: 1942.2946.2

Inkstand

Pink, white, and gilt rectangular inkstand with a serpentine bow, scroll feet, and a penrest with flowers.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 58862

Accession Number: 1942.2947

Jewelry Box

Rectangular box with a hinged cover and floral decoration.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 58863

Accession Number: 1942.2948

Engraved Print

Interior scene depicting men wearing white robes, red capes, and blue hats fighting with swords. Framed.

Date: 1800

Maker: Portuensis, F. Vieira (Maker) Bartoluzzi, E. (Engraver) Bartoluzzi & Vendramini (Publisher)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58864

Accession Number: 1942.2952

Engraved Print

Handcolored engraving of a group of men with swords attacking another man. Framed.

Date: 1796

Maker: Barbier (Maker) Sloane, Michel (Engraver) Schiavonetti, Luigi, 1765-1810 (Publisher)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58865

Accession Number: 1942.2953

Tieback

Amber-colored pressed glass tieback with a floral motif. One of a pair.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 58866

Accession Number: 1942.2955.1

Tieback

Amber-colored pressed glass tieback with a floral motif. One of a pair.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 58867

Accession Number: 1942.2955.2

Print from a Fireboard

Image of a cottage, a lake with a steamboat, and three people printed on paper.

Date: 1865-1871

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58868

Accession Number: 1942.2957

Four-Poster Bed

Grain-painted bed with columnar foot posts with straight legs and holes for a rope bottom.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 58869

Accession Number: 1942.2958

Quilt

Peasant scene with a man fishing and a woman with a rake with a floral print backing.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: quilting

GUSN: 58870

Accession Number: 1942.2959

Table

Rectangular top table with four straight tapered legs.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 58871

Accession Number: 1942.2960

Set of Curtains

Set of curtains with two side panels and a valance with a transfer printed geometric design in red and brown. Side panel.

Date: 1936-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 58872

Accession Number: 1942.2961.1A

Set of Window Curtains

Set of curtains with two side panels and a valance with a transfer printed geometric design in red and brown. Side panel.

Date: 1936-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 58873

Accession Number: 1942.2961.1B

Set of Window Curtains

Set of curtains with two side panels and a valance with a transfer printed geometric design in red and brown. Valance.

Date: 1936-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 58874

Accession Number: 1942.2961.1C

Set of Window Curtains

Set of curtains with two side panels and a valance with a transfer printed geometric design in red and brown. Valance.

Date: 1936-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 58875

Accession Number: 1942.2961.2C

Set of Window Curtains

Set of curtains with two side panels and a valance with a transfer printed geometric design in red and brown. Side panel.

Date: 1936-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 58876

Accession Number: 1942.2961.2A

Set of Window Curtains

Set of curtains with two side panels and a valance with a transfer printed geometric design in red and brown. Side panel.

Date: 1936-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 58877

Accession Number: 1942.2961.2B

Etched Print

Etched print of a bust-length, three-quarter view of a man. Framed.

Date: 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58878

Accession Number: 1942.2963

Wall Mirror

Rectangular mirror in a giltwood frame with a ribbon and lyre carved crest.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 58879

Accession Number: 1942.2964

Hooked Rug

Hooked rug with red and blue flowers and green leaves surrounded by a chain border on a tan ground.

Date: 1870-1899

Maker: Attributed to Frost, Edward Sands, 1843 (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 58880

Accession Number: 1942.2966

Soup Bowl

Blue and white circular soup bowl with a shallow well and a flat lip decorated with a depiction of a Moorish landscape. One of a set of four.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: Rogers (Maker)

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 58881

Accession Number: 1942.2967.1

Soup Bowl

Blue and white circular soup bowl with a shallow well and a flat lip decorated with a depiction of a Moorish landscape. One of a set of four.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: Rogers (Maker)

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 58882

Accession Number: 1942.2967.2

Soup Bowl

Blue and white circular soup bowl with a shallow well and a flat lip decorated with a depiction of a Moorish landscape. One of a set of four.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: Rogers (Maker)

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 58883

Accession Number: 1942.2967.3

Soup Bowl

Blue and white circular soup bowl with a shallow well and a flat lip decorated with a depiction of a Moorish landscape. One of a set of four.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: Rogers (Maker)

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 58884

Accession Number: 1942.2967.4

Sugar Bowl

Blue and white transfer printed sugar bowl with a flared collar and scalloped lip.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 58885

Accession Number: 1942.2968

Luncheon Plate

Blue and white transfer printed round plate with twelve facets decorated with a depiction of a landscape with a castle surrounded by a grapevine border. One of a pair.

Date: 1850

Maker: Alcock, John (Maker)

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 58886

Accession Number: 1942.2969.1

Luncheon Plate

Blue and white transfer printed round plate with twelve facets decorated with a depiction of a landscape with a castle surrounded by a grapevine border. One of a pair.

Date: 1850

Maker: Alcock, John (Maker)

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 58887

Accession Number: 1942.2969.2

Vegetable Dish

Oval platter. The transfer-printed decoration is sometimes referred to as Blue Willow and includes a wilow tree, bridge, and pagoda.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 58888

Accession Number: 1942.2970

Soup Bowl

Blue and white soup bowl with a deep recess, wide lip, and transfer printed decoration of a landscape.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 58889

Accession Number: 1942.2971

Cribbage Board

Cribbage board of light and dark woods with cribbage pins and holes and decoration of swags and Bacchus.

Date: 1900-1924

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 59092

Accession Number: 1942.3195

Dominoes

Rectangular wood box with a slide lid and ivory pieces with brass and ebony decoration and wood trim.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), ebony (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 59093

Accession Number: 1942.3196

Card Deck

Rectangular box of playing cards of nineteenth century literary titles.

Date: 1860

Maker: Tingley, John H. (Maker)

GUSN: 59094

Accession Number: 1942.3197

Eyeglasses

Pair of eyeglasses with oval glass and a brass frame with straight sides.

Date: 1850-1879

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 59095

Accession Number: 1942.3198

Eyeglass Case

Black oval eyeglasses case with painted and mother-of-pearl floral decoration.

Date: 1850-1874

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 59096

Accession Number: 1942.3199

Hooked Rug

Hooked rug with a small gold, beige, and red floral medallion and red and purple rectangular borders.

Date: 1850-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 59097

Accession Number: 1942.3200

Hooked Rug

Hooked rug with a central medallion of red flowers and green leaves surrounded by a red and blue floral wreath on tan ground.

Date: 1850-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: hooking, wool (hair)

GUSN: 59098

Accession Number: 1942.3201

Hooked Rug

Hooked rug with a center medallion of large mauve and pink flowers and leaves surrounded by an ivory circle and a blue border.

Date: 1875-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 59099

Accession Number: 1942.3202

Hanging Candle Lantern

Red and clear etched glass panels with alternating gothic arches and sheaves of wheat in a hexagonal brass fitting. Electrified.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 59100

Accession Number: 1942.3203

Needlework Picture

Needlework picture of a man wearing a green coat and brown breeches hunting with a dog. In an oval frame.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: Berlin woolwork, canvas, wool (textile)

GUSN: 59101

Accession Number: 1942.3550

Miniature Lithograph Picture

Miniature hand-colored print of two children asleep in woods in an oval frame.

Date: 1850-1874

Maker: unknown

Material: lithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 59102

Accession Number: 1942.3551

Bowl

Purple and white swirled glass bowl with bead and facet decoration on the round foot.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 59103

Accession Number: 1942.4685

Vase

Etched ruby-colored fluted glass vase on a square marble and gilded metal base.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blow molding, marble (rock)

GUSN: 59104

Accession Number: 1942.4686

Backgammon Piece Set

Twelve black and ten beige circular backgammon playing pieces.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 59105

Accession Number: 1942.4994

Dominoes

Rectangular red case with a foldover snap lid with black plastic dominoes with white spots.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 59106

Accession Number: 1942.5018

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