Historic New England

Milk Bottle

Square quart-size clear glass bottle with embossed band of dots and "Hood" around neck and text around base; numbers on underside; raised "teeth" around rim.

Date: 20th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), incising, molding (forming)

GUSN: 9806

Accession Number: 1995.159

Milk Bottle

Square quart-size clear glass bottle with embossed "1 QT", band of dots and "Hood" below around neck, text around base; incised numbers on underside; raised "teeth" around rim.

Date: 20th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), incising, molding (forming)

GUSN: 9807

Accession Number: 1995.160

Milk Bottle

Square quart-size clear glass bottle with embossed band of dots with "Hood" below around neck, text around base; incised numbers on underside; raised "teeth" around rim.

Date: 20th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), incising, molding (forming)

GUSN: 9808

Accession Number: 1995.161

Milk Bottle

Square pint-size clear glass bottle with embossed band of dots and "Hood" around neck, text around base and on bottom; raised "teeth" around rim; cardboard stopper with pull tab and staple.

Date: 20th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, embossing, glass (material), metal, molding (forming)

GUSN: 9809

Accession Number: 1995.162AB

Milk Bottle

Square pint-size clear glass bottle with embossed band of dots and "Hood" around neck, text around base and on bottom; raised "teeth" around rim; cardboard stopper with pull tab and staple.

Date: 20th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, embossing, glass (material), metal, molding (forming)

GUSN: 9810

Accession Number: 1995.163AB

Cream Bottle

Square half pint-size clear glass bottle with embossed band of dots and "Hood" around neck, text around base; incised numbers on bottom; raised "teeth" around rim.

Date: 1940 C-1960 C

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 9811

Accession Number: 1995.164

Square half pint-size clear glass bottle with embossed band of dots and "Hood" around neck; text around base and four concentric circles of dots on bottom around incised numbers; raised "teeth" around rim.

Date: 1940 C-1960 C

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 9822

Accession Number: 1995.165

Cream Bottle

Square half pint-size clear glass bottle with red transfer-printed slogan and vertical line motif on one side; embossed around base and bottom; raised "teeth" around rim.

Date: 1940 C-1960 C

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), molding (forming), transfer printing

GUSN: 9824

Accession Number: 1995.166

Milk Bottle

Rectangular clear glass half gallon sized bottle with "Hood" embossed on neck on wide sides; below, slightly indented between 2 parallel sets of wavy lines; embossed text near base; zig-zag pattern around edge of bottom with "x" and "57" inside.

Date: 1940 C-1960 C

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), molding (forming), transfer printing

GUSN: 9827

Accession Number: 1995.167

Plastic Milk Jug

Opaque white plastic square-section half gallon jug with cut-out textured area for handle and round rim with fitted flat yellow plastic top with white round sticker with red Hood logo; white label on side with logo ot top, red border and two yellow stripes with black and red type.

Date: 1971-1992

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), paper (fiber product), plastic (organic material), printing (process)

GUSN: 9830

Accession Number: 1995.172AB

Plastic Milk Jug

Opaque white plastic square-section half gallon jug with cut-out textured area for handle and round rim with fitted flat yellow plastic top with white round sticker with red Hood logo; white label on side with logo ot top, red border and two yellow stripes with black and red type.

Date: 1971-1992

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), paper (fiber product), plastic (organic material), printing (process)

GUSN: 9836

Accession Number: 1995.173AB

Milk Carton

Quart sized carboard white carton printed on 2 sides with red bands and oval logo with white type top and blue with white type and sunset over darker blue hills; other sides printed in blue; fold out spout has red type with oval logo repeated; yellow strip advertising, "Richer taste/ 2/3 less fat"...

Date: 1971-1992

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, printing (process)

GUSN: 9838

Accession Number: 1995.174

Orange Juice Carton

2-quart square-form green carton printed with orange branch on three sides and top sides of spout; red Hood logo and orange tag "100% Pure..." repeated also white and black tupe; back side has small orange branch, red logo and description, contents information, black phone logo and white bar code.

Date: 1971-1992

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, printing (process)

GUSN: 9846

Accession Number: 1995.175

Milk Bottle

Quart size clear glass bottle with embossed lettering on sides and bottom; horizontal bands around middle and base; fluting around neck.

Date: 1936

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, fluting, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 9848

Accession Number: 1995.176

Portrait of John Lowell (1743-1802)

Portrait of a grey haired man in black coat and vest with white neckerchief; black and white background; man is shown from the chest up with head cocked to the right. Black frame with gold trim.

Date: 1797

Maker: Sharples, James (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product), oil pastels

GUSN: 9849

Accession Number: 1996.31.1

Cream Bottle

10 fluid-ounce size clear glass bottle with embossed stars around neck; embossed lettering and trade mark on sides; embossed star on bottom; raised "teeth" around rim.

Date: 1940 ?-1950 ?

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 9850

Accession Number: 1995.177

Cream Bottle

10 fluid-ounce size clear glass bottle with embossed stars around neck; embossed lettering and trade mark on sides; embossed star on bottom; raised "teeth" around rim.

Date: 1940 ?-1950 ?

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 9851

Accession Number: 1995.178

Milk Bottle

Quart size clear glass bottle with embossed lettering on sides and bottom; two horizontal bands around neck with lettering; bands around base; chevron logo on sides.

Date: 1940 ?-1950 ?

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 9852

Accession Number: 1995.179

Milk Bottle

Quart size clear glass bottle with embossed lettering on sides and bottom; band at base; chevron logo on side, bottom.

Date: 1940 ?-1950 ?

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 9853

Accession Number: 1995.180

Milk Bottle

Quart size clear glass bottle with embossed lettering on sides and bottom; chevron logo on sides and bottom; band at base.

Date: 1940 ?-1950 ?

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 9854

Accession Number: 1995.181

Photograph

View of Victorian style sitting room with a fireplace to the left and a window at the center. Under glass in a white mat and black painted molded frame.

Date: ca. 1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 12700

Accession Number: 1971.1805

Painting

Molded gilt wood frame enclosing an oil painting of Branduth Lake with hills in the background. Evergreen trees at the far left. Blue tones predominate, broadly painted, and backed with brown paper.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, molding (forming), oil paint (paint), canvas, painting (coating), paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 12701

Accession Number: 1971.1806

Photograph

Color photo of a seaside town. Birds-eye view of buildings on the right, water at the left. Clear blue sky. Backed with brown paper. Molded wood frame, gilded over black paint, under glass with a white mat.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: The Picture Shop, Inc. (Framer) Dowls, P. (Photographer)

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

GUSN: 12702

Accession Number: 1971.1807

Photograph

Molded gilt wood frame, under glass. Sepia-toned landscape of hills on either side, brook runs down the center, with a path to the right of the brook. An elderly man is sitting on the side of the path. Backed with brown paper.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: The Picture Shop, Inc. (Framer)

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

GUSN: 12703

Accession Number: 1971.1808

Portrait of a Woman

Charcoal drawing of a young woman; three-quarter bust-length view. Blue velvet frame with an ovoid reserve. Under glass.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: Kuatz (Maker)

Material: charcoal (plant material), glass (material), paper (fiber product), velvet (fabric weave), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 12704

Accession Number: 1971.1809

Ambrotype

Centered ambrotype of an elderly woman, seated in a fur-covered chair. She wears a dark dress with a light colored shawl and holds embroidery in her lap. To the right is a tapestry covered table. White drap background. Wood frame has an applied spiral gesso rope at the center, gilded.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: Cox, G. C. (Photographer)

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

GUSN: 12705

Accession Number: 1971.1810

Photograph

Black and white photograph of a seascape- possibly the Isles of Shoals, showing islands with trees in the foreground. Black painted molded wood frame, enclosed under glass by a white mat.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 12706

Accession Number: 1971.1811

Watercolor

Drawing of a brick arched gate, grassy foreground. Backed with two boards held by wallpaper. White painted wood frame has a ribbed edge with silver gesso scrolls along the inner edge. Under glass with two white mats.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: Tillon, H. I. (Maker)

Material: gesso, glass (material), painting (coating), paper (fiber product), reeding, wallpapers, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 12707

Accession Number: 1971.1812

Print

Sepia-toned photo of a painting of the Armoured Saint, standing in a doorway. He holds a broken staff in his right hand, his left hand on his hips. A swag of fruit hangs above his head. in the background is a winding road leading to a castle on the hillside. Dark stained wood frame has a double rais...

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), gesso, gilding, glass (material), photographs, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 12708

Accession Number: 1971.1813

Block Print

Block print of the countryside on brown paper. A stone fence, at the right, in the foreground with nearby women tending a flock of grazing sheep. A stream, at the left, leads to a small town in the distance with a windmill atop the hill. Three part wood frame with an outer edge in acanthus leaf moti...

Date: dated 1886

Maker: Possibly Share, H. Pruett (Maker)

Material: block printing (relief printing process), glass (material), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 12709

Accession Number: 1971.1814

Photograph

Simple oak frame with a white mat. Sepia-toned photo of classical ruins, probably Pompeii or Herculeaneum. Backed with brown paper.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood), paper (fiber product), photographs

GUSN: 12710

Accession Number: 1971.1815

Photograph

Pair of black and white views of a catherdral, one interior and one exterior. Mounted together under glass with an off-white mat in a thin black molded frame.

Date: 1900-1971

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 12711

Accession Number: 1971.1816

Photograph of a Steamship

Black and white photograph of a steamboat in stormy seas. Under glass in a simple black frame.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: Muller, E., Jr. (Maker)

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

GUSN: 12712

Accession Number: 1971.1817

Jesus and Mary Visiting St. Elizabeth and John the Baptist

Black and white print reproduction of Mary and Jesus visiting St. Elizabeth and John the Baptist surrounded by putti, sheep and an old man. Under glass in a off-white mat and a simple walnut frame.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), paper (fiber product), photographs, walnut (wood)

GUSN: 12713

Accession Number: 1971.1818

Two Foxes

Backs of two bown foxes, one turning to look at the viewer. Elaborate gilt and gesso frame with beadings, fleur-de-lis and corn motif.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), gesso, gilding, oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 12714

Accession Number: 1971.1819

Watercolor Landscape

Landscape of rock-lined path and a birch tree in a blue and green palette. Under glass in an off-white mat with a thin molded wood frame.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: Possibly May, Mary Ann (Morison), 1844-1936 (Maker)

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

GUSN: 12715

Accession Number: 1971.1820

Print

Forest scene with a temple in the background, depicting a winged young boy and a goddess with an eagle. Under glass in a molded gilt frame with a walnut exterior edge.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: Adams, H. (Maker)

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

GUSN: 12716

Accession Number: 1971.1821.1

Print

Forest scene with a temple in the background, depicting a winged young boy and a woman embracing. Under glass in a molded gilt frame with a walnut exterior edge.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: Adams, H. (Maker)

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

GUSN: 12717

Accession Number: 1971.1821.2

Landscape Drawing

Marshland in a predominately blue and brown palette. Under glass in an off-white mat and a simple wood molded frame.

Date: 1887

Maker: Morison, Elizabeth Whitridge (Maker)

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

GUSN: 12718

Accession Number: 1971.1822

Mary and Baby Jesus

A print of a religious scene with Mary holding baby Jesus flanked by two women praying (probably Anne and Elizabeth). Under glass in a wide molded wood frame. Pine back boards.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 12719

Accession Number: 1971.1823

Photograph

Black and white photo of an Arc de Triomphe. City in the background. Rectangular oak frame, under glass.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), oak (wood), paper (fiber product), photographs

GUSN: 12720

Accession Number: 1971.1824

Globe

Plater celestial globe sits on a tripod base with ring-turned legs with three vase-turned stretchers. Brass ring surrounds the circumference vertically. The legs enclose the horizontal circumference.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), oak (wood), plaster, turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 12721

Accession Number: 1971.1825

Book Rack

Flat rectangular base enclosed by hinged scallopecd ends with dark burl and blonde veneer forming a cameo and scroll pattern.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: veneer, burl veneer, walnut (wood)

GUSN: 12722

Accession Number: 1971.1826

Cat Figurine

Hollow porcelain figurine of a sitting white cat. Pink bow tied around its neck, tall and spots, green eyes. Front paw resting on the mouse. Green base.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 12723

Accession Number: 1971.1827

Humidor

Barrel shaped jar with two sets of raised molded gilt stripes around the body. Domed lid with a mushroom finial.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, molding (forming), porcelain

GUSN: 12724

Accession Number: 1971.1828

Matchbox

Gilt-colored cast metal rectanguloid box with a scrolled, raised motif on edges. Sits on four bracket feet. Hinged lid is stepped with central scrolled vine motif. Inside, it is undecorated.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, white metal

GUSN: 12725

Accession Number: 1971.1829

Rice Bowl and Saucer

A) A circular bowl with a slight flare lip and foot ring. B) Slightly dished saucer with a foot ring. Both are in brown lacquer without surface decoration.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquering

GUSN: 12726

Accession Number: 1971.1830AB

Opera Glasses

Opera glasses with red leather casing around frontal lenses. Painted black with brass-colored rims enclosing the lower lenses.

Date: 1900-1999

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), leather, metal, painting (coating)

GUSN: 12727

Accession Number: 1971.1831

Eyeglasses Case

Tan leather case formed in two parts. Top sides over bottom. Rectanguloid with rounded corners. Top front has tooled and painted bust of a Native American chief, in profile, wearing a feathered headdress and his hair in pigtails at the front.

Date: 1900-1999

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, painting (coating), tooling

GUSN: 12728

Accession Number: 1971.1832

Trophy

Copper-colored finish on an urn-shaped body with double flat-topped "C" handles. Circular foot.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal), silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 12729

Accession Number: 1971.1833

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