Historic New England

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22936

Accession Number: 1998.4491

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22937

Accession Number: 1998.4492

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22938

Accession Number: 1998.4493

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22939

Accession Number: 1998.4494

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22940

Accession Number: 1998.4495

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22941

Accession Number: 1998.4496

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22942

Accession Number: 1998.4497

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22943

Accession Number: 1998.4498

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22944

Accession Number: 1998.4499

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22945

Accession Number: 1998.4500

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22946

Accession Number: 1998.4501

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22947

Accession Number: 1998.4502

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22948

Accession Number: 1998.4503

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22949

Accession Number: 1998.4504

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22950

Accession Number: 1998.4505

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22951

Accession Number: 1998.4506

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22952

Accession Number: 1998.4507

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22953

Accession Number: 1998.4508

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22954

Accession Number: 1998.4509

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22955

Accession Number: 1998.4510

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22956

Accession Number: 1998.4511

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22957

Accession Number: 1998.4512

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22958

Accession Number: 1998.4513

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22959

Accession Number: 1998.4514

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22960

Accession Number: 1998.4515

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22961

Accession Number: 1998.4516

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22962

Accession Number: 1998.4517

Flowerpot

Red clay flower pot; cylindrical shape w/ top opening wider than base; raised top rim.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 22963

Accession Number: 1998.4518

Shipping crate

Wooden crate; rectangular shape w/ bottom portion of front and back sides open; remnants of printed newspaper stuck on inside bottom.

Date: 1920-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 22964

Accession Number: 1998.4520

Door

Detached cellar door; flat, rectangular w/ 2 metal hinges; painted gray (or dirty white) w/ 9 panels held together by horizontal pieces at top and bottom and diagonal piece across middle.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 22965

Accession Number: 1998.4521

Ping pong table

Pine ping pong table on wire legs. Table top consists of planks fitted solidly together --once painted black. Each leg consists of 2 wire rods that taper and loop together at bottom.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), pine (wood)

GUSN: 22966

Accession Number: 1998.4689

Wooden blanket chest, painted brown. Hinged lid fitted w/ cast iron strap hinges. Front of chest consists of 2 horizontal planks fitted together via tongue and groove; sides and back are solid planks. Sides have arch cut into center of bottom to create 2 separate feet.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 22967

Accession Number: 1998.4690

Commode

Mahogany and veneer case with bracket feet; molded apron supporting straight rectangular case; facade composed of coup d'oeil lower two door cabinet with string inlay around rectangular veneer; the two coup d'oeil drawers with stringing and original oval brasses hinged to fold-out or "fall" forward,...

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), mahogany (wood), veneering

GUSN: 5415

Accession Number: 1971.736

Stool

Painted dark green; rectangular toped with rectangular skirts; bootjack feet; loop of twill tape tacked to one edge of top (handle?).

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 5416

Accession Number: 1971.737

Sofa

Sofa with acanthus carved scrolled frontal feet and legs enclosing a serpentine apron; curvilinear body has pink and black overshot upholstery.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), cotton (textile), mahogany (wood), upholstering, veneering

GUSN: 5417

Accession Number: 1971.738

Silhouette

Reverse set of silhouettes. Shows negative-cut facial profile of young boy cut out of center and mounted on black paper. It has a gilded oval ring surrounding image; black mat and plain black painted wooden frame.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: King (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 5418

Accession Number: 1971.739.1

Silhouette

Reverse set of silhouettes. Shows same face in positive cut-out of white paper, and mounted on black. It has a gilded oval ring surrounding image; black mat and plain black painted wooden frame.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: King (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 5419

Accession Number: 1971.739.2

Silhouette of James Rundlet May

Positive cut silhouette of young child cut out of white paper and mounted on black paper; ovoid double mat with black over gold; frame under glass with simple wooden frame painted black.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: King (Maker)

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

GUSN: 5420

Accession Number: 1971.740

Silhouette of Jane Rundlet May

Silhouette of young child with curl at nape of neck; image negative-cut from white paper mounted on black; set in oval reserve black mat with gilt edge; simple black painted wood frame.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: King (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 5421

Accession Number: 1971.741

Silhouette

Silhouette of small child; positive cut-out of white paper and mounted on black paper; ovoid double mat with black over gold; framed under glass with simple wooden frame painted black.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: King (Maker)

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

GUSN: 5422

Accession Number: 1971.742

Toilet Bottle

Round twisted rope base; octagonal mid-section tapers into thin neck then flares toward scalloped rim; opaque pink and white glass with gilt scroll decoration; pointed finial stopper.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 5423

Accession Number: 1971.743AB

Perfume Bottle

A) Square, stepped marble base; central circular stem rises from flat silver-plated leaves on base; cylindrical bottle holder on top of stem has silver-plated pierced grape vine motif. B) Inside a blue glass blown and cut bottle; polished pontil; faceted base, stepped at waist; above, alternating di...

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), marble (rock), silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 5424

Accession Number: 1971.744AB

Dressing Box

Simple rectangular box with inset brass-bound corners; brass plate on top reads "George Hall May"; hinged lid opens to red leather lining with maker's label on inside lid; left side has three cubby holes, right has drawer which lifts out.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: Woolfield, Tom, Mr. (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), leather, rosewood (wood)

GUSN: 5425

Accession Number: 1971.745

Whale Oil Lamp

Three part molded colorless glass; hexagonal domed base; stepped stem; hexagonal, bell-shaped font with rounded shoulder; electrified.

Date: 1850-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 5426

Accession Number: 1971.746

Clock/Tablewatch

Spherical glass magnifying crystal paperweight with flattened bottom to rest on table; brass ring follows circumference; front side of ring has alternating synthetic diamond and saphires; attached to top side of brass ring, behind gemmed band, is a circular brass ring enclosing winding mechanism; cl...

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), glass (material)

GUSN: 5427

Accession Number: 1971.747

Portrait of a Man

Pencil drawing of middle-aged man facing right, from shoulders up; set in black with gilt stripe matting and molded gilt frame; backed with paper.

Date: 1821

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, paper (fiber product), pencils (drawing and writing equipment), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 5428

Accession Number: 1971.748

Watercolor Landscape

Central watercolor of shore scene with rocks and evergreen trees; sky dark at right, over water; sunset tones at left over trees; rectangular gilt oak frame; under glass with white mat; pine board backing.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: Possibly Morrison, Mary Ann, 1844-1936 (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 5429

Accession Number: 1971.749

Caster

Cut glass base with diamond motif and canted edges tapering to threaded neck; threaded sterling silver cap with enameled flowered rim and purple enamel motif radiating from center with eight perforations for shakers.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 5430

Accession Number: 1971.750.1

Caster

Cut glass base with diamond motif and canted edges tapering to threaded neck; threaded sterling silver cap with enameled flowered rim and purple enamel motif radiating from center with eight perforations for shakers.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 5431

Accession Number: 1971.750.2

Painting

A polychrome landscape of cat tails and chickadees on a blue background. In a simple molded frame with gilt. No signature.

Maker: Probably Morison, Elizabeth Whitridge (Owner) Doll & Richards (Framer)

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), panel paintings (painting by form)

GUSN: 5432

Accession Number: 1971.751

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