Historic New England

Fan Box

Long, wide cardboard box with hinged lid; covered in floral brocade in green, red, yellow and blue; interior contoured to fan shape and covered in red paper; traces of loop closure on lid.

Date: 1860s

Maker: unknown

Material: brocade (textile), paper (fiber product), silk (textile)

GUSN: 7336

Accession Number: 1914.137B

Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate with the pattern "The Valentine" from the "From Wilkie's Designs" series. Scroll and floral border surrounds a central domestic scene.

Date: 1818-1834

Maker: Clews, James & Ralph (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 7337

Accession Number: 1939.399

Fan

Dark brown wooden sticks and guard; block printed paper leaf of pink and black; reverse: plain.

Date: 1780-1790

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 7338

Accession Number: 1917.960

Dark brown wooden sticks and guards; front blue paper leaf, printed with white, orange and black floral sprigs; center design of urn with flowers; designs on either side of pagoda with tree; back leaf: plain white with green top edge.

Date: 1780-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), printing (process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7339

Accession Number: 1917.961

Fan

Dark brown wooden sticks and guards; discolored white paper leaf with center medallion, printed then hand painted theatrical scene; urns with stylized flowers and curtains on either side of medallion; stylized blue flower stencilled border; on reverse leaf a typed French song with six choruses title...

Date: 1780-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (image-making), hand-painted, paper (fiber product), printing (process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7340

Accession Number: 1917.962

Fan

Pierced and carved ivory sticks; inlaid with silver; overlay of mother of pearl on guards, pierced, carved and inlaid with silver; short white feather leaf painted with silver (design worn away); mother of pearl washer, carved metal ring; white silk cord and tassel.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), ivory (tooth component), mother of pearl

GUSN: 7341

Accession Number: 1918.1161

Fan

Carved ivory sticks and guards with flowers and leaves; paper leaf with painted floral sprays of red, blue and purple flowers and painted purple and gold birds; stylized floral border at top; other side: three painted floral sprays of red, blue, yellow and purple flowers with applied silver spangles...

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), ivory (tooth component), painting (coating), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 7342

Accession Number: 1918.1341

Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate. Floral and scroll border surrounds a central decoration of peaches, cherries, and flowers.

Date: 1828-1830

Maker: Stubbs & Kent (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 7343

Accession Number: 1941.478.2

Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate. Floral and scroll border surrounds a central decoration of peaches, cherries, and flowers.

Date: 1828-1830

Maker: Stubbs & Kent (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 7344

Accession Number: 1941.478.3

Rug

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 7345

Accession Number: 1983.106

Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate. Floral and scroll border surrounds a central decoration of peaches, cherries, and flowers.

Date: 1828-1830

Maker: Stubbs & Kent (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 7346

Accession Number: 1941.478.4

Petticoat Fragment

Petticoat border with meandering design in multicolored wool crewel on coarse linen.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 7348

Accession Number: 1972.5

Rug

Rug with central starburst pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 7349

Accession Number: 1993.774

Rug

Rug.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 7350

Accession Number: 1993.767

Feather Duster

Brown feather duster, wooden handle inlaid with allover mosaic of abalone.

Maker: unknown

Material: abalone shell, feather (material), inlay (process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7351

Accession Number: 1922.989

Brise Fan

Small carved ivory brise'-type; white silk ribbon; pearl rivet.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 7352

Accession Number: 1924.682

Veil

Black twist net, needlerun; plain ground; three sides with large border flowers; scalloped edge.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: needle lace, net (textile)

GUSN: 7353

Accession Number: 1939.1089

Fan

Narrow carved and pierced ivory/bone(?) sticks; silvered decoupe' paper leaf painted with Chinese man picking fruit, with bird and floral spray at right; small spray painted on back.

Date: c. 1760

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), découpage (image making technique), ivory (tooth component), painting (coating), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 7354

Accession Number: 1925.130

Fan Box

Cardboard box, covered with pale blue glossy paper; plain interior.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 7355

Accession Number: 1927.1075

Fan and Box

FAN (A): Narrow carved and pierced ivory sticks, painted with pink and blue flowers and gold paint; kidskin leaf painted with pastoral scene of man (peasant) and two women near tree, with castle in background; floral border; reverse painted with landscape with castle/ruins in distance, with floral t...

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), kidskin, painting (coating)

GUSN: 7356

Accession Number: 1928.24 A-C

Fan Box

Long narrow coardboard box; two piece; covered in white moire'; lid embossed with pink and blue floral spray and gilt scrolls; white interior.

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, moiré, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 7357

Accession Number: 1928.29A

Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate. Floral border surrounds a central scene depicting a family in front of a picturesque landscape scene. Part of a set of six.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Possibly Clews, James & Ralph (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 7358

Accession Number: 1988.579.2

Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate. Floral border surrounds a central scene depicting a family in front of a picturesque landscape scene of mountains, sailboats, and buildings with turrets. Part of a set of six.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Possibly Clews, James & Ralph (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 7360

Accession Number: 1988.579.3

Rug

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 7361

Accession Number: 1977.187

Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate. Floral border surrounds a central scene depicting a family in front of a picturesque landscape scene of mountains, sailboats, and building with turrets. Part of a set of six.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Possibly Clews, James & Ralph (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 7362

Accession Number: 1988.579.4

Rug

Dark tan background with three lozenge-shaped designs down the center and three smaller designs on each side of the central lozenge; triple outside border.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 7363

Accession Number: 1939.496

Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate. Floral border surrounds a central scene depicting a family in front of a picturesque landscape scene of mountains, sailboats, and building with turrets. Part of a set of six.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Possibly Clews, James & Ralph (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 7364

Accession Number: 1988.579.5

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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