Historic New England

Carving Fork

Metal carving fork with two tines, a bone handle, and a hinged roast rest.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 12192

Accession Number: 1971.1506

Dinner Knife

Metal dinner knife with a rounded bone handle.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), metal

GUSN: 12193

Accession Number: 1971.1507.1

Dinner Knife

Silver dinner knife with a bone handle and a rounded silver blade.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: Ball, Tompkins & Black (Maker)

Material: silver (metal), bone (material)

GUSN: 12194

Accession Number: 1971.1508

Dinner Knife

Silver dinner knife with a bone handle and a rounded silver blade.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: Joseph Rodgers & Sons (Maker)

Material: bone (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 12195

Accession Number: 1971.1509

Dinner Fork

One of a set of twelve. Silver dinner fork with an upturned oval handle and four tines.

Date: 1881

Maker: Charles B. Kennard & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 12196

Accession Number: 1971.1510.2

Dinner Fork

One of a set of twelve. Silver dinner fork with an upturned oval handle and four tines.

Date: 1881

Maker: Charles B. Kennard & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 12197

Accession Number: 1971.1510.3

Dinner Fork

One of a set of twelve. Silver dinner fork with an upturned oval handle and four tines.

Date: 1881

Maker: Charles B. Kennard & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 12198

Accession Number: 1971.1510.4

Dinner Fork

One of a set of twelve. Silver dinner fork with an upturned oval handle and four tines.

Date: 1881

Maker: Charles B. Kennard & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 12199

Accession Number: 1971.1510.5

Dinner Fork

One of a set of twelve. Silver dinner fork with an upturned oval handle and four tines.

Date: 1881

Maker: Charles B. Kennard & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 12200

Accession Number: 1971.1510.6

Dinner Fork

One of a set of twelve. Silver dinner fork with an upturned oval handle and four tines.

Date: 1881

Maker: Charles B. Kennard & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 12201

Accession Number: 1971.1510.7

Dinner Fork

One of a set of twelve. Silver dinner fork with an upturned oval handle and four tines.

Date: 1881

Maker: Charles B. Kennard & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 12202

Accession Number: 1971.1510.8

Dinner Fork

One of a set of twelve. Silver dinner fork with an upturned oval handle and four tines.

Date: 1881

Maker: Charles B. Kennard & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 12203

Accession Number: 1971.1510.9

Dinner Fork

One of a set of twelve. Silver dinner fork with an upturned oval handle and four tines.

Date: 1881

Maker: Charles B. Kennard & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 12204

Accession Number: 1971.1510.10

Dinner Fork

One of a set of twelve. Silver dinner fork with an upturned oval handle and four tines.

Date: 1881

Maker: Charles B. Kennard & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 12205

Accession Number: 1971.1510.11

Dinner Fork

One of a set of twelve. Silver dinner fork with an upturned oval handle and four tines.

Date: 1881

Maker: Charles B. Kennard & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 12206

Accession Number: 1971.1510.12

Ladle

Silver ladle with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and an elliptical bowl.

Date: 1850

Maker: Canfield Brothers & Co. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 12207

Accession Number: 1971.1511

Dinner Fork

One of a set of four. Silver dinner fork with an upturned spatulate handle and four tines. Jewel pattern.

Date: 1886

Maker: Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 12208

Accession Number: 1971.1512.2

Dinner Fork

One of a set of four. Silver dinner fork with an upturned spatulate handle and four tines. Jewel pattern.

Date: 1886

Maker: Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 12209

Accession Number: 1971.1512.3

Dinner Fork

One of a set of four. Silver dinner fork with an upturned spatulate handle and four tines. Jewel pattern.

Date: 1886

Maker: Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 12210

Accession Number: 1971.1512.4

Teaspoon

One of a set of five. Silver teaspoon with a rounded handle and an oval bowl. Mayflower pattern.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: Canfield Brothers & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 12211

Accession Number: 1971.1514.2

Teaspoon

One of a set of five. Silver teaspoon with a rounded handle and an oval bowl. Mayflower pattern.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: Canfield Brothers & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 12212

Accession Number: 1971.1514.3

Agricultural literature :proud heritage, future promise : a bicentennial symposium, September 24-26, 1975 /edited by Alan Fusonie, Leila Moran ; sponsored by the Agricultural History Society [and others].

371 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Date: Ã1977.

Creators: Fusonie, Alan M. Moran, Leila, 1924- Agricultural History Society.

GUSN: 361792

Call Number: Stacks S494.5.A39 A37

Farming in the new nation :interpreting American agriculture, 1790-1840 /edited by Darwin P. Kelsey.

ii, 239 pages ; 24 cm

Date: 1972.

Creators: Kelsey, Darwin P. Agricultural History Society.

GUSN: 361793

Call Number: Stacks S441.F26

The old farmer and his almanack :being some observations on life and manners in New England a hundred years ago, suggested by reading the earlier numbers of Mr. Robert. B. Thomas's Farmer's almanack, together with extracts curious, instructive, and entertaining, as well as a variety of miscellaneous matter /by George Lyman Kittredge.

xiv, 403 pages : frontispiece (portrait) illustrations, plates, map, facsimiles ; 23 cm, Being some observations on life and manners in Vew England a hundred years ago, suggested by reading the earlier numbers of Mr. Robert. B. Thomas's Farmer's almanack, together with extracts curious, instructive,...

Date: 1920. [c 1904]

Creators: Kittredge, George Lyman, 1860-1941.

GUSN: 361794

Call Number: Stacks F5.K62 1920

Nantucket,a camera impression,by Samuel Chamberlain.

73 pages frontispiece, illustrations 19 x 16 cm

Date: 1939.

Creators: Chamberlain, Samuel, 1895-1975.

GUSN: 361795

Call Number: Stacks F72.N2 C45 1939

Directory of historical organizations in the United States and Canada /American Association for State and Local History.

1358 pages ; 28 cm

Date: Ã2002.

Creators: American Association for State and Local History.

GUSN: 362295

Call Number: Ref E172.D5 2002

Records of Boston architecture in the architectural records of the Smithsonian Institution.

224 pages ; 27 cm

Date: 1969.

Creators: Mathieson, Moira B. Smithsonian Institution.

GUSN: 362297

Call Number: Ref NA735.B7 M43

Luigi Lucioni :modern light /edited by Katie Wood Kirchhoff ; essays by David Brody, Thomas Denenberg, Katie Wood Kirchhoff, Alexander Nemerov, Nancie Ravenel, and Richard Saunders ; in association with Shelburne Museum, Vermont.

159 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 28 x 25 cm

Creators: Lucioni, Luigi, 1900-1988, artist. Wood Kirchhoff, Katie, editor, writer of supplementary textual content. Brody, David Eric. writer of supplementary textual content. Denenberg, Thomas Andrew, 1967- writer of supplementary textual content. Nemerov, Alexander, writer of supplementary textual content. Ravenel, Nancie, writer of supplementary textual content. Saunders, Richard H., 1949- writer of supplementary textual content. Shelburne Museum,

GUSN: 362472

Call Number: Stacks ND237.L83 A4 2022

Indigenous continent :the epic contest for North America /Pekka Hämäläinen.

xiv, 571 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm, There is an old, deeply rooted story about America that goes like this: Columbus "discovers" a strange continent and brings back tales of untold riches. The European empires rush over, eager to stake out as much of this astonishing "New World" as possibl...

Creators: Hämäläinen, Pekka, 1967- author.

GUSN: 362473

Call Number: Stacks E77.H197 2022

Here & everywhere else :small-town Maine and the world /Andrew Witmer.

xiii, 248 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm, "In 1822, settlers pushed north from Massachusetts and other parts of New England into Monson, Maine. On land taken from the Penobscot people, they established prosperous farms and businesses. Focusing on the microhistory of this village, Andrew Witmer ...

Creators: Witmer, Andrew, author.

GUSN: 362474

Call Number: Stacks F29.M8 W58 2022

The Maine lobster boat :history of an iconic fishing vessel /Daniel Sheldon Lee.

xxiii, 459 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm, "Filled with colorful characters, old maritime tales, and fascinating details, this a definitive look at the origins and lore of Maine's most ubiquitous vessel"-- Provided by publisher.

Creators: Lee, Daniel Sheldon, 1966- author.

GUSN: 362475

Call Number: Stacks VM431 L44 2022

William Rimmer :champion of imagination in American art /Dorinda Evans.

x, 236 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Creators: Evans, Dorinda, author. Rimmer, William, 1816-1879.

GUSN: 362476

Call Number: Stacks N6537.R546 E83 2022

The art & times of Daniel Jocz /foreword by Susan Grant Lewin ; with essays by Wendy Steiner, Jeannine Falino, Patricia Harris, and David Lyon ; edited by Sarah Davis.

207 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, portraits ; 28 cm

Creators: Jocz, Daniel. Lewin, Susan Grant, writer of added commentary. Steiner, Wendy, writer of added commentary. Falino, Jeannine J., writer of added commentary. Harris, Patricia, writer of added commentary. Lyon, David, writer of added commentary. Davis, Sarah, editor.

GUSN: 362477

Call Number: Coll NK7398.J63 A4 2022

Champlain Valley Fair /Stephen Mease.

127 pages : chiefly illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 24 cm.

Creators: Mease, Stephen Michael, 1955-

GUSN: 362478

Call Number: Stacks F59.E7 M43 2022

Design with nature on Cape Cod and the islands /Jack Ahern.

180 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 22 x 27 cm, "Cape Cod and the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket are special places known for their distinctive flora, including pine-oak forests, sandplain grasslands, and sand dunes peppered with bearberry shrubs. Unfortunately, this unique sense of ...

Creators: Ahern, Jack (John F.), author.

GUSN: 362479

Call Number: Stacks SB472.45 .A43 2022

Ghost towns of New England :twenty-six locations lost to time /Taryn Plumb.

viii, 241 pages ; 23 cm, "People are inexplicably drawn to abandoned places. Believe it or not, New England is home to numerous ghost towns long abandoned, but filled with mystery, unexpected beauty, and a sense that these locations are simply biding their time, waiting for people to return. Taryn ...

Creators: Plumb, Taryn, 1981- author.

GUSN: 362480

Call Number: Stacks F2.3 .P585 2022

Shaker fancy goods :shaker survival through sisterhood and craft /Catherine S. Goldring.

xxv, 165 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Creators: Goldring, Catherine S., author.

GUSN: 362481

Call Number: Stacks NK805.G65 2022

Lost on the Freedom Trail :the National Park Service and urban renewal in postwar Boston /Seth C. Bruggeman.

xvii, 301 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm., "Boston National Historical Park is one of America's most popular heritage destinations, drawing in millions of visitors annually. Tourists flock there to see the site of the Boston Massacre, to relive Paul Revere's midnight ride, and to board Old Iron...

Creators: Bruggeman, Seth C., 1975- author.

GUSN: 362622

Call Number: Stacks F73.65 .B78 2022

The women of NOW :how feminists built an organization that transformed America /Katherine Turk.

434 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm, "The story of the National Organization for Women-its structures, trials, and revolutionary mission--told through the work of three extraordinary, little-known members"-- Provided by publisher., "In the summer of 1966, crammed into a ...

Creators: Turk, Katherine, author.

GUSN: 362623

Call Number: Stacks HQ1421.T87 2023

Life and letters of Henry Lee Higginson,by Bliss Perry ...

viii p., 2 l., 557 p. front., ports. 24 cm.

Date: [c1921]

Creators: Higginson, Henry Lee, 1834-1919. Barry, Bliss, 1860- ed. Ralph Ellison Collection (Library of Congress)

GUSN: 362624

Call Number: Stacks CT275.H5965 A3

The survivors of the Chancellor :diary of J.R. Kazallon, passenger /by Jules Verne ; translated from the French by Ellen Frewer.

vii, 358 pages, [55] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm

Date: 1876.

Creators: Verne, Jules, 1828-1905. Verne, Jules, 1828-1905. Martin Paz. Jules Verne Collection (Library of Congress)

GUSN: 362625

Call Number: Rare PQ2469.C3 E54

The life and raigne of King Edward the Sixt /written by Sr. Iohn Hayward, kt., Dr. of Lawe.

[6], 179, [1] pages : portraits (engravings) ; 18 cm (4to)

Date: 1630.

Creators: Hayward, John, Sir, 1564?-1627. Vaughan, Robert, active 17th century, engraver. Passe, Willem van de, 1598-approximately 1637, engraver. Partridge, John, -1649, bookseller. Levis, Howard Coppuck, former owner Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)

GUSN: 362626

Call Number: Rare DA345.H38 1630

Following the Equator :a journey around the world /by Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens).

712 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm, Chronicles Mark Twain's 1895 round-the-world lecture tour where he wrote stories about the people and places he encountered along the way.

Creators: Twain, Mark, 1835-1910, author. Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941, illustrator. Frost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett), 1851-1928, illustrator. Clinedinst, B. West (Benjamin West), 1860-1931, illustrator. Dielman, Frederick, 1847-1935, illustrator. Newell, Peter, 1862-1924, illustrator. Senior, F. M., illustrator. Fogarty, Thomas, 1873-1938, illustrator. Warren, C. H. (Calvin H.), 1853-1914, illustrator. Reinhart, Albert Grantley, 1854-1926, illustrator. Smith, F. Berkeley (Frank Berkeley), 1869-1931, illustrator. Gilbert, C. Allan, illustrator. Chase, Walter G., photographer.

GUSN: 362627

Call Number: Rare PS1310.A1 1897

Macmillan encyclopedia of architects /Adolf K. Placzek, editor in chief.

4 volumes : illustrations ; 29 cm

Date: Ã1982.

Creators: Placzek, Adolf K.

GUSN: 362628

Call Number: Ref NA40.M25 1982

Garden clubs & spades,by Laurence McKinney; pictures by Helen E. Hokinson.

64 pages illustrations 20 cm

Date: 1941.

Creators: McKinney, Laurence, 1891- Hekinson, Helen Eina, illustrator.

GUSN: 362629

Call Number: Stacks PS3525.A2594 G3 1941

Gordon's print price annual, 1998 /supervising editor, Jodie L. Benson.

1996 pages ; 29 cm

Date: 1998.

Creators: Gordon's Art Reference, Inc.

GUSN: 362694

Call Number: Ref NE85.G67 1998

Poole's index to periodical literature;the second supplement from Jan. 1, 1887, to Jan. 1, 1892,by William I. Fletcher ... with the cooperation of the American library association ...

xiii, 476 pages 27 cm

Date: 1963 [Ã1893]

Creators: Fletcher, William Isaac, 1844-1917. American Library Association.

GUSN: 362695

Call Number: Ref AI3.P7 Suppl. 2 v.III

Poole's index to periodical literature;third supplement from Jan.1, 1892 to Dec.31, 1896by William Fletcher and Franklin O. Poole with the cooperation of the American Library Association.

xix, 637 pages : frontispiece (portrait) ; 27 cm

Creators: Fletcher, William Isaac, 1844-1917. Poole, Franklin Osborne.

GUSN: 362696

Call Number: Ref AI3.P7 3d Suppl. v.4 1963

Poole's index to periodical literature :fourth supplement from January 1, 1897, to January 1, 1902 /by William I. Fletcher ... and Mary Poole ... with the coöperation of the American Library Association.

xiv pages, 646 pages ; 27 cm

Date: 1963.

Creators: Fletcher, William Isaac, 1844-1917. Poole, Mary.

GUSN: 362697

Call Number: Ref AI3.P7 4th Suppl. v.5 1963

Poole's index to periodical literature :fifth supplement, from January 1, 1902, to January 1, 1907 /,by William I. Fletcher ... and Mary Poole ... with the coöperation of many librarians.

xv, 714 pages ; 27 cm

Date: 1963.

Creators: Fletcher, William Isaac, 1844-1917. Poole, Mary.

GUSN: 362702

Call Number: Ref AI3.P7 5th Suppl. v.6 1963

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