Historic New England

Shawl

Small black center; paisleys predominantly reds with green or blue; applied borders; embroidered compartmentalized edges; larger solid areas.

Date: 1863

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 47164

Accession Number: 1965.96

Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 47165

Accession Number: 1965.98

Padlock

Small, barrel-shaped combination lock; unlocks by right side pulling out.

Date: 1795-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process), stamping (forming)

GUSN: 47166

Accession Number: 1965.99

Needlework Picture

Floral motif with butterfly and child figures in center.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47167

Accession Number: 1965.103

Eyeglass Case

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 47168

Accession Number: 1965.104

Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 47169

Accession Number: 1965.105

Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 47170

Accession Number: 1965.106

Soapstone

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 47171

Accession Number: 1965.107

Soapstone

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 47172

Accession Number: 1965.108

Breakfront bookcase, block dentil and lattice cornice molding over four astragal glazed doors of thirteen panes to each door. Lower portion of four blind molded panel cupboard doors. Belonged to John Lowell who built a house on Park Street, now the Union Club.

Date: c. 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 47173

Accession Number: 1965.117

Firescreen

Tripod base; three legs with bird feet and heads, lyre-shaped screen with gilded "strings" topped with carved skill

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: veneer, gilding, iron (metal)

GUSN: 47174

Accession Number: 1965.119

Bed

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47175

Accession Number: 1965.121B

Bed

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47176

Accession Number: 1965.121C

Bed

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47177

Accession Number: 1965.121D

Bed

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47178

Accession Number: 1965.121E

Bed

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47179

Accession Number: 1965.121F

Bed

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47180

Accession Number: 1965.121G

Bed

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47181

Accession Number: 1965.121H

Bed Cornice

Carved wooden bed cornice. Cornice has curved arms with carved rosettes at each end. Center of cornice is decorated with a quiver of fletched arrows crossed by a flaming torch. Cornice is painted white with gilt accents.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 47182

Accession Number: 1965.121K

Bed Cornice

Carved wooden bed cornice in the shape of an arrow. Painted white with gilt accents.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 47183

Accession Number: 1965.121L

Sugar Tongs

Silver sugar tongs with tapered arms and claw shaped bowls.

Date: 1825-1845

Maker: Thomas Aspinwall Davis & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48631

Accession Number: 1971.1481

Sugar Tongs

Bow form with tapering straight arms having a rope turned pattern. Claw shaped curved tips.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: Whiting Manufacturing Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal), sterling silver

GUSN: 48632

Accession Number: 1971.1482

Ice Cream Knife

Oval pointed upturned handle with machine engraced allover pattern. Oblong blade is flat with engraved flowers. The center of the shovel is engraved with tiny diamonds.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: bright cutting, coin silver, silver (metal)

GUSN: 48633

Accession Number: 1971.1483

Fish Knife

Broad fiddle handle; short back midrib; square shoulders; notched, serpentine, perforated blade. Geometric slot decoration imitates fish scales.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: Possibly R & S Wood (Maker)

Material: silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 48634

Accession Number: 1971.1484

Commemorative Spoon

Silver commemorative spoon. Handle depicts Betsy Ross sewing a flag. Pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1839

Maker: J. E. Caldwell & Co. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48635

Accession Number: 1971.1485

Crumber

Silver crumber with a downturned oval handle and a rectangular blade. Scalloped edge with a recessed bottom. Butterfly and floral design.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: Gorham Manufacturing Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48636

Accession Number: 1971.1486

Salt Spoon

Silver salt spoon. Pointed downturned handle with a shovel shaped bowl.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48637

Accession Number: 1971.1487

Sugar Tongs

Silver sugar tongs. Tapered arms with a zig zag design. Claw shaped bowls.

Date: 1885-1890

Maker: Gorham Manufacturing Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48638

Accession Number: 1971.1488

Souvenir Spoon

Silver souvenir spoon. Oval bowl. Handle designed to represent old ironsides.

Date: 1891-1905

Maker: J.H. Hutchinson & Durgin Co. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48639

Accession Number: 1971.1490

Souvenir Spoon

Silver souvenir spoon. Handle has a scroll and floral motif. Oval bowl with an embossed depiction of Faneuil Hall.

Date: 1896-1922

Maker: George E. Homer (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48640

Accession Number: 1971.1491

Mustard Spoon

Fiddle-tipped handle and flared shoulders. It has an elliptical bowl and a mid-rib on the front at the tip.

Date: 1839-1840

Maker: Jones, Low & Ball (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48641

Accession Number: 1971.1492.1

Cake Knife

Upturned oval handle with a short front rib. Handle front is engraved in foliate script (machine). Flat slice is pointed with oval shaped piercings and machine engraved foliate patterns on the front.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: Bodge, H. S. (Maker)

Material: coin silver, perforating, silver (metal)

GUSN: 48642

Accession Number: 1971.1493

Cake Server

Beaded handle, both front and back, foliate tip. Large rectangular server with large apertures.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Towle Silversmiths (Silversmith)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), shell (animal material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 48643

Accession Number: 1971.1494

Candlestick

Circular stepped base with cast foliate and floral border, surmounted by a floral knop. Bulbous baluster stem with leafage followed by a floral knop. Circular socket, removable floral bobeche and a weighted base.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 48644

Accession Number: 1971.1495.1

Candlestick

Broad circular base with bulbous column heavily decorated with floral and foliate scrolls. Plain socket with repoussed removable floral and foliate bobeche. Weighted base.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal), plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 48645

Accession Number: 1971.1496.1

Napkin Ring

Silver napkin ring. Straight sides with molded rims.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48646

Accession Number: 1971.1499

Napkin Ring

Silver napkin ring with straight sides and a beaded rim.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: Towle Silversmiths (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48647

Accession Number: 1971.1500

Candlesnuffer

Silver candlesnuffer. Conical shape with molded rings and a domed top.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48648

Accession Number: 1971.1501

Candlestick

Circular base with incised line decoration over cavetto molding surmounted by uneven gadrooning. Ring-turned neck surmounted by bulbous circular socket. Detachable bobeche with uneven gadrooned border.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 48649

Accession Number: 1971.1503.1

Tablespoon

One of a set of five. Silver tablespoon with a fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, and an oval bowl.

Date: 1817-1843

Maker: Abbot(t), Jr., John W., 1790-1850 (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48650

Accession Number: 1971.1504.1

Serving Spoon

Silver serving spoon. Rounded handle and a pointed oval bowl with a broad rim. Fairfax pattern.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48651

Accession Number: 1971.1505

Wine Cooler

A) Open urn-shaped form. Circular base with a reeded border, on a squared plinth with concave sides and rounded corners with a gadrooned border with fine stippling between ribs. Base surmounted by two grotesque masks- men with beards. Plain large band above reeding with gadrooned border, large circ...

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: gadrooning, silver (metal), plate (material), stipple engraving (printing process)

GUSN: 48652

Accession Number: 1971.1515.1AB

Tea Urn

Squared plinth base with concave sides and squared edges with an uneven gadrooned border. Four ball feet. The stand is domed in the center, enclosing a burner that conforms to the shape of the urn. The whole is surmounted by an urn with four legs with hairy paw feet. The convex lower urn is broadly ...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: fluting, gadrooning, iron (metal), silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 48653

Accession Number: 1971.1516A-C

Candlestick

Rectangular base with incised line decoration, surmounted by reeding tapering to a square column base. Short stem terminating in bulbous socket with squared corners.

Date: 1834-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 48654

Accession Number: 1971.1517.1

Stopper

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48655

Accession Number: 1971.1601.2

Teakettle

Bulbous body on four applied pierced and curving feet. Engraved and repoussed leaf, floral and medallion pattern on the body. S-curved spout. Domed lid with repousse flowers and leaves. Attached flower and vine finial. Scalloped bale handle applied to the top of the body by leaf terminals. Porcelain...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: appliqué (technique), casting (process), engraving (printing process), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), nickel (metal), plate (material), piercing, porcelain, repoussé, silver (metal)

GUSN: 48656

Accession Number: 1971.1615

Clothes Brush

Clothes brush with a silver handle and a straw head. Molded scroll and foliate design.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), straw (plant material)

GUSN: 48657

Accession Number: 1971.1697

Cigarette Case

Silver hinged cigarette case. Rectangular with rounded corners. Push button clasp. Dual hinged clamps on the interior. Five Herbert Tareyton cigarettes.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48658

Accession Number: 1971.1699