Historic New England

Seal

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 47122

Accession Number: 1965.38

Seal

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 47123

Accession Number: 1965.39

Seal

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal)

GUSN: 47124

Accession Number: 1965.40

Seal

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 47125

Accession Number: 1965.41

Seal

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal)

GUSN: 47126

Accession Number: 1965.42

Seal

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 47127

Accession Number: 1965.43

Seal

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 47128

Accession Number: 1965.44

Tile

Square, olive green, glazed, decorative ceramic tile with relief floral design.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, glaze

GUSN: 47129

Accession Number: 1965.45

Shell Picture

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47130

Accession Number: 1965.49

Pen

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47131

Accession Number: 1965.50

Seal

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 47132

Accession Number: 1965.53

Printing Block

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 47133

Accession Number: 1965.54

Photograph

Shoulder-length portrait of older woman.

Date: 1855-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: tinting, ivorytypes

GUSN: 47134

Accession Number: 1965.55A

Blue and white, reversible; overall pattern of rows of wheels; four snowballs in corners; rose-like floral-like motif in center. Border of alternating double pine trees and split pine trees. Hemmed top and bottom; selvage edges.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), double weave, weaving, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 47135

Accession Number: 1965.57

Teapot

White porcelain triangular teapot with hand-painted butterflies, sprays of leaves and flowers, with gold bands. Molded rope handle and knots on body and lid with gold highlights.

Date: 1879

Maker: Haviland & Co. (Maker)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 47136

Accession Number: 1965.59AB

Table

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47138

Accession Number: 1965.64

Toy Chair

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47139

Accession Number: 1965.65

Chair

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47140

Accession Number: 1965.66A

Chair

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47141

Accession Number: 1965.66B

Chair

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47142

Accession Number: 1965.66C

Chair

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47143

Accession Number: 1965.66D

Dressing Table

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47144

Accession Number: 1965.67

Dresser

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47145

Accession Number: 1965.68

Fireframe

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47146

Accession Number: 1965.69A

Firescreen

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47147

Accession Number: 1965.69B

Coal Shovel

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47148

Accession Number: 1965.69D

Scales

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 47149

Accession Number: 1965.71AB

Book

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 48701

Accession Number: 1971.2188

Book

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 48702

Accession Number: 1971.2191.1

Book

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 48703

Accession Number: 1971.2191.2

Bandbox

Small bandbox covered with wallpaper. Wallpaper has a pattern of black, green, white, pink and orange flowers on gray ground. Box is lined with a Boston newspaper dated 1844.

Date: 1844-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 48704

Accession Number: 1972.1AB

Bed valance

Rectangular off white plain weave linen bed valance, pieced, straight with shaped and curved end; polychromatic wool embroidery with central flowering tree in outline flanked by undulating flowering vine; applied cotton netted fringe with bellflower-like cotton tufted swag chains at bottom.

Date: 1775-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: crewelwork (technique), embroidering, fringe, linen (material), piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 48705

Accession Number: 1972.3

Bed valance

Rectangular straight off-white fustian panel with polychromatic wool embroidery with scrolling blue-green and gold vines eminating from central red chrysanthemum; vine has selection of buds and flowers with few leaves; use of blue-green, gold, green, cream, pink, peach and tans; olive twill wool tap...

Date: 1750-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crewelwork (technique), embroidering, fustian, linen (material), wool (textile)

GUSN: 48706

Accession Number: 1972.6

Toile Fragment

Cotton toile fragment. Red and white views of peoples and environments of four continents.

Date: 1780-1795

Maker: After Huet, Jean Baptiste (Designer)

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), toile (textile material)

GUSN: 48707

Accession Number: 1972.7

Toile Fragment

Rectangular, blue on blue roller print cloth fragment. Depicts William Henry Harrison's campaign image - a log cabin and a barrell of hard cider. Large scale floral bunches and a portrait of Harrison within a wreath.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, cotton (textile), glazing (coating), printing (process), rolling up, textiles, tin (metal)

GUSN: 48708

Accession Number: 1972.8

Bed flounce, skirt or dust ruffle

Long, rectangular; repeating scenes of Gen. Zachary Taylor astride horse directing American soldiers at battle of Palo Alto, Mexico. Floral wreath-like surrounds; green/drab ground. Narrow hemmed bottom; narrow casing at top; drawstring; very gathered.

Date: 1848-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 48709

Accession Number: 1972.9

Bed Curtain Fragment

Rectangular; brown and white copperplate with repeated scene of British assault on walled city; British warships in river. In center foreground mounted officers face viewer; point sword toward action. Hemmed bottom; selvage sides; cut top.

Date: 1755-1765

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), toile (textile material), textiles, copper (metal)

GUSN: 48710

Accession Number: 1972.10

Dress

Long; white; neckline and yoke, cuffs and hem trimmed with tatting; dress gathered at yoke; long sleeves; three bands of narrow tucks at hem; drawstring closure at neckline.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, tatting (process)

GUSN: 48711

Accession Number: 1972.11

Finial

Broken wood dowel in base.

Date: 1838

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 48712

Accession Number: 1972.12

Pitcher

Blue and white sponged glaze over tall pitcher with slightly tapering body; diamond-and-flower pattern in relief.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), sponging, stoneware (pottery), tin (metal)

GUSN: 48713

Accession Number: 1972.17

Pitcher

Yellow-white glaze over tall pitcher w/ slightly tapering body; diamond-and-flower pattern (partially picked out in blue glaze) in relief.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), stoneware (pottery), tin (metal)

GUSN: 48714

Accession Number: 1972.18

Teapot

Blue transfer-printed earthenware teapot. Oval finial. Floral accents on handle, spout, and finial. Diamond lattice band surrounds the cover and rim. Nature scene adorns the body.

Date: 1905-1915

Maker: Booth's Ltd. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 48715

Accession Number: 1972.19AB

Sugar Bowl

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 48716

Accession Number: 1972.21A

Needlework Picture

Oval, silk mourning picture. Two women on either side of a memorial with an urn on top. Large tree at right, several small trees and buildings at left. Weeping willow behind memorial. Sky, heads and arms are painted. stitches: satin stitch, french knot

Date: 1804

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, painting (coating), silk (textile)

GUSN: 48717

Accession Number: 1972.22

Thermometer

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 48718

Accession Number: 1972.25

Alphabet/Verse Sampler

Alphabet/Verse sampler with bands of decorative needlework depicting an undulating wave, geometric and floral patterns. Alphabets: #1 missing "J"; #2 missing "J" and "U". Numbers: "1-8". Stitches used: satin stitch. Plain wood frame.

Date: 1770

Maker: Phillips, Hannah, 1757- (Embroiderer) J. F. Cabot & Brother (Framer)

Material: linen (material), silk (fiber), cross-stitching, embroidering

GUSN: 48719

Accession Number: 1972.28

Tray

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 48720

Accession Number: 1972.90A

Tray

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 48721

Accession Number: 1972.90B

Tray

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 48722

Accession Number: 1972.90C

Carpet fragment

Two square fragments of carpet in two frames hinged together. Frames backed with Gothic-style wallpapers. These were probably samples.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 48724

Accession Number: 1972.104

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