Historic New England

Handkerchief

White handkerchief with "Hannah Philbrick, Weare, N.H., June 5, 1827" written in ink

Date: 1827

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54891

Accession Number: 1949.24C

Handkerchief

White muslin kercheif with a ribbed border; hemmed on two sides (selvage on other two); initials "JP" stitched in corner.

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: muslin

GUSN: 54892

Accession Number: 1949.24D

Handkerchief

Square, light brown and white even check linen; uneven stripe-check border. Hemmed on two sides; selvage others.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: cross-stitching, hand weaving, linen (material)

GUSN: 54893

Accession Number: 1949.24E

Handkerchief

Blue and tan checked linen handkerchief; initials "C.P." sewn in corner on label says "Bundle handkerchief spun and woven at Elijah Gove's - Weare, N.H.".

Date: 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 54894

Accession Number: 1949.24F

Veil

Black lace veil with a floral pattern.

Date: 1828

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54895

Accession Number: 1949.26

Portrait of Samuel Appleton (1766-1853)

Half-length portrait of Samuel Appleton (1766-1853). Appleton is wearing a black coat, white waistcoat, white stock, and white collar. Appleton is seated with his left elbow resting on the scrolled arm or back of a red upholstered chair. Red curtain draped in background. Oil on canvas. Gilt frame. C...

Date: 1848

Maker: Reproduction of Newton, Gilbert Stuart (English painter, 1794-1835) (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 54896

Accession Number: 1949.28

Fire Bucket

Leather fire bucket. Marked "Samuel Fowler".

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 54897

Accession Number: 1949.31AB

Bandbox

Oval bandbox and lid. Bandbox (A) and lid (B) are covered with paper printed with stylized flowers and leaves. Printed in peach and green on a light beige ground. Interior of box is lined with plain beige paper. Top edge of lid has been reinforced with a strip of a paper with small purple flowers.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 54899

Accession Number: 1949.33AB

Portrait of Edmund Dwight

Bust-length portrait of Edmund Dwight. A bald man wearing a black coat, vest, and white stock. Framed.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: Harding, Chester, 1792-1866 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 54900

Accession Number: 1949.35

Portrait of Benjamin K. Whitman

Half-length portrait of Benjamin K. Whitman (c. 1791-1865) of Providence, RI, holding a newspaper. Companion to portrait of his wife, Cyrithece A. E. Whitman (b.about 1808) (1949.37).

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 54901

Accession Number: 1949.36

Portrait of Mrs. Benjamin Whitman

Half-length portrait Cyrithece A. E. Whtiman (born about 1808) wearing a black dress, hands folded on lap. Companion to portrait of her husband, merchant Benjamin Whitman (about 1791-1865) (1949.36).

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 54902

Accession Number: 1949.37

Portrait of Samuel Page Fowler

Half-length portrait of Samuel Page Fowler, with long sideburns brushed foreward.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 54903

Accession Number: 1949.38

Cape Collar

White cotton cape collar with sharp zig-zagged edges.

Date: 1822-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54904

Accession Number: 1949.41

Cap

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54905

Accession Number: 1949.42

Cap

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54906

Accession Number: 1949.43

Cap

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54907

Accession Number: 1949.49

Pair of Stays

Pair of indigo blue linsey-woolsey stays; light blue tape used, leather on lining; blue stitching and brown stiching.

Date: 1745-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: linsey-woolsey, leather

GUSN: 54908

Accession Number: 1949.54

Figurine

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 54909

Accession Number: 1949.56

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 54910

Accession Number: 1949.59A

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 54911

Accession Number: 1949.59B

Pitcher

Black transfer-printed earthenware pitcher. Battlefield scene on one side. Nature scene on the other side featuring portraits of Samuel Adams and John Hancock. The Great Seal of the United States is under the spout. Hand painted colored accents superimposed on the transfer prints.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 54912

Accession Number: 1949.60

Alphabet/Verse Sampler

Unfinished alphabet/verse sampler on natural linen ground. Polychromatic threads. Alphabets above, verse below. Alphabets: #1 double letters (AA,BB,...) "H" and "I" reversed; #2 "A-Y", missing "J"; #3 "A-X", "H" and "I" reversed. Stitches used: cross stitch and eyelet hole stitch.

Date: ca. 1780

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 54913

Accession Number: 1949.62

Alphabet/Verse Sampler

Vertical sampler on natural linen ground, polychromatic; 2 1/2-3 inch bands of floral needlework alternating with an alphabet and verses. Alphabets: #1 complete; Numbers: "1-13"; cross stitch, outline stitch, eyelet hole, long and short satin stitch.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 54914

Accession Number: 1949.63

Shirt

White; tall collar with two buttons and buttonholes; inset long sleeves, gathered at shoulders adn cuffs with gusset under arm; shirt gathered onto collar front and back; gussets at neck; on shoulder seams; shoulder seam and armscye reinforced with linen; shirt opened at sides near hem; front openin...

Date: 1827

Maker: Shaw, E. K. (Maker)

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 54915

Accession Number: 1949.64

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 54916

Accession Number: 1949.70AB

Goblet

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 54917

Accession Number: 1949.73A

Picture Frame

Gold frame with beveled edges.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54918

Accession Number: 1949.77B

Court Cupboard

Court Cupboard. Oak with pine back and bottom. Red and black paint. Upper and lower drawers over a center cabinet. Drawer fronts have two rows of short panels. Central shelf behind cupboard doors; Decorative spindles are painted. Rests on front flattened ball feet and straight back feet.

Date: 1680-1690

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood), maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 54919

Accession Number: 1949.82

Chair

Rush seat; spindle back; turned posts and legs.

Date: 1650-1720

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), oak (wood)

GUSN: 54920

Accession Number: 1949.83

Blanket Chest

Painted arch cut from sides form legs; crase molded drawer and chest fronts; incised ornament.

Date: 1700-1740

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, oak (wood), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 54921

Accession Number: 1949.84

Charger

Round pewter charger with shallow well.

Date: 1786-1815

Maker: Badger, Thomas (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 54977

Accession Number: 1949.161

Charger

Plain, round pewter charger with deep well.

Date: 1774-1809

Maker: Jones, Gershom (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 54978

Accession Number: 1949.162

Bowl

Small, round pewter bowl with narrow rim and incised band around well.

Date: 1810

Maker: Boardman, Thomas Danforth, 1784-1873 (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 54979

Accession Number: 1949.163

Bowl

Small, round pewter bowl with reeded rim and incised band around well.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: Curtiss, I. (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 54980

Accession Number: 1949.164

Bowl

Round, pewter bowl with reeded brim.

Date: 1775-1779

Maker: Jones, Gershom (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 54981

Accession Number: 1949.165

Porringer

Round pewter porringer with "Old English" handle and trench around convex well.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: Thomas Danforth Boardman & Sherman Boardman (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 54982

Accession Number: 1949.167

Porringer

Round pewter porringer; "Flower" handle stamped with maker's seal in the center.

Date: 1775-1799

Maker: Jones, Gershom (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 54983

Accession Number: 1949.168

Porringer

Round pewter porringer with Old English handle and trench around convex well. Stamped with "Hamlin" maker's seal.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Probably Hamlin, Samuel, Jr. (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 54984

Accession Number: 1949.169

Porringer

Round pewter porringer with detached Old English handle and convex well. The handle stamped with maker's seal.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Calder, William (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 54985

Accession Number: 1949.170

Teapot

Round, pewter teapot with domed, hinged lid; black-painted wooden knop; curved spout; balck-painted wooden handle; and banded, circular base.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: Gleason, Roswell, 1799-1887 (Maker)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 54986

Accession Number: 1949.171

Pitcher

Rounded, pewter pitcher with domed, hinged lid with knop; short spout with built-in strainer; curved handle; and three bands around body.

Date: 1837-1861

Maker: Dunham, Rufus, 1815-1893 (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 54987

Accession Number: 1949.172

Coffeepot

Tall, "Lighthouse-type" pewter coffeepot with hinged, domed lid and wooden knop; black-painted wooden handle; and curved spout.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: Dunham, Rufus, 1815-1893 (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 54988

Accession Number: 1949.173

Miniature Teapot

Miniature pewter teapot with long, curved spout. Urn-shaped body on raised foot. Hinged, domed lid with knopl. S-shaped, black painted wooden handle with thumb rest.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: Gleason, Roswell, 1799-1887 (Maker)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 54989

Accession Number: 1949.174