Historic New England

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 11348

Accession Number: 1917.990

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 11349

Accession Number: 1917.991

Candlestick

Candlestick holder with handle

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 11350

Accession Number: 1917.999

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 11351

Accession Number: 1917.1000

Of a tall, rectangular form with three glazed sides and a sloping square top, with a 3/4 circular-shaped superstructure with turned wood and wire handle. The pierced base is fit with a circular collar and bent metal feet. It is painted green.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), sheet metal

GUSN: 11352

Accession Number: 1991.1685

Bucket

Of massive form with a heavy iron bail handle on a circular rolled rim, with sloping straight sides and a flat(?) base.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 11353

Accession Number: 1991.1686

Cupboard

A flat top with molded cornice on a rectangular case with a hinged four panel door, painted yellow. The door has Eastlake period and earlier hardware. And the interior has two "U" shaped top shelves.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 11354

Accession Number: 1991.1687

Jelly Mold

A deep, oblong bowl with sloping sides and an oval ring foot with molded interior of grapes and grape leaves at the base and fluting at the sides. White, glazed pottery.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), molding (forming), lead glaze

GUSN: 11355

Accession Number: 1991.1688

Sugar Shaker

A cylindrical vertically ribbed form of deep pink glass with an opalescent "trellis"-like overlay pattern. Also a domed (zinc?) pierced cap.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 11356

Accession Number: 1991.1691

Liverpool Pitcher

Small, full-bellied form with flared foot and applied handle. Transfer prints and inscriptions on both sides in black. One side has a mourning scene at Washington's tomb, the other is showing a three-masted British ship under full sail. Glazed cream-colored body.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, lead glaze

GUSN: 11357

Accession Number: 1991.1692

Liverpool Pitcher

A narrow, full-bodied form with an applied handle. Decorated with a transfer print in black, showing two kissing children within an oval reserve under a swag of bell flowers, with an inscription below it; same image on both sides.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 11358

Accession Number: 1991.1693

Lantern

Of lighthouse form, with a conical tin top with a hanging ring on the diamond and star pattern. It has a pierced collar over a tapering uncolored glass body and a pierced star pattern tin base fitted with a whale's oil burner, the glass shade has thick roll at the lip and base.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal)

GUSN: 11359

Accession Number: 1991.1694

Sand Shaker

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 11360

Accession Number: 1917.1005

Pitcher

Squat baluster form with a beaded rim, flaring spout, and molded raised figures and devices on the side. These show the Greek goddess Diana and her dogs, a flowerhead, and a man drinking over a barrel. It has a ribbed base and applied handle. The underglaze blue is on the collar and body, while the ...

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), molding (forming)

GUSN: 11361

Accession Number: 1991.1695

Pitcher

Molded rim and flaring spout on a pear shaped body with a flared foot. The body is decorated with wide brown bands of undulating wavy cream lines enclosing a central cafe au lait colored band with blue, brown and cream "worming". Applied handle with molded terminals.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, earthenware, mocha ware, molding (forming)

GUSN: 11362

Accession Number: 1991.1696

Mixing Bowl

Large bowl with a wide circular mouth with a rolled edge and gently rounded sides leading to a ringed foot. Covered with a dull yellow glaze.

Date: 1875-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 11363

Accession Number: 1991.1697

Mixing Bowl

A bowl with a circular flaring rim on sloping rounded sides and a ring foot. Decorated with five brown bands and glazed yellow.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 11364

Accession Number: 1991.1698

Mixing Bowl

Wide circular mouth with a thick molded, straight-sided rim on molded, gently rounded sides. Brown glazed.

Date: 1825-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), molding (forming)

GUSN: 11365

Accession Number: 1991.1699

Mixing Bowl

Wide circular mouth with straight-sided rim; sloping body; decorated with blue and white banding and a circular foot. Glazed yellow overall. The rim is notched at the sides for handles.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), earthenware

GUSN: 11366

Accession Number: 1991.1700

Jug

Wide, circular straight-sided mouth that narrows to the neck on an ovoid body; two applied handles at the shoulders; brown and black splotches under a warm yellow-brown glaze.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), redware, lead glaze

GUSN: 11367

Accession Number: 1991.1701

Swan Decoy

Hollow carved in the form of a swimming swan, with a shaped neck and head, tack eyes and a shaped bill. The swan has weathered white paint and a bill painted in black. The neck and head are in two separate parts, with the bird having a tin plate on the base.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes), painting (coating)

GUSN: 11368

Accession Number: 1991.1702

Decoy

A rough hewn "archaic" goose carved from drift wood with an arched neck in a feeding position. Some white paint is visible at the neck and under chest and tail section.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes), painting (image-making)

GUSN: 11369

Accession Number: 1991.1703

Decoy

Hollow carved in the form of a full-bodied duck with wings and a rounded tail are carved into the relief. An inset head with an incised bill and painted tack eyes. Painted black, while the bill is in yellow.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes), painting (coating)

GUSN: 11370

Accession Number: 1991.1704

Trivet

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 11371

Accession Number: 1917.1008

Skimmer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 11372

Accession Number: 1917.1009

Decoy

Wooden carved and painted decoy representing a goose standing on two dowel legs. It has a long neck, solid body carved from one piece and a wood stand. The eyes were made from shoe buttons and the head is detachable and on a peg. It has white painted cheeks and underbelly, and a brown body with inci...

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: Hart, Charles, Mr. (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes), painting (coating)

GUSN: 11373

Accession Number: 1991.1705

Scale beam

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 11374

Accession Number: 1917.1010

Cape

Cream; collar and capelet trimmed w/ ivory silk; 1 button and loop at neck; lined w/ cream silk; pointed collar.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 15333

Accession Number: 1926.110

Cape

Collared cape has scalloped collar trimmed w/ yellow soutache; hook and eye and piped yoke w/ smocking at yoke. (Ensemble w/ 1938.342= shorter overcape)

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 15334

Accession Number: 1938.343

Men's Overcoat

Black leather twill overcoat; double breasted; Two front pockets, one inside pocket; blue wool lining; satin lining; turned back cuffs; belt at back.

Date: 1930

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), satin

GUSN: 15335

Accession Number: 1991.25B

Sailor Pants

Blue woolen embroidered with flowers and U.S. flag motif in purples, cream, and beige. Sailor pants: embroidered around the waist. Part of a suit.

Date: 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, stitching, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15336

Accession Number: 1931.1208B

Pocket

Blue woolen embroidered with flowers and U.S. flag motif in purples, cream, and beige. Black silk pocket: with draped American flags embroidered with an eagle. Part of a suit.

Date: 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, stitching, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15337

Accession Number: 1931.1208C

Sailor Hat

Blue woolen embroidered with flowers and U.S. flag motif in purples, cream, and beige. Sailor hat with star-shaped cut-out in top appliqued with running stitches; lining in green cotton print. Part of a suit.

Date: 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, stitching, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15338

Accession Number: 1931.1208D

Jacket

Jacket is red wool with white stripes, trimmed with gold braid on collar, shoulders, cuffs and back. The jacket is lightly padded with a tan cotton lining. It closes up the center front with gilt round buttons. Two rows of decorative buttons flank the center opening. Part of a suit.

Date: 1853-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cashmere (wool), cotton (textile), stitching, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15339

Accession Number: 1932.182B

Child's Jacket

Child's jacket is silk taffeta plaid with burgundy velvet bands along front, hem and short sleeves; two welt pockets; six enameled and steel buttons along front, two at each sleeve and pocket; silver lining. Part of a suit.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 15340

Accession Number: 1936.533A

Child's Pants

Child's pants are the same burgundy velvet and same silver lining as 1936.533A, with a cotton waistband that has six buttonholes. There are shaping tucks at the back. Part of a suit.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 15341

Accession Number: 1936.533B

Wrapper

Brown with cream; vertical rows of cream spiral shaped flowers with cream branches; high standing collar; green striped ribbon tie at neck; long sleeves with turned back cuffs; sleeves gathered at shoulder; one white button with tab closure at waist; full length.

Date: ca. 1827

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 15342

Accession Number: 1938.595

Cape

White; striped; eyelet; ruffle collar and hem and center front with scalloped edge; cotton tie at neck.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: dimity

GUSN: 15343

Accession Number: 1941.1506

Pants

White with silk ribbon and featherstitching. Part of a suit.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 15344

Accession Number: 1942.101B

Waistcoat

Cream cotton twill waistcoat with a standing collar, single breasted with seven gilt buttons and cotton back and lining. Part of a suit.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), tabby (textile), twill

GUSN: 15345

Accession Number: 1960.75B

Jacket

Blue wool double breasted jacket with six gilt buttons, a standing collar with a notch lined with white cotton, tricolor epaulets attached to the collar, ruffled cuffs, and a skirt folded back to reveal the lining at back. Part of a suit.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), twill, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15346

Accession Number: 1960.75C

Boy's Pants

A pair of gold silk pantaloons or long pants, made with a fall front that covers a button fly and a waistband. The pants are lined with plain weave linen and have been let out to accommodate a growing boy. They match the spencer (1963.30A) and waistcoat (1963.30C).

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 15347

Accession Number: 1963.30B

Boy's Waistcoat

A boy's white cotton waistcoat made from dimity, this closes up the center front with buttons (now removed). It matches the spencer (1963.30A) and pantaloons (1963.30B).

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 15348

Accession Number: 1963.30C

Pants

Green pants; fall front; buttonhole waist; side pockets and one hip pocket; crotch opening; buttons at legs. Part of a suit.

Date: 1880

Maker: Possibly Malcom Son & Co. (Maker)

Material: twill, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15351

Accession Number: 1966.436B

Boy's Pants

Boy's trousers of white linen with a fine blue check of alternating dark and light blue warp and weft stripes with a button fly and buttonholes at waistband. The right side has one side pocket.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 15352

Accession Number: 1974.20

Child's Jacket

Cream flannel; neckline, center front, hem and cuffs of sleeves embroidered with cream silk featherstitching; featherstitching at neck and waist in pattern creating points like a shirt collar; two silk ribbon tie closures.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, silk (textile), wool (textile), flannel

GUSN: 15353

Accession Number: 1988.361

Boy's Overalls

Boy's overalls of cream-colored cotton nankeen, made with a fall front that closes with two buttons--one at each corner. The center back of the overall bodice is made from railroaded corded cotton--dimity or fustian--and the straps button to the pointed bodice fronts with small bone buttons. The lin...

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 15354

Accession Number: 1988.377.2

Child's Shirt

White shirt with five wide blue vertical stripes on front; collar and short sleeves trimmed with same blue; five pearl buttons; large buttons around waist for attaching top to shorts (1990.534B).

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 15355

Accession Number: 1990.534A

Child's Shorts

White; attaches to shirt top (1990.534A) by buttons on bottom of shirt.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 15356

Accession Number: 1990.534B

Child's Spencer

White; cotton dimity; corded; long sleeves; drawstring waist, with small pointed peplum; two tabs/loops at neck; two white thread covered buttons at back.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), dimity

GUSN: 15357

Accession Number: 1991.98

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