Historic New England

Bread pan

Cast iron bread pan

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 170417

Accession Number: 2006.44.2276

Bread pan

Metal rectangular bread pan.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 170418

Accession Number: 2006.44.2279

Bread pan

Cast iron bread pan

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 170419

Accession Number: 2006.44.2278

Bread pan

Cast iron bread pan.

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 170420

Accession Number: 2006.44.2277

Bread pan

Rectangular metal bread pan.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 170421

Accession Number: 2006.44.2280

Footstool

Empire style mahogony footstool with an embroidered vegetal pattern on the seat. Two C shaped legs joined by a stretcher.

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 170422

Accession Number: 2006.44.2050

Framed photographic print of a house, #34 Chestnut Street, Salem, Massachusetts. In front of the house is a large tree, and beside the house, on each side, is another house. There is a wood fence to the left and metal fence in front. The picture is taken from across the street.

Date: 1898-1912

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 170423

Accession Number: 2006.44.894

Wall lamp

Wall lamp with two arms and glass shades with etched design.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 170424

Accession Number: 2006.44.1201.2

Bookcase

Mahogany double door bookcase with an A-shaped gallery centered by a carved shell with bellflowers that sits atop a case of double sliding glass doors. The doors are flanked by reeded Ionic columns and topped with an egg-and-dart molding below dental moldings, which extend around the corners.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), glass (material)

GUSN: 170425

Accession Number: 2006.44.695

Hand mirror

Round Chinese bronze mirror. Concentric rings design with Chinese characters.

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 170426

Accession Number: 2006.44.951.1

Bowl

Medium-sized wooden bowl, or calabash, from Hawaii, called an umeke. The bowl has a smooth, polished exterior and unpolished interior. The top edge of the bowl curves inward. The thick walls of the bowl are cracked and have been repaired using a traditional technique of inserting hourglass-shaped pl...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 170427

Accession Number: 2006.44.2078

Sculpture

Bronze sculpture of a boy at a grinding wheel.

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 170428

Accession Number: 2006.44.1186

Mirror case

Square, teak wooden case with circular green fabric padding and lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: teak (wood)

GUSN: 170429

Accession Number: 2006.44.951.2AB

Bowl

Wood bowl, or umeke, with polished interior and exterior surfaces. From Hawaii, also referred to as "calabash." Two hourglass-shaped plugs have been inserted to hold together a cracked surface - a traditional method of repair. A small Hawaiian royal coat of arms has been affixed to the outer surface...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 170430

Accession Number: 2006.44.2077

Trinket box

Painted treen barrel-shaped trinket box with lid. Black and red painted plant design. Several cracks in box, one of which is mended.

Maker: unknown

Material: carving and carving techniques

GUSN: 170431

Accession Number: 2006.44.738AB

Kapa beater

Wooden four-sided kapa (barkcloth) beater, or i'e kuku, from Hawaii. Three sides have ribbed, parallel lines, each side's ribbing having a slightly different width. One side has a regular diamond and triangle design carved into the surface. Kapa, or Hawaiian barkcloth, comes in a variety of textur...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving and carving techniques

GUSN: 170441

Accession Number: 2006.44.957

Sculpture

Bronze and green patina sculpture by Auguste Nicolas Cain entitled: Lioness with her Catch, and Two Small Cubs.

Date: ca. 19th century

Maker: Cain, Auguste Nicolas, 1822-1894 (Sculptor)

Material: bronze (metal), patina (condition)

GUSN: 170442

Accession Number: 2006.44.1165

Bowl

Small wood bowl or calabash from Hawaii, known as an umeke. Polished with a shiny patina inside and out. There are a few spots of lighter wood as well as a crack. The crack has been repaired using a traditional method of inserting an hourglass-shaped plug. Umeke are highly esteemed and are frequentl...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 170443

Accession Number: 2006.44.2075

Throwing club

Wooden throwing club or 'i Ula tavatava, from Fiji. The round club head is deeply carved with flanges and grooves, and topped with a smaller, rounded knob. The short handle is decorated with incised triangle shapes along the bottom half and along the top with vertically-aligned rows of shallow pierc...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving and carving techniques

GUSN: 170444

Accession Number: 2006.44.956

Coconut bowl on stand

Large hollowed-out coconut bowl attached to a koa wood pedestal stand [a] with cover [b], from Hawaii. An accompanying note explains that the bowl is made from a very large coconut which was raised on the slopes of the Punch Bowl (in Honolulu), and presented to a member of the Phillips family by a ...

Maker: unknown

Material: coconut (fruit), koa (wood)

GUSN: 170445

Accession Number: 2006.44.735AB

Floor lamp

Metal electric floor lamp with an hexagonal lampshade with birds.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 170446

Accession Number: 2006.44.2081

Jardiniere

Chinese porcelain hexagonal jardiniere on stand with blue and white flower scenes.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 170447

Accession Number: 2006.44.1187

Vase

Round, Chinese export famille-rose porcelain vase with applied gilt dragon. Cream colored with Oriental scene with butterfly, bird, and floral design.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 170448

Accession Number: 2006.44.736

Curtain tieback

Brass curtain tieback in the form of a dolphin.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 170449

Accession Number: 2006.44.2079.1

Sideboard

Federal mahagony bow-front sideboard. Three drawers and three doors. Brass handles with wheat design. Six spade shaped feet.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 170450

Accession Number: 2006.44.727

Throw pillow

Throw pillow with embroidered flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 170451

Accession Number: 2006.44.1197

Curtain tieback

Brass curtain tieback in the form of a dolphin.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 170452

Accession Number: 2006.44.2079.2

Side chair

Mahogany Chippendale-style pierced ladder-back side chair with a maroon upholstered seat.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 170453

Accession Number: 2006.44.712.3

Telephone

Metal black vertical telephone with a handset. Cables are included.

Date: 1913

Maker: Western Electric (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 170454

Accession Number: 2006.44.2080

Armchair

Dutch Colonial carved hardwood open armchair. Cabriole legs with H stretchers. Slip seat with yellow patterned upholstery and padded arms. Lion's paw carving on armrest ends.

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood

GUSN: 170458

Accession Number: 2006.44.726

Table lamp

Bronze, oriental table lamp. Pierced floral design. Hexagonal silk shade with vines and Asian symbols. Purple glass top piece.

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal), silk (textile)

GUSN: 170771

Accession Number: 2006.44.728

Andiron

Brass andiron in the Chippendale style.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 170772

Accession Number: 2006.44.1179.2

Andiron

Brass andiron in the Chippendale style.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 170773

Accession Number: 2006.44.1179.1

Fireplace grate

Metal fire basket with gothic arches on front.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 170774

Accession Number: 2006.44.1119

Figurine

Wood figurine depicting a gazelle standing with her baby.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 170775

Accession Number: 2006.44.2106

Andiron

Brass, Federal style low ball-top andiron with hoof feet.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 170776

Accession Number: 2006.44.716.1

Andiron

Brass, Federal style low ball-top andiron with hoof feet.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 170777

Accession Number: 2006.44.716.2

Cup

Mesopotamian style brass cup with a mythological scene and a handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 170778

Accession Number: 2006.44.2107.1

Cigarette box

Blue, Benson & Hedges box of cigarettes. Floral pattern on exterior and gold lettering on interior. Some fading of lettering. Six cigarettes inside.

Maker: Benson & Hedges

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 170779

Accession Number: 2006.44.970

Cup

Mesopotamian style brass cup with agriculture scene and a handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 170780

Accession Number: 2006.44.2107.2

Box of calling cards

Light blue box of calling cards for Mr. Stephen Willard Phillips from Shreve, Crump & Low Co. Slight fading of lettering.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: Shreve, Crump & Low (Retailer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 170781

Accession Number: 2006.44.1123AB

Tape dispenser

Round, Dennison's tape dispenser, wooden spool with black with white lettering labels.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: Dennison Mfg. Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 170783

Accession Number: 2006.44.1122

Figurine

Wooden figurine representing a woman with her child on her back and wearing a blue and red pearl belt and necklace.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 170784

Accession Number: 2006.44.2108

Pier glass

Federal style giltwood pier glass. Spiral pillasters with Ionic capitals. Carved diamond weave pattern and ball shaped dentils on top. Some tarnishing of mirror and cracking of gilt.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 170785

Accession Number: 2006.44.734

Thermometer

Round, brass wall thermometer with ring hook. Reaumur, centigrade and farenheit scales

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 170786

Accession Number: 2006.44.965

Chair

Mahogany Federal style chair with tassles at the corners of the back splat.

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), textiles

GUSN: 170791

Accession Number: 2006.44.2110

Lady's secretary

Federal style mahogany secretary with four font drawers and two glass doors with diamond-shaped mullions. Oval drawer pulls stamped with beehive motif. Brass eagle finial.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 170792

Accession Number: 2006.44.2041

Lady's desk

Federal inlaid mahogany writing desk with three upper cabinets and four drawers. Drawers have oval shaped pulls stamped with eagles with outstretched wings.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), brass (alloy), inlay (process)

GUSN: 170794

Accession Number: 2006.44.2043

Umbrella stand

Cast iron umbrella stand. Round base and interlocking rings at top.

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 170796

Accession Number: 2006.44.1146

Cane

Bamboo cane with candy cand shaped handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: bamboo (material)

GUSN: 170798

Accession Number: 2006.44.1152

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