Historic New England

Walking stick

Wooden walking stick w/ a black cloth exterior. Broken at both ends. Black paper band around exterior. Tapers at end.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21481

Accession Number: 1998.3081

Umbrella

Black cotton umbrella with a wooden shaft and ivory handle. Umbrella spokes are painted black, with ivory tips. L-shaped handle.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: Lyon (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), ivory (tooth component), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21482

Accession Number: 1998.3082

Basket

Large rectangular wooden basket w/ high sides. Loop handle at either side. Basket woven in a simple straight pattern. Interior lined in oil cloth (falling off sides).

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 21483

Accession Number: 1998.3083

Basket

Large rectangular wooden basket w/ high sides that bow outward and curve in again at rim. Reeds woven in simple straight pattern.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 21484

Accession Number: 1998.3084

Basket

Round wooden basket w/ high sides that flare outward at rim. Rim is a rope weave. Fixed bail handle at center of rim.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 21485

Accession Number: 1998.3085

Basket

Rectangular basket w/ high sides. Constructed of wide wooden reeds woven diagonally. Looped handle at either side. Interior lined in oil cloth.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 21486

Accession Number: 1998.3086

Basket

Oval wooden basket w/ bowed sides. Simple straight weave. Thicker rim.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 21487

Accession Number: 1998.3087

Sewing basket

Round sewing basket w/ lid. Constructed of small reeds woven over wider ones. Coins, beads and tassels applied to lid. Round plastic handle at center of lid.

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 21488

Accession Number: 1998.3088

Basket

Rectangular basket w/ low sides. Constructed of wooden reeds woven in a simple straight weave. Wider rim.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 21489

Accession Number: 1998.3089

Basket lid

Round lid to a basket. Constructed of thin reeds, tightly woven over wider ones.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 21490

Accession Number: 1998.3090

Basket lid

Round lid to a basket. Constructed of thin reeds tightly woven over wider ones.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 21491

Accession Number: 1998.3091

Edger

Lawn or garden edger w/ a long wooden handle. D-shaped handle support at top consisting of wood and steel. Rounded steel spade at bottom forms edger.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21392

Accession Number: 1998.4671

Pitch fork

Pitch fork. Wooden handle w/ D-shaped hand support at top consisting of wood and steel. 4-tined fork.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21393

Accession Number: 1998.4672

Pitch fork

Pitch fork. Wooden handle w/ D-shaped hand support at top consisting of wood and steel. 5-tined fork.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21394

Accession Number: 1998.4673

Shovel

Shovel w/ a wooden D-shaped handle. Simple shovel head.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: Seamans Co. (Maker)

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21395

Accession Number: 1998.4674

Box

Rectangular wooden box w/ open top and a leather bail handle fixed at center. Black letters painted on side advertise product information.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: The Brown Fence & Wire Co. (Maker)

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

GUSN: 21396

Accession Number: 1998.4675

Box

Rectangular wooden box w/ an open top, roughly-hewn. Two dividers fitted inside create four separate compartments.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21397

Accession Number: 1998.4676

Garden basket

Oval wooden garden basket w/ arched wooden handle; simple weave w/ hoop around top rim.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 21398

Accession Number: 1998.4677

Garden basket

Oval wooden garden basket w/ broken handle. Low sides and plain weave. Wider piece nailed as a rim.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 21399

Accession Number: 1998.4678

Fishing pole

Long bamboo pole used for fishing. No ornamentation. Very thinly tapered at the end.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: bamboo (material)

GUSN: 21400

Accession Number: 1998.4679

Fishing pole

Wooden fishing pole. Metal bands at handle end and at center. 2 nails near handle for attaching line. Tapers at end.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21401

Accession Number: 1998.4680

Hay rake

Hay rake w/ long wooden handle. Rake is a long wooden bar w/ 24 turned wooden teeth (4 of which are missing) set into one side. 3 semi-circular iron loops from handle to rake head to provide support.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21402

Accession Number: 1998.4681

Rag mop

Rag mop on a wooden handle. Rags secured to handle via an adjustable metal frame.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21403

Accession Number: 1998.4682

Mop handle

Wooden mop handle w/ steel tip for securing a mop head. Top consists of a flat tongue-like piece and a matching plate fitted together by an adjustable screw.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21404

Accession Number: 1998.4683

Dust pan

Tin dust pan (once japanned) attached to slender wooden handle w/ hook at end for hanging. Vertical ribbed grooves in pan. Used for coal and ashes.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: Cutter & Evans (Maker)

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

GUSN: 21405

Accession Number: 1998.4684

Fire grill

Fire grill. Consists of two steel rectangular grill racks of evenly-spaced slender rods. Racks connected at bottom and are attached at top to 2 handles w/ rounded tips.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 21406

Accession Number: 1998.4685

Dust broom

Dust broom w/ a long wooden handle. Whisks are set into groove in wooden bar and are secured by a thin wire strip.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21407

Accession Number: 1998.4686

Stove poker

Cast iron poker for use w/ a stove. Handle end has spiral piece over the central pole. Tip is hooked for poking. Loop at top of handle for hanging.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 21408

Accession Number: 1998.4687

Basket

Round basket, wooden, w/ high bail handle fixed at center. Vertical reeds are the widest; horizontal reeds at mid-section of basket are very thin.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 21409

Accession Number: 1998.4688

Ladder

Wooden extension ladder in 2 sections. 7 turned rungs on each section. Framing consists of 2 solid vertical planks on each section. Adjusts via metal braces.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21410

Accession Number: 1998.4564

Sawhorse

Wooden sawhorse. Consists of a solid plank fixed horizontally between two legs at each side. Legs are further secured by square stretchers.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21411

Accession Number: 1998.4565

Sawhorse

Wooden sawhorse. Consists of a solid plank fixed horizontally between two legs at each side. Legs are further secured by square stretchers.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21412

Accession Number: 1998.4567

Sawhorse

Wooden sawhorse. Consists of a solid plank fixed horizontally between two legs at each side. Legs are further secured by square stretchers.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21413

Accession Number: 1998.4568

Sawhorse

Wooden sawhorse. Consists of a solid plank fixed horizontally between two legs at each side.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21414

Accession Number: 1998.4566

Saddle

Women's style horse saddle. Brown leather w/ white leather seat and has leg support at front. Pouch below arm support.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 21415

Accession Number: 1998.4569

Side Saddle

Women's style horse saddle. Brown leather w/ white leather seat and has leg support at front. Seat is stitched in a circular pattern.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 21416

Accession Number: 1998.4570

Door

Solid wooden door w/ 6 panels in center. Panels have molded edges. Door is painted gray w/ panels white on one side. White earthenware knob. Door grain painted on other side.

Date: 1807-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 21417

Accession Number: 1998.4571

Cart

Iron cart frame. Two wheels w/ radiating spokes at center attached to a central frame consisting of a 3-sided bar-like piece and a semi-circular piece to which hitching posts (or arms) are attached.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 21418

Accession Number: 1998.4572

Wooden work bench, painted brown. Canvas cover nailed to top. Sides of skirt (front and back) cut in an S-curve. Legs are wide planks w/ gothic arches cut into center of bottom to create 2 separated feet.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21419

Accession Number: 1998.4573

Doorframe

Wooden door frame, painted light blue. Consists of a central door w/ vertical planks set into a larger rectangular frame that includes 3-paned side lights, tall and narrow, at either end.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 21420

Accession Number: 1998.4574

Linoleum Fragments

Three linoleum fragments, uneven edges. Patterned in squares with floral detail, in clustered bouquets. Shades of yellow, brown, green and red.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 21421

Accession Number: 1998.4575A-C

Wheelbarrow

Wooden wheelbarrow, 3 sided. Painted brown w/ gray detail. Handles curved upward to facilitate gripping. One wooden wheel at front--spokes radiating from center.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 21422

Accession Number: 1998.4576

Door

Wooden door w/ 4-paned glass panel at center. door painted yellow; trim around panes painted white. Cast iron thumb latch at center of side.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21423

Accession Number: 1998.4577

Door

Solid wooden door w/ 4 recessed panels at center. Top two panels are longer than bottom two. Small round white earthenware knob at center of one side. Painted a faded yellow.

Date: 1807-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 21424

Accession Number: 1998.4578

Barrel

Round tin barrel w/ removable domed lid. Barrel has 2 tin side handles, tin hoop at center and vertical wooden slats evenly spaced around exterior. Handle at center of lid. A: Barrel B: Lid

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 21425

Accession Number: 1998.4579AB

Bed frames

Two bed frames both single size. Both consist of plain pine planks providing frame for metal springs. .4580a has turned legs on casters and square-shaped springs. .4580b has fine circular mesh springs and no legs.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21426

Accession Number: 1998.4580AB

Box

Wooden box constructed of solid planks for sides and bottom. No lid. Once painted white; blue letters advertise product.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21427

Accession Number: 1998.4581

Urn cover

Wooden octagonal domed urn cover. Exterior painted gray, interior painted white. Circular tin piece at center of dome. Metal braces w/ 2 screws each visible at side seams.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 21428

Accession Number: 1998.4594

Whetstone

Whetstone set in a wooden frame. Stone is round w/ a shaft fitted through its center; handle attached to one end of shaft. Frame top consists of 2 horizontal beams w/ a flat board connecting them at either end. Four roughly-turned flared legs.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21429

Accession Number: 1998.4582

Tub

Round tin tub. Horizontal grooved molding near rim and rim that is rounded. 2 tin bail handles at sides.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 21430

Accession Number: 1998.4584

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