Historic New England

Blanket

Two piece handwoven off-white blanket with center seam; embroidered in blue and rose wool yarns with inscriptions and floral sprigs; design is a heart flanked by two peacocks over medallions; bordered on three sides by loopy meanders

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: Blair, Jane, Miss (Maker)

Material: embroidering, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 3099

Accession Number: 1991.1595

Doll

Unpainted, stylized female standing form; head and body are of one piece with crudely carved facial features; cylindrical wood arms are attached to body with metal pins; straight cylindrical legs and squarish feet are fitted into the bottom of the figure's torso.

Date: 1800-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3100

Accession Number: 1991.1596

Doll

Wooden body; ovoid head with gessoed and painted features and glass eyes inset; carved and painted jointed arms and legs painted white and attached to torso with metal pins; doll wears a printed wool dress of light brown with paisley like devices in red, yellow, green and white and a printed linen a...

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), gesso, linen (material), painting (coating), pine (wood), wool (textile)

GUSN: 3101

Accession Number: 1991.1597

Four Geese Carvings

Four carved wooden geese; one is standing upright, two are feeding, and one is grooming itself. Their wings and tails are carved and the eyes and bills are painted black and yellow; the wooden legs are applied and set into wooden bases. 1991.1599.1, .2, & .4 have rectangular brown painted bases wi...

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3102

Accession Number: 1991.1599.1-4

Blanket

Heavy hand-woven wool blanket in bold brick-red and white plaid/check, with curly self-fringe on one end, two selvage sides, other end hemmed; tight weave; scattered holes.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: fringe, hand weaving, wool (textile)

GUSN: 3103

Accession Number: 1991.1600

Netted Canopy

Rectangular form of undyed cotton yarns, knotted in an overall pattern of diamonds with six wide "stripes" of a pattern of open work, enclosed by a conforming open work double border; the ends are fringed.

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), knotting

GUSN: 3104

Accession Number: 1991.1601

Corner Cupboard

Projecting cornice carved with sawtooth band over cove molding, beaded and dentillated border over case; splayed, fluted sides; three winged thumbmolded doors and a molded and reed-carved waist; the upper two doors are rectangular, paneled with stepped and carved diamond devices, and closed with sha...

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3105

Accession Number: 1991.1602

Tavern Table

Tavern table. Maple, oak, pine. Rectangular board top with molded bread board ends on base with horizontally fluted, straight skirt. Raised on four turned legs with two low fluted side stretchers connected by fluted medial stretcher; turned, oval shaped feet;. Retains some red finish.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: fluting, maple (wood), molding (forming), oak (wood), pine (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 3106

Accession Number: 1991.1603

Folding Bed

Square-turned front posts with spool-turned finials and bulbous turned lowers posts joined by rectangular headboard with cut corners and front and side rails; the side rails are hinged and fold just beyond a pair of square slanted legs. Foot posts conform in turnings to head posts and the legs are ...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), oak (wood), painting (coating), rope

GUSN: 3107

Accession Number: 1991.1604

Hood or Bonnet

Ladie's quilted silk hood with thin stripes of brown and black; lined with burgundy silk at the face and brown cotton to head; dark-brown satin ribbon tie and bow adornment to back; padded and quilted with ruffled edge around the face.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), quilting, ribbon (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 3108

Accession Number: 1991.1606

Wall Bracket

Rectangular overhanging top with rounded front corners on triangular, projecting shaped supports, comprised of 2 triangular-shaped boards nailed together at a 45 degree angle; unpainted.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: nailing, pine (wood)

GUSN: 3109

Accession Number: 1991.1607

Windsor Corner Stool

Thick, overhanging 'fanshaped' seat with two straight sides of right angle and long rounded sides raised on four turned (simplified sytle) splayed legs; joined by conforming box stretchers; painted brown, the top and legs heightened with gold/yellow pinstripes.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3110

Accession Number: 1991.1608

Board Chest

Chest with rectangular cotter pin hinged lid. Chest has a molded edge on conforming case and is raised on boot jack ends (with cyma curved cutout). Chest is painted a dark red.

Date: 1790-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3111

Accession Number: 1991.1609

Clothespins

Each with bulbous end and flaring prong-like tips.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3112

Accession Number: 1991.1610.1-8

Painted Cornice

A rectangular panel with squared dovetails at each end and two scllops at the right top with acorn-shaped finials surmounting each scallop point. Board painted with a scene of a house, trees and a garden at the left. Gate and fence in the center, with a bridge over the river at the center right. A...

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3113

Accession Number: 1991.1611

Bonnet

Black and natural woven straw with a shallow gathered crown and long, arched brim; the edges are bound in brown straw binding tape and the neck and rear of the brim is bound in tan linen binding.

Date: 1830-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), straw (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 3114

Accession Number: 1991.1613

Stovepipe Hat

A short, oval brim with a tall stovepipe crown with flat top; black satin ribbon at base of crown with a silver buckle; lined with green, brown, white and rouge striped silk fabric and black leather inner band (all black exterior).

Date: 1845-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: beaver (animal), skin (collagenous material), napping, brushwork

GUSN: 3115

Accession Number: 1991.1615

Landscape Painting

Rectangular horizontal view of a landscape with a yellow house and green shed; a road runs in front of house and trees ; blue and rose sky; original pine surround, painted to represent small-grained wood.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3116

Accession Number: 1991.1616

Landscape Painting

Bevel-edged board with square painting in center; trompe l'oeil nail at top edge and a brown painted frame. The image depicts a river with an island at the left and a sailboat at the right; on the left bank a black-haired shepherdess sits with her dog, three sheep and one lamb. On the right bank i...

Date: 1800-1824

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3117

Accession Number: 1991.1617

Weathervane Pattern

Unpainted, wooden carved silhouette of a running horse with a long, flowing tail- probably a pattern for a metal weathervane.

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 3118

Accession Number: 1991.1618

Running Horse Weathervane

Weathervane of a silhouette of a wooden horse carved in the round. Weathervane has its original paint. Black eye, mane and tail and brown body. Original turned wooden pole.

Date: 1850-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), lead (metal), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3119

Accession Number: 1991.1619AB

Wine Measure

Square-sided shaft tapers to narrow end; each side is incised and paints; varying increments of measurement.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: Watts (Maker)

Material: cherry (wood), incising

GUSN: 3120

Accession Number: 1991.1620

Tailor's Measure

Rectangular length of wood with straight edge marked in inches (1 through 37); the upper edge is in a swooping odd arch shape.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood)

GUSN: 3121

Accession Number: 1991.1621

Two-foot Rule

Flat, rectangular form incised at inch and quarter intervals.

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 3122

Accession Number: 1991.1622

Crutch

Tapering chamfer-edged rectangular shaft incised with inscriptions and decorative devices on all sides; tapers to end and arched arm; mortised on top.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3123

Accession Number: 1991.1623

Bedpost Pattern

A length of wood with a profile of a "cannonball" bed post on each side, unfinished.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: Sanborn, Alfred B., Mr. (Maker)

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 3124

Accession Number: 1991.1624

Rule/Rod

A long iron rod with self loops at each end.

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 3125

Accession Number: 1991.1625

Candlestick

A tin cylindrical candle cup and drip pan with a rolled edge, sloping sides and a flat bottom on an iron rod with a turned wood handle.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), tin (metal), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3126

Accession Number: 1991.1626

Yardstick

A rectangular straight sided shaft of curly maple with inscised lines at 5.5, 9, and 11". Nig finish.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), incising

GUSN: 3127

Accession Number: 1991.1627

Yardstick

A rectangular section of whalebone with a chamfered molded profile on one side with incised lines filled with black pigment marking the measurements. Marks are incised at 2.25, 4.5, and 18".

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: chamfering, incising, ink, baleen

GUSN: 3128

Accession Number: 1991.1628

Minature Chest

A rectangular lid with chamfered edges hinged to the conforming case, raised on all four squared legs with cut-out at the feet. Rose-head nail construction. The lid has an iron hasp which closes over the iron loop on the case, and an iron lock and key. The chest is unpainted.

Date: 1790-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), chamfering, iron (metal), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3129

Accession Number: 1991.1629

Sewing Bird

In the form of an oversized clothes pin with a turned finial with flattened sides on a turned-flat sided, line incised clamp with threaded wood screw with heart shaped knob incised "1797" at one side. The clamp is surrounded by two ball-shaped green wool pin cushions retaining embroidered fragments ...

Date: 1775-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3130

Accession Number: 1991.1630

Cleft rock in Snell's pasture near his house, Center Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 5125-A

The image depicts a large cleft rock formation located in Snell's pasture near Center Street in Groveland, Massachusetts. A person wearing a hat stands between the large rocks. In the background, there is sparse vegetation, including a few trees.

Date: 1900

Collection: Louis Woodbury photographic collection, c. 1890s-1900s

GUSN: 394686

Ref. Code: PC052.01.100.5125-A

Stickney boulder, Central Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 5126-A

The image depicts Stickney boulder located on Central Street in Groveland, Massachusetts. The boulder is surrounded by several trees, and the ground has scattered rocks and patches of grass.

Date: 1899-09-18

Collection: Louis Woodbury photographic collection, c. 1890s-1900s

GUSN: 394687

Ref. Code: PC052.01.100.5126-A

Thomas Snell's cows in a pasture, Groveland, Massachusetts, 5127-A

The image depicts several cows lying down in a pasture in Groveland, Massachusetts. In the background, there are stacks of wooden planks and a tree on the right. The area appears to be enclosed with stone or wooden elements.

Date: 1899

Collection: Louis Woodbury photographic collection, c. 1890s-1900s

GUSN: 394688

Ref. Code: PC052.01.100.5127-A

Thomas Snell's cows in a pasture, Groveland, Massachusetts, 5128-A

The image shows several cows in a pasture in Groveland, Massachusetts. Some of the cows are standing, while others are lying on the ground. The landscape is open with some trees and low vegetation visible in the background.

Date: 1890-1909

Collection: Louis Woodbury photographic collection, c. 1890s-1900s

GUSN: 394689

Ref. Code: PC052.01.100.5128-A

Edward Organ's house, Central Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 5118-A

The image shows a two-story house located on Central Street in Groveland, Massachusetts, identified as belonging to Edward Organ. The house features clapboard siding, several windows with shutters, and two chimneys. In the yard, there is a clothesline with laundry hanging, and a stone wall runs para...

Date: 1899

Collection: Louis Woodbury photographic collection, c. 1890s-1900s

GUSN: 394690

Ref. Code: PC052.01.010.060.5118-A

Thomas Snell's hen pen and carriage house, Central Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 5129-A

The image depicts a hen pen and carriage house belonging to Thomas Snell, located on Central Street in Groveland, Massachusetts. A modest building with a sloped roof is in view, surrounded by rocks and fenced by wooden structures.

Date: 1899

Collection: Louis Woodbury photographic collection, c. 1890s-1900s

GUSN: 394691

Ref. Code: PC052.01.050.5129-A

Thomas Snell's house, Central Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 5130-A

The image depicts Thomas Snell's house located on Central Street in Groveland, Massachusetts. It is a small, single-story house with shuttered windows and a gabled roof. In front, there is a picket fence and a large tree, with barn visible to the right.

Date: 1899

Collection: Louis Woodbury photographic collection, c. 1890s-1900s

GUSN: 394692

Ref. Code: PC052.01.010.060.5130-A

John Stickney's house, Central Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 5131-A

The image shows John Stickney's house located on Central Street in Groveland, Massachusetts. It features a two-story wooden structure with a central chimney, surrounded by a grassy area and a stone wall in the foreground. There is a tree in front of the house and another building attached to the lef...

Date: 1899-09-18

Collection: Louis Woodbury photographic collection, c. 1890s-1900s

GUSN: 394693

Ref. Code: PC052.01.010.060.5131-A

Abel Stickney's shoemaker workshop, Central Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 5132-A

The image shows a small wooden building identified as Abel Stickney's shoemaker workshop, located on Central Street in Groveland, Massachusetts. The structure has a gabled roof and features two windows and a door. A stone wall and a wooden fence are visible surrounding the workshop, with some trees ...

Date: 1899-09-18

Collection: Louis Woodbury photographic collection, c. 1890s-1900s

GUSN: 394694

Ref. Code: PC052.01.020.5132-A

Abel Stickney's house, Central Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 5133-A

The image shows Abel Stickney's house located on Central Street in Groveland, Massachusetts. The photograph features a wooden house with several trees in front and a large wooden barn to the left.

Date: 1899-09-18

Collection: Louis Woodbury photographic collection, c. 1890s-1900s

GUSN: 394695

Ref. Code: PC052.01.010.060.5133-A

John Stickney on a snowy path leading to N. Longfellow's house, Center Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 5134-A

The image shows a snowy path with large piles of snow on either side, leading to a house in the distance identified as N. Longfellow's on Center Street, Groveland, Massachusetts. A person, identified as John Stickney, stands on the path. Bare trees and additional buildings are visible in the backgro...

Date: 1901-02-16

Collection: Louis Woodbury photographic collection, c. 1890s-1900s

GUSN: 394696

Ref. Code: PC052.01.080.5134-A

Group portrait of unidentified girls at site of school house, Burbank District, Groveland, Massachusetts, 5135-A

The image shows a group portrait of three unidentified girls standing together at the site of a schoolhouse in the Burbank District of Groveland, Massachusetts. They are in an open area with grass and trees visible in the background.

Date: 1900

Collection: Louis Woodbury photographic collection, c. 1890s-1900s

GUSN: 394697

Ref. Code: PC052.01.080.5135-A

William Colby's house, Central Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 5136-A

The image shows William Colby's house located on Central Street in Groveland, Massachusetts. The house appears to be a two-story structure with visible siding and windows, situated on a plot of land bordered by a fence. There are some trees and additional structures in the background.

Date: 1899-09-18

Collection: Louis Woodbury photographic collection, c. 1890s-1900s

GUSN: 394698

Ref. Code: PC052.01.010.060.5136-A

Edward Short's house, Central Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 5137-A

The image depicts Edward Short's house located on Central Street in Groveland, Massachusetts. It shows a two-story wooden house with a pitched roof and two chimneys. There is a wooden picket fence in the foreground, and to the right, a small structure nearby has a horse-drawn carriage in front.

Date: 1899-09-18

Collection: Louis Woodbury photographic collection, c. 1890s-1900s

GUSN: 394699

Ref. Code: PC052.01.010.060.5137-A

Old cellar on the Bill Smith Road, Groveland, Massachusetts, 5138-A

The image depicts an outdoor scene on Bill Smith Road in Groveland, Massachusetts, featuring an area with grass and scattered stones likely indicating the remains of an old cellar. There are several trees and dense vegetation surrounding the open space.

Date: 1899-09-18

Collection: Louis Woodbury photographic collection, c. 1890s-1900s

GUSN: 394700

Ref. Code: PC052.01.100.5138-A

The Buck house, Groveland, Massachusetts, 5139-A

The image depicts the Buck House in Groveland, Massachusetts. The house is a two-story structure with a brick facade and multiple windows. It is partially obscured by large trees in the foreground. A horse-drawn carriage with a driver is visible on the right side of the image near the house.

Date: 1900

Collection: Louis Woodbury photographic collection, c. 1890s-1900s

GUSN: 394701

Ref. Code: PC052.01.010.300.5139-A

The Buck house, Groveland, Massachusetts, 5140-A

The image depicts the Buck House in Groveland, Massachusetts. It shows a large two-story brick building with a number of windows and a prominent entrance. Tall trees line the front of the house, and there is a low, decorative fence in front of the building. A horse and carriage are visible to the si...

Date: 1900

Collection: Louis Woodbury photographic collection, c. 1890s-1900s

GUSN: 394702

Ref. Code: PC052.01.010.300.5140-A

Balch's house, Groveland, Massachusetts, 5141-A

The image depicts Balch's house located in Groveland, Massachusetts. The house is a two-story structure with a central entrance and a pitched roof, flanked by two brick chimneys. It is surrounded by a white picket fence and bare trees, with snow visible on the ground.

Date: 1895

Collection: Louis Woodbury photographic collection, c. 1890s-1900s

GUSN: 394703

Ref. Code: PC052.01.010.300.5141-A

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