Historic New England

Exhibiting dilemmas :issues of representation at the Smithsonian /edited by Amy Henderson and Adrienne L. Kaeppler.

vi, 285 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm, In twelve essays on such diverse Smithsonian Institution holdings as the Hope Diamond, the Wright Flyer, wooden Zuni carvings, and the Greensboro, North Carolina, Woolworth lunch counter, Exhibiting Dilemmas explores a wide range of social, political, and ethic...

Date: Ã1997.

Creators: Henderson, Amy. Kaeppler, Adrienne L., 1935-

GUSN: 329016

Call Number: Coll. AM151.E96 1997

Museums USA.

xvi, 203 pages illustrations 23 cm

Date: [1974]

Creators: National Endowment for the Arts.

GUSN: 329017

Call Number: Coll. AM11.N37 1974

A day in the life of a museum curator /by Judith Tropea ; photography by John Halpern.

32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm, Describes the work of Niles Eldredge, a curator at the American Museum of Natural History, including his field work in search of invertebrate fossils.

Date: Ã1991.

Creators: Tropea, Judith. Halpern, John, 1957- illustrator.

GUSN: 329022

Call Number: Coll. QE22.E53 T76 1991

Building museums :a handbook for small and midsize organizations /Robert Herskovitz, Timothy Glines, and David Grabitske.

vii, 179 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Date: Ã2012.

Creators: Herskovitz, Robert. Glines, Timothy. Grabitske, David.

GUSN: 329023

Call Number: Coll. NA6690.H47 2012

National needs assessment of small, emerging, minority, and rural museums in the United States /by Rebecca W. Danvers.

1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 28 cm

Date: 1992.

Creators: Danvers, Rebecca W. Institute of Museum Services.

GUSN: 329024

Call Number: Coll. AM11.D36 1992

Exhibiting public value :government funding for museums in the United States.

158 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 28 cm

Date: [2008]

Creators: Manjarrez, Carlos. Institute of Museum and Library Services (U.S.)

GUSN: 329025

Call Number: Coll. AM122.E97 2008

Mark Hampton :an American decorator /Duane Hampton.

255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm, "In the tradition of Albert Hadley and David Hicks, this is a comprehensive look at the career of the late Mark Hampton, one of the most famous and admired American interior designers of the twentieth century. A classic American success story, Hampt...

Date: 2010.

Creators: Hampton, Duane (Duane F.)

GUSN: 329030

Call Number: NK2004.3.H365 H36 2010 Coll.

Snakes, snails and history tails :building discovery rooms and learning labs at the Smithsonian Institution /Judith White.

69 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Date: 1991.

Creators: White, Judith. Smithsonian Institution.

GUSN: 329031

Call Number: Coll. AM7.S66s 1991

Repair & preservation maintenance for historic and older homes /Preservation Technology Project and Bureau for Historic Preservation.

62 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Date: 1982, 1988.

GUSN: 329032

Call Number: Coll. TH4817.G76 1982

Excellence and equity :education and the public dimension of museums /a report from the American Association of Museums ; [edited by Ellen Cochran].

27 pages ; 27 cm.

Date: 1992.

Creators: Hirzy, Ellen Cochran. American Association of Museums.

GUSN: 329099

Call Number: Coll. AM7.A55 1992

Considerations for the care of textiles and costumes :a handbook for the non-specialist /by Harold F. Mailand ; prepared for the Textile Conservation Seminar, Indianapolis Museum of Art, May 5 & 6, 1978.

24 pages ; 29 cm

Date: 1978.

Creators: Mailand, Harold F. Indianapolis Museum of Art. Textile Conservation Seminar (1978 : Indianapolis Museum of Art)

GUSN: 329100

Call Number: Coll. NK8804.5.M34

Gadsby's Tavern Museum interpretive master plan /by Suzanne Herlitz Derby and Carl R. Nold.

ii, 127 pages, [6] pages of plates : illustrations ; 28 cm

Date: Ã1985.

Creators: Derby, Suzanne Herlitz. Nold, Carl R.

GUSN: 329101

Call Number: Coll. F234.A3 D47 1985

Cultural heritage tourism toolkit /Vermont Arts Council in conjunction with the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing and the Lake Champlain Basin Program.

86 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 28 cm

Date: [2004]

Creators: Vermont Arts Council. Vermont. Department of Tourism and Marketing. Lake Champlain Basin Program.

GUSN: 329102

Call Number: Coll. G156.5.H47 C854 2004

The management of small history museums /Carl E. Guthe.

78 pages ; 23 cm

Date: [1964]

Creators: Guthe, Carl E. (Carl Eugen), 1893-1974. American Association for State and Local History.

GUSN: 329103

Call Number: Coll. AM111.G8 1964

The mate of the daylight :and Friends ashore /by Sarah Orne Jewett.

[8], 254 pages ; 16 cm

Date: 1884, Ã1883

Creators: Jewett, Sarah Orne, 1849-1909.

GUSN: 330546

A native of Winby :and other tales. /by Sarah Orne Jewett.

309 pages : frontispiece ; 17 cm

Date: [Ã1893]

Creators: Jewett, Sarah Orne, 1849-1909.

GUSN: 330547

Call Number: Stacks PZ3.J55 N PS2132

Yorkshire pots and potteries /Heather Lawrence.

294 pages : illustrations, genealogical table, maps ; 23 cm

Date: 1974.

Creators: Lawrence, Heather.

GUSN: 331912

Call Number: Coll. TP803.G7 L38

Hidden treasures :searching for masterpieces of American furniture /Leigh Keno and Leslie Keno with Joan Barzilay Freund.

304 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm, Antique experts Leigh and Leslie Keno describe more than a dozen of their most fascinating treasure hunts and extraordinary discoveries.

Date: Ã2000.

Creators: Keno, Leigh. Keno, Leslie. Freund, Joan Barzilay.

GUSN: 331913

Call Number: Coll. NK1133.26.K46 A2 2000

Marimekko :fabrics fashion architecture /Marianne Aav, editor.

336 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm, "Founded in 1951 by visionary textile designer Armi Ratia and her husband, Viljo, the Marimekko Corporation in Finland not only sparked a revolution in pattern making but also pioneered a new definition of fashion that embraced the entire home environm...

Creators: Aav, Marianne, editor. Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture.

GUSN: 331914

Call Number: Coll. TS1475.M37 2012

Coffee, tea and chocolate wares in the collection of the Seattle Art Museum /Julie Emerson.

37, [1] pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Date: Ã1991.

Creators: Emerson, Julie. Seattle Art Museum.

GUSN: 331915

Call Number: Coll. NK4695.C6 E64 1991

Josiah Wedgwood :a biography /Anthony Burton.

239 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm, The Potteries: the name invokes images of a landscape of brick terraces, rows of back-to-backs from the midst of which the kilns poke up towards a smoke-streaked sky. Here are the Five Towns of Arnold Bennett's novels: here is a world we could...

Date: 1976.

Creators: Burton, Anthony, 1934-

GUSN: 331916

Call Number: Coll. NK4210.W4 B87

The New York ceramics fair.

75 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Date: [2007]

Creators: National Academy of Design (U.S.) Caskey-Lees (Firm)

GUSN: 331923

Call Number: Coll. NK3712.N5.N53 2007

Selected letters of Josiah Wedgwood,edited by Ann Finer and George Savage.

x, 375 pages illustrations, facsimiles, color portraits 25 cm

Date: [1965]

Creators: Wedgwood, Josiah, 1730-1795. Finer, Ann, editor. Savage, George, 1909-1982, editor.

GUSN: 331924

Call Number: Coll. NK4335.W4

Wedgwood ABC but not middle E,by Harry M. Buten.

xv, 112 pages illustrations 27 cm

Date: [1964]

Creators: Buten, Harry M.

GUSN: 331928

Call Number: Coll. NK4335.B72 1964

The illustrated guide to Mason's Patent Ironstone china:the related ware - 'stone china', 'new stone', 'granite china' - and their manufacturers[by] Geoffrey A. Godden.

xiv, 175 pages, 88 plates illustrations (some color) 26 cm.

Date: 1971.

Creators: Godden, Geoffrey A.

GUSN: 331929

Call Number: Coll. NK4210. M3

A mighty storm :stories of resilience after Irene /Yvonne Daley.

139 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm

Date: Ã2011.

Creators: Daley, Yvonne.

GUSN: 332411

Call Number: Stacks HV636 2011.V5

Historic Portsmouth :early photographs from the collections of Strawbery Banke /original text by James L. Garvin ; revised by Susan Grigg.

1 online resource (pages cm.)

Date: 1995.

Creators: Garvin, James L. Grigg, Susan. Strawbery Banke, Inc.

GUSN: 332412

Call Number: Stacks F44.P8 G37 1995

Massachusetts masterpieces :the decoy as art /by Gwladys Hopkins ; foreword by Robert Shaw ; introductory notes by Gary Clayton, President, Mass Audubon [and] Amy T. Montague, Director, Museum of American Bird Art.

127 pages : illustrations, photographs, maps, portraits ; 25 x 32 cm., A study of the art of wooden duck decoys and the lives of their Massachusetts carvers.

Creators: Hopkins, Gwladys, author. Shaw, Robert, 1951- author of introduction, etc. Clayton, Gary, author of introduction, etc. Montague, Amy T., author of introduction, etc.

GUSN: 332464

Call Number: Stacks TT199.75

Historic New England :a tour of the region's top 100 national landmarks /by Patricia Harris and David Lyon.

xi, 241 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm, "The six New England states have nearly 400 national landmarks, including historic houses, tall ships, and quirky sites like carousels and the oldest weather station in the country. Perfect for the armchair traveler or history buff."--Provided by publishe...

Creators: Harris, Patricia, 1949- author. Lyon, David, 1949- author.

GUSN: 332465

Call Number: Stacks F5.H376 2018

Andiron

Cannon ball finials; square plinths; square columnar post; square base with step rest; slat S-scroll feet; elongated billet bars.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 5917

Accession Number: 1971.1019B

Cooking Pot

Deep circular bulbous bowl shape with ring foot and bail handle; iron ring attached at one side of pot for storage hanging.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 5918

Accession Number: 1971.1020

Cooking Pot

Cast body; deep circular bulbous pot with molded "ears" for bail handle.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: bell metal, brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 5919

Accession Number: 1971.1021

Cooking Pot

Deep round bell metal or brass alloy pot with molded "ears" for bail handle; wrought iron bail.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: bell metal, brass (alloy), iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 5920

Accession Number: 1971.1022

Branding Iron

Heavy branding irons have wrought iron stem curved at top to form "eye"; base is an isoceles trapezoid.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 5921

Accession Number: 1971.1023A

Branding Iron

Heavy branding irons have wrought iron stem curved at top to form "eye"; base is an isoceles trapezoid.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 5922

Accession Number: 1971.1023B

Pot Hook

Small offset elongated C-shaped hook for fireplace use; probably a pot hook.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 5923

Accession Number: 1971.1024

Pot Hook

Long flat fireplace S-shaped hook.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 5924

Accession Number: 1971.1025

Trammel with Hook

Seven hole adjustment bar with "S" hook end; attached to trammel with an "S" hook end also.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 5925

Accession Number: 1971.1026

Crane

Tapered arm with hook at end; diagonal support at 90 degrees where crane projects from fireplace via a bar support.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 5926

Accession Number: 1971.1027

Tray

Circular tin tray, painted black, has pierced gallery border with scalloped edge; gilded swag inside cavetto; central floral motif, enameled yellow rose has been repainted.

Date: ca. 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 5927

Accession Number: 1971.1028

Roasting Fork

Two-prong fork has long circular stem; flat lozenge shaped handle and small "eye" at end.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 5928

Accession Number: 1971.1029

Mortar and Pestle

Turned maple mortar has stepped foot, short concave stem and barrel-shaped bowl with two sets of ring turnings; large rounded lip. Pestle has knop handle; slightly swelled stem with three incised lines at center; conical body with rounded base; string tied around knop handle.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), treenware

GUSN: 5929

Accession Number: 1971.1030AB

Hook

S-shaped; one end flattened with hole cut out, four holes cut in main body for adjustment over flame.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 5930

Accession Number: 1971.1031

Hook

"S" shaped with one wide flattened end.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 5931

Accession Number: 1971.1032

Pot Hook

Triangular "eye" end which slides over crane arm; opposite flattened hook end.

Date: 1800-1849

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 5932

Accession Number: 1971.1033

Pot Hook

Off-set elongated "S" shaped hook with spiral twisted mid-section.

Date: 1800-1849

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 5933

Accession Number: 1971.1034

Pot Hook

"S" shaped hook with squared corners.

Date: 1800-1849

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 5934

Accession Number: 1971.1035

Hook

Chain type of "C" hook with round eye.

Date: 1800-1849

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 5935

Accession Number: 1971.1036

Fireplace Crane

Thin squared rod attached to left of fireplace wall by two rings driven into brick; long arm perpendicular to rod, tapers toward upturned end; the crane has a short hook (10.5 cm long) with upturned spearhead end permanently attached by a circular eye (probably not original to the crane).

Date: 1800-1849

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 5936

Accession Number: 1971.1037

Oil Lamp

Domed shoulders sit on a tapered, flared body indented at the waist and then flaring into a bulb and joining the square base; two-part molded colorless body.

Date: 1850-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 5937

Accession Number: 1971.1038

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