Historic New England

Sheet

Rectangular, white linen sheet, seamed, hemmed top and bottom, selvage sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: cross-stitching, stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 8154

Accession Number: 1969.570E

Sheet

Rectangular, fine white cotton sheet, with two bands of three tucks and applied scalloped band of floral needle lace and embroidery in white.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, machine sewing (technique), needle lace, piecing

GUSN: 8155

Accession Number: 1969.570F

Sheet

Rectangular, off-white linen sheet, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: Wing, Grandmother (Maker)

Material: cross-stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 8156

Accession Number: 1966.190

Sheet

Rectangular, brown linen sheet, seamed, hemmed on top and bottom with selvage sides. Embroidered "DG".

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: Aldrich, Diana Gaskill (Maker)

Material: cross-stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 8157

Accession Number: 1965.114

Sheet

Rectangular, off-white linen sheet, seamed, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides. Embroidered "DG".

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: Aldrich, Diana Gaskill (Maker)

Material: cross-stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 8158

Accession Number: 1965.115

Sheet

Roughly square, fine white linen sheet, hemmed top and bottom.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving, machine-made, piecing

GUSN: 8159

Accession Number: 1962.90

Sheet

Rectangular, off-white linen sheet, seamed, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: cross-stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 8160

Accession Number: 1960.89I

Sheet

Rectangular, off-white, stretched, linen sheet, seamed, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Maker: Carpenter, Lettice (Maker)

Material: cross-stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 8161

Accession Number: 1960.89J

Sheet

Rectangular, off-white, stretched, linen sheet, seamed, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Maker: Possibly Carpenter, Lettice (Maker)

Material: cross-stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 8162

Accession Number: 1960.89L

Sheet

Rectangular, off-white, linen sheet, seamed, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Maker: Carpenter, Lettice (Maker)

Material: cross-stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 8163

Accession Number: 1960.89N

Sheet

Rectangular, off-white, seamed, plain weave linen sheet, narrow hem at top and bottom with selvage sides.

Maker: Probably Carpenter, Lettice (Maker)

Material: cross-stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 8164

Accession Number: 1960.89P

Sheet

Rectangular, white linen sheet, seamed, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Date: ca. 1780

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 8165

Accession Number: 1960.88

Sheet

Rectangular, off-white linen sheet, seamed, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Date: 1810-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: cross-stitching, hand sewing, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 8166

Accession Number: 1959.461E

Sheet

Rectangular, off-white linen sheet, seamed, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Date: 1795-1805

Maker: unknown

Material: cross-stitching, hand sewing, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 8167

Accession Number: 1959.461G

Sheet

Rectangular, off-white linen sheet, seamed, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: hand sewing, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 8168

Accession Number: 1959.461H

Sheet

Rectangular, off-white linen sheet, seamed, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: fustian, hand sewing, hand weaving, linen (material)

GUSN: 8169

Accession Number: 1959.461I

Sheet

Rectangular, off-white linen sheet, seamed, hemmed top and bottom with selvage edges.

Maker: unknown

Material: hand sewing, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 8170

Accession Number: 1959.461N

Sheet

Rectangular, brown linen sheet, seamed, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: hand sewing, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 8171

Accession Number: 1959.461O

Sheet

Rectangular, off-white linen sheet, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Date: 1825

Maker: unknown

Material: cross-stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 8172

Accession Number: 1949.14B

Sheet

Rectangular, off-white linen sheet, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Date: 1825

Maker: unknown

Material: cross-stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 8173

Accession Number: 1949.14C

Sheet

Rectangular, off-white linen sheet, seamed, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: cross-stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 8174

Accession Number: 1941.756A

Sheet

Rectangular, off-white linen sheet, seamed, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: cross-stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 8175

Accession Number: 1941.756B

Sheet

Rectangular, fine white cotton sheet, seamed, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Date: ca. 1851

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), piecing

GUSN: 8176

Accession Number: 1937.829

Sheet

Rectangular, fine white linen sheets, seamed, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: hand sewing, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 8177

Accession Number: 1936.936

Sheet

Rectangular, fine white linen sheet, seamed, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: hand sewing, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 8178

Accession Number: 1936.935

Sheet

Rectangular, fine white linen sheet, seamed and hemmed on all edges.

Maker: unknown

Material: hand sewing, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 8179

Accession Number: 1936.547

Sheet

Rectangular, fine white linen sheet, seamed, hemmed edges.

Maker: unknown

Material: hand sewing, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 8180

Accession Number: 1936.546

Sheet

Rectangular, fine white linen sheet, seamed, hemmed on all edges.

Maker: unknown

Material: hand sewing, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 8181

Accession Number: 1936.545

Sheet

Rectangular, fine white linen sheet, seamed, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: hand sewing, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 8182

Accession Number: 1936.87

Wooden, white faced clock over reverse painting on glass; three brass urn shaped finials, side columns, hinged glass door, scrolling top and button, clock trimmed in gold and red with floral design in middle; painting is a country scene with a white house at right.

Date: 1825-1829

Maker: Neal, Elisha (Maker) Terry, Samuel (Clockmaker) Terry, Eli (Inventor)

GUSN: 10542

Accession Number: 1995.400

Miniature

No description

Date: ca. 1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10543

Accession Number: 1995.401

Silhouette

Framed silhouette of Sally Pierce of Portland, ME. Silhouette is cut from green paper or fabric. The silhouette is enhanced by ink drawing surrounding it. Paper backing. Frame is made of wood. The part surrounding the picture is painted black. The rest of the frame is not painted. Brown ribbon edged...

Date: Late 18th to Early 19th C

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), wood (plant material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 10544

Accession Number: 1995.402

Lamp

Brass and marble lamp with crystal drops. Etched glass top with pattern of flowers and grapes.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material), marble (rock)

GUSN: 10545

Accession Number: 1995.403.1

Lamp

Brass and marble lamp with crystal drops. Etched glass top with pattern of flowers and grapes.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material), marble (rock)

GUSN: 10546

Accession Number: 1995.403.2

Lamp

Brass and marble lamp with crystal drops. Etched glass top with pattern of flowers and grapes.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material), marble (rock)

GUSN: 10547

Accession Number: 1995.403.3

Watercolor Portrait of John Crane Bridge

Watercolor of John Crane Bridge. He stands on the green near the waterfront with the skyline of Boston in the distance. A black dog is iwth him. He wears a blacktop hat, a white shirt, white trousers and blue waistcoat with brass buttons. Shoes are black heeled leather. He holds a walking stick and ...

Date: ca. 1808

Maker: unknown

Material: watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 10548

Accession Number: 1995.404

Dinner plate

Pearlware dinner plate with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. Inner rim is hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 10549

Accession Number: 1962.27.1

Theorem

Theorem painting of roses, rosebuds and leaves. Watercolor paint on cream colored velvet. Dark wood frame.

Date: ca. 1815

Maker: Bridge, Abigail Gray (Artist) Gramstorff Bros. Inc. (Framer)

Material: velvet (fabric weave), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 10550

Accession Number: 1995.405

Theorem

Theorem painting of a stag. Watercolor paint on cream velvet ground. Dark wood frame.

Date: ca. 1815

Maker: Bridge, Abigail Gray (Artist) Gramstorff Bros. Inc. (Framer)

Material: velvet (fabric weave), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 10551

Accession Number: 1995.406

Print

"The Art of Making Money Plenty in Every Man's Pockets" by Doctor Ben Franklin gives advice is words and pictographs. An image of Ben Franklin wearing a fur hat is above advice.

Date: 1817

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10552

Accession Number: 1995.407

Tea Table

Oval tilt-top tea table.

Date: 1790 -1805

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 10553

Accession Number: 1995.408

Armchair

One of a pair of Empire "Duncan Phyfe" armchairs. Seats are needlepointed in burgundy with roses.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10554

Accession Number: 1995.409.1

Armchair

One of a pair of Empire "Duncan Phyfe" armchairs. Seats are needlepointed in burgundy with roses.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10555

Accession Number: 1995.409.2

Caster

Pearlware caster with thimble-shaped, perforated top. Body is decorated with blue, transfer-print "Willow" pattern. The top has a transfer-print pattern of white circles on varied blue background. Cork stopper. Blue vase-shaped spongey pattern around base and top (where holes are); blue willow pa...

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), transfer printing, pearlware

GUSN: 10556

Accession Number: 1938.186

Dinner plate

Earthenware plate with scalloped rim and green transfer-print scene with red border. The transfer-print pattern, "Washington", depicts a statue of a seated man in Roman military dress in front of trees, fence and urn. In the scene's mid-ground, three men stand beside a river with domed and other bu...

Date: 1818-1846

Maker: Enoch Wood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 10557

Accession Number: 1943.230

Soup plate

Pearlware soup plate with green painted scalloped and feathered edge.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), earthenware, hand-painted, molding (forming), pearlware

GUSN: 10558

Accession Number: 1918.1598

Mustard pot

Small, pearlware mustard pot with pulled handle. Pear-shaped body with incised line around mid-section. Incised line is hand-painted green. Missing lid.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), pearlware, hand-painted, incising

GUSN: 10559

Accession Number: 1929.1660