Historic New England

Knife Box

Red and blue wooden grain-painted knife box with turned handle and slanted sides; nail-construction with square-headed nails.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), graining

GUSN: 2548

Accession Number: 1991.676

Butter Stamp

Crudely carved wooden stamp with chip carving overall; round stamp with initials and images.

Date: 1775-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2549

Accession Number: 1991.677

Punch Ladle

Carved from horn with long, swelled handle with a whistle on the end and finger grip; elegant circular pouring cup carved on back with Queen Anne/early Georgian style shell motif.

Date: 1705-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), lip-vibrated aerophones with conical bore: with valves, horn (animal material), shell (animal material)

GUSN: 2550

Accession Number: 1991.678

Miniature Knife Box

Nail construction (flat-headed nails), shaped cut-out handle, bottom with lip, light-weight wood, unpainted.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Tower, William S. (Maker)

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 2551

Accession Number: 1991.679

Demitasse Spoon

Pewter spoon; spurs below oval bowl; fiddle handle.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), pewter (tin alloy), tin alloy

GUSN: 2552

Accession Number: 1991.680.1

Cutting Board

Maple, rectangular, with hole for hanging.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 2553

Accession Number: 1991.681

Seaport village of Paramaribo, Surinam, seen from marshy area at shore, with buildings and houses at right and numerous small craft at anchor in the harbor, two flying red, white and blue flag (Dutch?); house on fire at right.

Date: 1821

Maker: Donner, W. (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product), pencils (drawing and writing equipment), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 2554

Accession Number: 1991.682.1A

Codfish Weathervane

Codfish weathervane carved from a flat piece of pine. Open mouth, notched tail, and top fins are carved out. Eyes and gills painted. Surface mottled on both sides in different conbinations of red, yellow and green paint. Evidence of hand whittling on edges.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2555

Accession Number: 1991.683

Frigate in Boston Harbor

Frigate in full sail with rowboat in tow, in Boston Harbor, with American flag hung at rear; Fort Independence in left background. Original frame, grain-painted.

Date: 1806

Maker: Crehore, S. (Maker)

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

GUSN: 2556

Accession Number: 1991.684

Tape Loom

Carved oak tape loom.

Date: 1727

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), oak (wood)

GUSN: 2557

Accession Number: 1991.685

Portrait of Reverend Eli Forbes (1726-1804)

Half-length figure standing in pulpit with right hand upraised, left hand resting on pulpit; sermon lying on open Bible; green cushion; window and green curtain at right.

Date: 1785-1787

Maker: Gullagher, Christian, 1759-1826 (Maker)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 2558

Accession Number: 1991.686

Candle Box

Deep rectangular box with centered rigid carrying handle flanked by two compartments, each with a sliding cover, painted red. (Contains 146 GROSS hand-dipped candles).

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2559

Accession Number: 1991.687

Harvest Jug

Large Devonshire harvest jug of bulbous form with short neck and pinched spout, with ridged and coiled strap handle; thrown from red earthenware with allover brown and yellow slip sgraffito decoration showing a crowned lion holding a British flag between two flowering trees on one side, and large ...

Date: 1801

Maker: unknown

Material: redware, glazing (coating), lead glaze, sgraffito (technique), slip (clay), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 2560

Accession Number: 1991.688

Slip Decorated Charger

Deep redware dish with notched edge, its face covered with dark orange glaze and inscribed with verse; unglazed on back.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: redware, slip (clay), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 2561

Accession Number: 1991.689

Combware Charger

Large English slipware dish, round and deep with notched edge. Off buff-brown clay; its face covered with brown and yellow combed slip decoration of fine herringbone pattern between stripes of combing.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: redware, combing (yarn-making), glazing (coating), molding (forming), slip (clay)

GUSN: 2562

Accession Number: 1991.690

Jar with cover

Small and of semi-globular shape with short outflaring collar and fitted lid. Round, pointed finial and incised band around edge oflid. On slightly raised unglazed foot. Covered overall with dark orange (with a touch of green) glaze. Dark brown/black glaze on lid and shoulder.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), incising, redware, throwing (pottery technique), lead glaze

GUSN: 2563

Accession Number: 1991.706AB

Vase with Built-in Frog

Large, thickly potted, of rectangular shape on raised foot. Deep dish with twelve holes to center. Characteristic mottled amber-brown on yellowish-cream ground.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), molding (forming), lead glaze

GUSN: 2564

Accession Number: 1991.726

Bonnet

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 2565

Accession Number: 1991.73

Powder Horn

Powder horn with attached string. Piece of horn (light shading to dark) fitted with handcarved wooden spout. Large end has wooden plug fastened by tiny nails. "New" string tied to spout end and knotted through carved string holder on large end.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes), horn (animal material)

GUSN: 2566

Accession Number: 1991.747

Wall Cupboard

Red-painted miniature/toy cupboard of tall rectangular form; simple, Shaker-like style. Flat top above two shelves and deeper bottom component, which houses two shelves, areas with side panels and no doors (one component). Assembled with nails.

Date: 1850-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2567

Accession Number: 1991.748

Tavern Sign

Large tavern sign; two wrought iron poles. Frame carved at top with cut-out crests; decorated in yellow; floral sprays. Black band at base. Central image of eagle in chartreuse with spears and olive branch in claws; federal shield around neck striped pink and gray. Banner behind head. Both sides bea...

Date: 1824-1826

Maker: Possibly Brown (Painter)

Material: carving (processes), iron (metal), painting (coating), pine (wood), wrought

GUSN: 2568

Accession Number: 1991.758

Trade Sign

Long, narrow octagonal board with brown painted background (sanded) with a gold stripe and lettering, surrounded by a molded enframement.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: Adams, C. Henry (Maker)

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

GUSN: 2569

Accession Number: 1991.760

Codfish

Carved and painted wooden codfish cut from a flat board with some pieces added, and painted in shades of brown and spotted, with lower parts white. The fin is elaborately painted with firm black hair-like extensions (which cod actually possess).

Date: 1920-1927

Maker: Frost, John Orne Johnson, 1852-1928 (Maker)

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

GUSN: 2570

Accession Number: 1991.761

Nesting Basket

One of five nesting baskets with eliptical shape and loop handle.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 2571

Accession Number: 1991.762.1

Snowshoes

Early hand-made snowshoes.

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), handmade, leather

GUSN: 2572

Accession Number: 1991.763AB

Walking Cane

Wooden cane with metal tip; wood grain painted.

Date: 1830-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, handmade, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2574

Accession Number: 1991.765

Overmantel-Rabbit and Landscape

Rectangular overmantel painting, landscape with crouching rabbit in profile surrounded by trees and bushes, painted on two joined boards.

Date: 1877

Maker: Franklin, D. B. (Maker)

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

GUSN: 2575

Accession Number: 1991.766

Wall Basket

Splint woven wall basket with wooden handle.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 2576

Accession Number: 1991.767

Gathering Basket

Deep round splint woven basket with wooden handle.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 2577

Accession Number: 1991.768

Spice Box

Round tin spice box, painted black, with decorative band in gold and red; hinged cover with decoratively fashioned rectangular fastener hung on enclosed wire; inside painted copper color; one handle holder (other missing). [contains seven small covered cans 1991.770.2-.8].

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 2578

Accession Number: 1991.770.1

Decoy Pattern

Flat wooden pattern for duck decoys.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: handmade, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2579

Accession Number: 1991.771.1

Snipe Stick-up Decoy

Sawn and painted wooden decoy representing a snipe; gray wings, brown grained body, gray eye.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2580

Accession Number: 1991.773

Asa S. Richardson's farm, King Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 4019-A

The image depicts Asa S. Richardson's farm located on King Street in Groveland, Massachusetts. Several buildings, including a barn with a small cupola and a main farmhouse, are surrounded by bare trees on a snowy landscape.

Date: 1901

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

GUSN: 394485

Ref. Code: PC052.01.050.4019-A

Ezra Hardy's house, King Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 4023-A

The image depicts a two-story wooden house with a gabled roof, identified as Ezra Hardy's house, located on King Street in Groveland, Massachusetts. The house features several windows and a small porch at the front. Surrounding the house are trees and shrubs.

Date: 1899

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

GUSN: 394486

Ref. Code: PC052.01.010.160.4023-A

Ezra Hardy's house, King Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 4024-A

The image shows a two-story wooden house with shuttered windows, identified as Ezra Hardy's house on King Street in Groveland, Massachusetts. In front of the house stands a horse harnessed to a carriage. A large tree is in the yard beside the house and another wooden structure is visible in the back...

Date: 1899

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

GUSN: 394487

Ref. Code: PC052.01.010.160.4024-A

Mrs. P. Braman Hardy's house, King Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 4025-A

The image depicts a house identified as Mrs. P. Braman Hardy's residence on King Street in Groveland, Massachusetts. The house is a two-story building with a gabled roof, partially obscured by trees. A white picket fence surrounds the property, and a windmill can be seen in the background.

Date: 1899-08-16

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

GUSN: 394488

Ref. Code: PC052.01.010.160.4025-A

Elizabeth Ann and Harriet Hardy's house, King Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 4026-A

The image shows a two-story house with a gabled roof, situated on King Street in Groveland, Massachusetts. The house features multiple windows with shutters and is flanked by trees in the front yard. A white fence with stone pillars surrounds the property and a driveway leads to a detached carriage ...

Date: 1899-08-16

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

GUSN: 394489

Ref. Code: PC052.01.010.160.4026-A

P. H. Martin's old house, King Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 4027-A

The image shows a rustic, one-and-a-half-story wooden house with a pitched roof and multiple chimneys, located in a grassy area. There is a tree beside the house, and a wooden structureâpossibly a well or similar featureâis visible in the foreground on the left side.

Date: 1899-08-18

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

GUSN: 394490

Ref. Code: PC052.01.010.160.4027-A

P. H. Martin's house, Ethel Crombie in carriage, King Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 4028-A

The image shows P. H. Martin's house located on King Street in Groveland, Massachusetts. In front of the house, a woman identified as Ethel Crombie is seen seated in a carriage pulled by a horse. The house is a two-story structure with distinctive architectural features such as columns and shutters....

Date: 1899-08-18

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

GUSN: 394491

Ref. Code: PC052.01.010.160.4028-A

Moses Hardy's site, looking northwest, Clarence Hardy's Windmill on the left, King Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 4029-A

The image shows a grassy field looking northwest in Groveland, Massachusetts. On the left side, Clarence Hardy's windmill is visible next to a building. The scene also includes a few scattered trees and hills in the background.

Date: 1899-10-20

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

GUSN: 394492

Ref. Code: PC052.01.100.4029-A

Old Joshua Hardy's cellar and well in the field next to Tyler Hardy's house, Groveland, Massachusetts, 4030-A

The image shows a field in Groveland, Massachusetts, where Old Joshua Hardy's cellar and well are located. A wooden structure, possibly part of the well, extends from the ground. There is overgrown vegetation around the area and a tree is visible in the background.

Date: 1899

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

GUSN: 394493

Ref. Code: PC052.01.100.4030-A

Tyler Hardy's house, owned by W. B. Ladd and the heirs of Calvin Hardy, King Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 4031-A

The image depicts a two-story, wooden house located on King Street, Groveland, Massachusetts. It is associated with Tyler Hardy, W. B. Ladd, and the heirs of Calvin Hardy. The house features several windows and a prominent chimney, with additional smaller structures visible in the background.

Date: 1899-08-16

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

GUSN: 394494

Ref. Code: PC052.01.010.160.4031-A

Joshua Hardy, Jr.'s well at the rear of Tyler Hardy's house, King Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 4032-A

The image shows a landscape with an open field in the foreground and numerous trees scattered throughout. A well, surrounded by a wooden structure, is situated in the middle of the field. In the distance, a few buildings, including a house, are visible among the trees.

Date: 1899

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

GUSN: 394495

Ref. Code: PC052.01.100.4032-A

Old cellar on the west side of King Street, opposite the Tyler Hardy house, Groveland, Massachusetts, 4033-A

The image depicts an old cellar site on the west side of King Street in Groveland, Massachusetts. In the foreground, there is a grassy area leading to a low stone wall. Behind the wall, several trees can be seen, some without leaves.

Date: 1899

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

GUSN: 394496

Ref. Code: PC052.01.100.4033-A

The poplars on King Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 4034-A

The image depicts a row of poplar trees along King Street in Groveland, Massachusetts. The trees stand next to a stone wall, with some sparse branches visible in the background.

Date: 1902

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

GUSN: 394497

Ref. Code: PC052.01.100.4034-A

John Hotchins's gravestone, Bradford Cemetery, Groveland, Massachusetts, 4035-A

The image shows a gravestone in Bradford Cemetery, Groveland, Massachusetts, marked for John Hotchins. The stone is dated 1715 and is set in a grassy area with other gravestones visible in the background. The gravestone features decorative carvings around the edges.

Date: 1890-1909

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

GUSN: 394498

Ref. Code: PC052.01.060.4035-A

Site of Jonas Hardy's house, King Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 4036-A

The image depicts a grassy field with scattered bushes and wildflowers, situated on the site of Jonas Hardy's house on King Street in Groveland, Massachusetts. The landscape is open with a few taller plants in the background.

Date: 1899-08-18

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

GUSN: 394499

Ref. Code: PC052.01.100.4036-A

Ed Fegan's house, King Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 4037-A

The image depicts Ed Fegan's house located on King Street in Groveland, Massachusetts. The house is partially obscured by trees and shrubs, and a person is seen walking along a path in the foreground to the right, carrying a bucket.

Date: 1899-08-06

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

GUSN: 394500

Ref. Code: PC052.01.010.160.4037-A

Ellsworth Nichols's house, King Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 4038-A

The image shows Ellsworth Nichols's house located on King Street in Groveland, Massachusetts. It is a two-story wooden structure with multiple windows and a central chimney. There are two smaller outbuildings visible near the house, one to the left and another to the right. The foreground includes a...

Date: 1899

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

GUSN: 394501

Ref. Code: PC052.01.010.160.4038-A

Ellsworth Nichols's house, King Street, Groveland, Massachusetts, 4039-A

The image depicts Ellsworth Nichols's house located on King Street in Groveland, Massachusetts. It is a two-story wooden house with a symmetrical facade featuring multiple windows and a central door. There is a smaller structure attached on the left side, and a person is visible walking along a dirt...

Date: 1899-05-27

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

GUSN: 394502

Ref. Code: PC052.01.010.160.4039-A

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