Historic New England

Bedspread

White-on-white candlewick bedspread; cut corners for posts. Central urn of flowers surrounded by curvy wave-like border. Next border: vine with grapes and leaves. Outer border: swags and bows. Fringe on three sides of knotted diamonds basted onto netted fabric. Unlined.

Date: 1805-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: candlewicking (embroidering), cotton (textile), fringe, knotting, net (textile), tufting

GUSN: 8113

Accession Number: 1949.1030

Rug

Rectangular, with alternating polychrome vertical striped and horizontal striped squares forming brick-like background. Irregular-shaped polychrome reserves dot surface. Bound in dark-colored wool.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8114

Accession Number: 1949.1062

Wool sheet fragment

Rectangular strip of off-white, plain weave wool.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: Worden, Laura (Maker)

Material: hand weaving, tabby (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 8115

Accession Number: 1983.136

Wool Sheet

White, plain weave, seamed, wool sheet with selvages and hemmed ends.

Date: 1790-1830

Maker: Cobb, Hannah Francis, 1767-1846 (Maker)

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

GUSN: 8116

Accession Number: 1972.146

Satinet sheet

Rectangular, off-white sheet, plain weave, seamed ends and selvage sides.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, piecing, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 8117

Accession Number: 1959.1244

Blanket

White, plain weave, heavily napt wool with 6- 1/4" wide candy striped bands at each end; repeating blue, white, red, orange, white, red. Side edges selvage; top and bottom edges bound.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: weaving, piecing, tabby (textile), silk (textile), synthetic, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8118

Accession Number: 1986.833.2

Blanket

Square fragment of cream-colored plain and twill weave wool with woven black windowpane check.

Date: 1817-1875

Maker: Hodgdon, Hannah (Austin) (Maker)

Material: tabby (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 8119

Accession Number: 1964.363

Carriage Blanket

Rectangular, white cotton spread with raised stripes of a complex pattern weave; selvage edges with knotted ends.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: machine-made, fringe, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 8120

Accession Number: 1946.374

Blanket

Nearly square, off-white, fine weight, plain weave wool with scalloped edges. Bound in cream-colored silk with same embroidered floral sprays in two opposite corners.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 8121

Accession Number: 1946.323

Point Blanket Fragment

Rectangular, cream-colored plain weave wool blanket with narrow light blue stripe across end. Three light blue "points" along one edge; selvage sides, frayed end with cut edge.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Possibly Jaquith, Elizabeth Needham, 1748-1820 (Maker)

Material: weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 8122

Accession Number: 1946.267C

Carriage Blanket

Heavy wool twill plaid of red and black with yellow and white; self-fringe on all sides.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: fringe, weaving, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8123

Accession Number: 1939.556

Crib Blanket

Nearly square, off-white, fine weight, plain weave wool with scalloped edges bound in red wool yarn.

Maker: unknown

Material: tabby (textile), wool (textile), yarn

GUSN: 8124

Accession Number: 1936.840

Crib Blanket

Rectangular, off-white, plain weave wool blanket; double thickness with edges bound in a royal blue yarn.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), yarn

GUSN: 8125

Accession Number: 1936.839

Point Blanket

White, plain weave wool with single bordered blue stripe at each end; single "point" 1-1/2 " stripe at one corner; all edges raw and unhemmed.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, piecing, tabby (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 8126

Accession Number: 1936.589

Clothespin

Wooden clothespin carved with hexagonal end.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8308

Accession Number: 1992.652.4

Clothespin

Wooden clothespin carved with hexagonal end.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8309

Accession Number: 1992.652.5

Clothespin

Wooden clothespin cut with square end.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8310

Accession Number: 1992.652.3

Clothespin

Unfinished wooden clothespin cut from round wood.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8311

Accession Number: 1992.653.1

Clothespin

Unfinished wooden clothespin cut from round wood.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8312

Accession Number: 1992.653.2

Clothespin

Unfinished wooden clothespin cut from round wood.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8313

Accession Number: 1992.653.3

Clothespin

Unfinished wooden clothespin cut from round wood.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8314

Accession Number: 1992.653.4

Clothespin

Wooden clothespin with turned top.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8315

Accession Number: 1992.654.1

Clothespin

Wooden clothespin with turned top.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8316

Accession Number: 1992.654.2

Clothespin

Wooden clothespin.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8317

Accession Number: 1992.655

Clothespin

Wooden clothespin.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8318

Accession Number: 1992.656

Clothespin

Large wooden clothespin.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8319

Accession Number: 1992.657

Clothespin

Rectangular clothespin with hole for hanging or stringing.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8320

Accession Number: 1992.658

Clothespin

Large wooden clothespin with shaped top and decorative incised lines.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8321

Accession Number: 1992.659

Clothespin

Wooden clothespin with two reinforcing tacks.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8322

Accession Number: 1992.660

Spoon

Roughly carved wood spoon.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8323

Accession Number: 1992.662

Bread knife

Large knife-shaped wooden utensil with hole for hanging.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8324

Accession Number: 1992.663

Clothespin

Slender, white bone clothespin with decorative line turned near top.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), carving (processes)

GUSN: 8325

Accession Number: 1992.661

Whistle

Horn whistle with wooden insert and cork ball.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8326

Accession Number: 1992.664

Decoy

Painted and carved wooden decoy representing male pintail; brown painted head, carved and painted feathers and wings of gray and white; white bottom. Incised lines for bill, wing tips and tail feather. Shoe bottom eyes, orange with black pupils. Sleeping pose.

Date: 1890 -1920

Maker: Possibly Heisner (Maker)

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

GUSN: 8327

Accession Number: 1992.668

Duck Decoy

Carved and painted wooden decoy of a goldeneye duck. Decoy has carved black wings, painted black head with white spot, yellow eyes, and a gray bill.

Date: 1880 -1910

Maker: Adams, Edward Hamlin, 1860-1950 (Carver)

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

GUSN: 8328

Accession Number: 1992.669

Decoy

One of pair, along with 1991.861, of carved and painted decoys representing a green-wing tern, female with brown speckles, green wing patches, neck tucked in and head turned to left in a listening pose. Carved wings, incised head, top and eyes. With green tips on wings and eyes painted deep yellow a...

Date: 1890 -1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8329

Accession Number: 1992.670

Thread display case/egg collection

Projecting stepped top with molded edge on nine-drawer case. Top seven drawers, rounded glass fronts and single metal pull; two lower drawers, wood fronts and double cast composition pulls. Molded base, raised panels at sides. Contains nearly 500 eggs of Long Island birds gathered in second half of ...

Date: 1880 -1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), oak (wood)

GUSN: 8330

Accession Number: 1992.671

Candlestand with Hog Scraper Candlesticks

Adjustable candlestick on four-footed base with top accommodating two hog scraper candlesticks.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), maple (wood), oak (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 8331

Accession Number: 1992.672A-C

Rug

Striped carpet in yellows, greens, browns with a touch of blue. Strips (32" wide) sewn together (blue warp thread) to make room-size.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), hand sewing, hand weaving, piercing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8332

Accession Number: 1992.673

Rug

Rectangular form patterned with oval floral spray enclosed by flowering vines at corners and chain "link" border. Worked in polychrome wool and cotton on a variegated beige ground, burlap foundation.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap, cotton (textile), hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8333

Accession Number: 1992.675

Hooked Rug

Narrow strip of rug in reds, greens, yellows, browns and black.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 8334

Accession Number: 1992.676

Combware Platter

Red earthenware, combed yellow and brown slip decoration. Notched edge. Oblong (almost rectangular) shape.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), molding (forming), redware, slip (clay), lead glaze

GUSN: 8335

Accession Number: 1992.776

Ingrain Carpet

Rectangular strip of maroon wool carpeting with selvage sides and raw ends.

Date: 1835-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8336

Accession Number: 1993.868

Side Chair

Side chair. Maple, ash, rush seat. Grain-painted to imitate walnut. Curved crest rails with peaked ears and scooped center over vase-shaped splat. Molded lower rail. Rush seat with exposed corner seat rail. Block-and-baluster turned front legs joined by baluster- and ring-turned front stretche...

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), ash (wood), carving (processes), graining, painting (coating), rush (material), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 8337

Accession Number: 1991.537.2

Side Chair

Side chair. Maple, ash, rush seat. Grain-painted to imitate walnut. Curved crest rails with peaked ears and scooped center over vase-shaped splat. Molded lower rail. Rush seat with exposed corner seat rail. Block-and-baluster turned front legs joined by baluster- and ring-turned front stretche...

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), carving (processes), graining, maple (wood), painting (coating), rush (material), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 8338

Accession Number: 1991.537.3

Side Chair

Side chair. Maple, ash, rush seat. Grain-painted to imitate walnut. Curved crest rails with peaked ears and scooped center over vase-shaped splat. Molded lower rail. Rush seat with exposed corner seat rail. Block-and-baluster turned front legs joined by baluster- and ring-turned front stretche...

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), carving (processes), graining, maple (wood), painting (coating), rush (material), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 8339

Accession Number: 1991.537.4

Side Chair

Side chair. Maple, ash, rush seat. Grain-painted to imitate walnut. Curved crest rails with peaked ears and scooped center over vase-shaped splat. Molded lower rail. Rush seat with exposed corner seat rail. Block-and-baluster turned front legs joined by baluster- and ring-turned front stretche...

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), carving (processes), graining, maple (wood), painting (coating), rush (material), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 8340

Accession Number: 1991.537.5

Side Chair

Side chair. Maple, ash, rush seat. Grain-painted to imitate walnut. Curved crest rails with peaked ears and scooped center over vase-shaped splat. Molded lower rail. Rush seat with exposed corner seat rail. Block-and-baluster turned front legs joined by baluster- and ring-turned front stretche...

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), carving (processes), graining, maple (wood), painting (coating), rush (material), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 8341

Accession Number: 1991.537.6

Breakfast table

Pembroke table with rectangular top, two hinged rectangular leaves, single drawer at one end with beaded edge and stamped brass plate with cast handle. Tapering square legs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood)

GUSN: 8342

Accession Number: 1991.539

Stool

Rough-hewn bench (stool) fashioned from half log with three legs. Unpainted.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), birch (wood), hewing, roughness

GUSN: 8343

Accession Number: 1991.540

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