Historic New England

Clock Face

Painted and gilt decorated tombstone clock dial with Arabic numerals. There is a gilt reserve with a rose sprig and rose sprig spandrels.

Date: 1800-1835

Maker: Whiting, Riley, d. 1835 (Maker)

Material: gesso, gilding, painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2694

Accession Number: 1991.919

Clock Face

Paint and gilt decorated tombstone clock dial with Arabic numerals. It has gilt stars and a gilt reserve center with a floral arch and rose vine spandrels.

Date: 1800-1835

Maker: Whiting, Riley, d. 1835 (Maker)

Material: gesso, gilding, painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2695

Accession Number: 1991.920

Sundial

Wooden sundial with a rounded base, painted brown with a hand-painted black dial.

Date: dated 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mortise-and-tenon joints, joining, painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2696

Accession Number: 1991.921

Of oblong rectangular format, depicting the mock funeral of Lord Timothy Dexter of Newburyport in 1799. A row of small trees run along the foreground and in the register above, a hearse and gig are led by their drivers. On the bank, in the background, a catalfalque is surrounded by five mourners. Tw...

Date: 1801

Maker: Fuller, James, Mr. (Maker)

Material: ink, laid paper, watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 2697

Accession Number: 1991.922

Landscape Drawing

Drawing of a cart pulled by a team of oxen crossing a bridge. A church, houses, and trees are in the background.

Date: 1815-1835

Maker: Attributed to Derby, Mary Jane (Maker)

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

GUSN: 2698

Accession Number: 1991.923

Writing Slate

A rectangular pine frame enclosing a conforming slate. The frame is printed with geometric shapes, architectural facades, perspectual images on one side, the alphabet and numbers, Roman numerals and a selecion of 32 four letter words on one side.

Maker: Wilde Bowler & Co. (Maker)

Material: slate (rock), pine (wood), printing (process)

GUSN: 2699

Accession Number: 1991.924

Writing Slate

A rectangular slate held in conforming wood frame of mortise and tenon construction.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: mortise-and-tenon joints, maple (wood), blackboard slate

GUSN: 2700

Accession Number: 1991.925

Writing Slate

A student's chalkboard in a case, both of rectangular shape. The case is of blueish-grey painted pine with extended top and bottom, hinged doors with a wire hook closure on either side. Inside the double-sided slate is a molded pine frame and leather chalkholder inside the door.

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), nailing, pine (wood), blackboard slate, wire

GUSN: 2701

Accession Number: 1991.926

Writing Slate

A student's writing slate in a wooden case, of rectangular molded panel form. It is painted black with a double hinged opening to two slates and a wire closure.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating), slate (rock), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2702

Accession Number: 1991.927

Aeolian Harp

Rectangular-shaped body of pine painted dark red. Three sets of sound holes in top and thirty-six small circular sound holes in one side of body. Four crudely carved wood tuning pegs at each end to attach strings.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2703

Accession Number: 1991.928

Tall Case Clock

Of simple country form with a rectangular hood with a glazed door opening to a painted wood dial with roman numerals, a lunette decorated with trees and grass and polychrome rainbow strips in spandrels. The case has a rectangular thumb molded door that has a single wood knob, and a raised molded edg...

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: Perkins, John, 1801-1832 (Maker)

Material: graining, pine (wood)

GUSN: 2704

Accession Number: 1991.929

Blanket Chest

Pine blanket chest, with a rectangular lid with molded edge and cleats on a case with a single long drawer with turned wood pulls. On raised, shaped "bootjack" ends and shaped front apron. Grain-painted in yellow and brown-red to simulate pine. Drawer edge painted to simulate inlay.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, dovetail joints, iron (metal), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2705

Accession Number: 1991.930

Stool

The shaped saddle seat is raised on four slightly splayed bamboo turned legs. they are formed by bamboo turned front stretchers, bulbous turned side stretchers and a bamboo turned medial stretcher. It is painted red.

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2706

Accession Number: 1991.931

Terrestrial Globe

Terrestrial globe ona mahogany tripod stand. The spinning globe has a green cast on the frame with astrological signs. It rests in a carved/turned mahogany pedestal with three scrolled and splayed feet, on casters.

Date: 1838

Maker: Loring, Josiah (Maker)

Material: iron (metal), mahogany (wood), paper (fiber product), printing (process), varnishing

GUSN: 2707

Accession Number: 1991.932

Set of Bookcases

Set of four stacked pine graduated bookcases, of open rectangular form and equal width. The top case (shortest) has molded cornice and is black printed on top. It is all yellow stained on the outside with red-painted interiors.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: nailing, painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2708

Accession Number: 1991.933A-D

Nightstand

A red-painted maple and pine Hepplewhite bedside table. It has an overhanging square top above a chamfered single drawer with a wood knob handle. It has a straight side and square tapering legs that are slightly splayed. It is small and low.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), nailing, painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2709

Accession Number: 1991.934

Pair of Camphene Lamps

Pair of Victorian pewter camphene lamps; cylindrical toward top; bulbous below; domed upper end with short neck where a threaded disk has two brass wick tubes, tapered and flaring, on short baluster shaft; dished, circular, stepped and molded base.

Date: 1848-1854

Maker: Capen & Molineaux (Maker)

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

GUSN: 2710

Accession Number: 1991.935.1-2

Tin Stage Orders Box

Red-painted tin box with a hinged door with a key and a slot at the top for orders and way bills. It is decorated with scrolls in yellow paint. The body of the box is made from a single sheet of tin, seamed at the right side, center; the seam is reinforced with two strips of tin tacked perpendicular...

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), oil paint (paint), tin (metal)

GUSN: 2711

Accession Number: 1991.936.1

Bust Carving

Carved head and shoulders of a man with a high, standing collar and brushed back hair (to the center of his forehead). His features are small, the eyes incised, and the mouth wide.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2712

Accession Number: 1991.937

Portrait of a Man

Of rectangular format, a portrait of a man, waist length, with black hair, blue eyes and a black coat. He sits in a red upholstered arm chair with his right arm on the table with a green cover. A round ink well and a document are in front of him and he holds a quill pen in his right hand. In the bac...

Date: dated 1834

Maker: Gassner, George, Mr., 1811-1861 (Maker)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 2713

Accession Number: 1991.938.1

Rug

Of rectangular form patterned with a shaped field of polychrome tones, within a border in the shape of a rustic frame of varrigated tans on a varrigated brown ground. Hooked on a burlap foundation and bound with cottontape.

Date: 1865-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2714

Accession Number: 1991.939

Warming Pot

A squat bulbous form with flaring rim and bail handle that is raised on three legs. The body is cast with two narrow horizontal bands.

Date: 1760-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 2464

Accession Number: 1991.489

Warming Pot with Lid

A round, squat form that tapers to the base and three short legs. It has a bail handle with a hanging ring and a fitted cover with a handle.

Date: 1780-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 2465

Accession Number: 1991.490AB

Warming Pot

A squat, round form with a slightly flaring rim. It tapers to the base and is raised on three short legs. It has a bail handle .

Date: 1780-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 2466

Accession Number: 1991.491

Table Rug

Of rectangular form with a green-beige border enclosed on a beige field with a spray of pink and peach colored roses with pale green, bottle green and olive leaves. The floral spray is a raised "Waldoboro" type. It is bound in brown cotton woven tape and lined with evenweave beige cotton.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2467

Accession Number: 1991.492

Document Box

A painted box with a moveable brass handle on the domed top. The box has worked sheet tin with rolled edges. The floral motif is painted in yellow, black and gray. It has an unpainted bottom and a locking hasp.

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), painting (coating), sheet metal, tin (metal)

GUSN: 2468

Accession Number: 1991.493

Camphene Lamp

A glass lamp for sperm-oil, although it is now electrified. It has a pressed heart pattern in the front and a heavy 6 sided base. It has a metal ring on the top. It is now electrified with a "modern" bulb, pleated paper and plastic shade.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 2469

Accession Number: 1991.494

Porringer

A pewter porringer with "flower" handle and narrow rim.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Possibly Lee, Richard (Maker)

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

GUSN: 2470

Accession Number: 1991.495

Tablecloth

Of rectangular form, a check-plaid pattern woven in blue/white/rose-pink threads. It has a handstitched hem.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 2471

Accession Number: 1991.496

Snuff Box

A small round tortise shell trinket box. Its top is mounted with a silver band and painted with a view of "Sir William Johnson's House of 1733" in a detailed polychrome painting.

Date: 1760-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: handmade, incising, oil paint (paint), printing (process), sterling silver, tortoise shell, silver (metal)

GUSN: 2472

Accession Number: 1991.497AB

Punch Ladle

A punch ladel with an oval silver cup and a long, narrow twisted baleen handle, with a silver tip to the handle.

Date: 1760-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: baleen, silver (metal)

GUSN: 2473

Accession Number: 1991.499

Charger

Bristol delftware charger, with scalloped edge and deep, curved well, displaying Bianco-Sopa-Bianco decoration and chinoiserie landscape to center in underglaze blue, [illeg.] purple and some overglaze yellow.

Date: 1750-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: delftware, earthenware, molding (forming), glazing (coating), tin glaze, oxidation, tin (metal)

GUSN: 2474

Accession Number: 1991.500

Punch Bowl

Large English delfware punch bowl with tapered sides, curved at the bottom on a straight foot. The outside is covered with a manganese powder souffle' decoration and six quatrefoil reserves with underglaze floral motifs. Inside, there is a floral motif in the center medallion and a diaper/reserve pa...

Date: 1735-1755

Maker: unknown

Material: delftware, earthenware, throwing (pottery technique), glazing (coating), tin glaze, underglazing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 2475

Accession Number: 1991.501

Game Board

Pine game board, of rounded square form, carved with geometric patterns of grooves and indentations (both sides carved). It holds a collection of colored clay marbles. The wood is unfinished.

Date: 1775-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2476

Accession Number: 1991.502

Box of Dominoes

A wooden box with a sliding cover with a thumbnail pull, enclosing 28 black and white wooden dominoes. The box is small and has dovetailed corners.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: dovetail joints, wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 2477

Accession Number: 1991.503

Coat of Arms

A coat-of-arms centering a gold shield with lion rampant on a checkerboard band, surmounted by a helmet and leafy mantling, and a bannerette with inscriptions below. The watercolor has worked in colors of red, gray, blue, black and white. Also, gold pigment and ink on paper. It has an original "Hoga...

Date: 1785-1795

Maker: Attributed to Searle, George, Mr. (Maker) Attributed to Cowan, Robert, Mr. (Maker)

Material: gesso, ink, painting (coating), paper (fiber product), pine (wood), sand, watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 2478

Accession Number: 1991.504

Whampoa with the Vessels of Different Nations Trading to Canton

Small rectangular format, with foreground landscape and numerous vessels flying British, Dutch and American flags in the middle distance before a mountain landscape with two temples in the distant background. It has the original bevel-shaped profile frame with gilded inner molding.

Date: dated 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 2479

Accession Number: 1991.505.1

The American Ship Victory

Large, almost square format with a broadside view of the ship Victory at Whampoa. There are junks and other vessels nearby, with hills in the background. In original black carved Chinese frame with gold liner.

Date: 1850

Maker: Namcheong (Maker)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 2480

Accession Number: 1991.506

Royal Coat of Arms

Coat-of-arms of Great Britian and Ireland. Royal arms of King George III carved in pine. The shield is enclosed in a garter with the motto of the Order of the Garter. Arms quartered: England impaling Scotland, France, Ireland; Brunswick impaling Lunenburg, a base point of Saxony, an escutcheon of Ha...

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: Chandler, Winthrop, 1747-1790 (Maker)

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

GUSN: 2481

Accession Number: 1991.507

Acorn Mantel Clock

No description

Date: 1847-1860

Maker: Possibly Forestville Manufacturing Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 2482

Accession Number: 1991.509

Portrait of Anthony Waterman

Of rectangular format, portrait of a man, half length and facing slightly to the right. He has light brown hair that hangs long at the sides and his bangs over his forehead and brown eyes. He wears a high collar with a bow stock. It is in its original carved gold frame.

Date: dated 1798

Maker: Von Lyman, J. F. C. (Maker)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 2483

Accession Number: 1991.508

Portrait of a Minister

Large, rectangular format picture of a clergyman, shown half-length, facing right, with tabs and a black coat. He is wearing a white fitted wig. He has a full, ruddy face with a double chin and blue eyes. He holds white fabric in his hands (perhaps sugggesting baptismal, or other professional duties...

Date: September 8, 1789

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, paper (fiber product), oil pastels, pine (wood)

GUSN: 2484

Accession Number: 1991.510.1

Carpet

No description

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2485

Accession Number: 1991.511

Cape

A hand-sewn man's red and green plaid cape made of stiff wool and a carded stand-up collar. There are two floral carved buttons at the neck edge. It has side plackets for easy walking, and a lining of red wool in two shades.

Date: 1775-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: hand sewing, lining (process), linen (material), wool (textile)

GUSN: 2486

Accession Number: 1991.512

Cape

A hand-sewn red, green and blue plaid woman's cape with a tan lining. It has a lined collar and small shoulder cape attached. The lining is soft and fine (possibly cotton woven with silk?)

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 2487

Accession Number: 1991.513

Shoulder Cape

A hand-sewn shoulder cape in red, green and black linen and lined in green. There is a hook and eye at the neck along with fabric tape for tying.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 2488

Accession Number: 1991.514

Portrait of a Cape Ann Builder

Rectangular format, bust length portrait of a man with black hair, gray eyes, pleated shirt and dark coat and vest; facing right side of painting; holds carpenter's plane in right hand; medium brown background; window view at right side of painting, showing a pitched roof yellow house with white tri...

Date: 1848

Maker: Wiggin, Alfred J. (Maker) Adams, J. J. (Maker)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 2489

Accession Number: 1991.515

Portrait of Mary Fitch Cabot (1724-1756)

Rectangular format, showing Mary Fitch Cabot, 3/4 length, sitting facing right. Behind her is a brown background and leafy trees to the left. Her brown hair is in curls at the back of her long neck. She has brown eyes and wears a silvery dress with a blue scarf over her right arm, holding a book in ...

Date: 1745-1752

Maker: Greenwood, John, 1727-1792 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 2490

Accession Number: 1991.516

Wine Glass

Clear-blown wine glass of neo-classical style, with sway and tassle etched decoration with tiny cuts around the rim, fluted cut glass stem and plan foot.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, cutting (dividing), etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material)

GUSN: 2491

Accession Number: 1991.517

Measuring Glass

Measuring glass, blown, cone-shaped with pouring lip, stemmed and on a wide round foot, etched with measurements for teaspoons, tablespoons, dram an drops in bold lettering and numbers.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material)

GUSN: 2492

Accession Number: 1991.518

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