Historic New England

Crib Blanket

Woven wool blanket, natural ecru with polychrome striped bands at ends, embroidered with wheel decoration at corners in red, green, yellow; red cross-stitch decoratively trimming each end.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 2293

Accession Number: 1991.301

Piece of a Blanket

A corner of a blanket: rectangular piece of white boiled wool with band of taupe at one end; one corner embroidered with butternut and yellow wool yarns in a wheel-like device.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 2294

Accession Number: 1991.302

Rectangular form of off-white wool woven with band of dark blue at each end, the corners embroidered with wheel-like devices in navy, yellow and rose wool yarns; the ends overcast with rose embroidery.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 2295

Accession Number: 1991.303

Settle

The high straight back comprised of four horizontal boards over a shallow plank seat enclosed by shaped end bands that form arm rests and flare to back base. In old red paint.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2296

Accession Number: 1991.304

Pipkin

Open pot of round form with slightly flared rim with straight tapering handle, raised on three long splayed feet.

Date: 1740-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 2297

Accession Number: 1991.305

Pipkin

Open pot of round form with straight tapering handle, raised on three splayed legs.

Date: 1740-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 2298

Accession Number: 1991.306

Andiron

Brass steeple-shaped finial on blade-form iron shaft decorated with notches and brass boss; raised on trestle feet.

Date: 1740-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 2299

Accession Number: 1991.307B

Tin Kitchen

Of almost tubular form, open at one long side; centered handle at top with iron spit; spit handle extends through one end; this end is pierced to hold spur on spit handle; a spout and spit "point" at other end; raised on front wire posts which end in rings at top and rear tin strap legs.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), tin (metal)

GUSN: 2300

Accession Number: 1991.308

Spit

Spit with slotted shaft and bent crank handle supported on trestle base with penny-shaped ends; spit is held by U-shaped and ring-ended uprights.

Date: 1700-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 2301

Accession Number: 1991.309

Carver Chair

Carver-type chair with turned rear uprights with spool and egg shaped finials joined by a turned crest rail, and rod-like second and lower rails enclosing three turned spindles; turned front posts with ball-shaped hand holds, incised rod-turned arms over a painted splint seat, turned box stretchers...

Date: 1680-1720

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood), painting (coating), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 2302

Accession Number: 1991.310

Shelf Clock

Pine or maple. Molded flat pediment on square hood with conforming glazed door with reverse painted spandrels of red and black abstract flowerheads on white ground; enclosing black and white painted metal dial with roman numerals and inscription (see Inscription). On a waisted case with molded corni...

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: Brackett, Reuben (Maker)

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

GUSN: 2303

Accession Number: 1991.311

"Taunton Chest" Box

Overhanging molded rectangular lid with cotter-pin hinges, on case with single drawer, molded base, half round molding outlines case front and drawer; painted red-brown and decorated with fruit tree over two spread-wing birds in white, red, brown.

Date: 1725-1750

Maker: Attributed to Crosman, Robert, 1707-1799 (Cabinetmaker)

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2304

Accession Number: 1991.312

Electric "Bottle" Lamp

Olive-brown color with double "collared" rim on long tapered neck and cylindrical base. Fitted as an electrical lamp with clip-on paper shade. The underside has deep "kick up" base.

Date: 1750-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 2305

Accession Number: 1991.313

Foot Warmer

Drum-like form, the pierced and punch-decorated tin panels held by wood frame with four turned spindles at sides. Metal bail handle. Wood stained red.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), maple (wood), punching (surface marking technique), tin (metal)

GUSN: 2306

Accession Number: 1991.314

Hatbox & Hat

Hatbox (A): A six-sided form with cotter-pin hinged lid withd applied flat molding at edges; top of box lined with newsprint dated June 10, 1795, inscribed "Sold by Benjamin Russell, State Street, Boston," the base of box lined with a 1792 Newport theatre play bill; box painted reddish-brown, of na...

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile), linen (material), paper (fiber product), pine (wood), silk (textile)

GUSN: 2307

Accession Number: 1991.315AB

Ratcheting Trammel

A trammel composed of straight shaft with hanging hole and notched shaft with hole at terminus, held together by two shaped and pierced wood bars that allow adjustment of length; painted yellow-green.

Date: 1760-1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2308

Accession Number: 1991.316

Betty Lamp

Iron hanging hook with curved end and two smaller hooks on arched arm hold covered Betty Lamp with heart-shaped cover "key" on flattened, circular form with rounded spout extension at one end. Also has short chain with pick at end hanging from arched arm.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 2309

Accession Number: 1991.317

Bird Cage with Stuffed Parrot

Large molded ring with disc and two shaped hooks holds conical-shaped top on cylindrical body comprised of tube-like bars with molded circular base; interior of cage with hanging ring, tubular perch and tin door with hasp; cage holds a stuffed parrot.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: soldering, taxidermy, Aves (class), tin (metal)

GUSN: 2310

Accession Number: 1991.318

Trammel with Grease Lamp

The twisted iron shaft with hook terminus is connected to a notched shaft by ring and a hinged, pierced rectangular plate. The notched shaft has loop at end which holds an open square form grease lamp hanging from a twisted shaft. A chain (missing a piece) attached to lamp's shaft.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 2311

Accession Number: 1991.319

Blanket

Of rectangular form, comprised of two panels with handsewn center seam. It has beige, off white and faded butternut yarns woven in a 1/2 inch overall check pattern with butternut horizontal and off white 'puckered' vertical bars on a beige ground. It has a rolled edge on three sides.

Date: 1820-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 2312

Accession Number: 1991.320

Blanket drying arm

The long rectangular arm supported by a conforming diagonal brace is attached to a square-shaped upright element with tapering ends fitted to chamfered pintles. Painted gray-green.

Date: 1775-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2313

Accession Number: 1991.321

Box

Small rectangular form which has a domed hinged lid with lock clasp over conforming box with each plate; box surface is covered with geometrically patterned wallpapeer in overlapping diamond and stripe pattern in blue/green/peach/grey and white; the interior of lid has some paper though it is unfade...

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 2615

Accession Number: 1991.833

Electrified Ale Bottle Lamp

Narrow cylindrical body with thick base, ringed neck and rounded shoulders with thick finger hold; there is an impressed mark at shoulders (see above) fitted as a lamp.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), salt glaze, stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 2616

Accession Number: 1991.834

Portable deskbox

Rectangular form with brass strapping, corner caps, lockplate, nameplate and corner straps; it has hinged brass handles and plates at sides as the hinged lid lifts to fitted box; has a felt-lined writing area, pencil tray and other compartments as well as a left out tray.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), felt (textile), mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 2617

Accession Number: 1991.836

Hand-Colored Steel Engraving

Rectangular format hand-colored steel engraving of five shore birds with fine detailing of feathers, legs and feet, beaks and eyes in profile; They are set on a shoreline with tall billowing clouds in the background. One is shown in flight. The scale of the landscape to the shore birds is distorte...

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: Reproduction of Wilson, A. (Artist) Lawson, A. (Engraver)

Material: hand coloring, ink, paper (fiber product), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 2618

Accession Number: 1991.837

Portrait of Lyman S. Hapgood

Rectangular, vertical format, full-length portrait, in pencil and crayon, of Lyman S. Hapgood as a child, showing him in a left profile view, sitting in an old-fashioned high chair posed with the sea and a sailboat in teh background. The child wears a broad-brimmed straw hat with wide blue ribbon, a...

Date: 1879

Maker: Possibly J. F. Olsson & Co. (Maker) Possibly Orcott, K. V. (Maker)

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

GUSN: 2619

Accession Number: 1991.838

Enhanced Photograph

Small format rectangular view of two men shooting Canada geese over decoys amidst rolling feilds. Delicate coloring is done in pale browns and greys.

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photographs, watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 2620

Accession Number: 1991.839

Bank Box

Bentwood oval form with fitted lid constructed with two pointed laps: one pointing left, one pointing right that are painted dark green and deocrated in freehand with yellow geometric cartouches enclosing above inscription; the center of box is pressed with a coin slot for coins and the interior of ...

Date: 1826

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2621

Accession Number: 1991.840

Carved Wooden Trinket Box

Oval bentwood form with fitted cover has a top and bottom slightly domed, top carved and incised with geometric devices while the side of the cover and box sides are carved with cross hatched squares set on corner and chip-carved triangles; the straight laps are held with basketry thongs (?) and peg...

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: bentwood, chip carving, incising, pine (wood)

GUSN: 2622

Accession Number: 1991.841AB

Trinket Box

A rectangular cotter-pen hinged lid on dovetail constructed box with molded foot; an arched wire loop pieces sit at front of the lid; red stained finish.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), staining

GUSN: 2623

Accession Number: 1991.842

Trinket Box

Small painted scenic deisgn in rectangular shape throughout; has painted interior, a hinged lid, an exterior painted in yellow enamel; bordered in black, brown and blue stripping; off-white border around engriseille landscape showing castle or fort at water's edge; a cliff exists in the foregound. ...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: borders (ornament areas), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2624

Accession Number: 1991.843

Trinket Box

Small, painted, scenic design in rectangular shape throughout; painted blue interior; hinged lid; painted in yellow enamel; bordered in black, brown and blue stripping with an off white border around en griseille; the bottom is washed in black; landscape showing light house on island with shore and ...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: borders (ornament areas), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2625

Accession Number: 1991.844

Letter Box

A square topless box compiled of the leather binding of two books entitled EPISTOLARIUM B. PAULI volume 6 and EPISTOLARIUM B. PAULI volume 1; it is lined with marbelized paper while the book spines are lined with gold lettering and decorative bands and devices.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 2626

Accession Number: 1991.845

Pair of Elephant Figures

Pair of small pearlware elephant figurines, mounted on base painted with yellow band; the animals are painted with black enamel with rosy-red blankets with green tassels.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, molding (forming), pearlware, polychrome

GUSN: 2627

Accession Number: 1991.846.1-2

Miniature Jug

A miniature redware jug of globular shape and narrow neck with strap handle on shoulder, covered with mottled brownish-green lead glaze.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), lead glaze, redware

GUSN: 2628

Accession Number: 1991.849

Miniature Paint-decorated Bowl

Turned wood bowl with shallow foot and molded urn; grain painted in ochre and dotted in red to imitate birdseye maple.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2629

Accession Number: 1991.850

Pigeon Decoy

A stylized figure of a ZENAIDE PIGEON carved with the full round glass eyes, painted gray, black, pink and white; a stick-up decoy, it is mounted on a half-round rustic wood stand.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2630

Accession Number: 1991.851

Decoy

Figure of a pigeon carved in the full round with deeply carved wing and tail and detailed breast; tack eyes; carved bill; painted in dark grey, burgundy with white highlights and light grey underside; a stick-up mounted on a rectangular half-round base and dowel stand.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2631

Accession Number: 1991.852

Pigeon Decoy

Figure of a pigeon carved in the full round that is highly detailed: deeply carved wing and tail; glass eyes; painted green, black, and gray with white highlights and a red bill. The underside of the tail is painted canvas glued to wood. This is a stick-up decoy which is mounted on a rustic wood ...

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2632

Accession Number: 1991.853

Decoy

A pigeon carved in the full round with detailed bill, wings and tail, glass eyes, and painted in shades of gray, pink, yellow, black and white. This is a stick-up decoy with a hole in the underside mounted on a rectangular half-round stand and dowel. It could be hollow carved.

Date: 1840-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2633

Accession Number: 1991.854

Shorebird Decoy

Carved in the form of a yellow-legs shorebird; the wings are carved in relief, it has a long peg bill and glass eyes, and is painted in shades of gray and black to suggest the natural coloring of the bird. Being a stick-up decoy, it has a hole in its underside and a hole at its tail to be strung to...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2634

Accession Number: 1991.855

Decoy

Hand-whittled wooden decoy with wire bill; painted black and white with black speckles under its belly; it resides on a stick-up stand. N.F. Little has two acquisition entries in decoys file that fit this object in certain respects and not in others: 1. "SNIPE -large size -long bill [2"] Or...

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2635

Accession Number: 1991.856

Shorebird Decoy

Carved in the form of a full-bodied plover with split tail, glass eyes and horn or baleen beak; it is painted in black and cream with stylized feathering on back on original black and white painted stick; this is a stick-up decoy mounted on a rough base.

Date: 1880-1915

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2636

Accession Number: 1991.857

Shorebird Decoy

Carved stylized bird-form (looks like a seal) painted black and spotted in white/grey paint and mounted on a black-painted dowel and square base with a single molded edge.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2637

Accession Number: 1991.858

Shorebird Decoy

"A flattie"; flattened figure of a sandpiper with carved peg bill, painted brown and white in a dot technique; a stick-up decoy raised on a wood dowell and rough rectangular wooden base.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2638

Accession Number: 1991.859

Duck Decoy

Figure of a female green teal carved in the full round; the carved heads, eye, wings and tail are painted grey with splotches of pale blue, green and white plumage; the head is attached at the base of the neck and a head weight and leather rig strap nailed to underside.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2639

Accession Number: 1991.860

Duck Decoy

One of a pair along with 1992.670 of wooden, carved and painted decoys carved to represent a green-wing teal (female) with brown speckles, green wing patches, neck strained forward in a swiming position; carved wings, incised head top and eyes; green tips on wings and eyes painted deep yellow and bl...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2640

Accession Number: 1991.861

Grouse Decoy

A stylized carving of a grouse with head up painted black and cream with black head, wings and tail tip and cream and black back and breast. This is a stick-up decoy therefore the underside is drilled with a hole and is mounted on a modern square base or square standard.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2641

Accession Number: 1991.862

Shorebird Decoy

Decoy in the figure of a running yellow legs with carved peg bill and wing outline carved in relief painted light grey with "grained" technique to wings and breast in brown/black to simulate feathers; painted eyes; stick-up decoy raised on a wood dowell and rectangular wood base.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2642

Accession Number: 1991.863

Shorebird Decoy

Figure of a shorebird carved in the full round with glass bead eyes, carved crest; painted brown and white (white largely worn off) with spots of brown at the back and breast; stick-up decoy raised on a rustic dowel and birch bark stand.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2643

Accession Number: 1991.864

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