Historic New England

Trammel hook

Flat, squared C-shaped hook below rounded rod ending at "L". Flat squared portion has 8 holes and end at L-shaped connection and C-shaped hook.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 25249

Accession Number: 1985.353

Trammel hook

S-shaped hook w/ flat rectangular sides.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 25250

Accession Number: 1985.354

Rifle-Musket

Hardwood stock with metal barrel. Stamped in various places near trigger, "Springfield 1862", "U.S.", "CB", "AB", "EB/2".

Date: 1862

Maker: U.S. Armory (Maker)

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy), walnut (wood), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 25251

Accession Number: 1985.355

Four plain splayed peg legs which support plain rectangular base and shaft. Rectangular, red-stained gear box has measuring dial incised, and punch decorated numbering: "0,10,20,30." Date "1836" stamped at side. Wheel has six turned spokes w/ wooden fingers for turning it. Married at a later date.

Date: 1836

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25252

Accession Number: 1985.356

Basket

Circular form w/ slightly curved canted sides. Varying width ribs and narrow weavers. Bottom has raised woven center. Single bound wrapped rim w/ two small wrapped handles woven around rim.

Date: 1790-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: splints (lighting devices)

GUSN: 25253

Accession Number: 1985.611

Portrait of Henry Somerby

Half-length portrait of Henry Somerby in full wig and brown robes against brown background. Polychrome, oil on canvas. Ornate molded frame painted black. Very likely Lt. Col. Henry Somerby (1662-1723).

Date: 1690-1730

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 25254

Accession Number: 1929.1504

Portrait of Timothy Dexter

Cartoon-like drawing of Timothy Dexter. Polychrome pen and watercolor of man in military uniform mounted on red horse with black tail, brandishing red sword. Ink inscription at bottom reads, "Lord Timothy Dexter/ Newburyport/ 1799". Plain rectangular frame with applied split baluster forms and squar...

Date: 1799

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 25255

Accession Number: 1923.608

Photographic print

Brownstone genealogy photograph featuring copies of portraits of 8 English ancestors of Coffin family, behind glass. Lightly molded oak frame. Inscribed on back, "Gift of Mrs. A. Merriam/ 2 of Oct. 1930." 1: Richard Coffin, Sheriff 1699 2: Elizabeth, widow of Richard 1571 3: Dorothy, 1st wife of ...

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 25256

Accession Number: 1930.1649

Portrait of Joshua Coffin

Half-length portrait of Joshua Coffin (1792-1864). White-haired gentleman in black coat and white shirt in heavy, molded and gilded frame. Attached plaque reads: "1792--Joshua Coffin--1864/ Teacher-Humanitarian-Historian/ Whittier's Schoolmaster/ The last male of seven generations/ Born-lived-died i...

Date: 1930-1935

Maker: Williamson, Ada C. (Maker) After Naegle, John C. (Artist) Possibly N. Snellenburg & Co. (Framer)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 25257

Accession Number: 1931.1906

Chest

Rectangular form. Six-board chest w/ bracket feet on front and ogival arches on ends; hinged top has thumbnail molding on front edge only. Painted dull blue w/ black and red freehand decoration.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, pine (wood)

GUSN: 25258

Accession Number: 1935.294

Military Commission Certificate

Black and gilt molded frame w/ glass; encloses military commission of Joshua Coffin, dated March 23, 1767, Boston.

Date: 1767

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 25259

Accession Number: 1941.1671

Tester bed fragment

Part of partial or "married" set of tester frame elements. Pine. Elongated rectangular board or rail with a "tongue" element cut on each end to fit into a grooved joint.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25562

Accession Number: 1985.73.2

Tester bed fragment

Part of partial or "married" set of ester frame elements. Pine. Elongated rectangular board or rail with a groove or notch cut into each end.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25563

Accession Number: 1985.73.3

Tester bed fragment

Part of partial or "married" set of ester frame elements. Pine. Elongated bowed or arched rail with brown copper plate attached to underside.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25564

Accession Number: 1985.73.4

Trunk

Trunk. Hide, pine, wrought iron. Lined with pages from "The Safety & Perpetuity of the British State" (no date). Rectangular form with domed hinged lid. Pine carcass covered with hide. Leather strapwork and brass studding at edges. No labels. Squared wrought iron handles on sides.

Date: 1770-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: hide (collagenous material), iron (metal), pine (wood), wrought

GUSN: 25565

Accession Number: 1985.74

Trunk

Hide, pine. Rectangular form with domed hinged lid. Pine carcass covered with hide. Decorative leather strapwork and brass studwork, in diamond and square motif. Interior with blueish-aqua paper lining. No maker's label. C-shaped iron handles on sides.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: hide (collagenous material), pine (wood)

GUSN: 25566

Accession Number: 1985.75

Trunk

Trunk. Pine, leather, brass, iron. Newspaper lining, with notices dated 1830 and labeled Kennebunkport, Portland, etc. Rectangular form with hinged lid. Pine carcass with black leather covering. Leather reinforced edges with brass studs. Cast iron C-shaped handles at sides. Two express company la...

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), leather, pine (wood)

GUSN: 25567

Accession Number: 1985.76

Trunk

Trunk. Wood, canvas, tin. Rectangular body with flat hinged lid. Wood carcass covered with black canvas. Pine and tin strapwork reinforced, with base metal mounts at corners and leather straps. Leather handles at sides. Small brown diapered printed paper lining. Interior tray is missing. Newburypo...

Date: 1845-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, tin (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25568

Accession Number: 1985.77

Trunk

Trunk. Canvas, wood, base metals. Label on top "Robert S. Gifford/ Cedar St./ Duxbury, Mass.". Rectangular form with flat hinged lid. Wood carcass covered with black canvas. Hardwood and tin strapwork reinforced overall. Brass colored mounts. Leather handles at sides. No label inside. Lined with...

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25569

Accession Number: 1985.78

Fireboard

Rectangular plank body w/ straight cut ends. Two long and one small cleat on back, all w/ chamfered edges. Hole cut in very stylistic or simplistic marbleized decoration of black over grey-ochre.

Date: 1845-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25570

Accession Number: 1985.79

Fireboard

Rectangular plank body with breadboard ends w/ pegged construction. Appears unfinished wood (may have been painted at one time).

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25571

Accession Number: 1985.80

Fireplace cover

Rectangular piece of sheet tin w/ a conforming panel w/ a turned edge riveted at bottom. Circular hole cut out at center to receive a stove pipe.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 25572

Accession Number: 1985.81

Fireboard

Unpainted pine body. Rectangular form w/ 4 paneled sections enclosed by rectangular framing w/ tongue-in-groove joints. The top left panel has been replaced w/ a tin panel w/ a circular cut-out to accomodate a stove pipe. The circle has a conforming tin cover.

Date: 1845-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), tin (metal)

GUSN: 25573

Accession Number: 1985.82

Chest

Chest. Pine. Elongated six-board rectangular form with nailed construction. Hinged top with molded edges. Cast iron hinge. Interior with three compartments of unequal size. May have originally been painted.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25574

Accession Number: 1985.83

Chest

Chest. Pine. Elongated rectangular six-board nailed construction. Hinged lid has molded edges. Cast iron hinges. Interior has three equal-sized compartments. Rectangular sides with boot-jack feet. Brown painted exterior, very abraded. May have been grained.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25575

Accession Number: 1985.84

Chest

Chest. Painted pine. Six-board rectangular chest with dovetailed construction. Hinged lid with molded edge; cleats inside each end. Three-sided handles on each end with hole to accomodate rope handle. Interior fitted with a three-part compartment at each side. "T. Colman" in chalk script inside ...

Date: 1775-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 25576

Accession Number: 1985.85

Footstool

Footstool. Pine. Rectangular skirt supports a conforming overhanging top with molded edges. Rectangular ends with cut-out arched feet. Cut-nail construction with butt joints.

Date: 1775-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25577

Accession Number: 1985.86

Chest

Rectangular six-board chest. Painted mustard-ochre color. Hinged flat lid with applied molded edge. Applied basal molding. Dovetailed construction.

Date: 1775-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25578

Accession Number: 1985.87

Pan lid

Circular form raised rim w/ reeded edge. Reeded circle 1/2 way in domed lid. Spool and turned knop in center.

Date: 1820-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 25579

Accession Number: 1985.88

Funnel

Round tin funnel w/ loop ring handle.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 25580

Accession Number: 1985.89

Strainer

Wire mesh strainer w/ wire bail handle.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 25581

Accession Number: 1985.90

Bed

Bed. Pine, metal, paint. Grained to imitate rosewood with reddish-brown basecoat and black/brown glaze. Identical headboard and footboard. Rests on block, baluster and ring-turned legs connected by round rails.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25582

Accession Number: 1985.368

Quilt

White cotton top with printed cotton bars running the width of the quilt. Print is now a brown background with white roses and yellow grasses and leaves in the background. Wide border is quilted in "Prince's Feather" pattern. Backing is linen-cotton blend.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 25583

Accession Number: 1985.374

Coverlet

Red and white jacquard woven coverlet. Design features large oval central medallion with flanking angels bearing olive branch wreaths. Wide intricate border of floral and foliate forms. Red wool fringe.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 25584

Accession Number: 1985.394

Bedkey

Wooden bed tightener. Turned handle perpendicular to a two-tined shaft.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25585

Accession Number: 1985.396

Tablecloth

White-on-white coarsley woven checked pattern. Stitched central seam.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 25586

Accession Number: 1985.617

Print portfolio

Pale blue moire cover w/ gold trim. Marked on front: "W.B. 1062" as well as other illegible inscription. Interior lined w/ white moire.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 25587

Accession Number: 1985.621.1

The Chistmas Present

Engraving depicting mother embroidering while sitting on a couch with child. Marked "Kimmel and Foster, sc. `The Christmas Present.'" Engraved expressly for Demorest's Illustrated Monthly.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: Kimmel and Foster (Maker)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 25588

Accession Number: 1985.621.2

Circe

Engraving with four goddesses floating through the clouds. Marked "Flaxman del. `Circe' J. Andrews Sc."

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: Andrews, J. (Engraver)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 25589

Accession Number: 1985.621.3

Portrait of the Prince of Wales

Engraving of Prince standing in uniform with a sword. Castle in background. Marked, "Engraved by D.J. Pound from a photograph by Mayal taken at Windsor by Command of Her Majesty. `His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, K.G. As. Colonel in the Army.' The drawing room portrait gallery of eminent pers...

Maker: Pound, Daniel J. (Engraver)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 25590

Accession Number: 1985.621.4

Portrait of Isaac Braman

Engraving of old man sitting in a chair by a desk and bookshelves. Marked "Engraved by John Sartain from a Daguerreotype. Born July 5th 1770. Ordained June 7th, 1797." Signed "Affectionately your pastor Isaac Braman Georgetown Mass. Jan. 1, 1852."

Date: 1852

Maker: Sartain, John (Engraver)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 25591

Accession Number: 1985.621.5

Trunk

Rectangular trunk. Slightly domed top. Wood carcass with tacked leather. Exterior and two tacked straps and newspaper- lined interior trifoil brass side plates with c-shaped metal handles. Hinge broken. Key and lock on front. Paper label reads "Lucy Coffin/ Newburyport."

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, metal, paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25592

Accession Number: 1985.622

Chest

Chest. Made from wood of packing crate, wallpaper lining. Square-form wooden box with hinged lid; padded; fabric covered box with Rococo wallpaper lining.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, wallpapers, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25593

Accession Number: 1985.623

Box

Green-painted wooden box. Nailed construction w/ interior grooves for dividers, possibly for wine bottles.

Date: 1800-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25594

Accession Number: 1985.624

Chest

Chest. Wood, iron, wallpaper. Dovetailed crate with padded top. Iron C-shaped handles. Lined with various wallpapers. Exterior stained red.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, iron (metal), wallpapers, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25595

Accession Number: 1985.625

Lamp shade

Molded "milk glass" or translucent white body. Conical shape w/ straight sides canting to neck rings at circular opening at top to receive chimney.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 25596

Accession Number: 1985.626

Chamber pot

Footed, fluted body w/ flared rim to receive lid. Faceted rim and top. Lid and handles missing. White clay w/ pearl-glaze. Impressed "--- Edwards/ Porcelain."

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: whiteware

GUSN: 25597

Accession Number: 1985.627

Chamber pot cover

"Porcelain Opaque/ J. & G. Alcock." Faceted top w/ applied shaped handle w/ foliate terminations.

Date: 1839-1846

Maker: Alcock, John & George (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 25598

Accession Number: 1985.628

Chamber pot cover

White round top w/ applied round knop handle.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: whiteware

GUSN: 25599

Accession Number: 1985.629

Bedpan

Shaped yellow-ware bedpan w/ attached pipe at swelled end of elliptical body. Canted top.

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: yellowware

GUSN: 25600

Accession Number: 1985.631

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