Letter from Samuel McCleary to Jacob Sleeper about his election to alderman.
Maker: McCleary, Samuel T. (Author) Foster Brothers (Framer)
GUSN: 60521
Accession Number: 1942.5069
White feather pen with a sharpened point.
Date: 1850-1900
Maker: unknown
GUSN: 60522
Accession Number: 1942.5070
Seven pen nibs varying sizes in rectangular cardboard box with label.
Date: 1900-1920
Maker: Esterbrook & Co. (Manufacturer)
Material: steel (alloy)
GUSN: 60523
Accession Number: 1942.5071A-H
Rectangular; straight sides; color print of hunting scene on lid.
Date: 1920-1950
GUSN: 60524
Accession Number: 1942.5072AB
Portrait of a seated man in three-quarter length view; holds newspaper in hands.
Date: 1900
GUSN: 60525
Accession Number: 1942.5073
Bookshelves over two-door cupboards; fluted pilasters; black cornice.
Date: 1912
Material: painting (coating), wood (plant material)
GUSN: 60526
Accession Number: 1942.5074
Hand-colored allegorical picture of two exterior scenes divided by a tree. Each scene depicts a couple, one in spring and one in summer. Framed.
Date: 1805
Maker: Stampa & Son (Publisher)
Material: mezzotint (process), paper (fiber product)
GUSN: 60527
Accession Number: 1942.2756
Red & wh; cased in clear; round with star motif; brass setting
Date: 1850-1874
Material: glass (material), pressing
GUSN: 60528
Accession Number: 1942.2757.1
GUSN: 60529
Accession Number: 1942.2757.2
Faceted & swelled colorless glass; star punchd topmount; handl
Date: 1850-1880
Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)
GUSN: 60530
Accession Number: 1942.2758.1
Faceted & swelled colorless glss; star punchd topmount; hndl; black
GUSN: 60531
Accession Number: 1942.2758.2
GUSN: 60532
Accession Number: 1942.2759
Military officer on rearing horse
Date: 1870-1899
GUSN: 60533
Accession Number: 1942.2760
This banner is associated with General George Washington. It is square with a natural-colored background and a single green pine tree at the center; three sides have fringe. Above the tree reads "We Appeal to Heaven" and below is "1776".
Date: 1776-1800
Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)
GUSN: 60534
Accession Number: 1942.2761
Young woman with rt. arm outstretchd; 4 snakes; from french pres.
Date: 1921
Maker: Besnard (Maker)
GUSN: 60535
Accession Number: 1942.2762
Medal of honor certificate to h. d. sleeper from french pres.
Date: 1919
Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)
GUSN: 60536
Accession Number: 1942.2763
18th c. french & American soldiers on left, wwi era on rt; text centr
Date: 1917
Material: lithography, paper (fiber product)
GUSN: 60537
Accession Number: 1942.2764
Commend. from french legion of honor to henry sleeper
Date: 1918
GUSN: 60538
Accession Number: 1942.2765
Grisaille reprod. pillar & arch paper; cherubs; 3 classic. figs.
Date: 1910
Material: block printing (relief printing process), paper (fiber product)
GUSN: 60539
Accession Number: 1942.4692
Multi-color; jigsaw pieces in rectangular paper box
Date: 1880-1900
Maker: Crafty Art Puzzle, The (Maker)
GUSN: 60540
Accession Number: 1942.5076
Maker: Possibly Perrin, M. (Purchaser)
GUSN: 60541
Accession Number: 1942.5077
Bookcase in thirteen sections, beige in color with fluted pilasters, divided sections, and cornices.
Date: 1910-1912
GUSN: 60542
Accession Number: 1942.5075
Pendulum shaped barometer with scrolls, a circular pewter dial, and two hands
Date: 1890-1910
Material: gilding, painting (coating), wood (plant material)
GUSN: 60543
Accession Number: 1942.2506
Oval medallion profile; semi-circular floral composition enclosing.
Date: 1850-1899
Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)
GUSN: 60544
Accession Number: 1942.2507
White opalescent round curtain tiebacks with six-petaled flowers and a star.
Date: 1830-1855
Material: glass (material)
GUSN: 60545
Accession Number: 1942.2508.1
GUSN: 60546
Accession Number: 1942.2508.2
GUSN: 60547
Accession Number: 1942.2508.3
GUSN: 60548
Accession Number: 1942.2508.4
Converted lamp with an amethyst and opaque white glass body with a marble and metal base.
Material: marble (rock), glass (material), metal
GUSN: 60549
Accession Number: 1942.2509
Cranberry, white, and gilt lamp with a marble base and etched glass shade.
Material: marble (rock), glass (material)
GUSN: 60550
Accession Number: 1942.2510
Opaque white glass ball with red, cranberry, and green swirls and a white ceramic base. One of a pair.
Date: 1850-1870
Material: glassblowing, glass (material)
GUSN: 60551
Accession Number: 1942.2511.1
GUSN: 60552
Accession Number: 1942.2511.2
White opalescent glass candy dish with cover, gothic arch motif. One of a pair.
Date: 1825-1850
GUSN: 60553
Accession Number: 1942.2512.1
GUSN: 60554
Accession Number: 1942.2512.2
Cream-colored rectangular ceramic inkwell with floral swags and lids with floral knobs.
Date: 1830
Material: creamware
GUSN: 60555
Accession Number: 1942.2513
Paper fan with colorful printed scenes, includes a small mirror and ivory handle.
Date: 1860-1880
Material: ivory (tooth component), paper (fiber product)
GUSN: 60556
Accession Number: 1942.2514
Easy chair with a serpentine crest, shaped wings, and straight arms. Upholstered with white oilcloth secured with visible nailheads.
Material: oilcloth
GUSN: 60557
Accession Number: 1942.2515
Rectangular throw pillow with stenciled pears, watermelon, and grapes in basket. Green fabric backing.
Date: 1815-1830
Material: stenciling, velvet (fabric weave)
GUSN: 60558
Accession Number: 1942.2516
Rectangular sampler with stitched borders, alphabets, buildings, and biblical motifs. Framed.
Date: 1821
Maker: Foster Brothers (Framer)
Material: embroidering, linen (material)
GUSN: 60559
Accession Number: 1942.2517
Hooked rug with a floral arrangement in the center and a diamond pattern in red, blue, brown, and beige.
Date: 1875-1920
Material: hooking, wool (textile)
GUSN: 60560
Accession Number: 1942.2518
Multi-color transfer-printed ceramic canister with straight sides with lid and a peony motif.
Date: 1885-1899
Maker: Copeland-Spode (Maker)
Material: earthenware, transfer printing
GUSN: 60561
Accession Number: 1942.2519
Turquoise slag glass rectangular vase with footed base.
Date: 1880-1890
GUSN: 60562
Accession Number: 1942.2520
Beaker with straight sides flared at the rim and two pairs of incised lines.
Date: 1780-1810
Material: casting (process), pewter (tin alloy)
GUSN: 60355
Accession Number: 1942.4077
Spoon with a large bowl, rectangular shaft, and a rounded handle.
Date: 1800-1899
GUSN: 60356
Accession Number: 1942.4079
Buff-colored cylindrical stoneware pitcher with a slight swell at the shoulder, spout, and an applied handle.
Date: 1875-1899
Material: stoneware (pottery)
GUSN: 60357
Accession Number: 1942.4532
Interior view of the Pine Kitchen at Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House as it appeared during Henry Davis Sleeper's lifetime. Watercolor on paper.
Date: 1928
Maker: Ranken, William Bruce Ellis (British painter, 1881-1941) (Artist)
Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)
GUSN: 60358
Accession Number: 1942.4632
Stained wood circular mortar with a molded base and an oblong pestle with a knob.
Material: wood (plant material)
GUSN: 60359
Accession Number: 1942.4645
Cast iron clothes iron with a rectangular base and a rectangular, twisted handle.
Date: 1750-1800
Material: casting (process), iron (metal)
GUSN: 60360
Accession Number: 1942.4646
Porringer-shaped measure with a stylized acanthus leaf handle and a foot ring. One of pair.
Date: 1800-1850
Maker: Kenrick (Maker)
GUSN: 60361
Accession Number: 1942.4647.1
GUSN: 60362
Accession Number: 1942.4647.2