Historic New England

Sharpening Steel

Steel knife for sharpening, lead coated steel with two piece ebony handle secured by a brass nail with trefoil decoration at hilt and handle.

Date: 1840-1849

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), ebony (wood), lead (metal)

GUSN: 62522

Accession Number: 1955.407

Molded chased and engraved brass letter opener. Shaped like a large blade of grass striated and engraved with cattail. Molded birds, nest and sprigs of foliage on handle, scene formed of two parent birds and three youn in nest, parent returns with a worm to feed birds.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), chasing, engraving (printing process)

GUSN: 62523

Accession Number: 1955.408

Letter Opener

Black patinated steel letter opener with rounded point and tapered blade. Brass inlay of a nightingale in pine branches, woman and child below.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal), copper (metal)

GUSN: 62524

Accession Number: 1955.409

Letter Opener

Letter opener with spatula shaped blade. Bamboo branches and crane incised on the blade. Phoenix incised on both sides of the handle.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 62525

Accession Number: 1955.410

Spoon

Almond-shape bowl; bevelled shldrs; fiddle-shp. hndl; "EOT" engrv. .1) End of handle flips upward-- probably original and correct.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: N. Harding & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: engraving (printing process)

GUSN: 62526

Accession Number: 1955.411.1

Spoon

Almond-shape bowl; bevelled shldrs; fiddle-shp. .2) End of handle flattened from original contours

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: N. Harding & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: engraving (printing process)

GUSN: 62527

Accession Number: 1955.411.2

Marrow Fork

Tapered shaft; three tines oppose each other; sidemnts. for plunger

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 62528

Accession Number: 1955.412

Tablespoon

Swelled bevelled neck; tapered shaft; hollowed fiddle-shp. hndl

Date: 1852-1862

Maker: N. Harding & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: engraving (printing process)

GUSN: 62529

Accession Number: 1955.431

Carving Fork

Fork has two slender, sharp tines with thick heel, tapered shaft all of steel, mounted on mid-section is silver repousse band with ribbon-tied laurel festoons flanked by beading handle. Carved, rough, horn; silver end tip.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 62530

Accession Number: 1955.413.1

Carving Knife

Carving knife has curved blade with sharp point, mounted with same band and handle as fork.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 62531

Accession Number: 1955.413.2

Dinner Fork

4 tines cut to form rounded end; fiddle shaped handle, turned up at end with double-arched cut.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: Cutler, E. (Maker)

Material: engraving (printing process)

GUSN: 62532

Accession Number: 1955.414.1

Dinner Fork

4 tines cut to form rounded end; fiddle shaped handle, turned up at end with double-arched cut.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: Cutler, E. (Maker)

Material: engraving (printing process)

GUSN: 62533

Accession Number: 1955.414.2

Dinner Fork

4 tines cut to form rounded end; fiddle shaped handle, turned up at end with double arched cut.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: Cutler, E. (Maker)

Material: engraving (printing process)

GUSN: 62534

Accession Number: 1955.414.3

Dinner Fork

4 tines cut to form rounded end; fiddle shaped handle

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: Cutler, E. (Maker)

Material: engraving (printing process)

GUSN: 62535

Accession Number: 1955.414.4

Dinner Fork

4 tines cut to form rounded end; fiddle shaped handle, turned up at end with double arched cut.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: Cutler, E. (Maker)

Material: engraving (printing process)

GUSN: 62536

Accession Number: 1955.414.5

Spoon

Egg-shpd bowl; mandolin-shp. hndl with beaded edge; scrolled end

Date: 1861

Maker: A. Stowell & Co. (Maker)

GUSN: 62537

Accession Number: 1955.415.1

Spoon

Egg-shpd bowl; mandolin-shp. hndl with beaded edge; scrolled end

Date: 1861

Maker: A. Stowell & Co. (Maker)

GUSN: 62538

Accession Number: 1955.415.2

Table Knife

Double edge dinner knife with a rounded end and an ivory handle swelled with a pointed end. One of a set of four.

Date: 1840-1859

Maker: Dame, Stoddard & Kendall (Maker)

Material: ivory (tooth component), plating (metal coating), metal

GUSN: 62539

Accession Number: 1955.416.1

Table Knife

Double edge dinner knife with a rounded end and an ivory handle swelled with a pointed end. One of a set of four.

Date: 1840-1859

Maker: Dame, Stoddard & Kendall (Maker)

Material: ivory (tooth component), plating (metal coating), metal

GUSN: 62540

Accession Number: 1955.416.2

Table Knife

Double edge dinner knife with a rounded end and an ivory handle swelled with a pointed end. One of a set of four.

Date: 1840-1859

Maker: Dame, Stoddard & Kendall (Maker)

Material: ivory (tooth component), plating (metal coating), metal

GUSN: 62541

Accession Number: 1955.416.3

Table Knife

Double edge dinner knife with a rounded end and an ivory handle swelled with a pointed end. One of a set of four.

Date: 1840-1859

Maker: Dame, Stoddard & Kendall (Maker)

Material: ivory (tooth component), plating (metal coating), metal

GUSN: 62542

Accession Number: 1955.416.4

Table Fork

Four tines; swelled shoulders; narrow shaft; oar-shape handle; double arched

Date: 1840-1849

Maker: Ford, J. M. (Maker)

GUSN: 62543

Accession Number: 1955.417.1

Table Fork

Four tines; swelled shoulders; narrow shaft; oar-shape handle; double arched

Date: 1840-1849

Maker: Ford, J. M. (Maker)

GUSN: 62544

Accession Number: 1955.417.2

Table Fork

Four tines; swelled shoulders; narrow shaft; oar-shape handle; double arched

Date: 1840-1849

Maker: Ford, J. M. (Maker)

GUSN: 62545

Accession Number: 1955.417.3

Table Fork

Four tines; swelled shoulders; narrow shaft; oar-shape handle; double arched

Date: 1840-1849

Maker: Ford, J. M. (Maker)

GUSN: 62546

Accession Number: 1955.417.4

Table Fork

Four tines; swelled shoulders; narrow shaft; oar-shape handle; double arched

Date: 1840-1849

Maker: Ford, J. M. (Maker)

GUSN: 62547

Accession Number: 1955.417.5

Table Fork

Four tines; swelled shoulders; narrow shaft; oar-shape handle; double arched

Date: 1840-1849

Maker: Ford, J. M. (Maker)

GUSN: 62548

Accession Number: 1955.417.6

Table Fork

Four tines; swelled shoulders; narrow shaft; oar-shape handle; double arched

Date: 1840-1849

Maker: Ford, J. M. (Maker)

GUSN: 62549

Accession Number: 1955.417.7

Dinner Knife

Round tipped dinner knife with a flat blade and one rib at the mount for the ivory handle. One of a set of eleven.

Date: 1834

Maker: J. Russell & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: ivory (tooth component), plating (metal coating), metal

GUSN: 62550

Accession Number: 1955.418.1

Dinner Knife

Round tipped dinner knife with a flat blade and one rib at the mount for the ivory handle. One of a set of eleven.

Date: 1834

Maker: J. Russell & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: ivory (tooth component), plating (metal coating), metal

GUSN: 62551

Accession Number: 1955.418.2

Dinner Knife

Round tipped dinner knife with a flat blade and one rib at the mount for the ivory handle. One of a set of eleven.

Date: 1834

Maker: J. Russell & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: ivory (tooth component), plating (metal coating), metal

GUSN: 62552

Accession Number: 1955.418.3

Dinner Knife

Round tipped dinner knife with a flat blade and one rib at the mount for the ivory handle. One of a set of eleven.

Date: 1834

Maker: J. Russell & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: ivory (tooth component), plating (metal coating), metal

GUSN: 62553

Accession Number: 1955.418.4

Dinner Knife

Round tipped dinner knife with a flat blade and one rib at the mount for the ivory handle. One of a set of eleven.

Date: 1834

Maker: J. Russell & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: ivory (tooth component), plating (metal coating), metal

GUSN: 62554

Accession Number: 1955.418.5

Dinner Knife

Round tipped dinner knife with a flat blade and one rib at the mount for the ivory handle. One of a set of eleven.

Date: 1834

Maker: J. Russell & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: ivory (tooth component), plating (metal coating), metal

GUSN: 62555

Accession Number: 1955.418.6

Dinner Knife

Round tipped dinner knife with a flat blade and one rib at the mount for the ivory handle. One of a set of eleven.

Date: 1834

Maker: J. Russell & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: ivory (tooth component), plating (metal coating), metal

GUSN: 62556

Accession Number: 1955.418.7

Dinner Knife

Round tipped dinner knife with a flat blade and one rib at the mount for the ivory handle. One of a set of eleven.

Date: 1834

Maker: J. Russell & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: ivory (tooth component), plating (metal coating), metal

GUSN: 62557

Accession Number: 1955.418.8

Dinner Knife

Round tipped dinner knife with a flat blade and one rib at the mount for the ivory handle. One of a set of eleven.

Date: 1834

Maker: J. Russell & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: ivory (tooth component), plating (metal coating), metal

GUSN: 62558

Accession Number: 1955.418.9

Dinner Knife

Round tipped dinner knife with a flat blade and one rib at the mount for the ivory handle. One of a set of eleven.

Date: 1834

Maker: J. Russell & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: ivory (tooth component), plating (metal coating), metal

GUSN: 62559

Accession Number: 1955.418.10

Dinner Knife

Round tipped dinner knife with a flat blade and one rib at the mount for the ivory handle. One of a set of eleven.

Date: 1834

Maker: J. Russell & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: ivory (tooth component), plating (metal coating), metal

GUSN: 62560

Accession Number: 1955.418.11

Dinner Plate

Brown and iron red decoration; central oval with landscape and house; foliate and wave border

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding

GUSN: 62561

Accession Number: 1958.54.1

Soup Plate

Brown and iron red decoration; central oval with landscape and house; foliate and wave border

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding

GUSN: 62562

Accession Number: 1958.54.2

Soup Plate

Brown and iron red decoration; central oval with landscape and house; foliate and wave border

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding

GUSN: 62563

Accession Number: 1958.54.3

Soup Plate

Brown and iron red decoration; central oval with landscape and house; foliate and wave border

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding

GUSN: 62564

Accession Number: 1958.54.4

Soup Plate

Brown and iron red decoration; central oval with landscape and house; foliate and wave border

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding

GUSN: 62565

Accession Number: 1958.54.5

Soup Plate

Brown and iron red decoration; central oval with landscape and house; foliate and wave border

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding

GUSN: 62566

Accession Number: 1958.54.6

Soup Plate

Brown and iron red decoration; central oval with landscape and house; foliate and wave border

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding

GUSN: 62567

Accession Number: 1958.54.7

Soup Plate

Brown and iron red decoration; central oval with landscape and house; foliate and wave border

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding

GUSN: 62568

Accession Number: 1958.54.8

Saucer

Pnk. luster painted dec. with red floral & green. foliate dec; rectangular

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating)

GUSN: 62771

Accession Number: 1955.426.11

Saucer

Pnk. luster painted dec. with red floral & green. foliate dec; rectangular

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating)

GUSN: 62772

Accession Number: 1955.426.12

Saucer

Pnk. luster painted dec. with red floral & green. foliate dec; rectangular

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating)

GUSN: 62773

Accession Number: 1955.426.13

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