Historic New England

Betty Lamp

Iron betty lamp from Holland.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 31960

Accession Number: 1928.166

Iron

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 31961

Accession Number: 1928.167

Inkwell

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 31962

Accession Number: 1928.175

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 31963

Accession Number: 1928.177

Petticoat Lamp

Tin petticoat lamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 31964

Accession Number: 1928.178

Spout Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 31965

Accession Number: 1928.179

Candlesnuffer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 31967

Accession Number: 1928.182

Eyeglasses

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 31968

Accession Number: 1928.183

Inkwell

Colorless glass, square inkwell with opening on top.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 31969

Accession Number: 1928.184

Chamber Pot

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 31970

Accession Number: 1928.186

Candle Holder

Dark blue pressed glass candle holder with fluted sides and depression on top surface.

Date: 1886

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressed glass

GUSN: 31971

Accession Number: 1928.188

Straw Splitting Tool

Small wood and metal tool used to split straw for weaving.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 31972

Accession Number: 1928.189

Weaving Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 31973

Accession Number: 1928.190

Portrait of Mr. Peter Alden

Half-length portrait of Peter Alden, a bald, middle aged man (b. 1785 in Braintree, d. 1860 in Boston)

Date: 1840-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 31974

Accession Number: 1928.194

Worked Mat

Tiny worsted mat; made up of red, green, brown, blue and yellow squares divided by black lines.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 31976

Accession Number: 1928.200

Inkstand

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 31978

Accession Number: 1928.202A-D

Sander

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 31980

Accession Number: 1928.204

Notebook

Rectangular ivory writing tablet with carved tortoiseshell cover.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), tortoise shell, metal

GUSN: 31982

Accession Number: 1928.218

Fragment of the "Spreading Chestnut Tree"

Small fragment of wood affixed to paper. Paper is printed with "A piece of celebrated "Spreading Chestnut Tree" made famous by the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, in his poem "The Village Blacksmith."

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 31983

Accession Number: 1928.219H

Sander

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 31988

Accession Number: 1928.225

Small Balancing Scale with Weights in Case

Small scale and weights in wooden case. Case has a staple hinged lid with hook closure. Top of lid is carved with two hearts.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal, wool (textile)

GUSN: 31989

Accession Number: 1928.232

Inkwell

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 31990

Accession Number: 1928.233

Needlework Picture

Needlework picture of a central female figure in Grecian dress with a palm frond held in her right hand. Left hand holds two staves, one topped with Phrygian cap, the other with the American flag. Surmounting the silk floss flag stripes is a silk applique eagle. Foreground is worked in satin stitch ...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, paint (coating), embroidering, silk (fiber)

GUSN: 31991

Accession Number: 1928.234

Tablecloth

Nearly square off white fustian cloth woven in M's & O's weave of bar and honeycomb pattern. Two selvage sides; one hemmed and one raw edge.

Date: 1790-1830

Maker: Briggs Holmes, Rebecca, 1773-1862 (Maker)

Material: fustian, hand weaving

GUSN: 31994

Accession Number: 1928.260

Kerchief

Red and black patterned kerchief.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 31995

Accession Number: 1928.265

Toaster

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 31862

Accession Number: 1927.2511

Coffee Mill

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 31863

Accession Number: 1927.2512

Lampshade

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 31864

Accession Number: 1927.2513.1

Lampshade

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 31865

Accession Number: 1927.2513.2

Weathervane

Evidence of red and yellow paint; heart in center section; one cut nail fragment.

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), iron (metal), carving (processes), pine (wood)

GUSN: 31866

Accession Number: 1927.2514

Scale

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 31867

Accession Number: 1927.2517B

Scale

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 31868

Accession Number: 1927.2517A

Weight

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 31869

Accession Number: 1927.2517C

Weight

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 31870

Accession Number: 1927.2517D

Weight

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 31871

Accession Number: 1927.2517E

Weight

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 31872

Accession Number: 1927.2517F

Weight

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 31873

Accession Number: 1927.2517G

Scale

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 31874

Accession Number: 1927.2517H

Handle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 31875

Accession Number: 1927.2519

Pot

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 31877

Accession Number: 1927.2521

HOOK

Flat hook on one end; round shaft terminates to pintle on the other.

Date: ca. 1700

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 31878

Accession Number: 1927.2523

Toaster

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 31880

Accession Number: 1927.2525AB

Rattrap

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 31883

Accession Number: 1927.2528

Square

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 31884

Accession Number: 1927.2530

Carved Box Lid

Carved and stained wooden box lid. Lid is flat with no hardware, probably a sliding lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 31885

Accession Number: 1927.2531

Iron

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 31886

Accession Number: 1927.2532

Pouch

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 31887

Accession Number: 1927.2533

Toaster

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 31889

Accession Number: 1927.2535

Drain

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 31890

Accession Number: 1927.2536

Horseshoe

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 31891

Accession Number: 1927.2537

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