Historic New England

Darning Egg

Medium blue opaque glass darning egg. One of a set of three.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 60863

Accession Number: 1942.2672.3

Bell Pull

Multi-colored "flame stitch" with triangle ends and a tassel.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 60864

Accession Number: 1942.2695

Illuminated Manuscript

Hand-painted text enclosed by decorative floral border.

Date: 1795

Maker: Morrill, John (Maker)

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

GUSN: 60865

Accession Number: 1942.2696

Illuminated Manuscript

Large circle with interior six-sided form containing text and sixteen small circles.

Date: 1798

Maker: Morrill, John (Maker)

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

GUSN: 60866

Accession Number: 1942.2697

Silhouette

Negative cut bust length profile of a baby.

Date: 1825

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 60867

Accession Number: 1942.2698

Needlework Picture

Oval needlework picture of a girl standing with flowers and a stone wall on a black background. Framed.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: Berlin woolwork

GUSN: 60868

Accession Number: 1942.2699

Tieback

Red tieback with an oak pattern in metal and a glass acorn. One of a pair.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), metal

GUSN: 60869

Accession Number: 1942.2702.1

Tieback

Red tieback with an oak pattern in metal and a glass acorn. One of a pair.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), metal

GUSN: 60870

Accession Number: 1942.2702.2

Three-back settee in the style of the Federal era. Straight, rectangular crest rail. Four turned front legs. Four rectangular tapered legs. Box stretchers. Cotton print upholstery on long, rectangular cushions and small pillows. Composed of old and new parts.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 60871

Accession Number: 1942.2703

Throw Pillow

Square multicolor pillow with a floral pattern on brown ground.

Date: 1850-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: Berlin woolwork, silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 60872

Accession Number: 1942.2704

Throw Pillow

Pieced stuffed square sewn together in allover pattern in brown and blue.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: corduroy, piecing, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 60873

Accession Number: 1942.2705

Throw Pillow

Rectangular pillow with a red, blue, and tan "Irish" (modified flame) stitch.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave), wool (textile)

GUSN: 60874

Accession Number: 1942.2706

Mah-Jongg Set

Mah-Jongg set in a black and gray rectangular box with a drop front over drawers with Chinese decoration.

Date: 1885-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 60875

Accession Number: 1942.2708

Crocodile Figurine

Ivory crocodile figurine with an elongated body, crouched legs, open mouth and eyes, and stylized features.

Date: 1850-1874

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 60876

Accession Number: 1942.2709

Picture

Picture of two men on a rock, one standing and one kneeling, with palm trees to the left. Framed.

Date: 1825-1874

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 60877

Accession Number: 1942.2710

Handbill

Framed handbill advertisment for Moses Chapman, silhouette cutter. "Correct Profile Likenesses", printed text with silhouettes of a man and woman in profile. Woman in upper left corner, man in upper right corner. Plain gilt frame.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: Chapman, Moses, 1783-1821

Material: paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 60878

Accession Number: 1942.2711

Silhouette

Bust length negative cut profile of a young woman.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 60879

Accession Number: 1942.2712

Picture Hook

Round blue glass picture hook with a star motif and metal trim. One of a set of five.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 60880

Accession Number: 1942.2713.1

Picture Hook

Round blue glass picture hook with a star motif and metal trim. One of a set of five.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 60881

Accession Number: 1942.2713.2

Picture Hook

Round blue glass picture hook with a star motif and metal trim. One of a set of five.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 60882

Accession Number: 1942.2713.3

Picture Hook

Round blue glass picture hook with a star motif and metal trim. One of a set of five.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 60883

Accession Number: 1942.2713.4

Picture Hook

Round blue glass picture hook with a star motif and metal trim. One of a set of five.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 60884

Accession Number: 1942.2713.5

Mirror Knob

Circular white enamel mirror knob with a black star center and a metal mount and shaft.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 60885

Accession Number: 1942.2714

Mirror Knob

White enamel circular mirror knob with a red star in the center and a metal mount and shaft. One of a pair.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 60886

Accession Number: 1942.2715.1

Mirror Knob

White enamel circular mirror knob with a red star in the center and a metal mount and shaft. One of a pair.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 60887

Accession Number: 1942.2715.2

Doorknob

Cobalt glass doorknob with six-sided faceted flat top.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blow molding

GUSN: 60888

Accession Number: 1942.2716

Picture

Picture of two seated women and a standing woman playing a striged instrument.

Date: 1825-1874

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 60889

Accession Number: 1942.2717

Picture

Picture of the biblical Noah in the foreground with an ark and animals in the background. Framed.

Date: 1815-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 60890

Accession Number: 1942.2718

Fishing Float

Dark olive green glass ball.

Date: 1850-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 60891

Accession Number: 1942.2719

Fishing Float

Pale yellow opaque glass ball on a wooden ring stand.

Date: 1850-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 60892

Accession Number: 1942.2720

Fishing Float

Kelly green glass ball.

Date: 1855-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 60893

Accession Number: 1942.2721

Fishing Float

Amber brown glass ball.

Date: 1855-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 60894

Accession Number: 1942.2723

Fishing Float

Marine blue glass ball.

Date: 1855-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blow molding

GUSN: 60895

Accession Number: 1942.2724

Fishing Float

Gray glass ball on a wood stand.

Date: 1855-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 60896

Accession Number: 1942.2725

Fishing Float

Marine blue glass ball.

Date: 1855-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 60897

Accession Number: 1942.2726

Fishing Float

Amber brown glass ball on a wood ring stand.

Date: 1855-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 60898

Accession Number: 1942.2727

Achievement Certificate

Gold medal certificate; copy of letter; black frame with grey matte

Date: 1959

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 62067

Accession Number: 1984.222

Picture

Black and blue pencil form perspective. lines leading to rectangular in the distance.

Date: 1978

Maker: Barron, Harris (Artist)

Material: collage (technique), paper (fiber product), photomechanical processes

GUSN: 62068

Accession Number: 1984.246

Picture

Plate punched with a spiral of dots; dull, polished patina

Date: 1940-1969

Maker: Kepes, Gyorgy (Artist)

Material: copper (metal), punching (surface marking technique)

GUSN: 62069

Accession Number: 1984.249

Print

Nasturtiums in slightly abstract composition; black on white

Date: 1970

Maker: Isaacs, C. (Artist)

Material: cardboard, printing (process)

GUSN: 62070

Accession Number: 1984.257

Curtain

White cotton string knotted in checkerboard pattern forming net; with metal rings.

Date: 1937-1938

Maker: Knoll Associates (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 62071

Accession Number: 1984.303.1

Curtain

White cotton string knotted in checkerboard pattern forming net; with metal rings.

Date: 1937-1938

Maker: Knoll Associates (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 62072

Accession Number: 1984.303.2

Curtain

White cotton string knotted in checkerboard pattern forming net, with metal rings.

Date: 1937-1938

Maker: Knoll Associates (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 62073

Accession Number: 1984.303.3

Curtain

White cotton string knotted in a checkerboard pattern forming a net; with metal rings.

Date: 1937-1938

Maker: Knoll Associates (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 62074

Accession Number: 1984.303.4

Painting

Rectangular; abstract geom; black formica with incised white rectangular & cubes

Date: 1949

Maker: Albers, Josef, 1888-1976 (Artist)

Material: Formica (TM), particle board

GUSN: 62075

Accession Number: 1984.304

Hat

This circular hat is woven from tan-toned plant materials in an openwork lattice pattern. The crown in worked in a six-pointed star pattern.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material)

GUSN: 62076

Accession Number: 1984.305

Picture

Abstract comp; metal shavings on orange paper ground; gray mat

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: aluminum (metal)

GUSN: 62077

Accession Number: 1984.307

Commemorative Certificate

Black matte certificate printed in german, all caps, in red and gold

Date: 1977

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 62078

Accession Number: 1984.365

Abstract Composition

Abstract composition; large oval form in center with scattered red, yellow, and blue dots.

Date: 1949

Maker: Filipowski, Richard E., 1923-2008 (Artist)

Material: ink, watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 62079

Accession Number: 1984.399

Basket

Shallow circular ; flat bottom; star bottom; twisted straw lip

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material)

GUSN: 62080

Accession Number: 1984.666.1

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