Historic New England

Tablespoon

Silver tablespoon with a downturned spatulate handle and a pointed oval. Floral design.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: Beal, Caleb, 1746-1810 (Silversmith)

Material: bright cutting, silver (metal)

GUSN: 49323

Accession Number: 1976.116

Sauce Ladle

Silver sauce ladle with a fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, and an elliptical bowl.

Date: 1816-1821

Maker: Welles & Gelston (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49324

Accession Number: 1976.117

Souvenir Spoon

Silver souvenir spoon from Salem, Massachusetts.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49325

Accession Number: 1976.119

Luncheon Knife

Silver luncheon knife with an oval handle and a rounded blade. Beaded pattern.

Date: 1850-1855

Maker: Jones, Ball & Co. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49326

Accession Number: 1976.120

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a rounded handle and a pointed oval bowl. Threaded edge and a floral design.

Date: 1920-1935

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49327

Accession Number: 1976.121.1

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: Possibly Dodge, Nehemiah (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49328

Accession Number: 1976.122

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: E.E. Bailey & Co. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49329

Accession Number: 1976.123

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, squared shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: Theophilus Bradbury & Son (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49330

Accession Number: 1976.124

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a coffin shaped handle, squared shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49331

Accession Number: 1976.125

Demitasse Spoon

Silver demitasse spoon with a twist handle and pointed oval bowl. Queen Bess design.

Date: 1885

Maker: Gorham Manufacturing Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49332

Accession Number: 1976.126

Easy chair frame. Mahogany front legs and side and medial stretchers; hard maple rear legs and rear stretcher; ash arms; white pine cone-shaped arm supports; soft maple and other secondary wood. Straight crest. Stiles and rear legs of one piece. scrolled arms, block-and-vase-turned side stretc...

Date: 1760-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), ash (wood), maple (wood), pine (wood), silver maple (wood)

GUSN: 49333

Accession Number: 1976.129

Sugar Tongs

Silver sugar tongs with tapered square arms, pointed shoulders, and oval bowls.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: Williams, Deodat, 1794 C-1857 (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49334

Accession Number: 1976.130

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49335

Accession Number: 1976.131

Mustard Spoon

Silver mustard spoon. Fiddle handle with rounded shoulders and an oval bowl.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: Keyes, W. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49336

Accession Number: 1976.132

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of wallpaper. Meandering floral pattern block printed in bright hues of green, blue, yellow, pink, red, gray and purple on light peach satin ground. Laid paper sheets.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 49337

Accession Number: 1976.133.1

Ingrain Carpet

Rectangular strip; selvage sides. Rows of cartouches, each negative of last. Foliate cartouche with corner blocks and floral motif inside alternating with cartouche in negative with large scale floral motif; border of stringy branches. Ground of alternating stripes of reds and greens. Patched with s...

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 49339

Accession Number: 1976.140AB

Ingrain carpet fragment

Rectangular strip with selvage sides. Woven in overall floral pattern of clusters of red and yellow tri-partite leaves, vines and sprigs on cellular patterned ground of mottled red, yellow and green.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, ingrain carpets, jacquard, weaving, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 49341

Accession Number: 1976.141AB

Fireboard

Board with foliate pattern wallpaper (A) and Renaissance Revival pattern border (B). Roller printed in green, black, and gray on ungrounded paper. Cutouts made for andirons.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, painting (image-making)

GUSN: 49342

Accession Number: 1976.144AB

Trim

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 49343

Accession Number: 1976.152

Fichu

Black lace scarf with gold leaf edge and Stars of David pattern throughout.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49344

Accession Number: 1976.153

Infant's Cap

Cream sheer cotton embroidered with band of circles and petal shape along face and neck, and randomly along cap; serpentine floral stem with net inserted in flowers; net insert at back--large flower; scalloped and floral trim at back circle; drawstring neck and face.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: Lincoln, Deborah, Miss (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 49345

Accession Number: 1976.154

Infant's Cap

Cream; sheer; eyelet embroidery--allover; with scalloped edge around face embroidered with foliate meander; drawstring neck.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: Lincoln, Deborah, Miss (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 49346

Accession Number: 1976.155

Purse

Green and white floral patterned purse with a red silk opening and a silk tassel drawstring.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49347

Accession Number: 1976.156

Shawl

White center with 15" border with repeating botehs; 1 1/2" inner border of tilted botehs with corner botehs, mostly blue with touches of red and yellow; sewn-on fringe.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49348

Accession Number: 1976.158

Tray

Rectangular w/ deeply canted corners. Painted black w/ floral and foliage stencilled inside rim. Red stripe painted on the outside rim. Cutouts in each used as handles.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating), tinning

GUSN: 49349

Accession Number: 1976.172

Infant's Cap

Cream; net embroidered along two bands with stylized flower encircled by dots; two tucks; narrow lace band along neck.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching, net (textile)

GUSN: 49352

Accession Number: 1976.179

Bench

Gold and copper stenciled crest; striped and tapered spindles, arm supports and legs. Unpainted scroll arms; two chair bases.

Date: 1830-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, mahogany (wood), maple (wood), stenciling

GUSN: 49409

Accession Number: 1976.412

Whole Cloth Quilt

Comprised of three panels of blue and white copper plate pastoral scenes including milk maid and cow, ancient stone bridge, man and lady reclining under tree, peasants hut and grazing cattle; tacked and heavily batted.

Date: 1785-1790

Maker: Bromley Hall Printworks (Manufacturer) Talwin & Foster (Retailer)

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), tacking, toile (textile material)

GUSN: 49410

Accession Number: 1976.463A

Textile Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 49411

Accession Number: 1976.463B

Side Chair

Side chair. Rounded yoke-shaped crest, vasiform splat, turned front legs and stretcher.

Date: 1830-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: caning, graining, maple (wood), stenciling

GUSN: 49412

Accession Number: 1976.466.1

Window Valance

Straight, rectangular; blue and gold silk damask; repeating rococo-like pattern of gold floral leafage bound by ring on blue ground. Across bottom simple alternating blue and gold fringe. Cotton back; seven hooks.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask, fringe, silk (textile)

GUSN: 49413

Accession Number: 1976.467

Carpet fragment

No description

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Lowell Manufacturing Company (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), pile (textile component), weaving, machine-made, textiles, wool (textile)

GUSN: 49414

Accession Number: 1976.468

Carpet Pad

Paper and cotton bating.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49415

Accession Number: 1976.473

Floorcloth

Canvas and gesso with a red, yellow, and purple geometric design.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49416

Accession Number: 1976.474

Floorcloth

Canvas and gesso with a red, yellow, green, and black floral design.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49417

Accession Number: 1976.475

Spoon

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49424

Accession Number: 1976.1115

Teapot stand

Scalloped shape; thin orange band under wavy purple dot band; central design is spray of three pink flowers and green leaves.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 49425

Accession Number: 1976.266

Wine glass

Stemmed glass with conical, fluted bowl; hexagonal stem; and circular flat base. At top of stem, joining bowl with stem, is a large hexagonal ring. Base is polished.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 49426

Accession Number: 1977.5.1

Needlework Kit

Fish shaped needlework case with silver scales. Small knife and scissors inside. In original fitted leather box.

Date: 1765-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49427

Accession Number: 1977.17

Print

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49428

Accession Number: 1977.36

Firescreen

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49429

Accession Number: 1977.39

Chest of Drawers

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49430

Accession Number: 1977.40

Chair seat cover fragment

Spade-shaped seat top with sides; cotton jacquard of relief pink-peach floral spray in center framed by Rococo-like scrolls; cream ground.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), jacquard, weaving, upholstery

GUSN: 49432

Accession Number: 1977.47B

Fan-back Windsor Chair

No description

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 49433

Accession Number: 1977.50.1

Windsor Chair

Windsor side chair with a fan back; plain and turned spindles; thick saddle seat; H-stretcher.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 49434

Accession Number: 1934.3076

Chair

Wooden dining chair with light wood inlay design on splat and seat front. Salmon red fabric seat. carved claw feet. Broken front leg.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49438

Accession Number: 1977.73.2

Tilt-top Table

Tilt-top table. Mahogany with birch block and cleats. Square top with serpentine edge. Turned vase and ring pillar with scalloped base. Rests on tripod cabriole legs with sharp central creases. Creases continue to feet, where they are flanked by knobs that emulate claws.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 49439

Accession Number: 1977.76

Stand

No description

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 49440

Accession Number: 1977.79

Stand

Cabriole legs with claw feet, foliate carved knees, turned, carved pillar; round top.

Date: ca. 1920

Maker: unknown

Material: inlays (decorations), mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 49441

Accession Number: 1977.81

Coffeepot

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49442

Accession Number: 1977.101.1

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