Historic New England

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

Eyeglasses

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 31975

Accession Number: 1928.198

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

Sand

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 31979

Accession Number: 1928.203

Sander

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 31980

Accession Number: 1928.204

Ruler

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 31981

Accession Number: 1928.215

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

Puzzle

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 31984

Accession Number: 1928.220A

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 31985

Accession Number: 1928.220B

Hand Card

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 31986

Accession Number: 1928.222

Hand Card

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 31987

Accession Number: 1928.223

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

Game

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 31992

Accession Number: 1928.236

Tray

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 31993

Accession Number: 1928.259

Bell

Brass bell.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 31838

Accession Number: 1927.2483

Oven

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 31839

Accession Number: 1927.2484

Oven

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 31840

Accession Number: 1927.2486

Distiller

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 31841

Accession Number: 1927.2493

Cover

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 31842

Accession Number: 1927.2494.1

Tin Kitchen

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 31843

Accession Number: 1927.2494.10

Cover

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 31844

Accession Number: 1927.2494.2

Cover

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 31845

Accession Number: 1927.2494.3

Tin Kitchen

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 31846

Accession Number: 1927.2494.4

Tin Kitchen

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 31847

Accession Number: 1927.2494.5

Roaster

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 31848

Accession Number: 1927.2494.7

Tin Kitchen

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 31849

Accession Number: 1927.2494.8

Toaster

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 31850

Accession Number: 1927.2498

Wig Stand

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 31851

Accession Number: 1927.2499

Footstool

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 31852

Accession Number: 1927.2500

Architectural Element

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 31853

Accession Number: 1927.2501

Trivet

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 31854

Accession Number: 1927.2502

Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 31855

Accession Number: 1927.2503

Stand

Y-shaped stand of some sort.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 31856

Accession Number: 1927.2504

Bird Cage

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 31857

Accession Number: 1927.2505

Landscape Painting

White tent with flag at left, fence and field beyond at right.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), panel paintings (painting by form)

GUSN: 31858

Accession Number: 1927.2507

Inkwell

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 31859

Accession Number: 1927.2508

Bellows

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 31860

Accession Number: 1927.2509

Whale Oil Lamp

Glass whale oil lamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 31861

Accession Number: 1927.2510

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

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