Historic New England

Japanese Parasol

Large paper Japanese umbrella with painted floral and bird decoration. Orange cloth at base of handle. Bamboo frame. Black and blue ink on white.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

Material: bamboo (material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 14032

Accession Number: 1998.214

Toy figure

Small vertebrae painted and glazed. Eyes painted on shark's vertebrae. Painted as a beast. Modeled.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), painting (image-making), hand-painted

GUSN: 14033

Accession Number: 1998.544

Umbrella and covering

Black umbrella with brass handle with mother of pearl and bamboo black covering.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: bamboo (material), brass (alloy), mother of pearl, satin

GUSN: 14034

Accession Number: 1998.1179AB

Umbrella

Black umbrella with brass handle and mother of pearl inlay.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), mother of pearl, satin

GUSN: 14035

Accession Number: 1998.1180

Occasional table

Bamboo octagonal table. Two-tiered, four legs. Octagonal tops are pine underside.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), bamboo (material)

GUSN: 14036

Accession Number: 1998.1169

Electric lamp

Electrified colorless glass lamp w/ white glass shade. Glass base is goblet shaped w/ turned middle and claw-like stand.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 14037

Accession Number: 1998.1170AB

In this image a man on a horse is falling off into the arms of a man with his back to the viewer. Soldiers and supporters suround the horse and man. In the background a man is climbing over a rock and approaching the group. Mounted in a 1 1/2 inch gilt frame.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: Turgis, Vve. (Maker)

Material: hand coloring, lithography, prints (visual works)

GUSN: 14038

Accession Number: 1998.1171

Bed

Walnut bed w/ scallop-fringed head and footboard. Shell and foliate garland repeated on each. Legs are on casters.

Date: 1858

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 14039

Accession Number: 1998.1172.1

Zomno

Walnut Zomno w/ marble top and foliate detail on top drawer and bottom cabinet door. On casters.

Date: 1858

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 14040

Accession Number: 1998.1172.2

Chest of Drawers

Walnut bureau w/ marble top, four drawers, and mirror. Carved foliate pulls and brass key surrounds. Top drawer bows outward. Walnut framing and supporting arms of mirror repeat the foliate detail of the other pieces in the set. On casters.

Date: 1858

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 14041

Accession Number: 1998.1172.3

Commode

Walnut commode. Marble top w/ two drilled holes at rear. Two foliate drawer pulls on top drawer. Foliate detail at center of cabinet doors. On casters.

Date: 1858

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 14042

Accession Number: 1998.1172.4

Cane-seated chairs

Four cane-seated walnut chairs. Carved crest rail w/ vase-ring-and-ball turned splats. Vase-and-ring turning on front stretcher. Legs tapered and flared.

Date: 1858

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 14043

Accession Number: 1998.1172.5

Cane-seated chairs

Four cane-seated walnut chairs. Carved crest rail w/ vase-ring-and-ball turned splats. Vase-and-ring turning on front stretcher. Legs tapered and flared.

Date: 1858

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 14044

Accession Number: 1998.1172.6

Cane-seated chairs

Four cane-seated walnut chairs. Carved crest rail w/ vase-ring-and-ball turned splats. Vase-and-ring turning on front stretcher. Legs tapered and flared.

Date: 1858

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 14045

Accession Number: 1998.1172.7

Cane-seated chairs

Four cane-seated walnut chairs. Carved crest rail w/ vase-ring-and-ball turned splats. Vase-and-ring turning on front stretcher. Legs tapered and flared.

Date: 1858

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 14046

Accession Number: 1998.1172.8

Bedspread

Embroidered bedspread. Modern. White cotton embroidered with vertical columns of peach and tan leaf design.

Date: 1965-1975

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 14047

Accession Number: 1998.1173

Painting

In this outdoor scene, a woman supports a baby on her lap while a fawn lies at her right side and a doe stands to her left. A large tree and overgrowth shelters the grove and a bubbling brook and waterfall are seen in the distance. Mounted in a 3 inch gilt frame.

Date: 1852-1856

Maker: Tucker, Mary Geraldine, 1841-1922 (Maker)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas, painting (coating)

GUSN: 14048

Accession Number: 1998.1174

Print

Ship battle scene of fifteen figures. The central figures include a male holding the female princess and defending her from at least four other males. A mast, ropes, knives, swords, and spears complete the image. Mounted in 2 inch gilt frame.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: Possibly Turgis, Vve. (Maker)

Material: hand coloring, lithography, prints (visual works)

GUSN: 14049

Accession Number: 1998.1175

Trunk

Trunk constructed of leather strips. Large iron clasp at front w/ two grooves for closing. Leather decorations in the shape of triangles and diamonds. Top of trunk slightly scalloped.

Date: 1883-1889

Maker: unknown

Material: hide (collagenous material)

GUSN: 14050

Accession Number: 1998.1176

Banister-back chair

Banister-back chair. Splint seat Step-down crest rail. Triple-splated. Ring-and-sausage-turned stiles with finial tops. Prominent ball turnings on front stretcher.

Date: 1710-1740

Maker: unknown

Material: cane (plant material), painting (coating), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 14051

Accession Number: 1998.1177

Wardrobe

Mahogany Empire wardrobe w/ two-drawer base. Pedimented cornice. Turned knob-shaped pulls. Bun feet. Key holes at each opening.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 14052

Accession Number: 1998.1178

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment block-printed alternating stripes of polished ground and stylized floral motif in grays, tans and robin's egg blue. Formerly installed on second floor hall and in second floor Parlor chamber.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 14053

Accession Number: 1998.1181

Straw matting

Roll of straw matting. Plain weave. Various fragments.

Date: 1970-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 14054

Accession Number: 1998.1182

Straw matting

Roll of straw matting. Plain weave and partial twill weave. Various fragments. Faded red and green coloring near edges. Some pieces edged in purple thread.

Date: 1970-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 14055

Accession Number: 1998.1183

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper wrapped in newspaper. Brown oatmeal paper. Associated with dining room.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 14056

Accession Number: 1998.1184

Cornice

Three pressed tin gilded cornices w/ elaborate floral design.

Date: 1830-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, pressing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 14107

Accession Number: 1998.1230.1

Cornice

Three pressed tin gilded cornices w/ elaborate floral design.

Date: 1830-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, pressing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 14108

Accession Number: 1998.1230.2

Cornice

Three pressed tin gilded cornices w/ elaborate floral design.

Date: 1830-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, pressing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 14109

Accession Number: 1998.1230.3

Night table

Small rectangular walnut table w/ marble top. Four ornately carved legs connected to central turned piece w/ a drop finial.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 14110

Accession Number: 1998.1382

Electric lamp

Electrified molded glass lamp w/ white glass shade. Domed shade atop turned goblet shaped octagonal base. Three brass arms protruding to hold up shade.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 14111

Accession Number: 1998.1383AB

Lithograph

Lithograph of landscape with people on a hill overlooking a valley, a town, and the far off lake and mountains. Mounted in a 1 1/2 inch dark wood frame.

Date: 1836

Maker: Bartlett, William Henry, 1809-1854 (Maker)

Material: lithography, prints (visual works)

GUSN: 14112

Accession Number: 1998.1384

Whittier's Barefooted Boy

Full-length portrait of a young boy standing on a rock in the woods. His pants are rolled up and his hands are stuffed in his pockets. He smiles out at the viewer. Framed in a 3 inch wood and gilt frame.

Date: 1868

Maker: L. Prang & Co. (Maker)

Material: chromolithography, prints (visual works)

GUSN: 14113

Accession Number: 1998.1385

Bed

Neo-Grecian bed. Walnut and burled walnut-veneer. Large crested headboard w/ burled inlays and incised crown molding. Side brackets w/ turned tops on both head and footboards.

Date: 1870-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: burl veneer, walnut (wood)

GUSN: 14114

Accession Number: 1998.1386.1

Dresser

Neo-Grecian dresser. Walnut w/ burled walnut veneer and incised detail on crowned cornice. Mirror flanked by incised molding and bracketed shelves. Marble top and six bottom drawers w/ painted tin and wooden pulls.

Date: 1870-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock), walnut (wood), veneer

GUSN: 14115

Accession Number: 1998.1386.2

Portrait of a Woman

Side portrait of a seated lady in an outdoor setting. The woman is wearing a wide-brimmed hat with a plume of feathers, a long, short-sleeved dress, a shawl draped around her back, and lace fingerless gloves. Mounted in a 3/4 inch rustic frame.

Date: 1881

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 14116

Accession Number: 1998.1387

Print

Print of a young boy and girl carving a pumpkin. The girl's doll is on the floor in front of her and an open door behind the girl reveals farm grounds and a building. Framed in a 1 1/4 inch dark wood frame.

Date: 1872

Maker: Reinham, B. F. (Maker)

Material: chromolithography, prints (visual works)

GUSN: 14117

Accession Number: 1998.1388

Braided rug

Oval braided rug. Blues w/ red and pink. Central oval primarily pink. Front side faded. White thread visible on bottom.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: Possibly Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Maker) Possibly Donnell, Annie (Maker)

Material: braiding, cotton (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 14118

Accession Number: 1998.1389

Braided rug

Oval braided rug. Blues w/ red and pink. Central oval primarily blue. Front side faded. White thread visible on bottom.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: Possibly Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Maker) Possibly Donnell, Annie (Maker)

Material: braiding, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 14119

Accession Number: 1998.1390

Curtain rod

Curtain rod-wood w/ brass ball finials and brass rings.

Date: 1850-1858

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 14120

Accession Number: 1998.1391.1

Door curtain

Door curtain (portiere). Cotton w/ white background w/ brown diamond lines behind large floral sprays. Flowers pink w/ green and brown leaves. Brown butterfly spray and two brown birds spray. Hemmed at two ends.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 14121

Accession Number: 1998.1391.2

Curtain liners

Set of blue cotton curtain liners w/ white on opposite side.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 14122

Accession Number: 1998.1393.1

Curtain liners

Set of blue cotton curtain liners w/ white on opposite side.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 14123

Accession Number: 1998.1393.2

Curtain liners

Set of blue cotton curtain liners w/ white on opposite side.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 14124

Accession Number: 1998.1393.3

Curtain liners

Set of blue cotton curtain liners w/ white on opposite side.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 14125

Accession Number: 1998.1393.4

Curtain liners

Set of blue cotton curtain liners w/ white on opposite side.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 14126

Accession Number: 1998.1393.5

Curtain liners

Set of blue cotton curtain liners w/ white on opposite side.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 14127

Accession Number: 1998.1393.6

Curtain liners

Set of blue cotton curtain liners w/ white on opposite side.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 14128

Accession Number: 1998.1393.7

Curtain

Rust colored velvet curtain. White cotton lining. 16 brass rings at top and 5 weights at bottom of lining. Velvet pleated 6 times at top.

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Tucker, Jane Standen, (1917-2012) (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), hand sewing, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 14129

Accession Number: 1998.1394

Curtain

Brown striped velvet curtain. Blue lining. 6 weights in bottom of lining. Brown vertical striped alternating light and dark.

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Tucker, Jane Standen, (1917-2012) (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), hand sewing, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 14130

Accession Number: 1998.1395

Valance

Brown and gold brocade valance. Large floral print and horizontal design in gold brocade. Brown cotton covering back.

Date: 1850-1858

Maker: unknown

Material: brocading, hand sewing, silk (textile), wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 14131

Accession Number: 1998.1396

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