Historic New England

Stool

Stool. Maple, pine, foam, rubber. Usplayed legs; ring turnings; vasiform and baluster-turned mottif near round seat. Eight box stretchers, one missing. Nylon stretcher wire under seat. Unupholstered foam rubber top.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 65516

Accession Number: 1970.1242

Stool

Stool. Maple, pine, foam rubber. Round top with foam rubber cushion. Rests on four splayed turned legs with two groups of ring turnings with seven box stretchers, three of which are missing.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 65517

Accession Number: 1970.1243

Side Chair

Side chair. Oak and pine, stained. Oak seat with rounded corners; front chamfered with tongues at either side, lip at lower edge. Bentwood oak crest rail and sides. Pine spindles, legs, and stretchers.

Date: 1910

Maker: S. Bent & Brothers, Inc. (Maker)

Material: oak (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 65518

Accession Number: 1970.1244

Shelf Bracket

Stained & varnished; 2 screw holes; shaped cut-out dec; plinth

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 65519

Accession Number: 1970.1245.1

Shelf Bracket

Stained & varnished; 2 screw holes; shaped cut-out dec; plinth

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 65520

Accession Number: 1970.1245.2

Platter

Oval; molded with turkey form; crm. colored; edges flattened

Date: 1900-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 65521

Accession Number: 1970.1246

Bedpan

Self pipe; flattened overlapping lip

Date: 1870-1889

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 65522

Accession Number: 1970.1247

Armchair

Cherry seat, arms, crest, legs, stretchers; maple back spindles

Date: 1950-1969

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), maple (wood)

GUSN: 65523

Accession Number: 1970.1248

Drop-leaf Table

Dropleaf table with two leaves, pivoted supports, two drawers; four cabriole legs; molded skirt

Date: 1850-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood)

GUSN: 65524

Accession Number: 1970.1249

Luggage Rack

Folding; 2 orange cloth straps; screw & nail joinings

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 65525

Accession Number: 1970.1250

Chamber Pot

Round; slight foot, flared lip; appld. handle; trellis with flowers

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 65526

Accession Number: 1970.1251.1

Chamber Pot

Circular; flared lip; molded, cartouche borders; large. blue floral; with lid

Date: 1870-1899

Maker: Stoke Pottery (Maker)

Material: porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 65527

Accession Number: 1970.1252

Cake Tin

Cyl; white with lt. blue band; matching lid; "cake" in block letters

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 65528

Accession Number: 1970.1253

Roasting Pot

Deep oval; 2 bands and "atlantic" on sides; black handles; lid

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 65529

Accession Number: 1970.1254

Towel Rack

Turned posts; sausge stretcher; 5 horiz. bars; white; canted feet

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 65530

Accession Number: 1970.1255

Chest of Drawers

Molded serp. top; 4drawers; book match veneer; bracket feet

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, pine (wood), veneering

GUSN: 65531

Accession Number: 1970.1256

Chest of Drawers

Chest of drawers. Oak, pine, brass. Tall form, six-inch splashboard, five graduated drawers with round wooden pulls, brass escutcheons. Front and rear posts tapered to form legs.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: Merriam Hall & Co. (Maker)

Material: oak (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 65532

Accession Number: 1970.1257

Chest of Drawers

Chest of drawers. Oak, pine. Flat top; rounded corners; molded edge; five graduated drawers; two round pulls; brass key surrounds per drawer. Front and back posts form legs that rest on casters.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: Merriam Hall & Co. (Maker)

Material: oak (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 65533

Accession Number: 1970.1258

Carpet

Rug with partridge and pear tree motif foliate on cream field. Main border has floral and geometric motifs on a cream field. Main border flanked by paired floral and foliate borders on black fields.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: hemp (fiber), wool (textile), broadlooms (rugs)

GUSN: 65534

Accession Number: 1970.479

Runner

Navy blue fielded runner. Four 8-point stars or güls dominate field and are surrounded by tightly packed random small geometric motifs. Red, cold, blue, cream and black. Field enclosed by cream fielded border, accented by stylized floral vine. Outer brown fielded border with stylized floral repeatin...

Date: 1850-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 65535

Accession Number: 1970.480

Rug

Deep blue field with repeating motif of red, blue and white crab shaped güls or medallions, forming rows, surrounded by small random geometric devices. Central panel enclosed by cream-fielded border with scroll-like repeating elements and a red-fielded outer border with cross-like repeating medallio...

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 65536

Accession Number: 1970.481

Rug

Rug with small central panel of stylized animals and geometric motifs on dark blue field. Numerous borders, red-fielded with geometric devices. Large fringe intact. Wool pile and warp, cotton weft. Reds, blues, tans, and green predominate.

Date: 1925

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 65537

Accession Number: 1970.482

Rug

Rusty red field. Large black-fielded diamond güls with pendants repeated. Small diamond in red and cream repeated in field and güls. Main cream-fielded border with geometric fret-like pattern in blue red, cream, black. Tapestry woven tan skirt at one end with remnants of braided warps.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 65538

Accession Number: 1970.483

Rug

Rectangular rug with central field of diaper pattern on red; diamonds containing stars surrounded by several geometric borders, widest with zig-zag on white, blue, white, red, and yellow predominate. Remains of short variegated fringe on ends.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 65539

Accession Number: 1970.484

Rug

Narrow black field packed with repeated geometric motifs. Two wide main borders in red divided by narrow black-fielded one. Outer cream fielded one. All motifs are geometric. Red, cream, blue, black. Frings replaced with cotton trim.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 65540

Accession Number: 1970.485

Rug

Red field with long blue lozenge. Geometric motifs in blue, cream, black. Outer blue and red dogtooth border. Ends have braided warps.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 65541

Accession Number: 1970.486

Hand Towel

Wht; woven textured ground; stylized floral border; 2pnk. bordrs

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 65341

Accession Number: 1972.572

Needlework Canvas

Fragmentary, unused piece

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 65342

Accession Number: 1972.573

Photograph

Elderly woman at table; daffodils & lampshade behind

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 65343

Accession Number: 1985.698

Photograph of Alice B. Richardson

Three bust length studio portraits of woman; two in dark dress, one light.

Date: 1891

Maker: Mendelssohn, H. L. (Maker) Jas. H. Wilcox & Co. (Framer)

GUSN: 65344

Accession Number: 1985.699

Photograph

2 children; upholstered chair; 1 with plaid dress, 1 with white dress

Date: 1850-1890

Maker: Fredrick's (Maker)

GUSN: 65345

Accession Number: 1985.700

Coat

Wht; textured diaper mat'l; mock collar; braid dec; buttn. front

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 65346

Accession Number: 1972.503.1

Cape

Wht; foldover collar; braided trim; twisted cord fringes

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 65347

Accession Number: 1972.503.2

Collar

Wht; open with rounded ends; handsewn along back edge

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 65348

Accession Number: 1972.511

Table Runner

Rectangular; white with woven pink bordrs; ctr. pnk. medallion; white. damask dc

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 65349

Accession Number: 1972.512.1

Table Runner

Rectangular; white with woven pink bordrs; ctr. pnk. medallion; white. damask dc

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 65350

Accession Number: 1972.512.2

Table Runner

Rectangular; white with woven pink bordrs; ctr. pnk. medallion; white. damask dc

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 65351

Accession Number: 1972.512.3

Hand Towel

Rectangular; white with self fringe; pink & white on white borders; ctr. oval

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 65352

Accession Number: 1972.513

Pincushion

Stuffed rectangular; pink base, white top; green, purpl, pnk random stitchs

Date: 1896

Maker: Bowen, Pauline, 1895- (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 65353

Accession Number: 1972.519

Sewing Box

Six sided; diapered stuffing; bl. casing; punch paper glued on

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), paper (fiber product), rayon

GUSN: 65354

Accession Number: 1972.526.1

Book

Blank; buff color; embr. covr:grn. lvs, red & pnk. berries; red ties

Date: 1901

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material), paper (fiber product), rayon, silk (textile)

GUSN: 65355

Accession Number: 1972.526.2

Wallet

Folding; black fabric with painted purpl & green. iris; wire frame

Date: 1901

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material), painting (coating), paper (fiber product), rayon, silk (textile)

GUSN: 65356

Accession Number: 1972.526.3

Pincushion

Rectangular; pink. ground; small white four-petal flowers with yellow. centers; wire edging

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, painting (coating), rayon, satin, wool (textile)

GUSN: 65357

Accession Number: 1972.526.4

Purse

Peach color; diapered; with lace border at tie top; rectangular base

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, satin, silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 65358

Accession Number: 1972.526.5

Pincushion

Hand sewn three sides; buff, black, pnk, white variegated stripes

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), satin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 65359

Accession Number: 1972.526.6

Pincushion

Sq; overstuffed; white with multicolor embr. bands; bl. base; rope trim

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: satin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 65360

Accession Number: 1972.526.7

Souvenir Purse

2 part straw satchel; braided band top; purpl. straw cording

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: satin, silk (textile), straw (plant material)

GUSN: 65361

Accession Number: 1972.526.8

Christmas Tree Ornament

Purple border with dark & light purple. Checkerboard; rectangular sandpaper.

Date: 1901

Maker: Bowen, Pauline, 1895- (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product), straw (plant material)

GUSN: 65362

Accession Number: 1972.526.9

Valance

Red velvet; rectangular with tassel border 3 sides; lt. brown liner; tassels

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), paper (fiber product), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 65363

Accession Number: 1972.530

Pantaloons

6buttnhl. waistband; open reinforced sides; appld. embr. at legs

Date: 1860-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 65364

Accession Number: 1972.537

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