Historic New England

Miter box

Mitering box; flat wooden board w/ 2 side pieces attached perpendicularly; diagonal cuts on sides for use w/ hand-saw.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23042

Accession Number: 1998.2792

Ladder

Box w/ wood and rope escape ladder; 21 steps; 2 red metal triangular shaped pieces on sides of top step for attachment to window.

Date: 1920-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: rope, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23043

Accession Number: 1998.2793

Shovel fragment

Shovel fragment; wood pole w/ steel rope coiled[?] handle.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: rope, steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23044

Accession Number: 1998.2794

Shovel fragment

Wooden handled shovel fragment; small portion of metal shovel on bottom.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23045

Accession Number: 1998.2795

Scythe

Steel scythe w/ long S-shaped wooden handle and long flat beak shaped blade.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23046

Accession Number: 1998.2796

Plane

Wooden plane w/ rabbit-ear shaped handle; long rectangular shape w/ thin slit at bottom and cross-like opening at top for shavings to exit.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23047

Accession Number: 1998.2797

Hay-bunching rake

Wooden hay rake; long handle w/ one row of teeth attached at top; two semi-circular rungs connecting handle to row of teeth.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23048

Accession Number: 1998.2798

Hay-bunching rake

Wooden hay rake; long handle w/ 1 row of teeth attached at top; 2 semi-circular rungs connecting handle to row of teeth; metal portion at top of handle.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23049

Accession Number: 1998.2799

Hay-bunching rake

Wooden hay rake; long handle w/ 1 row of teeth attached at top; 2 semi-circular rungs connecting handle to row of teeth.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23050

Accession Number: 1998.2800

Hay-bunching rake

Wooden hay rake; long handle w/ 1 row of teeth attached at top; 2 semi-circular rungs connecting handle to row of teeth.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23051

Accession Number: 1998.2801

Shovel

Wooden shovel w/ long split handle at back end; flat rectangular shaped bottom portion attached to handle by metal fasteners; split in handle forms "Y" shape.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23052

Accession Number: 1998.2802

Shovel

Wooden shovel w/ D-shaped wooden handle; flat rectangular shaped bottom portion w/ copper along bottom edge.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23053

Accession Number: 1998.2803

Shovel

Metal shovel w/ D-shaped wooden handle; spade-shaped bottom.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23054

Accession Number: 1998.2804

Shovel

Metal shovel w/ D-shaped wooden handle; rectangular shaped bottom.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23055

Accession Number: 1998.2805

Handkerchief

White handkerchief with a scalloped edge and floral pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27393

Accession Number: 1917.122

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 27395

Accession Number: 1917.135

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 27397

Accession Number: 1917.136

Shawl

White silk crepe; embroidered with white satin stitch - 12" border area with large corner motif; sprigged field; center axis; 12" fringe knotted.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27398

Accession Number: 1917.185

Shawl

Dull purplish red wool twill with allover sprig pattern of cream paisley with blue flowers; silk warp and wool weft.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 27399

Accession Number: 1917.186

Women's Tie

White cotton necktie.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27400

Accession Number: 1917.188

Shawl

Cream silk and wool gauze; long, rectangular; deep border of cream and purple stripe with narrow satin stripe; tied on and knotted cream crimped wool fringe.

Date: 1840-1845

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27401

Accession Number: 1917.189

Unfinished needlework picture. Overall picture is a mourning scene of a young woman in Classical dress seated at an urn beneath a willow tree. Embroidery is of silk and wool. Willow tree has satin stitches on trunk, chain stitches and minute french knots for the foliage. The urn and plinth are worke...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 27402

Accession Number: 1917.190

Pocketbook

Flamestitch - diamond pattern in reds, greens, purple/pink; brown with black and cream outline; angled flap edged with green twill tape; high glazed green camlet lining; two pocket. Three frayed green ties.

Date: 1751-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: Bargello work, canvas, embroidering, handmade, wool (textile)

GUSN: 27403

Accession Number: 1917.191

Saucer

Ironstone saucer with blue transfer-printed pattern "Lozere." Border of scrolls and scenic medallions on horizontal striped ground. Central scene of two women on a balcony overlooking river. The women stand near a large figural urn, a turretted building is in the distance.

Date: 1862-1891

Maker: E. Challinor & Co. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), transfer printing

GUSN: 27404

Accession Number: 1917.196

Dessert plate

Ironstone plate with blacktransfer-printed pattern "Medina." Border pattern of two alternating marine port scenes in scroll cartouches separated by hanging floral sprays on striped ground. Central scene of garden with river running through it. Fountain and lounging figures in the foreground, domed b...

Date: 1873-1879

Maker: Edwards, John, 1847-1900 (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), transfer printing

GUSN: 27405

Accession Number: 1917.197

Soup Plate

Delftware plate with white glaze and purple floral decoration around border and in center.

Date: 1730-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze

GUSN: 27406

Accession Number: 1917.198

Pair of Saltcellars

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 27407

Accession Number: 1917.203.1-.2

Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate with a scalloped edge. Floral and scroll border surrounds a central recreational scene.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 27408

Accession Number: 1917.205

Brick

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27409

Accession Number: 1917.209

Barrel

Small, green wooden barrel with brass spicot.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 27410

Accession Number: 1917.210

Barrel

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 27411

Accession Number: 1917.211

Shovel

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27413

Accession Number: 1917.216

Horseshoe

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27415

Accession Number: 1917.221

Nail

Five hand-wrought nails. Tag: "Otis fl. bd." In box labeled "floor board nails."

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27416

Accession Number: 1917.223

Nail

Wire nail with brass-covered head. Tag: "Old brass-headed nail found in Otis House. Its use and date are uncertain but it was on the basis of this nail that we used similar nails as window fasteners."

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 27417

Accession Number: 1917.225

Nail

Brass-headed nail, modern manufacture. tag: "New nail of the variet;y bought to match 1917.225 which was an old brass-headed nail found in Otis House. Its date and use are uncertain but nails were used, belie, as window fastener."

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), metal

GUSN: 27418

Accession Number: 1917.226

Crane Hanger

Flat; tapers from eye to hook end.

Date: 1800-1806

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 27419

Accession Number: 1917.227

Crane Hanger

Hand-wrought. Tapered bar; large end with round head and hole in center. Opposite end turned up.

Date: 1800-1806

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27420

Accession Number: 1917.229

Crane Hanger

Flat, with taper from eye end to hook.

Date: 1800-1806

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 27421

Accession Number: 1917.231

LATH

Small piece of lath with hand-wrought nail in it. Tag: "Bit of a 1695 lath with nail from B. Titcomb House, Newburyport. The creosoting is recent. The lath came from the projecting rounded end of the W. Chamber summer and helped carry the plaster coving?.

Date: ca. 1695

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 27422

Accession Number: 1917.232

Bed Curtain Fragment

Oval, brown on off white ground of scenes of story. Woman grieving over dead man; portions of women showing pity of old beggar; cornice of building, floral and trees.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), fustian, alteration (process and technique)

GUSN: 27423

Accession Number: 1917.237

Brick

Two flat rectangular tiles with a round hole in the center of one end.

Date: 17th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 27424

Accession Number: 1917.238AB

Pitcher

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 27425

Accession Number: 1917.239

Bottle

Brown glass bottle in the shape of a log cabin with a three-tier roof.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 27426

Accession Number: 1917.240

Luncheon plate

Earthenware plate with brown transfer-print pattern "American Marine." Border pattern of two alternating scenes of sailing and steam ships framed by rope. Central scene of three-masted, fully rigged schooner in choppy seas. Two small boats with passengers in foreground, lighthouse and other sailing...

Date: 1862-1890

Maker: George L. Ashworth & Bros. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 27427

Accession Number: 1917.241