Historic New England

Liquid Theater Lantern

A molded arched handle over a hexagonal-shaped top with an open back on a box with a oblong back and a three sided front. The front three panels are pierced and have a glazed arched opening; the sides have circular holes filled with perforated sheet iron. It has a conforming plate with a ring that o...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), sheet metal, iron (metal), tin (metal)

GUSN: 11409

Accession Number: 1992.357

Picture Frame

Red-painted wooden vertical frame with mitered corners and glass. A copper hook is driven into the top edge of the frame, and a portion of it is visible in the molding beneath.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), oil paint (paint), glass (material), metal, nailing, painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 11410

Accession Number: 1992.358

Picture Frame

Painted rectangular picture frame, grain painted to have the appearance of burl walnut. Modern eye hooks are affixed to the frame for lateral hanging. It is glazed, with mitered corners.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), nailing, oil paint (paint), graining, pine (wood)

GUSN: 11411

Accession Number: 1992.359

Picture Frame

Of rectangular form with a canted edge and a wide cone molding, enclosed by beading and a slightly sloping rectangular liner, grain painted to simulate Rosewood(?) in umber and red. It has two brass rings and wire at one end.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 11412

Accession Number: 1992.360

"Trunic" (Small Trunk)

A rectangular hinged dome top on a deep conforming base, covered by a brown painted canvas and black metal strapping. It is held by brass tacks and black painted wood bracing. Brass lock plates and hasps, painted black, have metal handles on the ends. It is lined with beige paper printed with a diap...

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 11413

Accession Number: 1992.361

Fence Post Urn

An urn carved in the full round with flame and finial. The body is shaped with fabric-like swags held by bow knots and is raised on a square plinth. It is painted white.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811 (Maker)

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 11414

Accession Number: 1992.362

Hatchel

A rectangular unpainted section of wood mounted on an open conforming box with a bed of nails protruding from the open top.

Date: 1800-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), pine (wood)

GUSN: 11415

Accession Number: 1992.363

Hanging Basket

Tapered cylindrical form with flattened back with arched hanging handle, the body narrows at the foot to a flared base. In a natural color.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: willow (wood), weaving

GUSN: 11416

Accession Number: 1992.364

Carved Rooster Silhouette

Carved and painted silhouette of a rooster, made from one piece of wood. The silhouette is crude, with painted detail; for example, the legs were painted on a wedge-shaped area at the base. Traces of white and green paint remain on the body; there are traces of red paint around the comb and head; wh...

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), oil paint (paint), pencils (drawing and writing equipment), pine (wood)

GUSN: 11417

Accession Number: 1992.365

Traffic Sign

Directional sign in large, narrow horizontal format with raised iron letters. Made of iron, the letters and pointing hand are tacked on. The iron sheet is pierced in four places to clamp for support.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 11418

Accession Number: 1992.366

Rug

An oval form comprised of braided strips of polychrome cotton sewn together in concentric ovals. The predominant shades are yellow, green, brown, tan, red and black.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: braiding, cotton (textile), sewing (process)

GUSN: 11419

Accession Number: 1992.367

Beehive

Domed woven form of straw and ash splints on a circular wood base. There are several holes on the dome and one arched opening at the base. It is all varnished.

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), straw (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 11420

Accession Number: 1992.368

Hook

Long, shaved, unpainted upright with a hook at the end. Two cut out nails are in place on the upright post.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), shaving (process)

GUSN: 11421

Accession Number: 1992.369

Crane

A very small crane with a long tapered arm, having a hook at one end on a tapered rectangular post with cylindrical ends for B & C pintels. They have a key-like shape.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 11422

Accession Number: 1992.370A-C

Cutting Board

A rough hewn semi-circular piece of wood with a tab at one side.

Date: 1700-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 11423

Accession Number: 1992.374

Ball Feet on Trestles

A pair of ball feet on trestles. Rear support is "J" shaped. The ball feet and four of the trestles have the remains of original blue paint. The turned and incised front ball feet are on a rectangular board with "boot jack" like end support with a "V" cut.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), incising, turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 11424

Accession Number: 1992.372AB

Teapot

Of bulbous, squat form with a compressed shoulder and shaped spout. It has a "C" shaped handle with scooped apex and flared collar and rim. The circular cover has a conical knop. Glazed brown over a white body. Also the shoulders are decorated with a gilt band with meander below with crest medallion...

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 11425

Accession Number: 1992.375AB

Spoon

A long, tapered, arched handle pierced with a hanging hole with a slightly round, shallow bowl.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), maple (wood)

GUSN: 11426

Accession Number: 1992.376

Plates

Each is of circular form, slightly concave with a double line incised edge and slanted sides with circular footing. The lower sides are incised with concentric rings.

Date: 1775-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: incising, treenware

GUSN: 11427

Accession Number: 1992.377A-H

Hanging Cupboard

A rectangular case with conforming butterfly hinged door that was originally built in. There are no shelves and the back of the door has two heavy cleats.

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 11428

Accession Number: 1992.378

Trade Sign

Farmers trade sign advertising eggs, with a carved wood chicken in profile. It is lettered on both sides in black paint. An eye-hook is attached to the chicken at the upper center, with a wire threaded through it. A red ribbon, to suggest a tail, was tied to a nail on the chicken's back; a second na...

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), pine (wood)

GUSN: 11429

Accession Number: 1992.379

Trunk

Of rectangular form with a slightly domed lid, covered in beige canvas with wood and iron bracing and strapping. The iron hasps are marked.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, iron (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 11430

Accession Number: 1992.380

Hooked Rug Runner

A very long, narrow runner hooked in polychrome wool in a repeated foliate scroll design on a varregated brown and tan ground. It follows the contours of the scrolls and is bound in green cotton tape.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 11431

Accession Number: 1992.381

Coverlet

An almost square form, with the linen top a deep indigo dyed resist pattern of an intricate flowering vine. The reverse is in beige cotton, printed with red diamond-diaper patterned stripes alternating with red and white wine patterned stripes. The field is quilted with overall diamond pattern with...

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), printing (process), quilting, resist dyeing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 11432

Accession Number: 1992.382

Rug

A section of a striped rug woven with beige cotton and madder, purple and green wool warp and variously printed and rolled cotton fabric weft- painted an umber and stenciled with pineapples and foliate devices in red, green and black.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stenciling, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 11433

Accession Number: 1992.383

Photograph

A sepia-tone portrait of a olderman. It is heightened with a grisaille wash and is in a black molded oval frame.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: grisaille, paper (fiber product), photographs

GUSN: 11645

Accession Number: 1986.685.2

Picture Frame

A rustic style frame with "rib" molded members, cross-pieces at the corners ornamented with milk glass "buttons" in a molded gilt liner.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 11646

Accession Number: 1986.686

Lantern

It has a tin collar and a wire work frame that encloses a baluster shaped uncolored glass globe. It is set into a cylindrical star-pierced tin base with a flared molded foot.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), piercing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 11647

Accession Number: 1986.687

Bureau

In Empire style. Two small ogee front drawers over a four drawer case - the top is an ogee shaped drawer. It is flanked by sepentine pilasters ending in scroll feet and turned rear feet.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), veneer

GUSN: 11648

Accession Number: 1986.692

Covered Box

Of rectangular cardboard form, with a conforming lid and covered with printed paper. It has a blue trefoil and devices enclosing shaped white reserves with polychrome floral sprays. There is gilt paper banding at the edges.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 11650

Accession Number: 1986.711AB

Chest

Six-board chest. Pine, brown-red painted overall. Thumb-molded hinged lid with nailed cleats and construction; single long drawer with turned knobs and side panels; bark visible inside; renailed at the bottom. Ogee arched end skirts terminate in rectangular feet.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, nailing, pine (wood), wrought

GUSN: 11651

Accession Number: 1986.715

Drop Leaf Table

It has a rectangular top with two "D" shaped leaves, on a butterfly base with four baluster turned legs and rectangular stretchers.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 11652

Accession Number: 1986.717

Porch Chair

Rounded crest rail continues to arms and legs; woven cane seat and back: X arm supports; natural cane accented w/ repeated black cane motif; metal capped feet.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cane (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 11653

Accession Number: 1986.244

Print, Woodcut-Colored

A print showing a river with a steep cliff to the right, and people on the bank at the left. It is in a bamboo frame.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Hiroshige (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product), woodcut (process)

GUSN: 11654

Accession Number: 1986.738.2

Basket

It has a wide rigid arched handle on a circular frame and a squat bulbous body.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), splints (lighting devices), weaving

GUSN: 11655

Accession Number: 1986.741

Easy Chair

It has an upholstered and tufted low arched back that continues to rolled out arms; and a puffy, untufted seat with a molded serpentine front seat rail and straight molded side rails. It has corner front blocks over incised vase form legs with beaded brass rings. It has squared, angled back legs tha...

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), cotton (textile), cloth, metal, silk (textile), upholstering

GUSN: 11656

Accession Number: 1986.743

Plate

A three part molded colorless glass plate, with a modified strawberry pattern and diamond diaper on a flat wide rim. It has circular wells with a sunburst pattern on the bottom.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 11657

Accession Number: 1986.598.1

Ladies Ring

A gold band engraved which widens to an oval beaded setting, with seed parcels surrounding oval beveled for glass over braided, circlet of blond hair.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), gold (metal), hair, pearl (animal material)

GUSN: 11658

Accession Number: 1986.709.1

Ring Box

A card box with black, white and gilt paper cover and a white velvet liner.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), gold (metal), hair, pearl (animal material)

GUSN: 11659

Accession Number: 1986.709.2

Photograph

A modern color wedding picture in a folding cardboard double mat. A formal picture.

Date: 1972-09-28

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photographs

GUSN: 11660

Accession Number: 1986.731.1

Photograph

A modern color wedding picture in a folding cardboard double mat. An informal picture.

Date: 1972-09-28

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photographs

GUSN: 11661

Accession Number: 1986.731.2

Photograph Mat

A folding cardboard double mat.

Date: 09-28-1972

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photographs

GUSN: 11662

Accession Number: 1986.731.3

Ironing Board

One small and one large sleeve shaped board padded with flannel and muslin nailed on. It is connected by square framework of four dowels.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: flannel, muslin, nailing, pine (wood)

GUSN: 11663

Accession Number: 1986.742

Cupboard/Bookcase

A rectangular molded top over two shelves and a case with a molded edge top. There are two hinged paneled doors below. The slab sides have a shaped cut at the foot.

Date: 1925-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 11664

Accession Number: 1986.750

Animal Figurine

A figure of a standing elephant carved from ebony with a raised trunk, ivory tusks, and inlaid ivory toenails and eyes.

Date: 1930-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), ebony (wood), inlay (process), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 11665

Accession Number: 1986.753

Andirons

It has an upright horseshoe (draft horse size) soldered to an inverted horseshoe on iron rod arms.

Date: 1910-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 11666

Accession Number: 1986.766.1

Table

The table has an overhanging rectangular top, and a straight skirt with two drawers. Each drawer has two undercut slanted wood handles; also, there are form turned and reeded legs with ball feet.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 11667

Accession Number: 1986.768

Chest

Of rectangular form, with an overhanging hinged lid with cleats at the ends, and the base with ogee arched ends. It has a straight front and backskirt, and the interior is divided into three sections (bins) and modernly painted a yellow.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: nailing, painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 11668

Accession Number: 1986.769

Cupboard

The cupboard has a flat top with a molded cornice on a case with two hinged paneled doors. It is raised on bracket feet with shaped front and side skirts and modernly painted yellow. The interior is fitted with shelves and grooves for shelving and two drawers, it is also painted green.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 11669

Accession Number: 1986.770

Ironing Board

Of oblong wood form with one end broader than the other. The narrow end is pierced for hanging, and the side is incised with an inscription.

Date: 1740-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 11670

Accession Number: 1986.771

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