Historic New England

Silhouette Portrait

Silhouette cut from black paper and set on white paper of a man preaching from a pulpit with hands clasped and face skyward, mounted in a veneered wood frame with black borders.

Date: 1828

Maker: Edouart, Auguste (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103887

Accession Number: 1947.43D

Silhouette Portrait

Bust length silhouette cut from white paper and set on black silk of a woman facing right wearing a bonnet, mounted in a painted black frame with oval opening and grape cluster finding at top.

Date: 1800-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103888

Accession Number: 1947.44

Silhouette Portrait

Hollow cut silhouette set over white paper of a woman facing right, mounted in a gilt and painted wood frame with molded relief floral sprays applied at corners and oval opening.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103889

Accession Number: 1947.45

Bust length silhouette portrait cut from white paper and set over black silk of a young woman facing right, mounted in a painted black wood frame with oval opening with gilt border, brass grape cluster hanging mount at top of frame.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 103890

Accession Number: 1947.46

Silhouette Portrait

Bust length silhouette portrait cut from white paper and set on black silk of a woman facing right, mounted in a round brass frame.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103891

Accession Number: 1947.47

Silhouette Portrait

Silhouette portrait cut from white paper and set on black paper of a woman facing left, three shields of white paper below, mounted in a painted with frame with gilt borders.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 103892

Accession Number: 1947.49

Silhouette Portrait

Hollow cut paper silhouette set on black textile of a woman facing left, set in an oval dark wood frame under glass.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103893

Accession Number: 1947.50

Silhouette Portrait

Black paper cut silhouette set on white paper of a woman facing right, set in a black wood frame with gilt inner border.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103894

Accession Number: 1947.51

Silhouette Portrait

Reproduction bust length silhouette of a man facing left with a ribbon in his hair, painted oval gold border, mounted in an oval molded wood frame.

Date: ca. 1938

Maker: Edgar, Carmen Denton

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103895

Accession Number: 1947.95

Silhouette Portrait

Black paper cut out silhouette set on white paper of a woman facing left, matted on a piece of green cotton with floral buds, set in a painted gold plaster frame.

Date: ca. 1906

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103896

Accession Number: 1947.97

Silhouette Portrait

Bust length silhouette portrait cut from black paper and set over white card of a young boy facing left with painted gold details on hair, collar and coat, mounted in a veneered wood frame with black borders.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: Maginn, J.L. (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103897

Accession Number: 1947.98

Silhouette Portrait

Bust length silhouette cut from black paper of a young boy facing right with painted gold hair and coat details, mounted in a veneered wood frame with black edge.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: Maginn, J.L. (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103898

Accession Number: 1947.99

Silhouette Portrait

Half length silhouette portrait cut from black paper and set on white card of a woman facing left wearing a bonnet with gold painted details for hair, hat and dress, mounted in a veneered wood frame with two inlaid borders of light wood.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: Maginn, J.L. (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103899

Accession Number: 1947.100

Silhouette Portrait

Half length portrait silhouette cut from black paper and set over white paper of a young girl facing left, mounted in a large dark stained wood frame with white mat.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103900

Accession Number: 1947.101A

Silhouette Portrait

Half length portrait silhouette cut from black paper and set on white paper of a young girl facing right, mounted in a large stained wood frame with white mat.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103901

Accession Number: 1947.101B

Silhouette Portrait

Bust length silhouette portrait cut from black paper of a man facing right wearing a hat, mounted in a large wood frame.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103902

Accession Number: 1947.102

Silhouette Portrait

Silhouette of woman facing right with flowers in hair, mounted in a black wood frame with green floral paper mat with oval opening. Copy of a Bache original.

Date: ca. 1939

Maker: Edgar, Carmen Denton

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103903

Accession Number: 1947.104

Silhouette Portrait

Bust length painted silhouette of a man facing left with pencil drawn spectacles and hair details, mounted in a painted black wood frame with gold colored metal mat and three leaf metal hanging loop at top.

Date: 1938

Maker: Edgar, Carmen Denton (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103904

Accession Number: 1947.106

Silhouette Portrait

Black paper cut silhouette of a woman facing left with painted gold details in hair and dress, mounted within a gilded frame with oval opening.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: Possibly Hubard, William James (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103905

Accession Number: 1947.108

Silhouette Portrait

Painted bust length silhouette portrait of a woman facing right wearing a lace bonnet and wide lace collar, mounted in a black painted wood frame with stained wood mat with oval opening.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: Possibly Hubard, William James (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103906

Accession Number: 1947.110

Silhouette Portrait

This hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait set over black silk is of a man facing right. The silhouette is cut from a block printed bustline and mounted in a molded wood frame with an eglomise painted mat in green, yellow and red with an oval opening.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103907

Accession Number: 1947.111

Silhouette Portrait

Hollow cut silhouette set over black silk of a woman facing right, mounted in a painted black wood frame (not original) with oval opening and gilt border, metal grape bunch decoration at top. The cutting on the bustline and dress front is particularly fine.

Date: 1813

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), wood (plant material), gilding, silk (fiber), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 103908

Accession Number: 1947.113

Silhouette Portrait

Silhouette of cut black paper set on white paper of Benjamin Franklin facing left, mounted in a molded wood frame with gilt inner border.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103909

Accession Number: 1947.115

Silhouette Portrait

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait set over black ground of a old woman facing left wearing a bonnet, mounted in a veneered wood frame with small rectangular opening.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103910

Accession Number: 1947.116

Silhouette Portrait

Bust length silhouette portrait cut from white paper and set on black glass of a woman facing left, mounted in an oval gilded and molded wood frame.

Date: 1793-1820

Maker: Possibly Bache, William (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103911

Accession Number: 1947.117

Silhouette Portrait

Full length silhouette cut from black paper and set on white paper of a man facing left with hat in hand, mounted in a gilded molded wood frame.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103912

Accession Number: 1947.118

Silhouette Portrait

Bust length silhouette portrait cut from white paper and set on black silk of a man facing left, mounted in a painted black wood frame with oval opening and grape cluster finding at top.

Date: 1800-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103913

Accession Number: 1947.119

Silhouette Portrait

Bust length silhouette portrait cut from white paper and set on black silk of a woman facing left, mounted in a brass frame.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103914

Accession Number: 1947.121

Silhouette Portrait

Double hollow cut silhouette portraits over a black ground of a woman facing right and a man facing left. Mounted in gilded wood frame with pink mat.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103915

Accession Number: 1948.71

Drawing

Pencil drawing on paper of the Battle of Bunker Hill, mounted in a veneered wood frame, printed key attached in plastic on reverse and old newspaper clipping with inscription.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Frossard, Edouard

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite pencils, veneer, frames (furnishings), glass (material)

GUSN: 103916

Accession Number: 1955.10

Portrait of Abigail (Dawes) Waters (1721-1816)

Bust-length portrait of a older woman in sepia tone, mounted in a wood frame with oval opening with painted gold border.

Date: 1800-1816

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103917

Accession Number: 1956.54

Silhouette Portrait

Hollow cut silhouette set over black paper of a man facing left, ink drawn details of hair, mounted in a painted black wood frame.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103918

Accession Number: 1956.55

Silhouette Portrait

Black paper cut silhouette set on white paper of a man facing right, mounted in a gilt wood frame with a verre eglomise mat with an oval opening bordered by gold rays and foliate sprigs.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103919

Accession Number: 1958.84

Miniature portrait of Sardine Sparrow Bigelow (1819-1848)

Miniature watercolor on ivory, bust length portrait of a man facing slightly right wearing a black coat and neck tie, mounted behind an ormolu mat with oval opening and in a hinged brown leather case with green velvet lining.

Date: 1845-1848

Maker: unknown

Material: watercolor (paint), ivory (tooth component), gilt bronze, leather

GUSN: 103920

Accession Number: 1961.40

Silhouette Portrait

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait set over black paper of a woman facing left and wearing a bonnet, mounted in a painted black wood frame.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103921

Accession Number: 1963.304B

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust-length silhouette portrait of Portrait of Deacon Samuel Whiting (1702-1772) set over black silk of a man facing left, mounted behind glass with paper backing.

Date: 1760-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103922

Accession Number: 1964.140

Footstool

Empire style mahogony footstool with an embroidered vegetal pattern on the seat. Two C shaped legs joined by a stretcher.

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 170422

Accession Number: 2006.44.2050

Phillips House

Framed photographic print of a house, #34 Chestnut Street, Salem, Massachusetts. In front of the house is a large tree, and beside the house, on each side, is another house. There is a wood fence to the left and metal fence in front. The picture is taken from across the street.

Date: 1898-1912

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 170423

Accession Number: 2006.44.894

Wall lamp

Wall lamp with two arms and glass shades with etched design.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 170424

Accession Number: 2006.44.1201.2

Bookcase

Mahogany double door bookcase with an A-shaped gallery centered by a carved shell with bellflowers that sits atop a case of double sliding glass doors. The doors are flanked by reeded Ionic columns and topped with an egg-and-dart molding below dental moldings, which extend around the corners.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), glass (material)

GUSN: 170425

Accession Number: 2006.44.695

Hand mirror

Round Chinese bronze mirror. Concentric rings design with Chinese characters.

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 170426

Accession Number: 2006.44.951.1

Bowl

Medium-sized wooden bowl, or calabash, from Hawaii, called an umeke. The bowl has a smooth, polished exterior and unpolished interior. The top edge of the bowl curves inward. The thick walls of the bowl are cracked and have been repaired using a traditional technique of inserting hourglass-shaped pl...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 170427

Accession Number: 2006.44.2078

Sculpture

Bronze sculpture of a boy at a grinding wheel.

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 170428

Accession Number: 2006.44.1186

Mirror case

Square, teak wooden case with circular green fabric padding and lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: teak (wood)

GUSN: 170429

Accession Number: 2006.44.951.2AB

Bowl

Wood bowl, or umeke, with polished interior and exterior surfaces. From Hawaii, also referred to as "calabash." Two hourglass-shaped plugs have been inserted to hold together a cracked surface - a traditional method of repair. A small Hawaiian royal coat of arms has been affixed to the outer surface...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 170430

Accession Number: 2006.44.2077

Trinket box

Painted treen barrel-shaped trinket box with lid. Black and red painted plant design. Several cracks in box, one of which is mended.

Maker: unknown

Material: carving and carving techniques

GUSN: 170431

Accession Number: 2006.44.738AB

Kapa beater

Wooden four-sided kapa (barkcloth) beater, or i'e kuku, from Hawaii. Three sides have ribbed, parallel lines, each side's ribbing having a slightly different width. One side has a regular diamond and triangle design carved into the surface. Kapa, or Hawaiian barkcloth, comes in a variety of textur...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving and carving techniques

GUSN: 170441

Accession Number: 2006.44.957

Sculpture

Bronze and green patina sculpture by Auguste Nicolas Cain entitled: Lioness with her Catch, and Two Small Cubs.

Date: 19th century

Maker: Cain, Auguste Nicolas, 1822-1894 (Sculptor)

Material: bronze (metal), patina (condition)

GUSN: 170442

Accession Number: 2006.44.1165

Bowl

Small wood bowl or calabash from Hawaii, known as an umeke. Polished with a shiny patina inside and out. There are a few spots of lighter wood as well as a crack. The crack has been repaired using a traditional method of inserting an hourglass-shaped plug. Umeke are highly esteemed and are frequentl...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 170443

Accession Number: 2006.44.2075

Throwing club

Wooden throwing club or 'i Ula tavatava, from Fiji. The round club head is deeply carved with flanges and grooves, and topped with a smaller, rounded knob. The short handle is decorated with incised triangle shapes along the bottom half and along the top with vertically-aligned rows of shallow pierc...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving and carving techniques

GUSN: 170444

Accession Number: 2006.44.956

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