Historic New England

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait set over black ground of a man facing left with high white collar and shirt, pencil drawn details for hair, mounted in a gilded wood frame.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Possibly Chamberlain, William (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103801

Accession Number: 1925.652

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette set on black ground of a man facing left, mounted in an oval brass spandrel frame with foliate and reed borders.

Date: 1803-1810

Maker: King, William (Artist)

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103802

Accession Number: 1925.619

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette set over black silk, mounted in an octagonal black painted wood frame.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103803

Accession Number: 1925.620

Silhouette

Painted bust length silhouette of a woman facing left, mounted in a brass spandrel frame with foliate and bead borders and verre eglomise matt with four rosettes at corners and oval opening.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103804

Accession Number: 1925.622

A pair of hollow cut silhouettes set on black textile of a woman facing right and a man facing left, both mounted behind painted glass with gold borders and sprigs of foliate decoration, gilt wood frame with twisted rope border applied to the cove.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: Possibly Warner, Orson C. (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103805

Accession Number: 1925.623

Pair of Silhouettes

Pair of hollow cut bust length silhouette portraits set over black cloth of a woman facing right and a man facing left, mounted in a brass spandrel frame with foliate and bead borders.

Date: 1803-1810

Maker: King, William (Artist)

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103806

Accession Number: 1925.624

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait set over black ground of a woman facing right wearing a lace collar, india ink details for hair, mounted in a painted green wood frame with verre eglomise mat with octagonal opening and double curved bustline.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: Attributed to Letton, Ralph (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103807

Accession Number: 1925.625

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait over a black ground of a man facing left, drawn hair and painted coat details, mounted in a brass spandrel frame with foliate and bead borders and rosettes at corners.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Bache, William (Artist)

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103808

Accession Number: 1925.627

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette portrait over black silk of a woman facing right, crudely painted body wearing green dress and holding a flower, mounted in a gilded wood frame. This artist is sometimes referred to as the "Puffy Sleeve" artist due to the naive but charming painted details that almost always in...

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103809

Accession Number: 1925.629

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette set over black ground of woman facing right, dress and hair details drawn in ink, mounted behind a verre eglomise mat with a gold border around opening, all in gilt wood frame.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103810

Accession Number: 1925.630

Silhouette

Hollow cut paper silhouette set over black glass of a woman facing right, mounted in a brass spandrel frame with a foliate border around a beaded border and four rosettes.

Date: 1803-1810

Maker: King, William (Artist)

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103811

Accession Number: 1925.631

Silhouette

Hollow cut paper silhouette set over black textile of a young boy facing right, set in a painted gold wood frame.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103812

Accession Number: 1925.632

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait set over black paper of a child facing right with drawn details for hair and dress, mounted in a round painted black wood frame with verre eglomise mat with oval opening.

Date: 1793-1822

Maker: Bache, William (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103813

Accession Number: 1925.633

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette bust length portrait set over black paper of a young child facing left, oval wood frame and verre eglomise mat.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103814

Accession Number: 1925.634

Silhouette

Bust length silhouette cut from white paper and set over black paper of a man facing left, mounted in a brass spandrel frame with foliate and bead borders and a verre eglomise mat with four rosettes at corners and oval opening.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103815

Accession Number: 1925.635

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette portrait of a man facing left with pencil drawn details for hair, collar, and vest, mounted in a gilded molded wood frame with trefoil and rosette border, white mat with oval opening and gilt border.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103816

Accession Number: 1925.636

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait set over black cloth of a man facing right with pencil drawn details for hair and collar, mounted in a painted black wood frame.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103817

Accession Number: 1925.637

Silhouette

Hollow cut full length silhouette portrait set over black cloth of a man facing right wearing a top hat, cape and holding a cane, mounted in a gilded wood frame.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103818

Accession Number: 1925.638

Silhouette

Painted silhouette on white card paper of a young girl pulling a toy horse, gold paint details in hair and dress, mounted in a gilt wood frame.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103819

Accession Number: 1925.639

Silhouette Portrait of Anna Woodbury

Hollow cut silhouette of Anna Woodbury set over black silk facing left, chain of blonde hair and paper heart set next to silhouette, mounted in a brass spandrel frame with foliate and bead borders and rosettes in corners.

Date: ca. 1833

Maker: Possibly Howard, Everet (Artist)

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103820

Accession Number: 1925.641

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait se over black ground of a woman facing left, mounted in a dark stained wood frame.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103821

Accession Number: 1925.642

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait set over black silk of a man facing left, mounted in a molded gilded wood frame.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103822

Accession Number: 1925.643

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette set over black silk of a woman facing right, mounted in a gilt wood frame.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103823

Accession Number: 1925.644

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette set over black paper of a woman facing right with pencil drawn details for hair and lace collar, mounted in a molded wood frame.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103824

Accession Number: 1925.645

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette set over black paper of a woman facing right with ink drawn hair and collar details, mounted in a brass spandrel frame with foliate and bead borders, oval opening.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103825

Accession Number: 1925.646

Silhouette

Two hollow cut bust length silhouette portraits set over black silk of a woman facing right and a woman facing left, mounted in a plain unpainted wood frame.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103826

Accession Number: 1925.648

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

Coconut bowl on stand

Large hollowed-out coconut bowl attached to a koa wood pedestal stand [a] with cover [b], from Hawaii. An accompanying note explains that the bowl is made from a very large coconut which was raised on the slopes of the Punch Bowl (in Honolulu), and presented to a member of the Phillips family by a ...

Maker: unknown

Material: coconut (fruit), koa (wood)

GUSN: 170445

Accession Number: 2006.44.735AB

Floor lamp

Metal electric floor lamp with an hexagonal lampshade with birds.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 170446

Accession Number: 2006.44.2081

Jardiniere

Chinese porcelain hexagonal jardiniere on stand with blue and white flower scenes.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 170447

Accession Number: 2006.44.1187

Vase

Round, Chinese export famille-rose porcelain vase with applied gilt dragon. Cream colored with Oriental scene with butterfly, bird, and floral design.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 170448

Accession Number: 2006.44.736

Curtain tieback

Brass curtain tieback in the form of a dolphin.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 170449

Accession Number: 2006.44.2079.1

Sideboard

Federal mahagony bow-front sideboard. Three drawers and three doors. Brass handles with wheat design. Six spade shaped feet.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 170450

Accession Number: 2006.44.727

Throw pillow

Throw pillow with embroidered flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 170451

Accession Number: 2006.44.1197

Curtain tieback

Brass curtain tieback in the form of a dolphin.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 170452

Accession Number: 2006.44.2079.2

Side chair

Mahogany Chippendale-style pierced ladder-back side chair with a maroon upholstered seat.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 170453

Accession Number: 2006.44.712.3

Telephone

Metal black vertical telephone with a handset. Cables are included.

Date: 1913

Maker: Western Electric (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 170454

Accession Number: 2006.44.2080

Armchair

Dutch Colonial carved hardwood open armchair. Cabriole legs with H stretchers. Slip seat with yellow patterned upholstery and padded arms. Lion's paw carving on armrest ends.

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood

GUSN: 170458

Accession Number: 2006.44.726

Bookcase

Mahogany bookcase with two glass doors and on caster feet.

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), glass (material)

GUSN: 170461

Accession Number: 2006.44.2060

Dragon figurine

Brass figurine in the form of a dragon.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 170462

Accession Number: 2006.44.966

Sewing table

Empire style mahogany sewing table with pedestal base and metal feet. Two drawers each with two handles and textile under the lower drawer.

Maker: unknown

Material: furnishing textile materials, brass (alloy), mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 170463

Accession Number: 2006.44.2061

Ashtray

Tirangular jade ashtray with flower and vine carving.

Maker: unknown

Material: jade (rock), carving and carving techniques

GUSN: 170464

Accession Number: 2006.44.968

Candlestand

Mahogany, Chippendale candlestand with octagonal surface top and three legs with claw-and-ball feet.

Date: ca. 1775

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 170465

Accession Number: 2006.44.725

Settee

Sheraton style inlaid mahogany settee upholstered with a green textile. Four front cylindric feet and two rectangular rear feet. Flower pattern on the base rail and cornucopia on the crest rail.

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 170466

Accession Number: 2006.44.2063

Throwing Club

Wooden throwing club or i Ula drisia from Fiji. Round head with large natural indentations and short handle with zigzag patterns incised into bottom half of handle. I Ula (throwing clubs) were worn alone or in pairs with the handles thrust throught the waistband of the warrior's loincloth. In battl...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 170467

Accession Number: 2006.44.959

Throwing club

Wooden throwing club or 'i Ula drisia from Fiji. Round head with large natural indentations and a slightly pointed top. Short handle with zigzag patterns incised into bottom half of handle. 'I Ula (throwing clubs) were worn alone or in pairs with the handles thrust throught the waistband of the war...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 170468

Accession Number: 2006.44.958

Side chair

Queen Anne style mahogany rush-seat side chair. Sculpted crest rail.

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), rush (material)

GUSN: 170469

Accession Number: 2006.44.2053.2

Card table

Mahogany Empire card table with a folding table top, and turned stretchers.

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 170470

Accession Number: 2006.44.723

Armchair

Queen Anne style mahogany rush-seat armchair with sculpted crest rail.

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), rush (material)

GUSN: 170471

Accession Number: 2006.44.2053.1

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