Historic New England

Banister fragment

Turned banister (poss. for roof banister rod). Banister painted white, turned banister w/ round finial on top. Holes in sides (for rod). Red paint beneath white.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 23113

Accession Number: 1998.2863.2

Banister fragment

Turned banister (poss. for roof banister rod). Banister painted white, turned banister w/ round finial on top. Holes in sides (for rod). Red paint beneath white.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 23114

Accession Number: 1998.2863.3

Banister fragment

Turned banister (poss. for roof banister rod). Banister painted white, turned banister w/ round finial on top. Holes in sides (for rod). Red paint beneath white.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 23115

Accession Number: 1998.2863.4

Banister fragment

Turned banister (poss. for roof banister rod). Banister painted white, turned banister w/ round finial on top. Holes in sides (for rod). Red paint beneath white.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 23116

Accession Number: 1998.2863.5

Banister fragment

Turned banister (poss. for roof banister rod). Banister painted white, turned banister w/ round finial on top. Holes in sides (for rod). Red paint beneath white.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 23117

Accession Number: 1998.2863.6

Banister fragment

Turned banister (poss. for roof banister rod). Banister painted white, turned banister w/ round finial on top. Holes in sides (for rod). Red paint beneath white.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 23118

Accession Number: 1998.2863.7

Banister fragment

Turned banister (poss. for roof banister rod). Banister painted white, turned banister w/ round finial on top. Holes in sides (for rod). Red paint beneath white.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 23119

Accession Number: 1998.2863.8

Deck chair

Cane seated folding deck chair, pine frame w/ caning in the 3 major folding sections-- backrest, seat and legrest. Armrests at sides. Back legs are carved to reach floor. Front legs, slightly curved.

Date: 1875-1883

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), straw (plant material)

GUSN: 23120

Accession Number: 1998.2864

Tree pruner

Very long handled pruner. Wooden handle, painted blue, w/ rope attached at base which extends to top section. Iron pole and spring attached to wooden handle.

Date: 1879-1885

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 23121

Accession Number: 1998.2865

Scythe handle

Scythe handle. Wooden w/ narrower tip and wider base. Smaller handle at mid-section fastened to larger handle by metal band. Metal base at end of handle for fastening scythe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23122

Accession Number: 1998.2866

Scythe handle

Scythe handle. Wooden w/ narrower tip and wider base. Smaller handle at mid-section fastened to larger handle by metal band. Metal base at end of handle for fastening scythe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23123

Accession Number: 1998.2867

Hook

One wrought iron hook w/ long handle w/ small ring at one end and small hook at other end.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 23124

Accession Number: 1998.2868

Rake fragment

Hay rake fragment, unfinished wood. No handle. Catalogued as a group w/ 1998.2869-.2878. Many pieces broken and w/ missing prongs. Curved wooden frame to many rake heads.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 23125

Accession Number: 1998.2869

Rake fragment

Hay rake fragment, unfinished wood. No handle. Catalogued as a group w/ 1998.2869-.2878. Many pieces broken and w/ missing prongs. Curved wooden frame to many rake heads.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 23126

Accession Number: 1998.2870

Rake fragment

Hay rake fragment, unfinished wood. No handle. Catalogued as a group w/ 1998.2869-.2878. Many pieces broken and w/ missing prongs. Curved wooden frame to many rake heads.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 23127

Accession Number: 1998.2871

Rake fragment

Hay rake fragment, unfinished wood. No handle. Catalogued as a group w/ 1998.2869-.2878. Many pieces broken and w/ missing prongs. Curved wooden frame to many rake heads.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 23128

Accession Number: 1998.2872

Rake fragment

Hay rake fragment, unfinished wood. No handle. Catalogued as a group w/ 1998.2869-.2878. Many pieces broken and w/ missing prongs. Curved wooden frame to many rake heads.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 23129

Accession Number: 1998.2873

Rake fragment

Hay rake fragment, unfinished wood. No handle. Catalogued as a group w/ 1998.2869-.2878. Many pieces broken and w/ missing prongs. Curved wooden frame to many rake heads.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 23130

Accession Number: 1998.2874

Rake fragment

Hay rake fragment, unfinished wood. No handle. Catalogued as a group w/ 1998.2869-.2878. Many pieces broken and w/ missing prongs. Curved wooden frame to many rake heads.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 23131

Accession Number: 1998.2875

Rake fragment

Hay rake fragment, unfinished wood. No handle. Catalogued as a group w/ 1998.2869-.2878. Many pieces broken and w/ missing prongs. Curved wooden frame to many rake heads.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 23132

Accession Number: 1998.2876

Rake fragment

Hay rake fragment, unfinished wood. No handle. Catalogued as a group w/ 1998.2869-.2878. Many pieces broken and w/ missing prongs. Curved wooden frame to many rake heads.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 23133

Accession Number: 1998.2877

Rake fragment

Hay rake fragment, unfinished wood. No handle. Catalogued as a group w/ 1998.2869-.2878. Many pieces broken and w/ missing prongs. Curved wooden frame to many rake heads.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 23134

Accession Number: 1998.2878

Hanging rack

Wooden rack w/ 5 metal coat hoooks, center coat hook placed upside down. 2 unfinished wooden strips act as frame around double hooks. Green rope twisted around frame.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), pine (wood)

GUSN: 23135

Accession Number: 1998.2862

Green/orange painted wooden fragments including round wooden drum (l) w/ check fabric sides; 2 tin drums w/ ridges (m,n); 4 large wooden wheels (p,o,r,q); flat circular pieces (a,b,h); shallow boat-shaped pieces (f,k)(footrests?); diamond shaped hollow pieces (e,i,j, and one not numbered). See wo...

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 23136

Accession Number: 1998.2879A-S

Speaking horn

Tin horn, cone shaped with attached mouthpiece.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 23137

Accession Number: 1998.2880

Speaking horn

Tin horn, cone shaped w/ attached mouthpiece. Painted red.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 23138

Accession Number: 1998.2881

Hanging rack

Long wooden board w/ metal hooks. Board painted white, nail on each end. 9 hooks on board.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 23139

Accession Number: 1998.2882

Pole

Long branch w/ wooden clamp attached to middle, poss. well sweep. Unfinished branch, pine clamp. Wire at top of branch.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 23140

Accession Number: 1998.2883

Clip

Small stamped black metal clothes clip with raised, scrolled foliate decoration on folded, tongue-shaped "clasp" section and toothed edge at wide, opposite end.

Date: 1895-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, enameling, stamping (forming)

GUSN: 23892

Accession Number: 1998.4849

Scarf slide

Sterling silver scarf slide constructed from two pieces of stamped silver. The sections are connected with a hinge on one side and clasp on the other. Each section is curved so that, when connected, they form a hollow center section through which the scarf passes. Top section is stamped with repeate...

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, sterling silver, silver (metal)

GUSN: 23893

Accession Number: 1998.4850

Buckle

Pentagon shaped silver plated buckle with incised foliate decoration around edges and 2 graduated pentagons inside larger pentagon shape. There is a bar with "C" curve in center of buckle.

Date: 1870-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 23894

Accession Number: 1998.4851

Button

One of two star shaped buttons constructed from white metal cast with millegrain edges and faux marcasite settings. Center faceted paste gem colored red.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), white metal

GUSN: 23895

Accession Number: 1998.4852.1

Button

One of two star shaped buttons constructed from white metal cast with millegrain edges and faux marcasite settings. Center faceted clear paste gem.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), white metal

GUSN: 23896

Accession Number: 1998.4852.2

Collar clip corners

Pair of stamped metal collar tips. Each tip is formed from metal stamped into a hollow, triangular shape with embossed scrolled foliate and clamshell decoration; lip on back to attach to collar. Each tip is plated in gold-colored metal.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, stamping (forming), plating (metal coating)

GUSN: 23897

Accession Number: 1998.4853 AB

Collar

Sterling silver filigree shirt collar; triangular shape w/ embossed scrolled foliate design; lip on back to attach to shirt.

Date: 1850-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, filigree enameling, sterling silver, silver (metal)

GUSN: 23898

Accession Number: 1998.4854

Brooch

Brooch representing a crescent moon with etched foliate trail and bronzed owl sitting on top of moon; pin on back (broken clasp). There appears to be a second set of set of owl feet on moon (possibly the second owl has broken off).

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: bronzing, etching (corroding), etching (printing process), steel (alloy), bronze (metal)

GUSN: 23899

Accession Number: 1998.4855

Clasp

White metal clothing clasp with embossed scrolled foliate decoration around edges; 4 lobed shape; clasp with teeth on back.

Date: 1870-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: white metal, stamping (forming)

GUSN: 23900

Accession Number: 1998.4856

Clasp

Brass-colored metal clasp with a fragment of pink, ruffle-edged woven strap attached. Clasp consists of a flat, hinged bar and triangular attachment element with pronged teeth for gripping. Pressing on bar places tension on teeth, locking the clasp in place. Triangular element decorated with abstrac...

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 23901

Accession Number: 1998.4857

Garter clip

Brass-colored metal portion of a garter clip used to support suspenders or hose. Flat metal ribbon formed in a half hourglass shape with an open center and stamped inscription [see Inscriptions]. Meant to attach to an elasticized band at flat end (no longer extant).

Date: 1873-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 23902

Accession Number: 1998.4858

Clothing clip

Metal clothing clip with wire fastener hinged to flip over sliding button.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 23903

Accession Number: 1998.4859

Clothing clip

T-shaped flat, brass-colored metal clothing clip with wire fastener hinged to flip over sliding button.

Date: 1850-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 23904

Accession Number: 1998.4860

Buckle

Triangular-shaped buckle cut from a single piece of wood with a cross piece bisecting the triangle. Outer edges embellished with regularly spaced dentate carving. Marked with location of manufacture on back [See Inscriptions].

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes)

GUSN: 23905

Accession Number: 1998.4861

Button

Round clothing button depicting part of the seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Gold-painted wood forms the main part, mounted on a metal back. The front depicts a Native American holding an arrow in his left hand and a bow in his right hand, with a star in the upper left, all inside a shiel...

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 23906

Accession Number: 1998.4862

Military button

Pair of gold-colored, plated military buttons with embossed central design. A spread-winged eagle holds an anchor in its claws, surrounded by stars on a horizontally striped ground; attachment with a brass loop shank on back.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: Scovill Mfg. Co. (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), embossing

GUSN: 23907

Accession Number: 1998.4863AB

Brooch

Metal brooch with dependent textured curb chain and paired fans centered at top and bottom of long brooch sides. Embossed inscription "Dieu vous garde" meaning "God Bless You" or "God Keep You".

Date: 1870-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, white metal

GUSN: 23908

Accession Number: 1998.4864

Pendant

Star-shaped stamped metal pendant with inscription: "WORLD'S FAIR/ 1893" on one side and picture of chest on other side; ring on top.

Date: 1893

Maker: The G.M. Shirk Mfg. Co. (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), stamping (forming), engraving (action)

GUSN: 23909

Accession Number: 1998.4865

Button

Round porcelain button with a white ground printed with promotional design of a spoked bicycle wheel in shades of grey and black with an interlaced yellow ribbon inscribed in block font, "AMESBURY CYCLES".

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: O'Hara Dial Co. (Maker)

Material: printing (process), porcelain

GUSN: 23910

Accession Number: 1998.4866

Button

Round yellow button with inscription printed in black on an oval white ground, center front: "The Railroad Agent's Association of New England." Closure with a metal pin and hook on back. Maker's label on back [See inscriptions].

Date: 1896

Maker: The Whitehead & Hoag Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal, printing (process)

GUSN: 23911

Accession Number: 1998.4867

Button cover

Metal cuff button embossed with three vertical columns on front. Each column bears one of the following inscriptions: "EFFICACY, UNIFORMITY, PURITY." A fourth, "RELIABILITY, " is arranged above the columns, horizontally; white metal w/ hexagonal shape.

Date: 1920

Maker: unknown

Material: white metal, stamping (forming)

GUSN: 23912

Accession Number: 1998.4868

Commemorative medal

Commemorative shield-shaped medal with decorative scrolled edges, with stamped image of a single pylon monument set in a grassy, fenced area surrounded by brick houses. Inscription in block letters flanks the pylon, "BUNKER HILL MONUMENT/ BOSTON MASS." Closure is a hinged pin set vertically on back.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: white metal, stamping (forming), plating (metal coating)

GUSN: 23913

Accession Number: 1998.4869

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