Historic New England

Bowl

Earthenware bowl with gilt edge, thin gilt line around exterior mid-section, and two black transfer-printed scenes of buildings near water. One scene of two men on riverbank across from timber framed structure and second scene of same building, different view, showing waterwheel and falls beyond.j

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, gilding

GUSN: 40807

Accession Number: 1940.418.3

Lacing Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 40808

Accession Number: 1931.1690

Fork

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40810

Accession Number: 1927.2388.28

Purse

Tan and brown striped purse; gold beaded design; silver beaded tassel on the bottom.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40811

Accession Number: 1940.165

Wallpaper

Layer of wallpaper (.1) with border (.2). Removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Two fragments of wallpaper (.1) with a circular swirl pattern roller-printed in yellow, blue, white on gray ground. "Wm. H. Mairs & Co. / 1836" printed in selv...

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Mairs, William H. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 40812

Accession Number: 1968.80.6.1-.2

Snuff Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 40813

Accession Number: 1973.203AB

Sample Book

Leather-bound book of upholstery samples.

Maker: unknown

Material: upholstery

GUSN: 40817

Accession Number: 1980.17

Eyeglass Case

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 40820

Accession Number: 1919.228

Lap Desk

Large box with dovetailed sides; hinged slant-lid; interior pigeonholes; light green paint.

Date: 1760-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 40821

Accession Number: 1975.171

Chest

Ten-paneled chest; strapwork-carved upper rail, tulip-carved panels; molded rails and front sitles.

Date: 1650-1690

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 40823

Accession Number: 1948.706

Blanket Chest

Blanket chest. Oak primary wood, pine secondary wood, paint. Three-paneled facade; two-panel sides; four-panel back; brackets; painted front panels of chest and drawer.

Date: 1700-1720

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, oak (wood), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 40824

Accession Number: 1944.24

Sofa

Sofa. Walnut, ebonized walnut trim, burled maple panels, applied composition rosettes, gilt, velvet upholstery. Round back; rolled crest, arms; round seat frame; carved and paneled seat rail. Rests on turned legs.

Date: 1855-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: burl veneer, gilding, incising, silk (textile), plush, upholstering, walnut (wood)

GUSN: 40835

Accession Number: 1936.1196

Gentleman's Armchair

Armchair. Walnut, ebonized walnut trim, burled maple panels, and trim. Velvet upholstery. Bergere form with round seat, outwardly flared arms, and rectangular flaring back. Seat, back, and arms upholstered with tufted mustard-colored velvet with grosgrain ribbon trim at base of seat. Chair skirt...

Date: 1855-1875

Maker: Attributed to Gendrot, Felix A. (Maker)

Material: burl veneer, gilding, incising, silk (textile), plush, walnut (wood), ash (wood)

GUSN: 40839

Accession Number: 1936.1197

Joint Stool

Turned legs; molded rails; worn box stretchers.

Date: 1650-1700

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 40847

Accession Number: 1976.247

Settee

Settee. Mahogany, twentieth-century cotton and velvet upholstery. Shield-shaped upholstered back; closed arm supports; padded arms; brass nail trim. Rests on stop fluted legs.

Date: 1793-1797

Maker: Possibly Hains, Adam, 1768-1820 + (Furniture worker) Possibly Bertault, George, 1793 (Upholsterer)

Material: mahogany (wood), ash (wood), upholstery, horsehair

GUSN: 40849

Accession Number: 1966.117

Turkish Armchair

Chair with wide flaring back and arms. Cabriole legs. Green striped upholstery with fringe.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: rosewood (wood), tufting, upholstering

GUSN: 40851

Accession Number: 1980.231.2

Dinner plate

Porcelain enameled plate. On a gold ground, green tendrils and pink tree peonies in a foliate design with four scrolled reserves of white ground depicting 1) figures gathered 2) birds, butterflies and flowers; central medallion: birds on leafy perch, bordered in gold band with four butterflies.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, hand-painted

GUSN: 40860

Accession Number: 1947.800.2

Dinner plate

Porcelain enameled plate. On a gold ground, green tendrils, butterflies and pink tree peonies in a foliate design with four scrolled reserves of white ground depicting 1) figures gathered around table and 2) birds, butterflies and flowers; central medallion: birds on leafy perch bordered in gold.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, hand-painted

GUSN: 40861

Accession Number: 1947.800.3

Breakfast cup and saucer

Large earthenware cup [.1] and saucer [.2] with brown transfer-print pattern of arabesques and interlocking scrolls in an overall sunburst design. Quatrefoil-shaped plate and saucer have molded fish-scale decoration.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: W. T. Copeland & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, turning (shaping process), glazing (coating), transfer printing, molding (forming)

GUSN: 40863

Accession Number: 1988.593.1-.2

Coffeepot

Pearlware coffeepot with lid. Enameled landscape scenes adorn the body. Foliate molded spout. Dome shaped lid.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, underglazing

GUSN: 40877

Accession Number: 1988.616AB

Sugar bowl (missing lid)

Earthenware sugar bowl (lid missing) with rectangular body and molded handle. Brown transfer-print pattern depicts giraffes and two men in traditional Muslim dress, including Tarboosh. Palm trees, tents and mountains in the background.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 40878

Accession Number: 1988.594

Painting

Painting of a bluebird and wildflowers, mostly daisies and goldenrod. Oil on panel. Narrow gilt frame.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: Josselyn, Edgar Algernon, 1846-1932 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 40879

Accession Number: 1928.1409

Painting

Painting of a bluebird perched on a pussy willow. Oil on panel. Narrow gilt frame.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: Josselyn, Edgar Algernon, 1846-1932 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 40880

Accession Number: 1928.1410

Strap Hinge

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 40882

Accession Number: 1986.1871.1

Strap Hinge

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 40883

Accession Number: 1986.1871.2

Strap Hinge

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 40884

Accession Number: 1986.1872.1

Whole Cloth Quilt

Red, green and brown floral sprays; scrolled sprigs outlined in black dots on cream background; tacked and heavily batted. Edges bound in same fabric.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, glazing (coating), tacking

GUSN: 41228

Accession Number: 1976.460A

Parasol

Green and black iridescent silk with floral border and fringe; turned wooden handle; blue bone handle tip; carved bone ferrule; 1850s pattern; painted black metal slider and spokes; marquise folding hinge.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), carving (processes), silk (textile), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 41229

Accession Number: 1932.1171.2

Parasol

White silk twill edged with ruching and linen tape lace; thick wooden folding handle and ferrule; three silver rings along handle, with enamel, and one on ferrule; white silk lining; wooden knob at end of handle.

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, lace (needlework), linen (material), silk (textile), silver (metal), twill, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 41230

Accession Number: 1930.1221

Carriage Parasol

Small, green silk; small ring on metal ferrule; trompe-l'oeil grain wooden shaft and turned handle with bone tip; painted black metal slider; marquis folding hinges (two); whale bone spokes.

Date: 1840-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 41232

Accession Number: 1941.350

Carriage Parasol

Black ruffled ribbed silk; black lining; telescope stick with marguise hinge; T-shaped wood handle; metal and celluloid shaft; black laquered wood; bulbous ferrule. Carriage Parasol--small, meant to take up very little room in carriage.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: celluloid (cellulosic), metal, silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 41234

Accession Number: 1933.24A

Parasol

Parasol with show textile of cream-colored cotton and silk fiber, cream-colored silk lining, edged with cream lace ruffle. The ferrule and tips of the metal ribs are carved ivory. The ivory stick is missing its handle.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), cotton (textile), ivory (tooth component), lace (needlework), metal, net (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 41235

Accession Number: 1930.138

Carriage Parasol

Marquise/folding parasol. Navy blue corded silk; lined with brighter blue; folding wooden handle; silverplate marquise hinge; ruffle of navy silk around angled handle; metal ribs; button and loop tab closure; dome shape. Carriage Parasol--small, meant to take up very little room in carriage.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cord (fiber product), silk (textile), silver (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 41240

Accession Number: 1934.52

Bonnet

Tan bonnet with braided straw trim with pale green-blue plaid ribbon and neck ruffle. Straw tape or trim around face and neck. Wire support around face. Gauze lining.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, silk (textile), straw (plant material)

GUSN: 41274

Accession Number: 1988.352

Hat

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: handmade, painting (coating), straw (plant material), palm fiber

GUSN: 41275

Accession Number: 1988.502

Hat

No description

Date: 1868 -1871

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, stitching, lace (needlework), satin, silk (textile), wire

GUSN: 41277

Accession Number: 1988.476

Plaster

Charred remains of plaster chimney lining; one large, one medium and two small pieces.

Date: ca. 1710

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product), clay, hair, straw (plant material)

GUSN: 41279

Accession Number: 1921.204

Bed Mosquito Frame with Netting

Central metal disk with six tapered pine arms connected by pins which when extended with attached off white glass netting forms oval canopy with cascades; disk has screw to attach to bed framing.

Date: 1866-1900

Maker: Palmer, I.E. (Patent holder)

Material: cotton (textile), metal, net (textile), pine (wood)

GUSN: 41285

Accession Number: 1935.1542

Painted sheathing board

Board with three square edges; split on the fourth edge. Stenciled with large foliate stripe with dotted borders. White on green ground, painted directly onto board (no wallpaper). Some whitewash between joist or stud marks.

Date: 1766

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood, paint (coating), painting (coating), stenciling

GUSN: 41287

Accession Number: 1970.1324

Tassels

Red and white large tassels with small white flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 41311

Accession Number: A4043

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white, fine linen; single piece folded; 3" wide hem at open end.

Date: ca. 1852

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 41321

Accession Number: 1924.874

Sampler

Sampler on bristol board with wool thread. Depicts a seventeenth century oak chair.

Maker: unknown

Material: bristol board, Berlin woolwork, wool (textile)

GUSN: 41335

Accession Number: 1969.356

Theorem Picture

Theorem painting of flowers - roses, tuplips, blue morning glories; framed in gilt frame.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 41336

Accession Number: 1970.215

Sampler

Alphabet/Verse Sampler. Square, natural linen ground. Floral border, alphabets at top and middle. Verse below within its own floral border. Pastoral scene at bottom. 3 complete alphabets numbers: 1-9 Other stitches: satin stitch

Date: 1800-1835

Maker: Lincoln, Mariah (Embroiderer)

Material: silk (textile), linen (material), cross-stitching, embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 41337

Accession Number: 1969.355

Mourning Picture

Framed watercolor, weeping willows and pine trees surround a footed casket inscribed "Martin Robbins, died Octoer 9, 1792, ae 4 years, 3 months, 3 days".

Maker: Abigail Robbins Miss Rowson's Academy for Young Ladies

Material: watercolors (paintings), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 41338

Accession Number: 1931.1454

Dressing Gown

Exaggerated leg o' mutton sleeves w/ turned-back cuffs lined w/ silk; capelet collar lined w/ silk; drawstring waist at back; 3 silk ribbon ties along front.

Date: 1830-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 41345

Accession Number: 1977.153

Military Coat

Navy blue; single breasted; padded; high standing collar; cut-in tails; straight waistline; sleeves gathered at shoulder; brass buttons; gilt embroidery at collar and cuffs; silk lining; two pockets at side; two tail pockets. Collar lined with velvet.

Date: 1851-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 41347

Accession Number: 1988.153

Women's Cloak

Green velvet embroidered with cream silk french knots arranged into small diamond pattern; double collar; both collars, center front and hem embroidered with french knots in diamond pattern; slits for arm opening; fully lined with white china silk; quilted lining (diamond pattern); green and cream b...

Date: 1840-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 41350

Accession Number: 1930.1238

Women's dress

This cream (discolored); cotton mull dress has a "v" shaped neckline, short sleeves trimmed with lace inserts, shirred shoulders and a shirred bodice front. The bodice has smocking at the waist, and piping at the waist and shoulders. The center front of the waist comes to a sharp point. The skirt i...

Date: 1843-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, whitework

GUSN: 41352

Accession Number: 1955.M4

Dress

Woman's dress made from brown and beige shot taffeta with floral trailing. The bodice is V-shaped, boned, and pointed at center front. Double bell-shaped sleeves with epaulets. Center front panels, epaulets and cuffs trimmed with narrow pink, blue, and white trim. Cartridge pleats around waist. Bodi...

Date: 1850-1852

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, printing (process), silk (textile)

GUSN: 41354

Accession Number: 1928.1117

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