Historic New England

Valance

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46456

Accession Number: 1961.98H

Window curtain panel

Rectangular, single piece panel of claret colored velvet; gathered across top onto five pleats; seven brass hooks. Lined with light claret/pink cotton.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 46457

Accession Number: 1961.100A

Mat

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: reed (grass, material)

GUSN: 46458

Accession Number: 1961.106

PLASTER

Small with key and lath impression on back and white paint on front.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, painting (coating), plaster, sand

GUSN: 46459

Accession Number: 1961.110

Brick

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46460

Accession Number: 1961.111

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 46462

Accession Number: 1961.116

Inkwell

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 46463

Accession Number: 1961.117

Tray

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 46467

Accession Number: 1961.122

Knife

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46470

Accession Number: 1961.127

Knife

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46471

Accession Number: 1961.128

Pincushion

Pincushion with diamond design; embroidered in black and red thread; beaded fringe around edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 46473

Accession Number: 1961.131

Bobeche

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 46474

Accession Number: 1961.132BC

Chandelier

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 46475

Accession Number: 1961.132A

Tieback

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 46476

Accession Number: 1961.133

T-shaped; white cotton woven candelwicking spread with large central star encircled by alternating pine trees and circles with swag squares within; border of swags with flowers and double lines with zig-zag within; flower and dots along edges with applied netted fringe.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: candlewicking (embroidering), cotton (textile), fringe, weaving, machine-made, whitework

GUSN: 46477

Accession Number: 1961.134

Weathervane

A portion of a weathervane. B is the fluid directional which is shaped like an arrow and has a lyre, star, and ball on the posterior part of the directional.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, painting (coating)

GUSN: 46478

Accession Number: 1961.136B

Brick

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46480

Accession Number: 1961.138D

Tea Bowl and Saucer

Porcelain tea bowl and saucer. Scalloped edge with paint and enamel decoration of swag, garland, and bamboo. Centralized floral bouquet.

Date: 1750-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 46481

Accession Number: 1961.139AB

Coffee Cup and Saucer

Porcelain coffee cup and saucer. Hand painted floral motif.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 46482

Accession Number: 1961.140AB

Coffee cup

Border: gold band with arches, bordered in red; polychrome enamel poppies, leaves, fence; ear-shaped handle with red painted decoration on spine and around terminals.

Date: 1740-1765

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 46483

Accession Number: 1961.141

Syllabub Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 46484

Accession Number: 1961.143.1

Syllabub Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 46485

Accession Number: 1961.143.3

Syllabub Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 46486

Accession Number: 1961.143.4

Syllabub Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 46487

Accession Number: 1961.143.5

Syllabub Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 46488

Accession Number: 1961.143.6

Punch bowl

Porcelain bowl with polychrome enameled and painted chrysantheums on exterior.

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 46489

Accession Number: 1961.372

Syllabub Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 46490

Accession Number: 1961.144.1

Syllabub Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 46491

Accession Number: 1961.144.2

Syllabub Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 46492

Accession Number: 1961.144.3

Syllabub Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 46493

Accession Number: 1961.144.4

Syllabub Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 46494

Accession Number: 1961.144.6

Chair

Chair, one of a pair. Painted oak. Continuous bent front leg to stile, bentwood back; original paint displays peacock feathers and banding.

Date: 1808-1815

Maker: Gragg, Samuel (American cabinetmaker, 1772-ca. 1855) (Furniture maker) Penniman, John Ritto, 1782-1841 (Painter)

Material: oak (wood), bentwood, paint (coating)

GUSN: 46495

Accession Number: 1961.145A

Fireboard from Asa Martin House

Row of trees with the largest at the center, with a small church with steeple to the left. From the Asa Martin House of Grafton, NH, built circa 1790.

Date: 1805-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), panel paintings (painting by form)

GUSN: 46496

Accession Number: 1961.146

Needlework Picture

Needlework picture; oval, pastoral scene depicting shepard and shepardess; shepard plays a pipe. Silkwork picture, satin stitch; watercolor sky, arms, hands, faces of figures.

Date: 1809-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, silk (textile), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 46497

Accession Number: 1961.147

Painting

Half length, young woman in brown dress, white lace collar and sleeves.

Date: 1810

Maker: Nixon (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 46498

Accession Number: 1961.148

Painting

Bust length, man in profile, black coat, blue vest, brown hair.

Date: 1810

Maker: Nixon (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 46499

Accession Number: 1961.149

Alphabet Sampler

Small alphabet sampler, vertical rectangle. Natural linen ground, polychromatic. Rows of geometric needlework at top. Alphabets: #1 missing "J", "U"

Date: 1771

Maker: Purinton, Huldah (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 46500

Accession Number: 1961.150

Alphabet/Verse Sampler

Alphabet/Verse Sampler. Green and tan thread on ivory linen ground. Alphabets in top half, verse at bottom, floral border below. Vertical rectangle. Alphabets: #1-"A-X", #2-complete, #3-complete; Numbers: "1-9,0"

Maker: Lummus, Ruth (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 46501

Accession Number: 1961.151

Alphabet/Verse Sampler

Alphabet/Verse Sampler. Horizontal rectangle, natural linen ground. Blue alphabet at top set against a background of turquoise cross stitch and satin stitch. Polychromatic. Alphabets: #1-incomplete #2-missing "J"; Numbers: "1-9"; cross stitch, satin stitch, eyelet hole.

Date: ca. 1806

Maker: Alley, Ruth, 1793- (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 46502

Accession Number: 1961.152

Child's Bonnet

White; openwork embroidery--ruffle with scalloped edge around face, double ruffle around neck; back section--central motif enclosed by star, surrounded by flowers enclosed in scalloped sections; same pattern on long lappets.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 46321

Accession Number: 1960.75L

Sash

Red and gold scarf.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46322

Accession Number: 1960.75P

Cape

Purple, white and green printed wool shoulder cape; cream ground printed with green floral spray lattice, with wide bands of purple with coral motif; imitates ombred design; trimmed with lavender looped fringe; lined with sheer cotton.

Date: 1837-1845

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46323

Accession Number: 1960.76

Bed Hanging Panel

Panels of pieced, glazed plain weave cotton with roller print block print combination polychromatic repeating large scale floral motifs with sawtooth arc borders; heavy use of green, very busy with little white ground; edges bound in a striped honeycomb tape. Pieced panel with raw edges.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, cotton (textile), glazing (coating), piecing

GUSN: 46324

Accession Number: 1960.77A

Whole cloth quilt

Top of two pieces of woven striped wool and cotton; alternating rows of black and white and blue and reddish-orange. Back same, but of blue and white stripes on reddish-orange ground. Diamond quilting pattern.

Date: 1815-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, quilting, wholecloth quilts, wool (textile)

GUSN: 46325

Accession Number: 1960.78

Bed valance fragment

Rectangular, straight, brown; shaped end and scallop at other end that is cut away. Single, embroidered floral vine with flowers and berries; large leafy scroll in center of vine.

Maker: unknown

Material: crewelwork (technique), embroidering, linen (material), tabby (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 46326

Accession Number: 1960.79