Historic New England

Chair

Set of 4 oak side chairs, slat back with leafy crest, turned front legs with incised vertical detail.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: imitation leather, oak (wood)

GUSN: 20664

Accession Number: 1998.5895.4

Dish drainer

Wire dish drainer w/ 4 feet in corners and central foot (which is largest).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wire

GUSN: 20665

Accession Number: 1998.3808

Measuring cup

Tin measure (missing handle). Spout surrounds whole rim. 3 ridges in body marking measurements.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 20666

Accession Number: 1998.3809

Food cover

Part of graduated set of 5 screen food covers w/ wooden knob handle on top.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wire

GUSN: 20667

Accession Number: 1998.3810.1

Food cover

Part of graduated set of 5 screen food covers w/ wooden knob handle on top.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wire

GUSN: 20668

Accession Number: 1998.3810.2

Food cover

Part of graduated set of 5 screen food covers w/ wooden knob handle on top.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wire

GUSN: 20669

Accession Number: 1998.3810.3

Candlestick

Brass petal base candlestick.

Date: ca. 1740

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 20670

Accession Number: 1998.5896

Food cover

Part of graduated set of 5 screen food covers w/ wooden knob handle on top.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wire

GUSN: 20671

Accession Number: 1998.3810.4

Food cover

Part of graduated set of 5 screen food covers w/ wooden knob handle on top.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wire

GUSN: 20672

Accession Number: 1998.3810.5

Jar lifter

Jar lifter; wire w/ 2 prongs at bottom and fitted adjustable clamp (2 pronged) along wire frame.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wire

GUSN: 20673

Accession Number: 1998.3811

Hanging hall lamp: triangular metal frame with floral and geometric decoration and large floral element at top; pierced metal basket holds pressed glass font with brass fittings, tapered cylindrical chimney and bulbous etched glass shade; small white glass smoke bell hangs above; hangs on long metal...

Date: 1875-1891

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal

GUSN: 20674

Accession Number: 1998.5897A-F

Girandole

3-piece gilt girandole with facade of Bigelow Chapel, Mount Auburn Cemetary; 2 single lights, 1 3-branch candelabrum on gray marble bases; all have stem with branching flowers and coronet of flowers just below socket; from each coronet hang 10 3-part crystals, engraved with gothic swag motif.

Date: 1852

Maker: Shaw, W. F. (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), gilding, marble (rock)

GUSN: 20675

Accession Number: 1998.5898.1

Girandole

3-piece gilt girandole with facade of Bigelow Chapel, Mount Auburn Cemetary; 2 single lights, 1 3-branch candelabrum on gray marble bases; all have stem with branching flowers and coronet of flowers just below socket; from each coronet hang 10 3-part crystals, engraved with gothic swag motif.

Date: 1852

Maker: Shaw, W. F. (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), gilding, marble (rock)

GUSN: 20676

Accession Number: 1998.5898.2

Girandole

Three-piece gilt girandole with facade of Bigelow Chapel, Mount Auburn Cemetary; two single lights, one three-branch candelabrum on gray marble bases; all have stem with branching flowers and coronet of flowers just below socket; from each coronet hang ten three-part crystals, engraved with gothic s...

Date: 1852

Maker: Shaw, W. F. (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), gilding, marble (rock)

GUSN: 20677

Accession Number: 1998.5898.3

Coffeepot

5-piece set consisting of coffeepot, teapot, creamer, sugar, and waste dish. Oval vessels with cast spouts, handles, feet and knops; engraved ivy on bodies; Egyptian heads, lion masks with foliage on handles and legs, classical figure with lyre knop; hinged lids on coffee and tea; gothic "F" monogra...

Date: 1869-1885

Maker: Reed & Barton (Maker)

Material: silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 20678

Accession Number: 1998.5899.1

Trivet

Wire trivet. 3 feet.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wire

GUSN: 20679

Accession Number: 1998.3812

Trivet

Wire trivet. 3 loops extended on sides.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wire

GUSN: 20680

Accession Number: 1998.3813

Trivet

Wire trivet. 4 feet, squared.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wire

GUSN: 20681

Accession Number: 1998.3814

Jug

5 gallon jug, tin?; w/ spout extending around entire rim. Small neck (compared to body). Hinged handle connected to neck. No lid.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 20682

Accession Number: 1998.3815

Canister

Cylindrical tin container w/ 2 handles and lid. Painted white.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 20683

Accession Number: 1998.3816AB

Saucepan

Blue enameled pot w/ side spout. Hole in handle for hanging.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, tin (metal)

GUSN: 20684

Accession Number: 1998.3817

Saucepan

Blue enameled pot. Hole in handle for hanging.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, tin (metal)

GUSN: 20685

Accession Number: 1998.3818

Saucepan

Blue enameled pot. Hole in handle for hanging.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, tin (metal)

GUSN: 20686

Accession Number: 1998.3819

Saucepan

White enameled pot w/ dark blue trim and handle. Side spout. Hole in handle for hanging.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, tin (metal)

GUSN: 20687

Accession Number: 1998.3820

Saucepan

Blue enameled pot. Hole in handle for hanging.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, tin (metal)

GUSN: 20688

Accession Number: 1998.3821

Percolator

Small aluminum percolator w/ green wooden handle on side of base piece(A) and knob on top of lid(D). Bottom piece has spout on opposite side of handle. Middle piece(B) fits above and has 4 small drip holes. C fits into B and is perforated--for coffee grounds.

Date: 1920-1960

Maker: Enterprise Aluminum Co. (Maker)

Material: aluminum (metal)

GUSN: 20689

Accession Number: 1998.3822A-D

Hoe

Hoe on a long wooden handle. Hoe consists of flat rectangular steel piece connected to handle via a curved steel neck.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21390

Accession Number: 1998.4669

Shovel

Shovel w/ a long wooden handle. Shovel does not have sides, but has a slightly concave center. Handle is curved at the bottom for easier lifting.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21391

Accession Number: 1998.4670

Edger

Lawn or garden edger w/ a long wooden handle. D-shaped handle support at top consisting of wood and steel. Rounded steel spade at bottom forms edger.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21392

Accession Number: 1998.4671

Pitch fork

Pitch fork. Wooden handle w/ D-shaped hand support at top consisting of wood and steel. 4-tined fork.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21393

Accession Number: 1998.4672

Pitch fork

Pitch fork. Wooden handle w/ D-shaped hand support at top consisting of wood and steel. 5-tined fork.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21394

Accession Number: 1998.4673

Shovel

Shovel w/ a wooden D-shaped handle. Simple shovel head.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: Seamans Co. (Maker)

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21395

Accession Number: 1998.4674

Box

Rectangular wooden box w/ open top and a leather bail handle fixed at center. Black letters painted on side advertise product information.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: The Brown Fence & Wire Co. (Maker)

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

GUSN: 21396

Accession Number: 1998.4675

Box

Rectangular wooden box w/ an open top, roughly-hewn. Two dividers fitted inside create four separate compartments.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21397

Accession Number: 1998.4676

Garden basket

Oval wooden garden basket w/ arched wooden handle; simple weave w/ hoop around top rim.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 21398

Accession Number: 1998.4677

Garden basket

Oval wooden garden basket w/ broken handle. Low sides and plain weave. Wider piece nailed as a rim.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 21399

Accession Number: 1998.4678

Fishing pole

Long bamboo pole used for fishing. No ornamentation. Very thinly tapered at the end.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: bamboo (material)

GUSN: 21400

Accession Number: 1998.4679

Fishing pole

Wooden fishing pole. Metal bands at handle end and at center. 2 nails near handle for attaching line. Tapers at end.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21401

Accession Number: 1998.4680

Hay rake

Hay rake w/ long wooden handle. Rake is a long wooden bar w/ 24 turned wooden teeth (4 of which are missing) set into one side. 3 semi-circular iron loops from handle to rake head to provide support.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21402

Accession Number: 1998.4681

Rag mop

Rag mop on a wooden handle. Rags secured to handle via an adjustable metal frame.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21403

Accession Number: 1998.4682

Mop handle

Wooden mop handle w/ steel tip for securing a mop head. Top consists of a flat tongue-like piece and a matching plate fitted together by an adjustable screw.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21404

Accession Number: 1998.4683

Dust pan

Tin dust pan (once japanned) attached to slender wooden handle w/ hook at end for hanging. Vertical ribbed grooves in pan. Used for coal and ashes.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: Cutter & Evans (Maker)

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

GUSN: 21405

Accession Number: 1998.4684

Fire grill

Fire grill. Consists of two steel rectangular grill racks of evenly-spaced slender rods. Racks connected at bottom and are attached at top to 2 handles w/ rounded tips.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 21406

Accession Number: 1998.4685

Dust broom

Dust broom w/ a long wooden handle. Whisks are set into groove in wooden bar and are secured by a thin wire strip.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 21407

Accession Number: 1998.4686

Stove poker

Cast iron poker for use w/ a stove. Handle end has spiral piece over the central pole. Tip is hooked for poking. Loop at top of handle for hanging.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 21408

Accession Number: 1998.4687

Basket

Round basket, wooden, w/ high bail handle fixed at center. Vertical reeds are the widest; horizontal reeds at mid-section of basket are very thin.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 21409

Accession Number: 1998.4688

Ladder

Wooden extension ladder in 2 sections. 7 turned rungs on each section. Framing consists of 2 solid vertical planks on each section. Adjusts via metal braces.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21410

Accession Number: 1998.4564

Sawhorse

Wooden sawhorse. Consists of a solid plank fixed horizontally between two legs at each side. Legs are further secured by square stretchers.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21411

Accession Number: 1998.4565

Sawhorse

Wooden sawhorse. Consists of a solid plank fixed horizontally between two legs at each side. Legs are further secured by square stretchers.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21412

Accession Number: 1998.4567

Sawhorse

Wooden sawhorse. Consists of a solid plank fixed horizontally between two legs at each side. Legs are further secured by square stretchers.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21413

Accession Number: 1998.4568

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