Historic New England

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

Architectural Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 46479

Accession Number: 1961.137

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

Alphabet/Verse Sampler

Alphabet/Verse Sampler. Large balloon like flowers in pots and rose bushes at bottom. Alphabets: #1 missing "J"; #2 "A-W", missing "J"; cross stitch, eyelet hole, chain stitch.

Date: 1802

Maker: Alley, Miriam, 1791- (Embroiderer)

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

GUSN: 46503

Accession Number: 1961.153.1

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 46504

Accession Number: 1961.155

Pitcher

Pinched oval shape w/ pointy, slightly upturned mouth and ear-shaped handle w/ green leaf in relief on spine and under mouth; green-edged palmette border around base; blue, orange and green stylized florette chain around rim; 2 heart-shaped medallions depict: 1) Sportive Innocence--girl, boy, dog an...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), Pratt ware, molding (forming), relief (sculpture techniques), tin (metal)

GUSN: 46505

Accession Number: 1961.158

Dinner plate

Scrolled pink latticework border; central decoration: pink thistle & rose sprays with gilt highlights.

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 46506

Accession Number: 1961.160

Butterdish

Blue and white; 12-sided rim; circular foot; network and scallop outer border; network inner border; right-oriented landscape scene with pavillion, right; bridge, foreground; trees and rocks, left; two clusters of buildings; trees, left background; two boats in distance and one in foreground, beyond...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 46507

Accession Number: 1961.161

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46508

Accession Number: 1961.164A

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46509

Accession Number: 1961.164B

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46510

Accession Number: 1961.164C

Pitcher

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46511

Accession Number: 1961.165A

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46512

Accession Number: 1961.165B

Pitcher

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46513

Accession Number: 1961.166A

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46514

Accession Number: 1961.166B

Candlesticks

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 46515

Accession Number: 1961.167A-D

Teapot with Lid

This teacup contains harmful imagery including the image of an enslaved human being in chains. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New ...

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 46516

Accession Number: 1961.168A

Knife

Knife with makeshift wooden handle

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 45653

Accession Number: 1954.126

Strainer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 45655

Accession Number: 1954.152

Knife

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 45656

Accession Number: 1954.153

Portrait of Elias Crafts, Jr.

Bust-length portrait of Elias Crafts, Jr., at age 28, in a black coat and white upturned collar.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: Possibly Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872 (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 45657

Accession Number: 1954.155

Jar

Round pewter jar and domed screw-on cover with fixed arch handle. Four notches around base.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 45658

Accession Number: 1954.156

Tankard

No description

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 45659

Accession Number: 1954.449

Soffit, Panelled

A soffit with four panels. The panels have a raised-field, which have a deep featheredge. Grooves of stiles and rails have cyma recta molding, which also finishes the upper edge of the soffit.

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, molding (forming), paneling, softwood, varnishing

GUSN: 45660

Accession Number: 1959.472AB

Bowl

No description

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 45661

Accession Number: 1954.591

Portrait of a Woman

Half-length portrait of a woman wearing white lacy bonnet and dark dress, seated in a red chair.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 45662

Accession Number: 1954.1429

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