Historic New England

Vase

Brown and mustard colored round vase that tapers at the base. Incised with Chinese figures.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 59178

Accession Number: 1942.2311

Jardiniere Base

Round wooden base with an opening at the center, molded and stained.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 59179

Accession Number: 1942.2312

Oil Lantern

Electrified lantern with a colorless cylindrical shade; wire frame; black mounts; circle and star punched decoration.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: Cown?, J. D. E. (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 59180

Accession Number: 1942.2313

Worked Stone

Aqua and white geological specimen with slag casing deposits.

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 59181

Accession Number: 1942.2314

Worked Stone

Amber and brown specimen of rounded, polished petrified wood.

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 59182

Accession Number: 1942.2315

Worked Stone

Green, rounded, polished malachite, veined.

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 59183

Accession Number: 1942.2316

Worked Stone

Purple stone with an irregular shape; flourite with crystals.

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 59184

Accession Number: 1942.2317

Rocking Windsor Settee

Thumb-back Windsor settee with four bamboo turned legs, turned stretchers, and rockers. Painted blue-green.

Date: 1820-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), maple (wood), painting (coating)

GUSN: 59185

Accession Number: 1942.2318

Lantern

Electrified lantern with a green bulbous shade, black conical top, and a diamond and star punched decoration.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 59186

Accession Number: 1942.2320

Plaque

Oval plaque with bust-length relief profile of a man in military uniform and red robe; hand painted. One of a pair.

Date: 1825-1874

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 59187

Accession Number: 1942.2321.1

Plaque

Oval plaque with bust length relief profile of a woman wearing a red robe with yellow trim; hand painted. One of a pair.

Date: 1825-1874

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 59188

Accession Number: 1942.2321.2

Food Storage Jar

Blue and gray jar with an indented bulbous form and a lid. Decorated with a foliated arabesque pattern and overall crackle in the glaze.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 59189

Accession Number: 1942.2340

Ginger Jar

Green and tan round jar that tapers at the base. Unglazed with an incised lotus pattern and bamboo carving. One of a set of three.

Date: 1880-1914

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 59190

Accession Number: 1942.4517.1

Ginger Jar

Green and tan round jar that tapers at the base. Unglazed with an incised lotus pattern and bamboo carving. One of a set of three.

Date: 1880-1914

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 59191

Accession Number: 1942.4517.2

Ginger Jar

Green and tan round jar that tapers at the base. Unglazed with an incised lotus pattern and bamboo carving. One of a set of three.

Date: 1880-1914

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 59192

Accession Number: 1942.4517.3

Decorative Door

Rectangular door with two wrought iron strap hinges, elaborate scroll decoration, and a knob and latch. Painted green.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 59193

Accession Number: 1942.5002

Fanlight

Arched fanlight with molding and foliated spandrels. Painted blue-green.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 59194

Accession Number: 1942.5003

Fanlight

Rectangular fanlight with gold painted fretwork, a floral motif, and six lights.

Date: 1910-1934

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 59195

Accession Number: 1942.5004

Punch Bowl

Punch bowl with pink palette. Bowl has round tapering sides and a footed base. Painted scenes of mandarin figures at leisure. Interior has geometric and floral motifs.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 59196

Accession Number: 1942.1641

Snuff Bottle

Amber brown bottle, flattened with bulge at shoulder; cap.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: amber (fossil resin)

GUSN: 59197

Accession Number: 1942.2085

Snuff Bottle

Amber yellow; flattened with bulge at shoulder; cap; ivory spoon.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: amber (fossil resin)

GUSN: 59198

Accession Number: 1942.2086

Tea Caddy

Turquoise tea caddy, square with straight sides and paneled sections with geometric patterns and a lid.

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 59199

Accession Number: 1942.2218

Wedding Basket

Carved and pierced eight-sided decorative ivory basket with handle. Decorative knop of a seated figure.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 59200

Accession Number: 1942.2319

Bowl

Clear jade bowl, shallow with three legs and handles and a carved floral design.

Date: 1880-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: jade (rock)

GUSN: 59201

Accession Number: 1942.2640

Goblet

Goblet enncrusted with glass cut to look like gemstones, with a cover, and geometric and floral decoration.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, glass (material)

GUSN: 59202

Accession Number: 1942.2767

Trinket Box

Round, white, opaque milk glass box with a lid with a flat knob.

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 58850

Accession Number: 1942.2936

Secretary

Small flat top bookcase with glass doors, a desk box, and one drawer.

Date: 1875

Maker: Canterbury, Charles J. (Maker)

Material: pine (wood), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 58851

Accession Number: 1942.2938

Side Chair

Grain-painted bannister back side chair with a pink quilted upholstered seat and turned legs with ball feet. One of a pair.

Date: 1750-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 58852

Accession Number: 1942.2939.1

Side Chair

Grain-painted bannister back side chair with a diamond pattern upholstered seat and turned legs with ball feet. One of a pair.

Date: 1750-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 58853

Accession Number: 1942.2939.2

This double cut (shoulder section cut separately from the head) hollow-cut, bust-length portrait of a young man shows faint pencil detailing on the uncut stock (a type of neck tie that buckled in back) around his neck. Framed.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58854

Accession Number: 1942.2941

Printed Picture

Hand-colored print of a woman sitting on a bed holding a baby surrouded by four children. Framed.

Date: 1818

Maker: Ward, James (Engraver) Griffiths, T. (Publisher)

GUSN: 58855

Accession Number: 1942.2942

Easy Chair

Easy chair with a bamboo turned base and pink quilted upholstery with a long ruffle.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: beech (wood), maple (wood), pine (wood), upholstering

GUSN: 58856

Accession Number: 1942.2943

Wall Clock

Banjo clock. Painted glass panels in base and neck. Painted panel in base has been repainted. New paint depicts a two-story house with a porch in a meadow. Neck panel depicts painted vine-like leaves in the shape of two figure-eights. White painted iron circular dial and black Roman numerals. ...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), glass (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 58857

Accession Number: 1942.2944

Dressing Table

Reproduction dressing table. Pine with burled walnut veneer. Dressing glass on splashboard. Serpentine front to frame with inlaid front rail. Contains one drawer that is nailed together. Construction of drawer and frame, along with pattern of reeding and the design of the dressing glass indicat...

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 58859

Accession Number: 1942.2945

Oil Lamp

Oil lamp with a clear and purple cut and frosted glass pear-shaped shade on a square base with a ringed stem. One of a pair.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 58860

Accession Number: 1942.2946.1

Oil Lamp

Oil lamp with a clear and purple cut and frosted glass pear-shaped shade on a square base with a ringed stem. One of a pair.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 58861

Accession Number: 1942.2946.2

Inkstand

Pink, white, and gilt rectangular inkstand with a serpentine bow, scroll feet, and a penrest with flowers.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 58862

Accession Number: 1942.2947

Jewelry Box

Rectangular box with a hinged cover and floral decoration.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 58863

Accession Number: 1942.2948

Engraved Print

Interior scene depicting men wearing white robes, red capes, and blue hats fighting with swords. Framed.

Date: 1800

Maker: Portuensis, F. Vieira (Maker) Bartoluzzi, E. (Engraver) Bartoluzzi & Vendramini (Publisher)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58864

Accession Number: 1942.2952

Engraved Print

Handcolored engraving of a group of men with swords attacking another man. Framed.

Date: 1796

Maker: Barbier (Maker) Sloane, Michel (Engraver) Schiavonetti, Luigi, 1765-1810 (Publisher)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58865

Accession Number: 1942.2953

Tieback

Amber-colored pressed glass tieback with a floral motif. One of a pair.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 58866

Accession Number: 1942.2955.1

Tieback

Amber-colored pressed glass tieback with a floral motif. One of a pair.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 58867

Accession Number: 1942.2955.2

Print from a Fireboard

Image of a cottage, a lake with a steamboat, and three people printed on paper.

Date: 1865-1871

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58868

Accession Number: 1942.2957

Four-Poster Bed

Grain-painted bed with columnar foot posts with straight legs and holes for a rope bottom.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 58869

Accession Number: 1942.2958

Quilt

Peasant scene with a man fishing and a woman with a rake with a floral print backing.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: quilting

GUSN: 58870

Accession Number: 1942.2959

Table

Rectangular top table with four straight tapered legs.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 58871

Accession Number: 1942.2960

Set of Curtains

Set of curtains with two side panels and a valance with a transfer printed geometric design in red and brown. Side panel.

Date: 1936-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 58872

Accession Number: 1942.2961.1A

Set of Window Curtains

Set of curtains with two side panels and a valance with a transfer printed geometric design in red and brown. Side panel.

Date: 1936-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 58873

Accession Number: 1942.2961.1B

Set of Window Curtains

Set of curtains with two side panels and a valance with a transfer printed geometric design in red and brown. Valance.

Date: 1936-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 58874

Accession Number: 1942.2961.1C

Set of Window Curtains

Set of curtains with two side panels and a valance with a transfer printed geometric design in red and brown. Valance.

Date: 1936-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 58875

Accession Number: 1942.2961.2C

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