Historic New England

Box

No description

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), hide (collagenous material), iron (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 49303

Accession Number: 1976.4

Chest

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49304

Accession Number: 1976.5

Box

Box with fabric lining.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 49305

Accession Number: 1976.6

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 49306

Accession Number: 1976.7

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 49307

Accession Number: 1976.8

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 49308

Accession Number: 1976.9

Platter

Blue transfer-printed pearlware platter with molded edges. Floral border surrounding a central scene illustrating Harvard Hall.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Enoch Wood & Sons (Maker)

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

GUSN: 49309

Accession Number: 1976.10

Tray

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 49310

Accession Number: 1976.26B

Tablespoon

Silver tablespoon with a coffin shaped handle, squared shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: Jones, John B. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49311

Accession Number: 1976.27

Hook

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 49312

Accession Number: 1976.55A

Chair

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49313

Accession Number: 1976.61

Cann

Tulip-shaped pewter cann with band foot and S-shaped handle.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 49315

Accession Number: 1976.96.1

Basin

Pewter communion basin with flattened, reeded rim and incised bands around brim and well.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 49318

Accession Number: 1976.97

Plate, Communion

Large, round pewter communion plate. Part of a set from Rocky Hill Meeting House, Amesbury, Massachusetts.

Date: 1775-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 49319

Accession Number: 1976.98

Communion Plate

Round, pewter communion plate. Part of a set from Rocky Hill Meeting House, Amesbury, Massachusetts.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 49320

Accession Number: 1976.99

Cup

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49321

Accession Number: 1976.100

Porringer

Round, pewter porringer with convex well and flower handle.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 49322

Accession Number: 1976.114

Tablespoon

Silver tablespoon with a downturned spatulate handle and a pointed oval. Floral design.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: Beal, Caleb, 1746-1810 (Silversmith)

Material: bright cutting, silver (metal)

GUSN: 49323

Accession Number: 1976.116

Sauce Ladle

Silver sauce ladle with a fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, and an elliptical bowl.

Date: 1816-1821

Maker: Welles & Gelston (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49324

Accession Number: 1976.117

Souvenir Spoon

Silver souvenir spoon from Salem, Massachusetts.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49325

Accession Number: 1976.119

Luncheon Knife

Silver luncheon knife with an oval handle and a rounded blade. Beaded pattern.

Date: 1850-1855

Maker: Jones, Ball & Co. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49326

Accession Number: 1976.120

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a rounded handle and a pointed oval bowl. Threaded edge and a floral design.

Date: 1920-1935

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49327

Accession Number: 1976.121.1

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: Possibly Dodge, Nehemiah (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49328

Accession Number: 1976.122

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: E.E. Bailey & Co. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49329

Accession Number: 1976.123

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, squared shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: Theophilus Bradbury & Son (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49330

Accession Number: 1976.124

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a coffin shaped handle, squared shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49331

Accession Number: 1976.125

Demitasse Spoon

Silver demitasse spoon with a twist handle and pointed oval bowl. Queen Bess design.

Date: 1885

Maker: Gorham Manufacturing Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49332

Accession Number: 1976.126

Easy chair frame. Mahogany front legs and side and medial stretchers; hard maple rear legs and rear stretcher; ash arms; white pine cone-shaped arm supports; soft maple and other secondary wood. Straight crest. Stiles and rear legs of one piece. scrolled arms, block-and-vase-turned side stretc...

Date: 1760-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), ash (wood), maple (wood), pine (wood), silver maple (wood)

GUSN: 49333

Accession Number: 1976.129

Sugar Tongs

Silver sugar tongs with tapered square arms, pointed shoulders, and oval bowls.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: Williams, Deodat, 1794 C-1857 (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49334

Accession Number: 1976.130

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49335

Accession Number: 1976.131

Mustard Spoon

Silver mustard spoon. Fiddle handle with rounded shoulders and an oval bowl.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: Keyes, W. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49336

Accession Number: 1976.132

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of wallpaper. Meandering floral pattern block printed in bright hues of green, blue, yellow, pink, red, gray and purple on light peach satin ground. Laid paper sheets.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 49337

Accession Number: 1976.133.1

Ingrain Carpet

Rectangular strip; selvage sides. Rows of cartouches, each negative of last. Foliate cartouche with corner blocks and floral motif inside alternating with cartouche in negative with large scale floral motif; border of stringy branches. Ground of alternating stripes of reds and greens. Patched with s...

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 49339

Accession Number: 1976.140AB

Ingrain carpet fragment

Rectangular strip with selvage sides. Woven in overall floral pattern of clusters of red and yellow tri-partite leaves, vines and sprigs on cellular patterned ground of mottled red, yellow and green.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, ingrain carpets, jacquard, weaving, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 49341

Accession Number: 1976.141AB

Fireboard

Board with foliate pattern wallpaper (A) and Renaissance Revival pattern border (B). Roller printed in green, black, and gray on ungrounded paper. Cutouts made for andirons.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, painting (image-making)

GUSN: 49342

Accession Number: 1976.144AB

Trim

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 49343

Accession Number: 1976.152

Fichu

Black lace scarf with gold leaf edge and Stars of David pattern throughout.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49344

Accession Number: 1976.153

Infant's Cap

Cream sheer cotton embroidered with band of circles and petal shape along face and neck, and randomly along cap; serpentine floral stem with net inserted in flowers; net insert at back--large flower; scalloped and floral trim at back circle; drawstring neck and face.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: Lincoln, Deborah, Miss (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 49345

Accession Number: 1976.154

Infant's Cap

Cream; sheer; eyelet embroidery--allover; with scalloped edge around face embroidered with foliate meander; drawstring neck.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: Lincoln, Deborah, Miss (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 49346

Accession Number: 1976.155

Purse

Green and white floral patterned purse with a red silk opening and a silk tassel drawstring.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49347

Accession Number: 1976.156

Shawl

White center with 15" border with repeating botehs; 1 1/2" inner border of tilted botehs with corner botehs, mostly blue with touches of red and yellow; sewn-on fringe.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49348

Accession Number: 1976.158

Tray

Rectangular w/ deeply canted corners. Painted black w/ floral and foliage stencilled inside rim. Red stripe painted on the outside rim. Cutouts in each used as handles.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating), tinning

GUSN: 49349

Accession Number: 1976.172

Infant's Cap

Cream; net embroidered along two bands with stylized flower encircled by dots; two tucks; narrow lace band along neck.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching, net (textile)

GUSN: 49352

Accession Number: 1976.179

Table

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49356

Accession Number: 1976.212

Table

Chair table with round top; rectangular board sides with circular handholds; seat grooved into sides; nailed box below seat; sides mortised and tenoned into shoes.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49357

Accession Number: 1976.223