Historic New England

Opera Glasses

Opera glasses with red leather casing around frontal lenses. Painted black with brass-colored rims enclosing the lower lenses.

Date: 1900-1999

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), leather, metal, painting (coating)

GUSN: 12727

Accession Number: 1971.1831

Tan leather case formed in two parts. Top sides over bottom. Rectanguloid with rounded corners. Top front has tooled and painted bust of a Native American chief, in profile, wearing a feathered headdress and his hair in pigtails at the front.

Date: 1900-1999

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, painting (coating), tooling

GUSN: 12728

Accession Number: 1971.1832

Trophy

Copper-colored finish on an urn-shaped body with double flat-topped "C" handles. Circular foot.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal), silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 12729

Accession Number: 1971.1833

Eyeglasses Case

Rectangular black lacquer case in two parts, the cover sliding over the bottom. The cover is divided horizontally in half with the top half caned wicker and the bottom half with a hand-painted carp motif and a gilded leaf decoration, on both the front and back side. The lower half of the case is und...

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (image-making), hand-painted, lacquering, leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), wicker

GUSN: 12730

Accession Number: 1971.1834

Pouch

Circular body. The top has a burnished shield design held closed by a leather strap (broken) and snaps. Buckle loop at the top.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 12731

Accession Number: 1971.1835

Case

Flat black leather case with silver-colored metal edges and a latch that opens to two leather flaps against a black cotton background.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), leather, metal

GUSN: 12732

Accession Number: 1971.1836

Card or Cigarette Case

Rectangular card case covered with red leather on the front and back, and tooled in a diamond pattern. The frame is a brass-colored metal with inscribed scrolls. Inside, on the front and back are a half-flap or pocket of corresponding leather, lined with burgundy fabric.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: Bailey & C.B. (?) (Maker)

Material: cloth, leather, metal, tooling

GUSN: 12733

Accession Number: 1971.1837

Match Safe or Holder

Molded in the form of a seated frog. The head is hinged on as a lid.

Date: 1900-1999

Maker: Gorham Co. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 12734

Accession Number: 1971.1838

Ashtray

Irregular edged circular shape with hatch cuts forming a sand dollar-like design.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), stone (rock)

GUSN: 12735

Accession Number: 1971.1839

Book Rack

Rectangular form with geometrically carved rectangular base. Hinged carved ends in a leaf motif that slide out to accomodate more books.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 12736

Accession Number: 1971.1840

Printing Block

Cut stone blocks in two different shield shapes with crowns.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), stone (rock), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 12737

Accession Number: 1971.1841.1-2

Pipe Head and Case

A) Celluloid pipe bowl in the shape of a man's head with a beard, and wearing a hat (pirate?). There is a hole at the top of his head for tobacco. The projection at the back has a hole to attach the stem. B) The hinged leather case conforms to the shape of the pipe bowl and has a curved area for the...

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: celluloid (cellulosic), cloth, leather

GUSN: 12738

Accession Number: 1971.1842AB

Saucer

Red on a black ground with gilt decoration of two flowers and a flying bird. Circular shallow body.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, lacquering

GUSN: 12739

Accession Number: 1971.1843

Tortoise Shell

Brown and gold patterned domed tortoise shell.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: shell (animal material)

GUSN: 12740

Accession Number: 1971.1844

Desk Tray

Molded edged rectangular tray sits on four knopped feet. Top has two outer oblong grooves, two square cut-outs with applied scalloped brass around edge and red velvet in the bottom. Central "C" handle surmounts a knopped inkwell cover. Bottom of gray covered with brown leather.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: appliqué (technique), brass (alloy), burl veneer, leather, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 12741

Accession Number: 1971.1845AB

Pen Tray

Rectangular tray has gently flared edges. Raised decoration of two frogs caught in cattails. Lip design has a leaf motif. Underside has a single frog sitting on a lily pad with water flowers at right.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal), plate (material), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), tin (metal)

GUSN: 12742

Accession Number: 1971.1846

Dog Collar

Leather dog collar has a studded circular motif. Central ring applied to the collar. Brass buckle.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), leather

GUSN: 12743

Accession Number: 1971.1847

Sleeve Remnant

Long sleeve with all seams torn out except hem around wrist. Very full above the elbow.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: muslin

GUSN: 12744

Accession Number: 1971.1899

Pipe and Case

Pipe bowl lacquered and molded in the shape of and Arab's head. Front shows the face, beard and moustache, and wearing a turban. Stem tapers back to a point. Circular hold for tobacco at the top of its head. The conforming hinged case is black leather. Inside has red velvet and a blue satin lining.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: composition (material), lacquering, leather, molding (forming), satin, velvet (fabric weave), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 12745

Accession Number: 1971.1848AB

Pipe

Pipe bowl in teh shape of a wolf's head with his mouth open. The stem is yellow plastic with a metal band around the base. The stem curves upwar with a knopped end.

Date: 1900-1999

Maker: unknown

Material: composition (material), metal, plastic (organic material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 12746

Accession Number: 1971.1849

Pocket Knife

Pocket knife with a red and white striped motif at the top with a white star on a blue ground at the base.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 12747

Accession Number: 1971.1850

Hatbands

Hatbands of various colors and stripes - for Harvard reunions, etc.

Date: 1904+

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), cloth

GUSN: 12748

Accession Number: 1971.1851.1-10

Bear Statue

Carved wood statue of a grizzly bear, standing on a hind leg in stride. Its left front arm at its side, the right saluting. Over the right shoulder is a strap which holds a basket at each end. Mouth open. It has a round base and is roughly carved.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 12649

Accession Number: 1971.1760

Rogers Group Sculpture - Huguenot Lovers

Flat ovoid base, hollow inside, and is painted tan overall. Man and woman embracing - the woman wears a long full skirt, short coat with puffled sleeves and peplum; the man wears long stockings, a short coat, a ruffled collar and cap. seventeenth century style.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: Sullivan, A. C. (Caster) Possibly Rogers (Sculptor)

Material: casting (process), painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 12650

Accession Number: 1971.1761

Battledore Racket

Battledore racket has a round shaft with a tapered handle. Leather hanging loop at the end of the handle. Wooden shaft is wrapped with leather grip. Frame of the racket is wooden and covered with tooled leather. Front and back of balloon-shaped head of the racket is covered with a thin baleen-type ...

Date: 1800-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: baleen, leather, paper (fiber product), tooling, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 12651

Accession Number: 1971.1762

Trophy

Domed circular base with a raised border of leaves and a thin stem. Conical shaped bowl with two elongated C-shaped handles with scrolled spurs. Lip of the bowl is beaded with a border of raised leaves below.

Date: dated 9/4/1911

Maker: Dieges and Clust (Maker)

Material: leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), silver (metal)

GUSN: 12652

Accession Number: 1971.1763

Print

Molded wood frame encloses, under glass, a colored lithograph. It shows two four-man crew teams from Oxford and Harvard universities on the Thames River with the English countryside in the background.

Date: 1869

Maker: Currier & Ives (Maker)

Material: glass (material), lithography, mahogany (wood), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 12653

Accession Number: 1971.1764

Print

Black and white print depicting the start of a crew race. Two eight-man sculls are on the river with the umpire's boat and spectators in the background. Under glass in a black molded frame with gilt inner edge.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: Dollman, J. C. (Maker)

Material: gilding, glass (material), paper (fiber product), photographs, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 12654

Accession Number: 1971.1765

Powder and Shot Belt

Leather belt splits at the side into two leather tubes at the center with metal cylinders at the end. These have metal measuring levers. Metal buckle.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, metal

GUSN: 12655

Accession Number: 1971.1766

Document Box

Rectangular box, painted green. Hinged lid with a beaded lip. The lid has a scalloped D-shaped handle. The ends have D-ring handles. Front center has a lock.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), iron (metal), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 12656

Accession Number: 1971.1767

Burlap Pouch

Black painted burlap bag. Shoulder strap is white twill.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap, twill

GUSN: 12657

Accession Number: 1971.1768

Powder Horn

Powder horn with pear-shaped body and embossed stylized hunt scene motif. Cylindrical nozzle at the end.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal), embossing

GUSN: 12658

Accession Number: 1971.1769

Trophy

Chalice form with stepped foot and stem. Cup has bulbous base then tapers inward to cylindrical body. Two elaborately scrolled S-shaped handles.

Date: 1911-10-12

Maker: Dieges and Clust (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 12659

Accession Number: 1971.1770

Wedding Dress

Bodice and skirt.

Date: 1902

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 12660

Accession Number: 1992.345

Trophy or Mug

Mug shaped trophy has C-scrolled handle. Three sets of inscribed lines around center of body.

Date: 1899-12-18

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 12661

Accession Number: 1971.1771

Baseball

Red leather covered baseball.

Date: 1900-1997

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, string (fiber product)

GUSN: 12662

Accession Number: 1971.1772

Wedding Dress

No description

Date: 1939

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 12663

Accession Number: 1992.343

Trophy

Domed copper base. Scrolled pierced metal stem. Ovoid bowl, C-shaped scrolled handles and a rounded lip.

Date: 1904

Maker: Manning, Bowman & Co. (Maker)

Material: copper (metal), piercing, white metal

GUSN: 12664

Accession Number: 1971.1773

Photograph

Brown stained oak frame. Under glass is a black and white photo of a squash team. Four seated men (Ralph May is the second from the right), and two men standing. In the backgroun is a squash court. Bown paper backing.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: The Picture Shop, Inc. (Framer)

Material: glass (material), oak (wood), paper (fiber product), photographs

GUSN: 12665

Accession Number: 1971.1774

Toy Elephant

Gray elephant with a separate movable "bobbing" head. It has white tusks and a red blanket with tassels over its back. Hollow composition-type body with a felt-like fuzzy surface material. Conceals a mouse trap inside the body.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: composition (material), cotton (textile), papier mâché

GUSN: 12666

Accession Number: 1971.1775

Powder Horn

Powder horn, undecorated pear-shaped body with a cylindrical cap at the end.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal)

GUSN: 12667

Accession Number: 1971.1776

Trophy

Double handled urn-shaped trophy with beaded knopped stem and upper rim.

Date: 1910

Maker: Poole Silver Co. (Maker)

Material: beading (edging pattern), silver (metal)

GUSN: 12668

Accession Number: 1971.1777

Photograph

Black painted wood frame with a beaded outer edge. Under glass is a sepia toned photo of Classical ruins- possibly Pompeii. Black paper backing.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: Montgomery's Music and Art Store (Framer)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), glass (material), painting (coating), paper (fiber product), photographs, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 12669

Accession Number: 1971.1778

Relief Sculpture/Wall Ornament

A white circular disk, with a molded frieze of classical figures around a central raised circle, containing a lyre and putti.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 12670

Accession Number: 1971.1779

Crewing Oar

Shaped wooden oar, stained brown. Round handle wihich flattens into a rectangular paddle head. Paddle has a metal plate tacked along the front side, following the contour of the head. Leather band tacked around the shaft forms a handhold.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 12671

Accession Number: 1971.1780

Pennant

Pennant has a round pine handle with triangular red felt banner. A white plastic(?) cap or tip is at the end.

Date: 1904

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile), pine (wood), plastic (organic material), printing (process)

GUSN: 12672

Accession Number: 1971.1781

Wedding Dress

Bodice and skirt of cream-colored silk damask with a small repeating ribbon geometric pattern. Tight fitting sleeves with a large puff at the shoulder. Puffs gathered with rope of faux-pearls and glass beads. Same trim along neck and cuffs of bodice. Large cream-colored silk rosettes at shoulders. G...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 12673

Accession Number: 1992.176