Historic New England

Anagram Game

Original box with picture of two children dressed as Native Americans on cover. Interior contains directions, score sheets, and small square pieces of cardboard with a letter printed on each.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: McLoughlin Bros. (Maker)

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 64574

Accession Number: 1970.640

Circular colorless glass base with star burst design on bottom and diamond pattern on the sides; diamond pattern shaft, working light fixtures. Bell shaped pleated paper shade with lace ruffles around the top.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 64575

Accession Number: 1970.641

Game Board

Folding board with black and red embossed paper to look like leather. Exterior black. Interior red and black board with gilt border and pattered edge.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 64576

Accession Number: 1970.642

Game Board

Leather covered chess board in red and tan with lines. Border made to look marbleized. Reverse has marbleized paper.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, leather, marbling, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 64577

Accession Number: 1970.643

Stereo Viewer

Hand held stereo viewer with sliding card holder and tin view shield trimmed in brown velvet and engraved with abstract organic design.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), walnut (wood), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 64578

Accession Number: 1970.644

Game Box

Box with four slightly raised molded edges. Top slides open to reveal small squares of paper with green and red printed letters.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 64579

Accession Number: 1970.645

Lotto Game with Box

Wooden box with inlayed Loto in center. Two metal hooks and rear hinges. Interior lined with green paper with rules of the game on cover. Subdivided into two sections containing twenty four small playing boards, circular pieces with printed numbers, and a circular cardboard box containing square a...

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), rosewood (wood), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 64580

Accession Number: 1970.646

Dice Tumblers with dice

One pink and one dark green tumbler with embossed paper made to look like leather. Dice are white ivory with black dots and red mark "GR".

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, ivory (tooth component), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 64581

Accession Number: 1970.647

Checkers

Set of 29 checkers, dark and light colored wooden pieces with multiple circular motifs. Not including board.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: olive (wood)

GUSN: 64582

Accession Number: 1970.648

Wall Bracket

Wall bracket with two scrolls and rectangular shelf with rounded corners.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 64583

Accession Number: 1970.649

Book Shaped Game Board

Two books titled The Land We Live In Vol. I-II form chess board and open onto backgammon board. Red, black and tan leather with gilt trim and key pattern, leather hinge.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 64584

Accession Number: 1970.650

Artificial Flower Arrangement

Square green semi-porcelain container holds Japanese style flowering plant of shell and wire. .

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: Rookwood Pottery (Maker)

Material: porcelain, shell (animal material)

GUSN: 64585

Accession Number: 1970.651

Chess

Thirty pieces of ½ and ½ blonde and dark turned pieces in traditional chess vocabulary. Horse heads carved. Rectangular pine box has sliding lid with chamfered edges and cut out H (also in pencil Chess H. Bowen) Child's water color rendering of a pink house with a black door and white stairs fla...

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: fruitwood, pine (wood)

GUSN: 64586

Accession Number: 1970.652

Tablecloth

Square white cloth with applied cotton lace border and embroidered flowers in each corner in yellow cotton thread.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, lace (needlework), linen (material)

GUSN: 64287

Accession Number: 1970.525

Table Runner

Rectangular runner of loosely woven, off-white, linen with drawn-work inner border and applied white lace border (probably a later addition).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, lace (needlework), linen (material)

GUSN: 64288

Accession Number: 1970.528

Table Runner

Handwoven runner or shawl with knotted self-fringe. Peach colored warp with yellow, peach, gray, and brown pastel weft laid in variegated stripes

Date: 1940-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 64289

Accession Number: 1970.529

Table Mat

Oval shape table mat with solid center; leaf and floral lace border.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), lace (needlework), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal)

GUSN: 64290

Accession Number: 1970.530

Table Cover

Square shape table throw, embroidered GAH (possibly EAH) at one end; faggoted double border.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, lace (needlework), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal)

GUSN: 64291

Accession Number: 1970.531.1

Table Cover

Square shape table throw, embroidered GAH (possibly EAH) at one end; faggoted double border.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 64292

Accession Number: 1970.531.2

Table Runner

Rectangular white runner with applied 1 ¼ inch white crocheted lace border on all four sides.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework), linen (material)

GUSN: 64293

Accession Number: 1970.532.1

Table Runner

Rectangular white runner with applied 1 ¼ inch white crocheted lace border on all four sides.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework), linen (material)

GUSN: 64294

Accession Number: 1970.532.2

Fingertip Towel

White linen towel with pink border depicting three houses surrounded by leaf motifs.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), lace (needlework), linen (material)

GUSN: 64295

Accession Number: 1970.533

Table Cover

Rectangular red and white linen table cover, monogramed GAH in center; deep knotted border at each end with self-fringe.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 64296

Accession Number: 1970.534

Table Mat

White mat with faggoted border on three sides.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 64297

Accession Number: 1970.535.1

Table Mat

White mat with faggoted border on three sides.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 64298

Accession Number: 1970.535.2

Table Mat

White mat with faggoted border

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 64299

Accession Number: 1970.535.3

Table Cover

Knotted self-fringe; white rectangular scarf with applied flap of same material and Greek key in the center (apparently designed to hang over the side of the table) Embroidered CAB.

Date: 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 64300

Accession Number: 1970.536

Table Mat

Knotted lace border on three sides; center front embroidered with flowers.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, lace (needlework)

GUSN: 64301

Accession Number: 1970.537

Napkin

Light pink cloth napkin, machine woven with leaf and scroll border with interior motif.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask, embroidering

GUSN: 64302

Accession Number: 1970.538.1

Napkin

Light pink cloth napkin, machine woven with leaf and scroll border with interior motif.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 64303

Accession Number: 1970.538.2

Napkin

Light pink cloth napkin, machine woven with leaf and scroll border with interior motif.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 64304

Accession Number: 1970.538.3

Napkin

Light pink cloth napkin, machine woven with leaf and scroll border with interior motif.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 64305

Accession Number: 1970.538.4

Napkin

Light pink cloth napkin, machine woven with leaf and scroll border with interior motif.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 64306

Accession Number: 1970.538.5

Napkin

Light pink cloth napkin, machine woven with leaf and scroll border with interior motif.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 64307

Accession Number: 1970.538.6

Napkin

Light pink cloth napkin, machine woven with leaf and scroll border with interior motif.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 64308

Accession Number: 1970.538.7

Napkin

Light pink cloth napkin, machine woven with leaf and scroll border with interior motif.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 64309

Accession Number: 1970.538.8

Tablecloth

Light pink ; machine woven leaf & scroll border with int. motif

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 64310

Accession Number: 1970.538.9

Pillow Sham

Pink rayon rectangle with applied machine-made lace band. Lightly padded.

Date: 1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), lace (needlework), rayon

GUSN: 64311

Accession Number: 1970.539

Doily

Square doily with deep-shaped border of cutwork and white-on-white embroidery. Embroidered with peach and yellow silk pansies.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 64312

Accession Number: 1970.540

Table Mat

Loosely woven white rectangle with double border of decorative weaving. Plain hem.

Date: 1920

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 64313

Accession Number: 1970.541

Table Runner

Loosely woven runner with pink overshot bands at each end; plain hem.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 64314

Accession Number: 1970.542

Table Mat

White linen square cloth, monogrammed in yellow thread " LWE/N" White tatted border.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), lace (needlework), linen (material)

GUSN: 64315

Accession Number: 1970.543

Table Cover

Loosely woven square with cut-out corners; hem covered with buttonhole stitch in pale blue cotton thread. Monogrammed MBH in one corner.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, lace (needlework), linen (material)

GUSN: 64316

Accession Number: 1970.544

Girandole Candelabrum

Square white marble base supporting cast bronze figure, frontal view of middle eastern prince with robes, turban and sword, holding a palm fern. Surmounted by leafy scrolled candle arms with leafy bobeche with turned sockets. The bobeche with crystals/prisms.

Date: 1800-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal), casting (process), glass (material), marble (rock)

GUSN: 64317

Accession Number: 1970.680.1

Girandole Candlestick

Two armed candlestick with shaft girl motif and five floral appendages all on a square marble base.

Date: 1800-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal), casting (process), glass (material), marble (rock)

GUSN: 64318

Accession Number: 1970.680.2

Girandole Candlestick

Two armed candlestick with shaft girl motif and five floral appendages all on a square marble base.

Date: 1800-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal), casting (process), glass (material), marble (rock)

GUSN: 64319

Accession Number: 1970.680.3

Fireplace Tile

Set of hearth tiles in the arts and crafts aesthetic taste. Black border tiles enclose decorative border tiles featuring stylized oubliette tulip-like blossom with leafy strapwork surmounting a ribbon-entwined rod, on brown ground with mustard yellow, white, and olive colors. The hearth consists of ...

Date: 1875-1880

Maker: Probably Minton (Maker)

Material: chestnut (wood), earthenware, floral patterns, flowers (plants), tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)

GUSN: 64320

Accession Number: 1970.723

Fireplace Tile

Set of tiles forming fireplace surround. Glossy finish black square tiles with over glaze enamel hand-painted scenic decoration over all seventeen tiles. Features cranes in marsh at bottom with rushes, foliage, etc. Ivy motif at each upper corner; palms and insects at center.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Probably Minton (Maker)

Material: earthenware, rush (material)

GUSN: 64321

Accession Number: 1970.724

Punch Bowl

Punch bowl in form of a pumpkin; spherical body with circular basal ring. High domed conforming cover with a stem like finial handle; edge cut to receive a ladle. Cased glass body. Pale pink interior cased with deeper pink overall with frosted finish. Gilt finial and banding. Blown pink glass body...

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, frosting, glass (material)

GUSN: 64322

Accession Number: 1970.728.1

Punch Bowl Underplate

Circular under plate with deep dished form, rising at center to form high cup ring. Blown pink glass body with frosted finish. Polished pontils.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, frosting, glass (material)

GUSN: 64323

Accession Number: 1970.728.2

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