Historic New England

Animal Figurine

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 40803

Accession Number: 1940.1018

Bowl

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 40804

Accession Number: 1940.1019

Watch Hoder

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 40805

Accession Number: 1940.1026

Umbrella Stand

Painted umbrella stand with a floral and foliate design.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40806

Accession Number: 1940.1027

Earthenware bowl with gilt edge, thin gilt line around exterior mid-section, and two black transfer-printed scenes of buildings near water. One scene of two men on riverbank across from timber framed structure and second scene of same building, different view, showing waterwheel and falls beyond.j

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 40807

Accession Number: 1940.418.3

Lacing Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 40808

Accession Number: 1931.1690

Eyeglasses

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 40809

Accession Number: 195O.157

Fork

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40810

Accession Number: 1927.2388.28

Purse

Tan and brown striped purse; gold beaded design; silver beaded tassel on the bottom.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40811

Accession Number: 1940.165

Wallpaper

Layer of wallpaper (.1) with border (.2). Removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Two fragments of wallpaper (.1) with a circular swirl pattern roller-printed in yellow, blue, white on gray ground. "Wm. H. Mairs & Co. / 1836" printed in selv...

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Mairs, William H. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 40812

Accession Number: 1968.80.6.1-.2

Snuff Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 40813

Accession Number: 1973.203AB

Sample Book

Leather-bound book of upholstery samples.

Maker: unknown

Material: upholstery

GUSN: 40817

Accession Number: 1980.17

Eyeglass Case

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 40820

Accession Number: 1919.228

Lap Desk

Large box with dovetailed sides; hinged slant-lid; interior pigeonholes; light green paint.

Date: 1760-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 40821

Accession Number: 1975.171

Chest

Ten-paneled chest; strapwork-carved upper rail, tulip-carved panels; molded rails and front sitles.

Date: 1650-1690

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 40823

Accession Number: 1948.706

Blanket Chest

Blanket chest. Oak primary wood, pine secondary wood, paint. Three-paneled facade; two-panel sides; four-panel back; brackets; painted front panels of chest and drawer.

Date: 1700-1720

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, oak (wood), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 40824

Accession Number: 1944.24

Sofa

Sofa. Walnut, ebonized walnut trim, burled maple panels, applied composition rosettes, gilt, velvet upholstery. Round back; rolled crest, arms; round seat frame; carved and paneled seat rail. Rests on turned legs.

Date: 1855-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: burl veneer, gilding, incising, silk (textile), plush, upholstering, walnut (wood)

GUSN: 40835

Accession Number: 1936.1196

Gentleman's Armchair

Armchair. Walnut, ebonized walnut trim, burled maple panels, and trim. Velvet upholstery. Bergere form with round seat, outwardly flared arms, and rectangular flaring back. Seat, back, and arms upholstered with tufted mustard-colored velvet with grosgrain ribbon trim at base of seat. Chair skirt...

Date: 1855-1875

Maker: Attributed to Gendrot, Felix A. (Maker)

Material: burl veneer, gilding, incising, silk (textile), plush, walnut (wood), ash (wood)

GUSN: 40839

Accession Number: 1936.1197

Joint Stool

Turned legs; molded rails; worn box stretchers.

Date: 1650-1700

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 40847

Accession Number: 1976.247

Settee

Settee. Mahogany, twentieth-century cotton and velvet upholstery. Shield-shaped upholstered back; closed arm supports; padded arms; brass nail trim. Rests on stop fluted legs.

Date: 1793-1797

Maker: Possibly Hains, Adam, 1768-1820 + (Furniture worker) Possibly Bertault, George, 1793 (Upholsterer)

Material: mahogany (wood), ash (wood), upholstery, horsehair

GUSN: 40849

Accession Number: 1966.117

Turkish Armchair

Chair with wide flaring back and arms. Cabriole legs. Green striped upholstery with fringe.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: rosewood (wood), tufting, upholstering

GUSN: 40851

Accession Number: 1980.231.2

Dinner plate

Porcelain enameled plate. On a gold ground, green tendrils and pink tree peonies in a foliate design with four scrolled reserves of white ground depicting 1) figures gathered 2) birds, butterflies and flowers; central medallion: birds on leafy perch, bordered in gold band with four butterflies.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, hand-painted

GUSN: 40860

Accession Number: 1947.800.2

Dinner plate

Porcelain enameled plate. On a gold ground, green tendrils, butterflies and pink tree peonies in a foliate design with four scrolled reserves of white ground depicting 1) figures gathered around table and 2) birds, butterflies and flowers; central medallion: birds on leafy perch bordered in gold.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, hand-painted

GUSN: 40861

Accession Number: 1947.800.3

Breakfast cup and saucer

Large earthenware cup [.1] and saucer [.2] with brown transfer-print pattern of arabesques and interlocking scrolls in an overall sunburst design. Quatrefoil-shaped plate and saucer have molded fish-scale decoration.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: W. T. Copeland & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, turning (shaping process), glazing (coating), transfer printing, molding (forming)

GUSN: 40863

Accession Number: 1988.593.1-.2

Coffeepot

Pearlware coffeepot with lid. Enameled landscape scenes adorn the body. Foliate molded spout. Dome shaped lid.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, underglazing

GUSN: 40877

Accession Number: 1988.616AB

Sugar bowl (missing lid)

Earthenware sugar bowl (lid missing) with rectangular body and molded handle. Brown transfer-print pattern depicts giraffes and two men in traditional Muslim dress, including Tarboosh. Palm trees, tents and mountains in the background.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 40878

Accession Number: 1988.594

Painting

Painting of a bluebird and wildflowers, mostly daisies and goldenrod. Oil on panel. Narrow gilt frame.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: Josselyn, Edgar Algernon, 1846-1932 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 40879

Accession Number: 1928.1409

Ruffled pillowcase

Roughly square, off white, fine linen; narrow hemmed open end with three cloth buttons with loops. Top and bottom pieces. Applied fine 1-3/4" wide ruffles.

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, linen (material), tabby (textile), textiles

GUSN: 40720

Accession Number: 1940.774A

Game

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40722

Accession Number: 1940.777

Game

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40723

Accession Number: 1940.778

Pair of Gloves

White leather gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40725

Accession Number: 1940.787AB

Pair of Gloves

White leather gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40726

Accession Number: 1940.788AB

Pair of Gloves

White leather gloves,

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40727

Accession Number: 1940.789AAB

Horse whip

Long horse whip with brown leather hale, rest of black leather. Marked "Registered New Bone Rawhide, L.H. Beals & Son Co."

Maker: L.H. Beals & Son Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 40728

Accession Number: 1940.808

Alphabet Sampler

Alphabet Sampler. Vertical rectangle, ivory linen ground. Yellow border of connected circles forming a chain. Green lettering. Three complete alphabets; numbers: "1-10"; cross stitch.

Maker: Geer, Emily M. (Embroiderer)

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

GUSN: 40729

Accession Number: 1940.812

Medicine Chest

A wooden box covered in brown leather with a hinged cover. Interior is compartmentalized into ten sections occupied by medical vials. Each vial is labeled and corked.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, wood (plant material), glass (material), corks (stoppers)

GUSN: 40730

Accession Number: 1940.819

WALLET

Dark brown; embossed outside; inside has design of "X" w/ line through the middle; 4 compartments w/ 2 scalloped edged flaps; opens top as side by side (like 1961.218).

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, leather

GUSN: 40731

Accession Number: 1940.822