Historic New England

Chinese Wallpaper

Set of nineteen non-repeating scenic wallpaper panels. Nine panels of rice cultivation and ten panels of porcelain production; Porcelain panels depict workers cleaning and purifying raw clay, decorating unfired ware, firing it in kilns, packing the finished pieces for shipment, and carrying the pack...

Date: 1775-1785

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 59276

Accession Number: 1942.4655

Table

Rectangular top with a marble inset, four straight rails with stretchers and legs.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), marble (rock), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 59277

Accession Number: 1942.4660

Vase

Apple green vase with a bulbous body, indented shoulder, and a wide mouth with naturalistic decoration.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 59278

Accession Number: 1942.4661

Painting of the China Trade Room at Beauport

Interior view of the China Trade Room at Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House as it appeared during Henry Davis Sleeper's lifetime. Watercolor on paper.

Date: 1928

Maker: Ranken, William Bruce Ellis (British painter, 1881-1941) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 59279

Accession Number: 1976.169

Garden Seat

Green, white, and gilt garden seat with a barrel shape, strapwork with nail heads, and a pierced top.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 59280

Accession Number: 1982.319

Miniature Picture

Marine scene with two ships in battle with a third ship to the right. Framed. One of a set of seven.

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: aquatints (prints), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 59081

Accession Number: 1942.3186.6

Miniature Picture

Marine scene with two ships in battle with a third ship to the right. Framed. One of a set of seven.

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: aquatints (prints), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 59082

Accession Number: 1942.3186.7

Miniature Portrait of King George, IV

Miniature bust-length portrait of King George, IV of England wearing a high collar, white stock tie, and a medal on his waistcoat. Famed.

Date: 1825-1849

Maker: Willard, A. (Engraver)

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

GUSN: 59083

Accession Number: 1942.3187

Dining Table

Maple dining table. Rectangular top has two trapezoidal drop leaves. When leaves are opened, table top forms an octagon. Swinging bars support leaves. Unusual shape of top reveals late-nineteenth-century construction. Table rests on four square tapered legs with spade feet.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 59084

Accession Number: 1942.3188

Fancy Side Chair

Painted side chair with gold striping and floral decoration with a stylized lyre splat. One of a set of four.

Date: 1835-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), American tulipwood (wood)

GUSN: 59085

Accession Number: 1942.3189.1

Fancy Side Chair

Painted side chair with gold striping and floral decoration with a stylized lyre splat. One of a set of four.

Date: 1835-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), American tulipwood (wood)

GUSN: 59086

Accession Number: 1942.3189.2

Fancy Side Chair

Painted side chair with gold striping and floral decoration with a stylized lyre splat. One of a set of four.

Date: 1835-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), American tulipwood (wood)

GUSN: 59087

Accession Number: 1942.3189.4

Fancy Side Chair

Painted side chair with gold striping and floral decoration with a stylized lyre splat. One of a set of four.

Date: 1835-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), American tulipwood (wood)

GUSN: 59088

Accession Number: 1942.3189.3

Box

Round box with a picture of a lady and a boy in mid-nineteenth century dress.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 59089

Accession Number: 1942.3190

Box

Round box with an Elizabethan man and woman on the lid.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 59090

Accession Number: 1942.3191

Game Board

Multi-colored rectangular box with a hinged lid and boards for chess on the exterior chess and backgammon on the interior.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 59091

Accession Number: 1942.3192

Cribbage Board

Cribbage board of light and dark woods with cribbage pins and holes and decoration of swags and Bacchus.

Date: 1900-1924

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 59092

Accession Number: 1942.3195

Dominoes

Rectangular wood box with a slide lid and ivory pieces with brass and ebony decoration and wood trim.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), ebony (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 59093

Accession Number: 1942.3196

Card Deck

Rectangular box of playing cards of nineteenth century literary titles.

Date: 1860

Maker: Tingley, John H. (Maker)

GUSN: 59094

Accession Number: 1942.3197

Eyeglasses

Pair of eyeglasses with oval glass and a brass frame with straight sides.

Date: 1850-1879

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 59095

Accession Number: 1942.3198

Eyeglass Case

Black oval eyeglasses case with painted and mother-of-pearl floral decoration.

Date: 1850-1874

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 59096

Accession Number: 1942.3199

Hooked Rug

Hooked rug with a small gold, beige, and red floral medallion and red and purple rectangular borders.

Date: 1850-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 59097

Accession Number: 1942.3200

Hooked Rug

Hooked rug with a central medallion of red flowers and green leaves surrounded by a red and blue floral wreath on tan ground.

Date: 1850-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: hooking, wool (hair)

GUSN: 59098

Accession Number: 1942.3201

Hooked Rug

Hooked rug with a center medallion of large mauve and pink flowers and leaves surrounded by an ivory circle and a blue border.

Date: 1875-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 59099

Accession Number: 1942.3202

Hanging Candle Lantern

Red and clear etched glass panels with alternating gothic arches and sheaves of wheat in a hexagonal brass fitting. Electrified.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 59100

Accession Number: 1942.3203

Needlework Picture

Needlework picture of a man wearing a green coat and brown breeches hunting with a dog. In an oval frame.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: Berlin woolwork, canvas, wool (textile)

GUSN: 59101

Accession Number: 1942.3550

Miniature Lithograph Picture

Miniature hand-colored print of two children asleep in woods in an oval frame.

Date: 1850-1874

Maker: unknown

Material: lithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 59102

Accession Number: 1942.3551

Bowl

Purple and white swirled glass bowl with bead and facet decoration on the round foot.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 59103

Accession Number: 1942.4685

Vase

Etched ruby-colored fluted glass vase on a square marble and gilded metal base.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blow molding, marble (rock)

GUSN: 59104

Accession Number: 1942.4686

Backgammon Piece Set

Twelve black and ten beige circular backgammon playing pieces.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 59105

Accession Number: 1942.4994

Dominoes

Rectangular red case with a foldover snap lid with black plastic dominoes with white spots.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 59106

Accession Number: 1942.5018

Score Pad

Rectangular, multi-leaved notepad bound at the top with a paper cover.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 59107

Accession Number: 1942.5017

Backgammon Piece Set

Three red and three black backgammon playing pieces.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 59108

Accession Number: 1942.5019A-F

Cushion

Rectangular red cushion. One of a pair.

Date: 1917

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 59109

Accession Number: 1942.4995.1

Cushion

Rectangular red cushion. One of a pair.

Date: 1917

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 59110

Accession Number: 1942.4995.2

Jamb Hook

Jamb hook with an oval backplate and a C-shaped hook. Affixed to the wall. One of a pair.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 59111

Accession Number: 1942.4996.1

Jamb Hook

Jamb hook with an oval backplate and a C-shaped hook. Affixed to the wall. One of a pair.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 59112

Accession Number: 1942.4996.2

Doorknob

Amber-colored glass doorknob with a facetted bulbous shape.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 59113

Accession Number: 1942.4997

Wood Stove

Rectangular stove with a fireback on an oval hearth with relief eagles and busts of Benjamin Franklin.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 59114

Accession Number: 1942.4998A-C

Bookcase

Built-in bookcase with the top divided into five sections separated by pilasters; two have with gothic arches and the center is squared.

Date: 1917

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 59115

Accession Number: 1942.4999

Paneling

Installed fielded panels painted dark brown with cornice molding and a mantel and fireplace.

Date: 1917

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 59116

Accession Number: 1942.5000

Electrified Lantern

Electrified lantern with a bulbous clear glass shade and painted tin mounts with a star and diamond punched decoration.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 59117

Accession Number: 1942.2940

Curtain

Pillar print with basket of flowers; red on yellow; red lining.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating), printing (process)

GUSN: 59118

Accession Number: 1942.1813.1

Curtain

Pillar print with basket of flowers; red on yellow; red lining.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating), printing (process)

GUSN: 59119

Accession Number: 1942.1813.2.1-2

Curtain

Valance; pillar print with basket of flowers; red and yellow

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating), printing (process)

GUSN: 59120

Accession Number: 1942.1813.3.1-2

Framed Contract

Indenture agreement for land, framed.

Date: 1752

Maker: Possibly Hobart, Washington (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 59121

Accession Number: 1942.3869

Mirror Knob

Black and white round mirror knob with metal trim and a star motif. One of a pair.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 59122

Accession Number: 1942.3870.1

Mirror Knob

Black and white round mirror knob with metal trim and a star motif. One of a pair.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 59123

Accession Number: 1942.3870.2

Chair

Light brown grain-painted "fancy" armchair with four arrow spindles and bamboo turning. One of a set of five.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 59124

Accession Number: 1942.2594.1

Chair

Light brown grain-painted "fancy" armchair with four arrow spindles and bamboo turning. One of a set of five.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 59125

Accession Number: 1942.2594.2

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