Historic New England

Pincushion

Miniature guitar made of fabric. Made of blue and brown silk stretched over cardboard(?).

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, silk (textile)

GUSN: 10695

Accession Number: 1995.467

Lace fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10696

Accession Number: 1995.471

Syringe

Colorless glass syringe with metal stopper, glass plunger and four small holes on bottom of glass tube.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 10697

Accession Number: 1995.472

Syringe

Glass syringe; metal stopper, glass plunger; four small holes on bttom of glass tube; top piece of plunger is wrapped in brown paper with string.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 10698

Accession Number: 1995.473

Eyeglasses

No description

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10699

Accession Number: 1995.474

Pince-nez and Case

Bone and metal pince-nez with round lenses [.1]. Leather case [.2].

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, bone (material)

GUSN: 10700

Accession Number: 1995.475.1-.2

Eyeglasses

Green eyeglasses in molded paper case.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 10701

Accession Number: 1995.476

Vase

Stoneware vase, light and dark green, Art Nouveau style. Vase has rounded rim, short neck and elongated tapering body.

Date: 1904-1916

Maker: Hampshire Pottery (Maker) Robertson, Cadmon (Designer)

Material: stoneware (pottery), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 10702

Accession Number: 1995.478

Pyramid Block

One of seven blocks of various shapes

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10703

Accession Number: 1995.513.1

Octagon Block

One of seven wooden blocks of various shapes

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10704

Accession Number: 1995.513.2

Hexagon Block

One of seven wooden blocks of various shapes

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10705

Accession Number: 1995.513.3

Cylinder Block

One of seven wooden blocks of various shapes

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10706

Accession Number: 1995.513.4

Sphere Block

One of seven wooden blocks of various shapes

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10707

Accession Number: 1995.513.5

Tall Cylinder Block

One of seven wooden blocks of various shapes

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10708

Accession Number: 1995.513.6

Cone Block

One of seven wooden blocks of various shapes

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10709

Accession Number: 1995.513.7

Birchbark box with embroidered flowers, fruit and foliage worked in moosehair. Flowers are yellow, pink, green, orange, white and blue. Strawberries are yellow. On one side of the box the flowers are in a blue pot. Detachable top. 1857 dance card inside.

Date: 1851-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), bark (plant material), embroidering

GUSN: 10710

Accession Number: 1995.514

Scoop

Toy tin scoop with wooden back and handle

Date: Late 19th C

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), tin (metal)

GUSN: 10711

Accession Number: 1995.517

Box

Wooden cylindrical box with acorn shaped cover; box contains spillikins, a children's toy. Rosewood veneer (?)

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10712

Accession Number: 1995.518

Card game

Trivia game of 56 cards. The answers are in bold type above the questions. Subject is Boston History. Also includes an advertisement for the game from the newspaper "Boston Evening Transcript" and a card with directions for the game. Some of the cards have photographic illustrations.

Date: 1905

Maker: Allen, Frederick J. (Maker)

GUSN: 10713

Accession Number: 1995.519

Quilt

Quilt of sqaure form, double-sided of floral printed chintz with tea ground and sprigs in reds, pinks, blues, greens or blacks; self-binding, hand-quilted in diagonal line and rope pattern.

Date: 1825-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, quilting

GUSN: 10714

Accession Number: 1992.571

Apple Basket?

Basket with wide circular rim, pointed taps on a woven splint body tapering to a smaller solid base, held by pointed laps; it has a painted toupe, buff color.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), pine (wood), weaving

GUSN: 10715

Accession Number: 1992.572

Wing Chair

This chair has slightly arched crest with flaring wings and flaring scrolled arms and a trapezoidal seat cushion on tapering, square curly birch legs with straight rectangular grain painted stretchers; there are upholstered back wing arms and the seat cushion and chair rail are in red, green, and ye...

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), graining, upholstering

GUSN: 10716

Accession Number: 1992.573

Throw Pillow

This is a pillow of rectangular form and "spot" modification needlepoint pattern of dogs, doghead, insects, birds, horsehead, a devil enclosing a floral bouquet at center; worked in polychrome yarn in needlepoint, backed by a green and blue woven fabric.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: needlepoint (needleworking), wool (textile)

GUSN: 10717

Accession Number: 1992.574

Pipe

Cylindrical soapstone bowl with a bamboo stem.

Maker: unknown

Material: bamboo (material), soapstone (metamorphic rock)

GUSN: 10718

Accession Number: 1992.575

Flint Enamel Jelly Mold

Small, earthenware mold with brown and yellow mottled flint-enamel glaze.

Date: 1846-1858

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 10719

Accession Number: 1992.576

Fireplace Tongs

Fire tongs with button finial on tapering square handle; the arms are in a "C" shape binnd at the top; these are spade-shaped tongs.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 10720

Accession Number: 1992.577

Fireplace Broom

A "shaved" broom with rustic shaft, top pierced with a hole for hanging; a red cord holds the shavings in place.

Date: 1800-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10721

Accession Number: 1992.578

Andirons

Pair of andirons, each with brass flame topped faceted finial on a turned iton shaft with square base on arched legs enclosing in penny feet.

Date: 1750-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 10722

Accession Number: 1992.579AB

Inlaid Wood Picture

Small panel with inlaid design in various tones of wood depicting the shore of a rocky lake with a dock and five small craft in the water.

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 10723

Accession Number: 1992.580

Box

Rectangular form with rounded angled extension at one end; it has a sliding cover with a tapering square handle [see cataloguing worksheet]; chip-carved with sawtooth borders enclosing three panels of stars, flower heads and geometric devices on sliding cover, sides and upturned endpiece all which i...

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: chip carving, painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 10724

Accession Number: 1992.581

Bottle

Green tinted medicine bottle with neck.

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 10725

Accession Number: 1992.582

Plate

Octagonal creamware; Whieldon-type plate; molded with incised narrow line to edges; overall decoration of mottled black, brown blue and green lead glazes.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: Possibly Wheildon, Thomas (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), lead glaze, molding (forming)

GUSN: 10726

Accession Number: 1992.583

Whieldon-type Tortoise

Earthenware tortoise, molded; medium size with bulbous humps on its body decorated overall with brown and yellow mottled head glazes (toroise shell glaze); this is quite possibly a Whieldon piece.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: Possibly Wheildon, Thomas (Maker)

Material: creamware, glazing (coating), lead glaze, molding (forming), tortoise shell

GUSN: 10727

Accession Number: 1992.584

Whieldon Cat

Miniature earthenware cat, molded, sitting upright, sponge-painted in yellow and brown with a green glaze to the back area.

Date: 1775-1825

Maker: Wheildon, Thomas (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), lead glaze, molding (forming), sponging

GUSN: 10728

Accession Number: 1992.585

Cream Pitcher

Small Whieldon-type cream pitcher of baluster form with serrated rim and scroll handle with overall brown and green mottled lead glazes.

Date: 1750-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), lead glaze, throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 10729

Accession Number: 1992.586

Swan Decoy

Hollow carved in the form of a swimming swan, with a shaped neck and head, tack eyes and a shaped bill. The swan has weathered white paint and a bill painted in black. The neck and head are in two separate parts, with the bird having a tin plate on the base.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 11368

Accession Number: 1991.1702

Decoy

A rough hewn "archaic" goose carved from drift wood with an arched neck in a feeding position. Some white paint is visible at the neck and under chest and tail section.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes), painting (image-making)

GUSN: 11369

Accession Number: 1991.1703

Decoy

Hollow carved in the form of a full-bodied duck with wings and a rounded tail are carved into the relief. An inset head with an incised bill and painted tack eyes. Painted black, while the bill is in yellow.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 11370

Accession Number: 1991.1704

Trivet

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 11371

Accession Number: 1917.1008

Skimmer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 11372

Accession Number: 1917.1009

Decoy

Wooden carved and painted decoy representing a goose standing on two dowel legs. It has a long neck, solid body carved from one piece and a wood stand. The eyes were made from shoe buttons and the head is detachable and on a peg. It has white painted cheeks and underbelly, and a brown body with inci...

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: Hart, Charles, Mr. (Maker)

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

GUSN: 11373

Accession Number: 1991.1705

Scale beam

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 11374

Accession Number: 1917.1010

Leather for Shoe Top

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 11375

Accession Number: 1917.1011

Decoy

Carved, painted and nail constructed wooden decoy representing a "loomer" goose. It has wooden slats composing body and tail, carved breast, neck and head. The goose has a brown and black back and a white breast. The beak and head are delicately carved. The interior construction is very solid with c...

Maker: Crowell, A. Elmer (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes), nailing, painting (coating)

GUSN: 11376

Accession Number: 1991.1706

Screw from Timber Marker

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 11377

Accession Number: 1917.1012

Decoy

Brown painted canvas over a wooden frame and bottom. The head and neck are whittled. The canvas is nailed to the wood, and a hook is nailed into the wooden bottom with a string attached.

Date: 1875-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), canvas, carving (processes), nailing, painting (coating)

GUSN: 11378

Accession Number: 1991.1707

Decoy

Carved and painted wooden decoy representing a goose with a forward stretched neck; white breast and black back, tail and head; with white jowls and a hollow bottom.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 11379

Accession Number: 1991.1708

Decoy

A large carved and painted wooden decoy representing a Canada goose with a black and gray body. It has a black head with a white stripe, cheeks and tail. It has brown glass eyes and a very delicately incised beak area. There is a lead weight inserted into the base and a second nailed to the base. A ...

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: Safford, Charles Augustus (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes), incising, painting (coating)

GUSN: 11380

Accession Number: 1991.1709

Decoy

In the form of a Canada goose with a carved wood neck, head and slat frame body covered with papier mache. Painted in a stylized mannerism with realistic coloring.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes), painting (coating), papier mâché

GUSN: 11381

Accession Number: 1991.1710

Knife

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 11382

Accession Number: 1986.1279.2

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