Historic New England

Water glass

Cylindrical water glass with painted gold grape, leaf and vine decoration and a gold rim.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180313

Accession Number: 2006.44.1954.3

Chippendale carved mahogany scroll-top oxbow chest on chest. Top section has molded swan's neck crest with carved terminals and three flame-carved and urn-turned finials. Three small drawers, one carved with fan design, and four full drawers. Bottom section has four drawers. Ogee bracket feet, origi...

Date: ca. 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 180315

Accession Number: 2009.26.1

Desk and Bookcase

Desk and bookcase of mahogany, inlaid with wavy birch and bird's eye maple. Top bookcase section has two glass doors with wooden tracery. Brass eagle and urn finials. Bottom desk section has top drawer with fall front. Drawer interior has hidden interior drawers and divided compartments. Desk drawer...

Date: 1829

Maker: Murphy, Joseph, 1796-1872 (Cabinetmaker)

Material: mahogany (wood), bird's-eye maple, ivory (tooth component), brass (alloy), veneering, inlay (process), glass (material)

GUSN: 180316

Accession Number: 2009.26.2

Hand towel

Three hand towels (2006.4.1.1-.3); Aristex, made in Austria. Monogrammed "HSD"; yellow and gold.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 180318

Accession Number: 2006.4.1

Bath Mat

One bath mat with gold border and "HSD" monogram; made in Austria by Aristex.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 180319

Accession Number: 2006.4.2

Hand towel

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 180320

Accession Number: 2006.4.3

Bath Mat

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 180321

Accession Number: 2006.4.4

Child's Chair

Dark stained wood; Chippendale-style back with splat pierced so as to form five conjoined bannisters that taper in center and become bulbous at splat shoe; crest rail and stiles are unornamented except for beading; straight chamferred legs (rear legs flare slightly out); arms curve outward and have ...

Date: Late 18th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), wool (textile)

GUSN: 180324

Accession Number: 2006.5

Dental Powder

Clear glass bottle with metal stopper. Filled 3/4 of the way with off-white 'Dental Powder.' Bottle has a paper label.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: mold-blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 180326

Accession Number: 2006.11

Wine glass

Wine glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern around a flared bowl, a faceted stem with knob terminating in a round foot with a cut star design.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180335

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.21

Wine glass

Wine glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern around a flared bowl, a faceted stem with knob terminating in a round foot with a cut star design.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180336

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.19

Wine glass

Wine glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern around a flared bowl, a faceted stem with knob terminating in a round foot with a cut star design.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180337

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.20

Wine glass

Wine glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern around a flared bowl, a faceted stem with knob terminating in a round foot with a cut star design.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180339

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.16

Wine glass

Wine glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern around a flared bowl, a faceted stem with knob terminating in a round foot with a cut star design.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180341

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.17

Wine glass

Wine glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern around a flared bowl, a faceted stem with knob terminating in a round foot with a cut star design.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180342

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.18

Wine glass

Wine glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern around a flared bowl, a faceted stem with knob terminating in a round foot with a cut star design.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180343

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.14

Wine glass

Wine glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern around a flared bowl, a faceted stem with knob terminating in a round foot with a cut star design.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180344

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.15

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern around a bell shaped bowl, a faceted stem with knob terminating in a round foot with a cut star design.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180346

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.9

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern around a bell shaped bowl, a faceted stem with knob terminating in a round foot with a cut star design.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180348

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.7

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern around a bell shaped bowl, a faceted stem with knob terminating in a round foot with a cut star design.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180351

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.12

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern around a bell shaped bowl, a faceted stem with knob terminating in a round foot with a cut star design.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180352

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.11

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern around a bell shaped bowl, a faceted stem with knob terminating in a round foot with a cut star design.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180353

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.8

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern around a bell shaped bowl, a faceted stem with knob terminating in a round foot with a cut star design.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180354

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.10

Tea Table

A black walnut top with a distinctive grain sits on a frame composed of a simple shaped skirt, also of walnut, and four distinctly fashioned cabriole legs in birch that end in pad feet. The table has been published several times and is attributed to the York cabinetmaker Samuel Sewell.

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: Sewell, Samuel, 1724-1814 (Cabinetmaker)

Material: black walnut (wood), birch (wood), joints by material joined, varnishing

GUSN: 180355

Accession Number: 2006.12

Candy dish

Glass basket shaped dish with handle and flared sides. Gold paint decoration of scrolling vines with flowers, leaves and berries.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180357

Accession Number: 2006.44.1948

Compote

Small class compote with scalloped rim, short stem and a round foot. Gold painted floral decoration on plate and gold paint around rim and foot.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180358

Accession Number: 2006.44.1949

Water glass

Cylindrical water glass with thinly painted gold horizontal stripes and gold along rim and base.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180359

Accession Number: 2006.44.1956

Water glass

Water glass with flared rim and cylindrical body. Long vertical cuts along body. Painted gold scrolls and vines of green leaves and flowers with blue centers and a wide gold stripe along rim.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180361

Accession Number: 2006.44.1955

Goblet

Handblown glass footed goblet of green and gold iridescent vertical stripes. Applied textured knobs along body and a clear glass handle in the form of a dragon.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180362

Accession Number: 2006.44.1946.2

Muff

Dark brown fur muff- barrel shaped. Dark/chocolate brown silk lining. Has a black satin (?) ribbon threaded through center and tied via knot/bow, but is otherwise unattached to muff. Short smooth, silky fur.

Maker: unknown

Material: fur, silk (textile), sewing (process)

GUSN: 180363

Accession Number: 2006.13

Goblet

Handblown glass footed goblet of green and gold iridescent vertical stripes. Applied textured knobs along body and a clear glass handle in the form of a dragon.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180365

Accession Number: 2006.44.1946.1

Collection of wallpaper tools and equipment

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 180367

Accession Number: 2009.28.1

Metal toolbox

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 180368

Accession Number: 2009.28.2

Custom made wooden box/board

Custom made wooden box/board used as a portable work surface/toolbox.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 180369

Accession Number: 2009.28.3

"The Artist's Studio-Sunflower Castle"

Watercolor on paper, "The Artist's Studio-Sunflower Castle". Signed lower right: "Gertrude Beals Bourne". Interior scene of a room with beamed ceiling. Large open fireplace with metal hood in center of room. Hanging lamp, glass globes, and porcelain pitchers hang from ceiling beams. Green windsor ch...

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: Bourne, Gertrude Beals, 1868-1962 (Artist)

GUSN: 180370

Accession Number: 2009.29.1

Muff

.1- Tan mink muff with strips with brown- medium to long furs- dark brown silk lining, has a brown car/loop attached at one end.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: skin (collagenous material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 180371

Accession Number: 2006.14.1

Muff Box

.2- Green box

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 180372

Accession Number: 2006.14.2

Muff Box Lid

.3- cover made of cardboard - inside rim of cover has a red edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 180373

Accession Number: 2006.14.3

Refrigerator

Monitor-top refrigerator; white enamel with chrome (?) trim, handle and hinges; one door; four short legs with pad-shaped feet; latch handle; interior iron rack; condenser coils on the top are visible (not enclosed); top is rounded on sides and flat on top.

Date: ca. 1935

Maker: General Electric Company (Manufacturer)

Material: enamel (fused coating), metal

GUSN: 180393

Accession Number: 2006.15

Norge Gas Stove

White enameled iron stove; box-like shape; four black "spoked" gas burners on PR top half; smooth surface to PL of burners; backsplash of rear of stove top, front of stove has four doors/drawers with chrome-plated horizontal iron handles that taper at the ends and are ribbed at the center; five whit...

Date: 1950s

Maker: Norge (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 180394

Accession Number: 2006.17

Wine glass

Stemmed wine glass with painted gold Rococo scrolls, shells and flowers and gold bands around the rim and foot.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180397

Accession Number: 2006.44.1957.19

Wine glass

Stemmed wine glass with painted gold Rococo scrolls, shells and flowers and gold bands around the rim and foot.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180399

Accession Number: 2006.44.1957.17

Water goblet

Clear molded glass water goblets with deep round bowl, a stem with six flat facets, and a round foot. Terminal ends of facets are rounded; the top ends are broad and extend over underside of bowl.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180021

Accession Number: 1993.564.4

Water goblet

Clear molded glass water goblets with deep round bowl, a stem with six flat facets, and a round foot. Terminal ends of facets are rounded; the top ends are broad and extend over underside of bowl.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180022

Accession Number: 1993.564.5

Water goblet

Clear molded glass water goblets with deep round bowl, a stem with six flat facets, and a round foot. Terminal ends of facets are rounded; the top ends are broad and extend over underside of bowl.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180023

Accession Number: 1993.564.6

Saucer

Porcelain blue and white saucer. Decorated with landscape scenes and line border.

Date: after 1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180024

Accession Number: 2006.44.2997

Saucer

Porcelain blue and white saucer. Decorated with landscape scenes and line border.

Date: 1800-1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180027

Accession Number: 2006.44.2998

Saucer

Porcelain blue and white saucer. Decorated with landscape scenes and line border.

Date: 1800-1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180029

Accession Number: 2006.44.2999

Winter Stream through the Forest

Framed watercolor of an outdoor winter scene. There is a stream flowing from the right center to the center bottom of the picture. On the left is a tree that bends over the stream. The ground is covered in snow and the background is filled with trees.

Date: 1945

Maker: Benson, Frank Weston, 1862-1951 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 180030

Accession Number: 2006.44.818

Saucer

Porcelain blue and white saucer. Painted with landscape scenes and line border.

Date: 1800-1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180031

Accession Number: 2006.44.3000

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