Historic New England

Candlestick

Silver plated candlesticks. Candle cup in the form of an acanthus leaf capital. Removable bobeche with gadrooned edge and pointed corners. Fluted shaft. Square base with with incurved sides and gadrooned border, above and below. Each one of four sides has central urn. Each urn connected by swags. Gr...

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: plated metal

GUSN: 179827

Accession Number: 1993.848

The Hardships and Sacrifice, Massey's Cove, Salem, 1626

Scene of Native Americans, wildlife (bears, deer, and birds) and settlers in a snow covered forest. The settlers cut down trees while the Indians hunt. Teepees and log cabins situated above a small body of water with ducks and ice chunks. Gray painted wood frame with no ornamentation. Text painted a...

Date: 1920-1928

Maker: Frost, John Orne Johnson, 1852-1928 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179828

Accession Number: 2006.44.608

Ship and shoreline in rough seas

Print of ships and shore with rough seas in a gold painted wooden frame. Land with house and wooden pilings in right foreground. One prominent ship and several minor sail boats at left. Two prominent ships at right of center. White waves are crashing into the shore. Five birds in sky on left side. W...

Maker: Reproduction of Van Ruisdael, Jacob, 1628-1682 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179830

Accession Number: 2006.44.649

Ship Formosa

Oil painting of a black ship sailing on turrid water. The ship has three sets of sails and four sets of triangular sails all of which are in use. The scale of the ship takes up most of the space in the painting and it is sailing toward the right of the painting. At the stern there are six other ship...

Maker: Sung, Lai (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179843

Accession Number: 2006.44.671

The Wreck of the "Perserverance"

Portrait of a ship overtuned in turrid waters. Four masts are broken and the sails are drawn. On the boat there are three people standing. Two rowboats to the left of the painting by the bow of the ship are filled with crew members going to shore. Nine people stand along the shoreline. The ship in a...

Date: 1902

Maker: Macpherson, M (Copyist) After Cornè, Michele Felice, 1752-1845 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 179847

Accession Number: 2006.44.672

Candlestick

Silver plated candlesticks. Candle cup in the form of an acanthus leaf capital. Removable bobeche with gadrooned edge and pointed corners. Fluted shaft. Square base with with incurved sides and gadrooned border, above and below. Each one of four sides has central urn. Each urn connected by swags. Gr...

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179855

Accession Number: 1993.848.1

Candlestick

Silver plated candlesticks. Candle cup in the form of an acanthus leaf capital. Removable bobeche with gadrooned edge and pointed corners. Fluted shaft. Square base with with incurved sides and gadrooned border, above and below. Each one of four sides has central urn. Each urn connected by swags. Gr...

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179856

Accession Number: 1993.848.2

Candlestick

Silver plated candlesticks. Candle cup in the form of an acanthus leaf capital. Removable bobeche with gadrooned edge and pointed corners. Fluted shaft. Square base with with incurved sides and gadrooned border, above and below. Each one of four sides has central urn. Each urn connected by swags. Gr...

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179857

Accession Number: 1993.848.3

Candlestick

Silver plated candlesticks. Candle cup in the form of an acanthus leaf capital. Removable bobeche with gadrooned edge and pointed corners. Fluted shaft. Square base with with incurved sides and gadrooned border, above and below. Each one of four sides has central urn. Each urn connected by swags. Gr...

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179858

Accession Number: 1993.848.4

Rain Squall Clearing Scheviningen Holland Dutch fishing Boat Coming to Anchor

Painting of a ship in rough water. Ship is in the center of the picture and tips to one side. A ship in the background is also pictured. The sky is cloudy with a hint of blue sky in the upper right corner.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: Harvey, George Wainwright, 1855-1930 (Artist)

Material: pastels (visual works), paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179861

Accession Number: 2006.44.683

"Moonrise" or "A Sandy Road"

Landscape of a full moon centered over a small road curving up from the corner of the frame around a small birch tree. White houses in background. Gilt painted wood frame.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: Murphy, Hermann Dudley, 1867-1945 (Artist)

Material: pastels (crayons), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179862

Accession Number: 2006.44.684

Roll of Fabric

Pillar and arch designed by Elwood Fabrics, New York

Maker: Elwood Fabrics (Designer)

GUSN: 179863

Accession Number: 1993.810

Luncheon Set

Table cloth, mats, napkins

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), drawn thread work, silk (textile), embroidery (visual works), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 179865

Accession Number: 1993.811

Venetian Doorway

Oil painting of a doorway of a Venetian house. The door is located on the left side of the painting. The moulding around the door is in the form of an arch. There are four steps leading up to the door and above the tip of the arch is a small window. To the right of the door is a an elongated window ...

Date: ca. 1900-1945

Maker: Murphy, Hermann Dudley, 1867-1945 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179866

Accession Number: 2006.44.685

A Heron City At the Setting of the Moon

Watercolor of a group of six herons that are gazing at the moon. On the left side there are two pairs of herons. The other herons are alone and blend into the background. The moon is in the center and is behind a tree. Another tree on a larger scale is on the right.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: Smith, Alice Ravenel Huger, 1876-1958 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 179867

Accession Number: 2006.44.686

Autumn Landscape

Watercolor landscape of two rolling hills and trees in the foreground and a mountain in the background. Sunny day with a clear sky.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: White, Clarence Scott, 1872-1965 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 179869

Accession Number: 2006.44.687

Ship Carolina of Salem, Charles Faben Master

Oil painting of a ship on rough storm waters. The ship has four masts each with a different flag. By the stern of the ship there are eight boats and nine boats off the bow.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179871

Accession Number: 2006.44.688

Silhouette

Silhouette bust portrait of a young boy facing left. Chalk highlights accent the ruffles and folds of his clothing.

Maker: Bache, William (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), chalk, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179872

Accession Number: 2006.44.689

Silhouette of Captain Stephen Phillips

Hollow cut silhouette of Captain Stephen Phillips. Chalk highlights accent the outline of his clothing. The silhouette is cut out of black paper and adhered to backing paper.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: Bache, William (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), chalk

GUSN: 179873

Accession Number: 2006.44.690

Grope Fest Pin, 1970

Round black pin with white swirl. Grope Fest souvenir pin.

Date: 1970

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 179883

Accession Number: 2009.23.1

Grope Fest Pin, 1979

Round red pin with white text. Grope Fest souvenir pin.

Date: 1979

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 179884

Accession Number: 2009.23.2

Grope Fest Pin, 1989

Square gray pin with white 20 cent architecture stamp depicting Gropius House. Grope Fest souvenir pin.

Date: 1989

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), metal

GUSN: 179885

Accession Number: 2009.23.3

Grope Fest Pin, 1992

Square white and red pin depicting half of a yellow Roman coin. Grope Fest souvenir pin.

Date: 1992

Maker: Greene, Lou (Maker)

Material: plastic (organic material), metal

GUSN: 179886

Accession Number: 2009.23.4

Grope Fest Pin, 1994

Square white and black pin with large red strawberry. Grope Fest souvenir pin. "#6 of 50".

Date: 1994

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), paper (fiber product), metal

GUSN: 179878

Accession Number: 2009.23.5

Walter Gropius Pin, 1968

Square white pin with an image of Walter Gropius, his signature and long stemmed rose. Pin was a souvenir of the "Gropius for President" and "There's Hope with Grope" celebration that took place in 1968.

Date: 1968

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), art paper, metal

GUSN: 179879

Accession Number: 2009.23.6

Bauhaus Weimar Staatliches pin

Round gray pin with black design and text. "Bauhaus-Weimar-Staatliches."

Date: 1970

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 179880

Accession Number: 2009.23.7

Bauhaus Weimar Staatliches pin

Round gray pin with black design and text. "Bauhaus-Weimar-Staatliches."

Date: 1970

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 179881

Accession Number: 2009.23.8

Bauhaus Weimar Staatliches pin

Round white pin with red design and text. "Bauhaus-Weimar-Staatliches".

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), metal

GUSN: 179882

Accession Number: 2009.23.9

Vase

Cylindrical shaped vase with footed base. Blue foliate scrolls encircling a house on a white ground. Partial label remnant on neck.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 179888

Accession Number: 2006.44.2233

Table covers

Table covers (A & B). Cloths- natural sheer linen; inner border of drawnwork with embroidered and drawnwork geometric motifs in tan silk; drawnwork hem.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179889

Accession Number: 1993.811.1

Luncheon Set

Mats (A-F). Natural linen, double border of drawnwork with embroidered motifs in back corner.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179890

Accession Number: 1993.811.2

Luncheon Set

Table cloth, mats, napkins

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179891

Accession Number: 1993.811.3

Greenwich Hospital, 1910

Framed engraving of a harbor with a building in the background. The building has two capitals.

Date: 1910

Maker: Pimlott, Philip, 1871-1960

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179892

Accession Number: 2006.44.782

Captain James Cook

Framed engraving of a seated man wearing a long cat and pointing at a map lying on a table next to a tri-cornered hat. Five buttons are undone on the man's coat and there is a mock frame around the picture.

Date: ca. 1779

Maker: Sherwin, John Keyse, 1751-1790 (Artist) After Dance-Holland, Nathaniel, 1735-1811 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179894

Accession Number: 2006.44.783

Vase

Short cyclindrical vase with flared rim and slightly ribbed sides. Shiny black glaze. Nannie Borden Phillips butterfly mark on bottom.

Maker: Phillips, Nannie Jencks (Borden), 1877-1963 (Maker)

Material: clay

GUSN: 179895

Accession Number: 2006.44.2234

Ann Maria Pingree (1846-1927)

Framed painted photographic portrait print of Ann Maria Pingree. She is pictured from the chest up facing forward and viewing to the right. She is wearing a green button up dress with a white collar and brown brooch. Her hair has finger waves and there is a black ribbon tied around her neck.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 180089

Accession Number: 2006.44.853

David Pingree (1841-1932)

Framed photographic portrait of David Pingree, (1841-1932). The man is seated toward the viewer but looks off to the right. His hair is slicked back and he has a mustache. He is wearing a white collared shirt with a bowtie with a suit and matching vest. He is wearing a glove on his right hand and is...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, silver (metal)

GUSN: 180091

Accession Number: 2006.44.855

Palestine

Framed watercolor of a two masted ship with nine unfurled sails and an American flag at the stern. There are fourteen people on deck. the first mast has a blue and white flag with a white "P" and the second mast has four blue and white flags. The top flag is halved diagonally, the second is halved v...

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Macpherson, M (Copyist)

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

GUSN: 180093

Accession Number: 2006.44.862

Membership certificate

Framed membership certificate for the Massachusetts National Guard. Black calligraphy text above and below a black ink drawing of a horsedrawn artillery regiment. A red wax seal is in the bottom left corner and a dark blue, light blue and red striped ribbon is framed in the upper right corner.

Date: 1928

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, wax

GUSN: 180094

Accession Number: 2006.44.877

Membership certificate

Framed membership certificate to the Massachusetts Historical Society. Black ink calligraphic text with three signatures at bottom and a raised circular seal at center bottom.

Date: 1961

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 180096

Accession Number: 2006.44.878

Wallpaper

Border paper pasted on fireboard. Imitation of a rococo carved foliate border. Cream and beige.

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 180098

Accession Number: 1972.106b

Stephen Phillips holding a ball

Framed photograph of Stephen Phillips as a young boy holding a ball. He is dressed in a white one piece longsleeve pantaloon costume with a belt and leggings and black leather boots.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 180101

Accession Number: 2006.44.893

Caster set

Castor set consisting of four bottles in blown, clear glass on a shallow metal stand. .1 = stand, silver-plate over copper. Rectangular base with rounded edges and shallow sides, decorated with pressed band of wary ribbing. Vertical metal frame holds four bottles with finger grip at top. Four ball f...

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass, pressed glass, silver (metal), copper (metal), glass (material)

GUSN: 180110

Accession Number: 1993.594

Cruet set stand

Cruet set consisting of four bottles in blown, clear glass on a shallow metal stand. Stand, silver-plate over copper. Rectangular base with rounded edges and shallow sides, decorated with pressed band of wary ribbing. Vertical metal frame holds four bottles with finger grip at top. Four ball feet on...

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: Sheffield (Maker)

Material: glass (material), silver (metal), copper (metal)

GUSN: 180111

Accession Number: 1993.594.1

Caster

Glass condiment bottle, with all over diagonal dimple pattern and cylindrical body. Visible pontil mark. .2a-spice bottle, b. perforated copper lid, domed with finial.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal), copper (metal)

GUSN: 180112

Accession Number: 1993.594.2AB

Cruet with stopper

Glass condiment bottle, with all over diagonal dimple pattern and cylindrical body. Visible pontil mark. .3a-oil/vinegar bottle. Neck shaped to form pouring spout. b. stopper with spherical, fluted finial.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal), copper (metal)

GUSN: 180113

Accession Number: 1993.594.3AB

Cruet with stopper

Glass condiment bottles with all over diagonal dimple pattern and cylindrical body.Visible pontil mark. Dry condiment bottle with wide neck and flaring rim, tall cylindrical lid with spherical finial.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal), copper (metal)

GUSN: 180114

Accession Number: 1993.594.4AB

Cruet with stopper

Glass condiment bottles with all over diagonal dimple pattern and cylindrical body. Visible pontil mark. Oil/vinegar bottle, neck shaped to form pouring spout. Stopper with spherical, fluted finial.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal), copper (metal)

GUSN: 180115

Accession Number: 1993.594.5AB

Three Eldest Children of King Charles I

Framed photographic print of the three eldest children of Charles I, Charles, Prince of Wales (1630-1683); James, Duke of York (1633-1701); and Mary, Princess of Orange (1631-1660), stand between two King Charles spaniels. The elder boy is wearing a shirt with a scalloped edged lace collar and cuffs...

Maker: Reproduction of Van Dyck, Anthony, 1599-1641 (Artist)

Material: photographic paper, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 180116

Accession Number: 2006.44.919

Coffee service

Porcelain coffee service consisting of a coffeepot, three plates, a muffin dish, and two coffee cups with matching saucers. All pieces have white bodies with magenta pastoral scenes.

Maker: Wedgwood

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180117

Accession Number: 2006.44.1114

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