Historic New England

Scribe

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 47640

Accession Number: 1969.161

Carpenter's Level

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47641

Accession Number: 1969.164

Square

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 47642

Accession Number: 1969.166

Barking Spud

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47643

Accession Number: 1969.167

Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 47644

Accession Number: 1969.168

Cooper's Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47645

Accession Number: 1969.170

Draw Knife

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47646

Accession Number: 1969.171

Cooper's Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47647

Accession Number: 1969.173

Square

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 47648

Accession Number: 1969.175

Shaving Horse

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 47650

Accession Number: 1969.178

Barrel

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 47651

Accession Number: 1969.180AB

Vase

Earthenware vase with rounded shoulders tapering to lip. Tulip decoration in green and yellow with bands of light green, blue, and cream. The interior is green glazed.

Date: 1915

Maker: Saturday Evening Girls (Organization) (Maker) Paul Revere Pottery, Inc. (Brighton, Mass.) (Manufacturer) Shapiro, Lily (Illustrator)

Material: glazing (coating), earthenware, cuerda seca

GUSN: 47652

Accession Number: 1969.185

Cream Pitcher

Green glazed stoneware cream pitcher with band of running white rabbits.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: Revere Pottery, Paul (Manufacturer) Saturday Evening Girls (Organization) (Potter) Wills, Peg (Vendor)

Material: glazing (coating), stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 47653

Accession Number: 1969.186

Plate

Earthenware plate with blue glaze and border of green hills and trees with bands of brown and light blue.

Date: 1914

Maker: Revere Pottery, Paul (Manufacturer) Saturday Evening Girls (Organization) (Potter) Wills, Peg (Vendor)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 47654

Accession Number: 1969.190

Glass Panel from MBTA Trolley Car

Curved panel of frosted glass with blue geometric design. Used as an insert on a trolley car out of Harvard Square.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Possibly New England Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 47655

Accession Number: 1969.193

Glass Panel

Frosted glass panel with design and the lettering E in red. Used as an insert on a trolley car out of Harvard Square.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Possibly New England Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 47656

Accession Number: 1969.194

Wallpapered board

Small board with wallpaper attached. Foliate vine in four shades of green flocking on white ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, flocking, softwood

GUSN: 47658

Accession Number: 1969.228

Table Mat

Rose satin damask mat, thinly padded. Woven in large floral pattern. One end ripped off. Sheet of cotton batting with cotton twill back.

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask, machine sewing (technique), satin, silk (textile), textiles

GUSN: 47659

Accession Number: 1969.230

Firkin

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 47660

Accession Number: 1969.232

Plane

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47661

Accession Number: 1969.236

Plane

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47662

Accession Number: 1969.237

Wooden Wall Fragment

Wooden wall section with lath and plaster attached to both sides. The plaster on one side has been painted with a pale green paint, the plaster on the opposite side is unfinished.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 47663

Accession Number: 1969.251

SHEATHING

Rabbeted along both long edges; red paint and numerous layers of wallpaper on one side; numerous wrought nails.

Date: 1734-1767

Maker: unknown

Material: chestnut (wood), molding (forming), painting (coating), wallpapers

GUSN: 47664

Accession Number: 1969.253A

Automatic Vaccinator in Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47666

Accession Number: 1969.263AB

Stencil

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 47667

Accession Number: 1969.264

Plate

Porcelain plate with hand-painted blue border encircling a yellow vase with pink rose branch.

Date: 1882

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Maker) Trippe, Lydia A. (Painter)

Material: hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 47668

Accession Number: 1969.271

Hat

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 51868

Accession Number: 1987.1689

Compote

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51869

Accession Number: 1987.295.2

Bell

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 51870

Accession Number: 1987.330.3

Josiah Kilburn Burrage (1804-1880)

Half-length portrait of a man in a black coat and waistcoat, white shirt and black tie in its original frame and glass. Labeled on back.

Date: 1846

Maker: Prior, William Matthew, 1806-1873 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), boards (flat objects)

GUSN: 51871

Accession Number: 1988.3

Chest of Drawers

No description

Maker: Doe, Joseph M. (Maker)

GUSN: 51872

Accession Number: 1988.4

Purse

Silver and clear beadwork bag with a gold drawstring closure.

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (process), glass (material)

GUSN: 51873

Accession Number: 1988.7

Chair

Carved and turned legs, stretchers, and stiles. Scroll-carved back witih grotesque face in crest rail. Upholstered in leather.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, wood (plant material), upholstering

GUSN: 51874

Accession Number: 1988.33

Side Chair

Matches 1988. 37. 2--an arm chair.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 51875

Accession Number: 1988.37.1

Chickering piano. Compass of CC to c5 (seven octaves). Two pedals on lyre for dampers and moderator? Long soundboard and full cast-iron frame. Case veneered in rosewood (including back) with rounded front and back corners. Four large, faceted legs.

Date: 1870

Maker: Chickering, Jacob (Maker)

Material: rosewood (wood)

GUSN: 51876

Accession Number: 1988.51

Wallpaper

Wallpaper sample, blue on cream design with simple floral border.

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 51877

Accession Number: 1988.71

Card Table

Card table with tapered legs, inlaid rails with rounded corners; edges of top are also inlaid.

Date: 1805-1815

Maker: Tucker and Griffin (Maker)

GUSN: 51878

Accession Number: 1988.130

Card Table

Card table. Mahogany. Serpentine front and sides; leaf-carved knees; reeded, ring-turned legs with ball feet.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), veneer, pine (wood)

GUSN: 51879

Accession Number: 1988.131

Desk

Fall front desk with two small drawers and pigeon holes and spaces for small drawers inside. According to donor, the desk belonged to abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison and was given to the donor's grandfather, James M.W. Yerrington, who worked on "The Liberator" newspaper with Garrison.

Date: 1835-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 51880

Accession Number: 1988.132