Historic New England

Cream Bottle

Pint-size clear glass bottle with raised "teeth" around rim; embossed chevron logo and lettering on sides and bottom; band around base.

Date: 1940 ?-1950 ?

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 9855

Accession Number: 1995.182

Milk Bottle

Quart-size clear glass bottle with embossed lettering on sides and bottom; fluting around neck.

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 9856

Accession Number: 1995.183

Milk Bottle

Quart-size clear glass bottle with embossed lettering on sides; fluting around neck.

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 9857

Accession Number: 1995.184

Portrait of Rebecca Russell Tyng Amory (1779-1853)

Portrait of a dark haired woman in blue top with white scarf, white lace bonnet with silver band, white neck adornment; blue and white backdrop. Woman is shown from the chest up with head cocked to the left. Black frame with gold trim.

Date: 1797

Maker: Sharples, James (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product), oil pastels

GUSN: 9858

Accession Number: 1996.31.2

Portrait of William Foster

Portrait of a man sitting in a red armchair. He is wearing a black cravat tied around the high collar of his white shirt. He is wearing a black coat with a velvet collar. He holds in his left hand what appears to be a handkerchief of burgundy color. He is an elderly gentleman with a ruddy complexion...

Date: ca. 1852

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 9859

Accession Number: 1996.32

Milk Bottle

Quart-size clear glass bottle with embossed lettering on side and bottom; opaque hue.

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 9860

Accession Number: 1995.185

Bottle Carrier (8 pack)

Shiny turquoise cardboard folding holder for 8 bottles; rectangular with pierced handle; printed with white ovals on sides and handle with turquoise Hood logo and type; white underside with turquoise text.

Date: 1971-1992

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, printing (process)

GUSN: 9861

Accession Number: 1995.186

Portrait of Robert Codman

Oil painting of a white haired man (Robert Codman) with mustache, wearning a black coat and vest, white shirt and tie, gold watch and chain. Seated in a chair holding a brown covered book, reddish brown background. Gold gesso frame.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: Whitman, Sarah Wyman, 1842-1904 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 9862

Accession Number: 1995.396

Portrait of a Girl

Portrait of a young girl holding a wooden doll, wearing a pink dress and seated on a stenciled or carpeted floor. The baseboard of the room can be seen behind the girl; to her left is an opening covered with red drapery through which can be seen a landscape vignette. Original stretchers.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 9863

Accession Number: 1996.35

Blueprint for Wallpaper

Blueprint detailing specifications for installation of Zuber wallpaper, "Eldorado" in the Nightingale residence, Beverly Farms, Massachusetts. Dimensions and diagram of room to scale, including notes for the paperhanger on strip measurements.

Date: 1947

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 9864

Accession Number: 1996.33

Lambrequin

Shaped panel of linen cord; various macrame open work designs. Series of inverted triangles; dangling cords.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), macrame (technique)

GUSN: 9865

Accession Number: 1931.1820

Window Curtain Panel

Long, rectangular; hemmed top and bottom; four 2-1/4" diameter brass rings on striped tape attached to top. Selvage sides. Alternating columns of polychromatic (mostly green) Gothic arch scenes: one Bishop and Sepulcher; other heraldic coats of arms. Stained glass, tracery, etc.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 9655

Accession Number: 1921.270

Covered curtain rod

Pine rod; metal disk hole covering at one end. Wrapped in glazed blockprinted floral stripe cotton chintz.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), chintz, cotton (textile), glazing (coating), pine (wood), tin (metal)

GUSN: 9656

Accession Number: 1921.223

Covered curtain rod

Pine rod; metal disk hole covering at one end. Wrapped in glazed blockprinted floral stripe cotton chintz.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), chintz, cotton (textile), glazing (coating), pine (wood), tin (metal)

GUSN: 9657

Accession Number: 1921.224

Covered curtain rod

Pine rod; metal disk hole covering at one end. Wrapped in glazed blockprinted floral stripe cotton chintz.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), chintz, cotton (textile), glazing (coating), pine (wood), tin (metal)

GUSN: 9658

Accession Number: 1921.225

Curtain panel

Rectangular; alternating stripes of naturalistic roses on plum ground and lilacs with small scale floral border on lime green ground. Applied "embassy" type gimp at sides. Back light brown glazed cotton. Gathered at top on six 3" diameter brass rings.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), brass (alloy), chintz, cotton (textile), glazing (coating), piecing, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9659

Accession Number: 1921.241A

Curtain panel

Rectangular; alternating stripes of naturalistic roses on plum ground and lilacs with small scale floral border on lime green ground. Applied "embassy" type gimp at sides. Back light brown glazed cotton. Gathered at top on six 3" diameter brass rings.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), brass (alloy), chintz, cotton (textile), glazing (coating), piecing, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9660

Accession Number: 1921.241B

Curtain panel

Rectangular; alternating stripes of naturalistic roses on plum ground and lilacs with small scale floral border on lime green ground. Applied "embassy" type gimp at sides. Back light brown glazed cotton. Gathered at top on six 3" diameter brass rings.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), brass (alloy), chintz, cotton (textile), glazing (coating), piecing, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9661

Accession Number: 1921.241C

Window curtain

White silk net; white cotton embroidered border extending into body. Vertical rows of flowering vines, increasing in density towards bottom. Scalloped edge. Tunnel formed by folding top forward.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching, net (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 9662

Accession Number: 1918.1189A

Window curtain

White silk(?) net; white cotton embroidered border extending into body. Vertical rows of flowering vines, increasing in density towards bottom. Scalloped edge. Tunnel formed by folding top forward.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching, net (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 9663

Accession Number: 1918.1189B

Window curtain

White silk net; white cotton embroidered border extending into body. Vertical rows of flowering vines, increasing in density towards bottom. Scalloped edge. Tunnel formed by folding top forward.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching, net (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 9664

Accession Number: 1918.1189C

Window curtain fragment

Rectangular; brown copperplate image of judgement of Paris by Juno, Minerva, and Venus; scenic background and urn to right. Below border four young ladies in classical attire playing the game blind man's buff.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), toile (textile material), copper (metal)

GUSN: 9665

Accession Number: 1917.1371

Window curtain fragment

Rectangular, fine cotton; hemmed ends; selvage sides. Copperplate images of sports and games in red; off white ground.

Date: 1790-1805

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile), toile (textile material)

GUSN: 9666

Accession Number: 1917.1364B

Window curtain fragment

Rectangular; selvage sides; hemmed bottom; raw top edge. Red copperplate image printed on off white ground; heavy rococo scrolls and floral borders around scene of lions pulling chariot, etc.

Date: 1760-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), hand weaving, tabby (textile), toile (textile material), copper (metal)

GUSN: 9667

Accession Number: 1917.1364A

Quart-size clear glass bottle with embossed lettering on sides and bottom; horizontal bands around middle and base.

Date: 1930

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 9741

Accession Number: 1995.123

Milk Bottle

Quart-size smoky glass bottle with embossed lettering on sides and bottom; horizontal bands around middle and at base.

Date: 1930

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 9743

Accession Number: 1995.124

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