Historic New England

Dinner Knife

One of a set of twelve. Silver dinner knife with a rounded mother of pearl handle. Scroll embellishments.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: Landers, Frary & Clark (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal), mother of pearl

GUSN: 47505

Accession Number: 1968.22.1

White cotton ground covered evenly in applique motifs; three rows of three oak leaf crosses; interspaces filled with abstract tulips and eight-pointed stars. Around sides and bottom vine with leaf and flowers. Overall shell quilting pattern.

Date: 1843

Maker: Lanphear, Lois M. (Maker) Lanphear, Sarah A. (Maker) Lanphear, Hannah R. (Maker)

Material: appliqué (technique), cotton (textile), quilting

GUSN: 47506

Accession Number: 1968.23

Ice Skate

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47507

Accession Number: 1968.25AB

Wallpaper

Fragment of wallpaper (last layer) removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts.Wallpaper has a tile pattern with stylized flower tiles alternating with geometric patterned tiles. Roller-printed in two greens and dots of liquid mica on white groun...

Maker: Standard Papers (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47513

Accession Number: 1968.80.10

Wallpaper

Six fragments from the third layer of wallpaper removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Floral wallpaper roller-printed in yellow, cream, pink, blue, red, and white on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47514

Accession Number: 1968.80.3

Wallpaper

Three fragments from the fourth layer of wallpaper removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Floral wallpaper roller-printed in yellow and maroon on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47515

Accession Number: 1968.80.4

Wallpaper

Two fragments from the first layer of wallpaper removed from the right hand end wall between the windows of the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Floral wallpaper roller-printed in red, pink, yellow, white, blue and olive on olive ground.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47516

Accession Number: 1968.80.5.1

Wallpaper

Layer of wallpaper (.1) with border (.2). Removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts.Two wallpaper fragments with anthemion pattern roller-printed in pink liquid mica, olive, and yellow on cream ground. Pattern number 3305. Matching wallpaper b...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47517

Accession Number: 1968.80.7.1-.2

Wallpaper

Two fragments of wallpaper (.1) with two fragments of matching border (.2). Removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. "Philadelphia Wallpaper Mills". Wallpaper roller-printed with flower and scroll pattern in purple, gray and yellow on gray gr...

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: Philadelphia Wallpaper Mills (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47518

Accession Number: 1968.80.8.1-.2

Wallpaper

Layer of wallpaper (.1) with border (2). Removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Wallpaper has scrolling foliate pattern roller-printed in pink liquid mica, green, maroonon cream ground. Wallpaper border matches. Scrolling foliate pattern ro...

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47519

Accession Number: 1968.80.9.1-.2

Silhouette

Full-length positive cut silhouette of a young carpenter. The young man wears a soft cap and carries a jack plane in one hand and a saw in the other, with a watercolor wash groundline in greys and black.

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), ink, paper (fiber product), wash (coating)

GUSN: 47520

Accession Number: 1968.81

Mug

Pearlware handled mug. Brown bands around rim and base. Hand painted foliate and chain design.

Date: 1800- 1825

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), pearlware, hand-painted

GUSN: 47521

Accession Number: 1968.83

Puzzle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 47522

Accession Number: 1968.95

Sash

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47526

Accession Number: 1968.99

Handkerchief

Plain white handkerchief with an "F" embroidered in one corner.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47527

Accession Number: 1968.101

Apron

White on white woven plaid cotton, knee-length; self waistband ending in short ties with mother of pearl button on one end, buttonhole on the other; body edged all around with narrow band of tatting.

Date: 1890-1895

Maker: Possibly Parker, Frances Dolly, 1839-1916 (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 47528

Accession Number: 1968.105

Sheet

Rectangular, off-white, plain weave sheet fragment hemmed on all sides.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), machine sewing (technique), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 47529

Accession Number: 1968.106

Sewing Basket

Round, shallow basket (a) with tight fitting cover (b). Splint standards woven with very thin weavers in wicker pattern on both body and cover.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving, wickerwork

GUSN: 47530

Accession Number: 1968.109AB

Lace Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 47531

Accession Number: 1968.110A

Lace Fragment

Piece of lace with a circular design.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47532

Accession Number: 1968.110B

Sheet

Rectangular, off-white linen sheet, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cross-stitching, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 47533

Accession Number: 1968.130

Sheet

Nearly square fine white cotton sheet, seamed, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), piecing

GUSN: 47534

Accession Number: 1968.131

Pillowcase

Rectangular case of white, fine linen; single piece folded with 1-1/4" wide hem at open end.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 47535

Accession Number: 1968.132

Shawl

Large black center with 37 1/2" paisley border (including 3" compartmentalized edge) in yellow and red with major paisley motifs outlined in black, white and icy blue; "long"

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 47536

Accession Number: 1968.133

Bandbox

Small oval bandbox without lid. Box is covered with wallpaper with stylized rosettes on a marbleized background. Block printed in ochre, salmon and gold on a beige ground.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47537

Accession Number: 1968.139

Sugar Bowl

Porcelain handled sugar bowl. Pink lustre vine and foliate design with superimposed paint on body and cover. Floral molded finial. Lustre accents on handles and finial.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property), hand-painted, overglazing

GUSN: 47539

Accession Number: 1968.143AB

Sugar Tongs

Silver sugar tongs. Tapered arms with a zig zag design. Claw shaped bowls.

Date: 1885-1890

Maker: Gorham Manufacturing Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48638

Accession Number: 1971.1488

Souvenir Spoon

Silver souvenir spoon. Oval bowl. Handle designed to represent old ironsides.

Date: 1891-1905

Maker: J.H. Hutchinson & Durgin Co. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48639

Accession Number: 1971.1490

Souvenir Spoon

Silver souvenir spoon. Handle has a scroll and floral motif. Oval bowl with an embossed depiction of Faneuil Hall.

Date: 1896-1922

Maker: George E. Homer (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48640

Accession Number: 1971.1491

Mustard Spoon

Fiddle-tipped handle and flared shoulders. It has an elliptical bowl and a mid-rib on the front at the tip.

Date: 1839-1840

Maker: Jones, Low & Ball (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48641

Accession Number: 1971.1492.1

Cake Knife

Upturned oval handle with a short front rib. Handle front is engraved in foliate script (machine). Flat slice is pointed with oval shaped piercings and machine engraved foliate patterns on the front.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: Bodge, H. S. (Maker)

Material: coin silver, perforating, silver (metal)

GUSN: 48642

Accession Number: 1971.1493

Cake Server

Beaded handle, both front and back, foliate tip. Large rectangular server with large apertures.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Towle Silversmiths (Silversmith)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), shell (animal material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 48643

Accession Number: 1971.1494

Candlestick

Circular stepped base with cast foliate and floral border, surmounted by a floral knop. Bulbous baluster stem with leafage followed by a floral knop. Circular socket, removable floral bobeche and a weighted base.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 48644

Accession Number: 1971.1495.1

Candlestick

Broad circular base with bulbous column heavily decorated with floral and foliate scrolls. Plain socket with repoussed removable floral and foliate bobeche. Weighted base.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal), plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 48645

Accession Number: 1971.1496.1

Napkin Ring

Silver napkin ring. Straight sides with molded rims.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48646

Accession Number: 1971.1499

Napkin Ring

Silver napkin ring with straight sides and a beaded rim.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: Towle Silversmiths (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48647

Accession Number: 1971.1500

Candlesnuffer

Silver candlesnuffer. Conical shape with molded rings and a domed top.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48648

Accession Number: 1971.1501

Candlestick

Circular base with incised line decoration over cavetto molding surmounted by uneven gadrooning. Ring-turned neck surmounted by bulbous circular socket. Detachable bobeche with uneven gadrooned border.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: gadrooning, silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 48649

Accession Number: 1971.1503.1

Tablespoon

One of a set of five. Silver tablespoon with a fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, and an oval bowl.

Date: 1817-1843

Maker: Abbot(t), Jr., John W., 1790-1850 (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48650

Accession Number: 1971.1504.1

Serving Spoon

Silver serving spoon. Rounded handle and a pointed oval bowl with a broad rim. Fairfax pattern.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48651

Accession Number: 1971.1505

Wine Cooler

A) Open urn-shaped form. Circular base with a reeded border, on a squared plinth with concave sides and rounded corners with a gadrooned border with fine stippling between ribs. Base surmounted by two grotesque masks- men with beards. Plain large band above reeding with gadrooned border, large circ...

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: gadrooning, silver (metal), plate (material), stipple engraving (printing process)

GUSN: 48652

Accession Number: 1971.1515.1AB

Tea Urn

Squared plinth base with concave sides and squared edges with an uneven gadrooned border. Four ball feet. The stand is domed in the center, enclosing a burner that conforms to the shape of the urn. The whole is surmounted by an urn with four legs with hairy paw feet. The convex lower urn is broadly ...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: fluting, gadrooning, iron (metal), silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 48653

Accession Number: 1971.1516A-C

Stopper

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48655

Accession Number: 1971.1601.2

Teakettle

Bulbous body on four applied pierced and curving feet. Engraved and repoussed leaf, floral and medallion pattern on the body. S-curved spout. Domed lid with repousse flowers and leaves. Attached flower and vine finial. Scalloped bale handle applied to the top of the body by leaf terminals. Porcelain...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: appliqué (technique), casting (process), engraving (printing process), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), nickel (metal), plate (material), piercing, porcelain, repoussé, silver (metal)

GUSN: 48656

Accession Number: 1971.1615

Clothes Brush

Clothes brush with a silver handle and a straw head. Molded scroll and foliate design.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), straw (plant material)

GUSN: 48657

Accession Number: 1971.1697

Cigarette Case

Silver hinged cigarette case. Rectangular with rounded corners. Push button clasp. Dual hinged clamps on the interior. Five Herbert Tareyton cigarettes.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48658

Accession Number: 1971.1699