Historic New England

Stole

Black lace; wide and rectangular shape; large scale floral; center with floral sprays; scalloped border; one side has double border of flowers and leaves arranged in spiral pattern and another with border of scrolling flowers and leaves; embroidered.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13749

Accession Number: 1969.5615

Stole

Black net; long rectangular shape; black beads and sequins at each end & along all sides; large fleur-de-lis motif at each end with C-scroll leaves; with smaller fleur-de-lis in each corner; chevron border.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13750

Accession Number: 1969.7068

Veil

Black machine-made lace; two-toned; floral net ground with darker floral trail cordannay; one scalloped edge with branches and stylized motif; long, rectangular shape.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13751

Accession Number: 1969.6893

Veil

Black silk; net ground with floral trail with stylized flowers and pineapples, medium scale; one edge has border of trilobed floral motif; long and rectangular.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 13752

Accession Number: 1969.6903

Piece of a Veil

Black net; "double" lattice pattern; edges are plain.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13753

Accession Number: 1969.6896

Veil

Black net veil embroidered with allover pattern of dots and circles; three sides have ruffled edge; fourth side is scalloped; long and rectangular.

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13754

Accession Number: 1969.6898

Veil

Black machine-made net lace; embroidered with circles and dots; one edge embroidered with curving and scrolling floral sprays and scalloped edge; two narrow ends have black looped/finished edge; other long edge has hand overcast end with a knot in center.

Date: late 19th-early

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13755

Accession Number: 1969.7107

Fichu

Black handmade lace; embroidered with circles; straight edge has narrow border of trilobed flowers and leaves; curved edge is scalloped; with circular flower and pointed band of foliate garland.

Date: 1875-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13756

Accession Number: 1969.5618

Veil

Black handmade Chantilly lace; half-moon shaped; ground embroidered with circles; curved edge is scalloped with floral garland and center flower; straight end has band for drawstring; scalloped border is applied - handstitched to net ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13757

Accession Number: 1969.5617

Scarf

Black machine-made Chantilly lace; long and rectangular; center embroidered with circles and sprigs; border all around of oval medallions with sprig; with draped band in between each medallion; scalloped edge.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13758

Accession Number: 1969.7084

Veil

Black handmade Chantilly lace; long and rectangular; embroidered with scrolling floral trail in center; embroidered (on long ends only) scalloped border with floral sprays.

Date: 1840-1849

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13759

Accession Number: 1969.5610

Veil

Black machine-made lace; ground embroidered with floral sprays; one plain long end; opposite long end has floral trails and serpentine band; opposite narrow ends have C-scroll border; long and rectangular.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13760

Accession Number: 1969.5616

Shawl

Cream wool; very soft and fine; center of herringbone pattern; border of bands of diamonds with border of stripes and lacy bands; pointed edge.

Date: 1840-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 13761

Accession Number: 1969.6681

Shawl

Cream mohair hand-knit shawl.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: mohair

GUSN: 13762

Accession Number: 1969.6686

Shawl

Cream mohair; lacy; center of diamond lattice; border of hexagonal shapes with scalloped edge.

Date: 1890-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: mohair

GUSN: 13763

Accession Number: 1969.6693

Shawl

Cream wool; very fine; lacy; striped - band of loose openwork alternates with band of tighter knit; edge (pinned) and pointed all around (points from being blocked into shape).

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 13764

Accession Number: 1969.6678

Shawl

Cream silk hand-knitted openwork; center of chevron bands with outer borders of large and small chevron bands; pointed scalloped edge.

Date: ca. 1880

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 13765

Accession Number: 1969.5613

Shawl

Black knitted lace; center of chevron bands; bordered with openwork and double chevron band; wide outer border of double chevron band forming diamonds; pointed, scalloped edge all around.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13766

Accession Number: 1969.5620

Shawl

Off-white; twill weave with 4" deep needlework border 3" from edge of silky cord laid on in loops creating three-dimensional effect; square.

Date: 1875-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13767

Accession Number: 1990.1415

Shawl

Ivory sheer silk with denser weave forming 1" border and five stripes warpwise in floral meander in purple and white; self fringe all around.

Date: 1830-1839

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13768

Accession Number: 1960.75J

Shawl

Faded purple ground with sprigs at center; 5" border - floral on cream ground - dense and disorganized; "square"

Date: 1830-1839

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13769

Accession Number: 1960.75K

Side chair

Painted fancy chair, black paint and upholstered in yellow silk. Front straight and tapered legs, detailed with simple gold and green flowers on front facing side. Back curving rear legs and back. Splat is square, detailed with gold and green flowers. Splat is of central vase and two angled slats. ...

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 17341

Accession Number: 1957.305.2

Potpourri Jar

Urn shape. Pierced lid with four multi-colored floral sprays. Gilding on pineapple finial and around pirecing. Two gilt bands flanking a band of green leaves around bottom of lid and on base. Jar consists of porcelain base, brass neck and porcelain bowl bolted together. Base has multi-colored floral...

Date: 1851-1899

Maker: Vincennes-Sampson (Maker)

Material: porcelain, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 17342

Accession Number: 1958.12AB

Potpourri Jar

Urn shape. Pierced lid with four multi-colored floral sprays. Gilding on pineapple finial and around pirecing. Two gilt bands flanking a band of green leaves around bottom of lid and on base. Jar consists of porcelain base, brass neck and porcelain bowl bolted together. Base has multi-colored floral...

Date: 1851-1899

Maker: Vincennes-Sampson (Maker)

Material: porcelain, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 17343

Accession Number: 1958.13AB

Card table

Card table. Mahogany, mahogany veneer, pine. Square top with half-serpentine ends, serpentine front and ovolo corners. Four tapered heavily reeded legs with turned rings at feet and tops; water leaf carving at tops. Top conforms in shape where legs join skirt engaged quarter columns. Swing leg ...

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 17344

Accession Number: 1958.17

Painting

Painting entitled "Apollo and Muses on Mount Parnassus" at base on surround. Classical figures arranged before landscape. Painting concepts based largely on the ancient classical and Renaissance format of figures contained in a pyramid in the center of painting. The female figures are grouped symmet...

Date: 1795-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), oil paint (paint), reverse painting on glass (image-making)

GUSN: 17345

Accession Number: 1958.48

Dessert cooler

Urn shaped, comprised of three separate sections, the largest being the body, decorated w/ mustard colored bands and gilt detail work against the white porcelain. The gilded handles are in the forms of swans. The lid section is in an hourglass form, again decorated w/ gold and mustard. The third sec...

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 17346

Accession Number: 1958.49A-C

Dessert cooler

Urn shaped, comprised of three separate sections, the largest being the body, decorated w/ mustard colored bands and gilt detail work against the white porcelain. The gilded handles are in the forms of swans. The lid section is in an hourglass form, again decorated w/ gold and mustard. The third sec...

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 17347

Accession Number: 1958.50A-C

Side chair

Side chair. One of a pair. Mahogany, satinwood, chestnut, maple. Pattern of splat taken from Hepplewhite's 1788 "Cabinet Makers and Upholsterers Guide", pl. 26. Shield back with molded edges. Five bars radiate from a fan of inlaid satinwood at base of shield. Molded and slightly shaped stiles with...

Date: 1788-1793

Maker: Attributed to Fiske, William, 1770-1844 (Furniture worker)

Material: chestnut (wood), mahogany (wood), maple (wood), satinwood (wood)

GUSN: 17348

Accession Number: 1958.58

Side Chair

Side chair. One of a pair. Mahogany, satinwood, chestnut, maple. Pattern of splat taken from Hepplewhite's 1788 "Cabinet Makers and Upholsterers Guide", pl. 26. Shield back with molded edges. Five bars radiate from a fan of inlaid satinwood at base of shield. Molded and slightly shaped stiles with ...

Date: 1788-1793

Maker: Attributed to Fiske, William, 1770-1844 (Furniture worker)

Material: chestnut (wood), mahogany (wood), maple (wood), satinwood (wood)

GUSN: 17349

Accession Number: 1958.59

Wall mirror

Looking glass flanked by fluted columns, each column supporting a cornice which is the base for an urn at either corner. Between the two urns, atop a square pedestal decorated with a flower shaped medallion, is a bird holding in its mouth the middle of a wire decorated with 13 balls. The ends of the...

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), paint (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 17350

Accession Number: 1958.72.1

Wall mirror

Looking glass flanked by fluted columns, each column supporting a cornice which is the base for an urn at either corner. Between the two urns, atop a square pedestal decorated with a flower shaped medallion, is a bird holding in its mouth the middle of a wire decorated with 13 balls. The ends of the...

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), paint (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 17351

Accession Number: 1958.73.1

Chest of Drawers

Chest of drawers. Mahogany with white pine secondary wood. Shallow oxbow drawer facade. Rests on ogee bracket feet.

Date: 1764-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 17352

Accession Number: 1958.80

Pair of Andirons

Steeple finial over ball both with incised and turned rings. Bulbous hexagonal plinth. Spurred cabriole legs with ovoid claw and ball feet. Log stop matches finial. Iron billet bar rectangular in cross section.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 17353

Accession Number: 1958.83AB

Bottle

Dark green mold-blown bottle. Neck is 11.4 cm. "PATENT" embossed on shoulder. Circular medallion on outside of body embossed w/ owner's name "Olmstead--1820." Overall shape of bottle--cylindrical.

Date: 1820

Maker: H. Ricketts & Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 17357

Accession Number: 1961.61

Figurine

Molded white clay body w/ naturalistic overglaze enamel wash decoration overall. Square base w/ oxblood line border surmounted by 3-dimensional figure of a rustic young man wearing an orange sheep skin vest, yellow britches and hat. Boy holds flower pot and leans on a spade, standing on a rock-like ...

Date: 1775-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, overglazing

GUSN: 17358

Accession Number: 1961.156

Animal figurine

Molded white clay body w/ naturalistic overglaze enamel wash decoration overall. 3-dimensional figure of a standing cow w/ a nursing calf, both standing on a grass-colored ovoid base w/ molded leaves at sides and an applied bush in foreground. Figures stand against green tree-like bocage of molded a...

Date: 1775-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, overglazing

GUSN: 17359

Accession Number: 1961.157

Side chair

Japanned fancy chair, rectangular back curved slightly outward and subscribing an oval. Inside oval is a caned area which supports an oval panel with a painted Asian scene. The caned seat has a slightly bowed rail, which connects to tubular tapered front legs with three sets of turnings and which tu...

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: cane (plant material), japanning, mahogany (wood), paint (coating), silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 17360

Accession Number: 1962.131

Side chair

Japanned fancy chair, rectangular back curved slightly outward and subscribing an oval. Inside oval is a caned area which supports an oval panel with a painted Asian scene. The caned seat has a slightly bowed rail, which connects to tubular tapered front legs with three sets of turnings and which tu...

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: cane (plant material), japanning, mahogany (wood), paint (coating), silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 17361

Accession Number: 1962.132

Fireplace Shovel

Hand wrought shovel with curved shaped sides. Iron shaft surmounted by brass finial of four graduated turned and incised rings, the largest being octagonal.

Date: 1768-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 17362

Accession Number: 1963.388D

Fireplace Tongs

Wrought shafts terminating in oval pads. Shafts topped in brass. Circular pivot with incised rings. Elaborate finial has four graduated turned and incised rings; the uppermost turning is octagonal.

Date: 1768-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 17363

Accession Number: 1963.388E

Sewing box

Rectangular box w/ hinged lid and curved sides supported by four cast brass paw feet. Tooled decoration in gilt on red morocco leather on lid. Interior partitioned for sewing tools. Top of lid is stepped.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), leather, paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 17364

Accession Number: 1964.84

Andiron

Iron and brass andiron. The hollow brass columns on this pair are attached to iron billet bars by vertical, threaded iron rods.

Date: 1806-1829

Maker: Molineux, John (active ca. 1800-1820) (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 17365

Accession Number: 1964.179 B

Sewing box

Rectangular form w/ canted corners; four gilded carved feet. Straight sides. Lid hinged at back has Chinese figures and foliage motifs in gold. Interior partitioned to hold ivory sewing implements; drawer below.

Date: 1800-1824

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, lacquering, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 17366

Accession Number: 1964.271

Music stand

Music stand with veneered 3-footed base, turned under feet, painted stripe outlining contours of base. A six faceted wood turning 5 3/4" high surmounts the base and terminates in a brass rod 32 1/4" long. The rod supports a rectangular, slanted, swivelling maple book rest, with painted stripes outli...

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), maple (wood), veneer, oak (wood)

GUSN: 17367

Accession Number: 1964.390

Side chair

Klismos side chair. Saber legs are rectangular in cross-section and have widely spaced reeding. Front rail similarly reeded. Crest rail features delicately carved rectangular tablet with crossed torch and quiver over a bow with swags. Middle slat of back with carved rosettes. Ears scroll toward the ...

Date: 1818

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 17368

Accession Number: 1964.392A

Side chair

Klismos side chair. Saber legs are rectangular in cross-section and have widely spaced reeding. Front rail similarly reeded. Crest rail features delicately carved rectangular tablet with crossed torch and quiver over a bow with swags. Middle slat of back with carved rosettes. Ears scroll toward the ...

Date: 1818

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 17369

Accession Number: 1964.392B

Pedestal

Pair of Pedestals. Rosewood, gilt, brass. Circular platforms top pedestal bases. Upper section of pedestal composed of rosewood columns with gilt acanthus leaf capitals and that surmount rosewood bases supported by lower gilt acanthus leaf bases. Lower section of pedestal composed of trapezoi...

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Attributed to Vose, Isaac, Sr., 1767-1823 (Cabinetmaker) Attributed to Wightman, Thomas (Carver)

Material: rosewood (wood), veneer, sycamore (wood), maple (wood), brass (alloy), gilding

GUSN: 17370

Accession Number: 1964.393A

Pedestal

Pair of Pedestals. Rosewood, gilt, brass. Circular platforms top pedestal bases. Upper section of pedestal composed of rosewood columns with gilt acanthus leaf capitals and that surmount rosewood bases supported by lower gilt acanthus leaf bases. Lower section of pedestal composed of trapezoi...

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Attributed to Vose, Isaac, Sr., 1767-1823 (Cabinetmaker) Attributed to Wightman, Thomas (Carver)

Material: rosewood (wood), veneer, sycamore (wood)

GUSN: 17371

Accession Number: 1964.393B

Copy of "The Marriage of Isaac and Rebecca"

Classical landscape with festive group of twelve people in left foreground including a woman with yellowish dress playing on a tambourine and man dancing. Several oxen at right. Distant background castle and mountain scenery. It is copy of "The Marriage of Isaac and Rebecca" by Claude Lorraine. The ...

Date: 1805

Maker: Cornè, Michele Felice, 1752-1845 (Painter) Reproduction of Lorraine, Claude, 1600-1682 (Painter)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 17372

Accession Number: 1964.412

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