Military commission to Ensign Joshua Daivs from Middlesex, Massachusetts.
Date: 1722
Maker: unknown
Material: ink
GUSN: 58645
Accession Number: 1942.3251
A pair of curtains constructed from wool challis printed with large-scale polychrome floral bouquets on a dark purple/aubergine ground and lined with red wool twill. Tiebacks of red silk cord.
Date: 1850-1870
Material: printing (process), wool (textile)
GUSN: 58646
Accession Number: 1942.4971.1
Large multicolor floral bouquets and aubergine ground; red lining
GUSN: 58647
Accession Number: 1942.4971.2
Large multicolor floral bouquets and aubergine ground; red lining with tieback
GUSN: 58648
Accession Number: 1942.4971.4
GUSN: 58649
Accession Number: 1942.4971.3
White; circular, flat; 6 petal flower; opalescent.
Date: 1845-1865
Material: glass (material), pressing
GUSN: 58650
Accession Number: 1942.4972
Framed portrait of an unidentified woman in a bust-length three-quarter view. Woman wears a white cap with a ruffled edge, a fichu, and a black ribbon around her neck. Paired with 1942.1614.
Date: 1790-1800
Material: oil paint (paint), canvas
GUSN: 58651
Accession Number: 1942.1613
Framed portrait on canvas of an unidentified man shown in a bust-length, three-quarter view. Man is wearing a black coat and white stock. Image is enclosed in a painted oval spandrel. Rectangular frame. Paired with 1942.1613.
Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)
GUSN: 58652
Accession Number: 1942.1614
Four-poster bed with an arched canopy and reeded and carved front posts.
Date: 1890-1910
Material: wood (plant material)
GUSN: 58653
Accession Number: 1942.2836
Long sleeved dressing gown with a front button and a pattern of morning glories on milled tea ground.
Date: 1850-1860
Material: cotton (textile)
GUSN: 58654
Accession Number: 1942.2837
Quilt with a random patchwork pattern with no batting and large suares on the reverse.
Material: cotton (textile), piecing
GUSN: 58655
Accession Number: 1942.2838
Whatnot or Etagere with two shelves between two sides with scroll cut edges. Nailed to the wall.
Date: 1900-1920
GUSN: 58656
Accession Number: 1942.2839
Utensil with round, straight sided, turned handle and a flat knob.
Date: 1800-1860
GUSN: 58657
Accession Number: 1942.2840
Candlestick with an oval saucer with a stepped base and a cylindrical shaft with a cut-out to push up the candle.
GUSN: 58658
Accession Number: 1942.2841
U-shaped fender with a molded bottom rail, cast decoration at the corners, and spindles.
GUSN: 58659
Accession Number: 1942.2842
Hook with a rectangular back plate screwed to wall and a scrolled arm with a ball finial.
Date: 1840-1870
Material: casting (process), iron (metal)
GUSN: 58660
Accession Number: 1942.2843
Long nozzle sewed with leather straps and wooden sides with rectangular handles.
Date: 1830-1850
Maker: Brown, A. (Maker)
Material: wood (plant material), leather
GUSN: 58661
Accession Number: 1942.2844
Positive paper cut profile of a woman riding a horse; holding a parasol; outlined with ink and watercolor paint. Framed.
Date: 1850-1874
Maker: AFTER C., A. (Maker)
Material: ink, watercolor (paint)
GUSN: 58662
Accession Number: 1942.2845
Positive paper cut profile of two women holding parasols; outlined with ink and watercolor paint. Framed.
GUSN: 58663
Accession Number: 1942.2846
Round red glass tieback flashed with metal trim. One of a pair.
Date: 1835-1855
GUSN: 58664
Accession Number: 1942.2847.1
GUSN: 58665
Accession Number: 1942.2847.2
Round amber-colored glass knob with metal trim and a star motif. One of a pair.
GUSN: 58666
Accession Number: 1942.2848.1
GUSN: 58667
Accession Number: 1942.2848.2
Electrified oil lamp with a hexagonal base, block and punty motif, and an etched glass globe shade. One of a pair.
GUSN: 58668
Accession Number: 1942.2850.1
GUSN: 58669
Accession Number: 1942.2850.2
Spherical clear glass shade with gray tin mounts punched with a star and diamond patten. Electrified.
Date: 1850-1880
Material: tin alloy, glass (material)
GUSN: 58670
Accession Number: 1942.2851
Circular wooden base with applied feet with nine sets of three lights and a door of punched tin painted black.
Date: 1810-1830
Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)
GUSN: 58721
Accession Number: 1942.2902
Tin lantern with a conical top, straight sides, and elaborate piercing.
Date: 1780-1810
GUSN: 58722
Accession Number: 1942.2904
Rack for spoons with three shelves, a semi-circular backplate, and an ogee cutout bottom.
Date: 1775-1825
GUSN: 58723
Accession Number: 1942.2905
Toasting fork with a turned mahogany handle, a knob finial, three wrought iron tines, a cast iron shaft, and twine hanger.
Date: 1850-1900
Material: mahogany (wood), iron (metal)
GUSN: 58724
Accession Number: 1942.2906
Toasting fork with a turned chestnut handle, three wrought iron tines with an elevated center tine, and a cylindrical cast iron shaft.
Material: chestnut (wood), iron (metal)
GUSN: 58725
Accession Number: 1942.2907
Oval saw of sheet iron with one pointed end, a serrated edge, cast shaft, and a turned oak handle.
Date: 1830-1860
Material: oak (wood), iron (metal)
GUSN: 58726
Accession Number: 1942.2908
Slipper style tin shoes with a blunt heel, crimped edges, and a small bow.
Date: 1860-1880
Material: tin (metal)
GUSN: 58727
Accession Number: 1942.2909
Cylindrical-shaped, elaborately pierced tin lantern with a conical top and hinged door. Electrified.
Date: 1790-1820
GUSN: 58728
Accession Number: 1942.2910
Conical based lamp with a cylindrical shaft, a rectangular shelf with two sockets, a double shade, and a handle.
Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)
GUSN: 58729
Accession Number: 1942.2911
Pair of eyeglasses with oval lenses, an arched nose piece, and adjustable ear pieces.
Date: 1790-1810
Maker: Possibly Hunt, N. (Maker)
Material: glass (material), metal
GUSN: 58730
Accession Number: 1942.2912
Scissors style candlesnuffers with an oval chamber and three feet.
Date: 1800-1830
Material: iron (metal)
GUSN: 58731
Accession Number: 1942.2913
Rectangular handled fireplace tongs with a knob finial and oval pads.
Material: iron (metal), wrought
GUSN: 58732
Accession Number: 1942.2914
Long turned wood handle with a rectangular shaft with a twist.
GUSN: 58733
Accession Number: 1942.2915
Broad flat pan with a cylindrical shaft and a handle with a double scrolled tip.
Date: 1760-1800
GUSN: 58734
Accession Number: 1942.2916
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GUSN: 58735
Accession Number: 1942.2917.1
GUSN: 58736
Accession Number: 1942.2917.2
Rectangular cast iron fireback with two half-round edges and a cast relief of a woman.
Date: 1720-1730
GUSN: 58737
Accession Number: 1942.2918
Cylindrical shaft ends in hook and spike with a cast brass baluster finial.
GUSN: 58738
Accession Number: 1942.2919
Conicical base with a cylindrical shaft, a rectangular shelf with two sockets, and a double shade. Electrified.
Date: 1900-1915
GUSN: 58739
Accession Number: 1942.2921
Monk-like figure in relief under a gothic arch with remnants of gilding.
Date: 1800
Material: carving (processes), wood (plant material)
GUSN: 58740
Accession Number: 1942.2922
Semi-circular shelf with a rectangular back and a semi-circular top with a crimped edge.
Date: 1820-1830
GUSN: 58741
Accession Number: 1942.2923
Oil lamp with a square base with a baluster shaft and tin shade. Electrified.
GUSN: 58742
Accession Number: 1942.2924
Pierced tin lantern with four clear glass sides, wire grills, a handle, and a hinged door.
GUSN: 58743
Accession Number: 1942.2925
Hooked rug, "Home Sweet Home" inscription in orange with green leaves. Red scroll border, green corners, brown ground.
Date: 1880-1920
Material: hooking, wool (textile)
GUSN: 58744
Accession Number: 1942.2926