Historic New England

Sewing Basket

A rectangular woven box with a hinged side with a braided closure device. The top has a rattan wrapped square handle and a bamboo key. The lid is hinged with white cotton thread. The box is lined with a floral pattern nylon fabric.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: bamboo (material), nylon, rattan, reed (grass, material), wicker

GUSN: 51074

Accession Number: 1986.718

Fancy Side Chair

The chair has a turned scrolled crest rail, arched stiles, two slats, a balloon-shaped rush seat, turned raking front legs, round tapering rear legs, and bowed front stretchers. It is grain-painted.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), graining, rush (material)

GUSN: 51075

Accession Number: 1986.719

Floor Lamp

Floor lamp with urn shaped finial on a turned shaft and tripod base. Turned adjustable arm with a light socket and a paper shade.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), maple (wood), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 51076

Accession Number: 1986.720

Watercolor

Watercolor of a Mexican cityscape with two burros and a church in the foreground, and mountains in the distance. It is in a narrow cyma curve black frame.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 51077

Accession Number: 1986.721

Figurine

Carved in the full round, a miniature version of an Easter Island male figure in two tone wood. It is on a round pedestal base.

Date: 1935-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51078

Accession Number: 1986.722

Chest

Handmade chest. Dark stain with painted blue stripes on lid and front. Domed and three-paneled lid. Hinged with fabric onto a glued board box with two cleat feet at the sides.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, painting (coating), pine (wood), staining, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51079

Accession Number: 1986.723

Ring Dish

A stylized figure of a standing donkey on an oblong platform over two joined footed cups decorated in blue, red and green with large flowerheads. The donkey is gray, black and brown.

Date: 1930-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, underglazing, ceramic (material)

GUSN: 51080

Accession Number: 1986.724

Print

A linoleum-cut polychrome print of a Laplander family hiking with a dog. It is in a horizontal format, predominant colors are: blue, pink, brown, taupe, yellow. It is in a simple narrow molded black painted frame.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: Harrong, Odd (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product), photographs, printing (process)

GUSN: 51081

Accession Number: 1986.725

Green Marble Geological Speciman

A slab of green marble of triangular shape- flat on the top and bottom. It has veins of white and dark green flecks.

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock), stone (rock)

GUSN: 51082

Accession Number: 1986.726

Vase

Of tapering cylindrical form with a slightly flared rim of light gray-brown unglazed earthenware. It is painted with bands of black, red and medium blue. It is decorated with stylized zig-zags over a top blue band, a black "rope" band around the middle and white scroll devices on the lower band. The...

Date: 1940-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), ceramic (material)

GUSN: 51083

Accession Number: 1986.728

Letter Rack

It has rectangular sides with rounded corners adn a flat narrow bottom. It is open at the top and sides for letters. It is in a thin "U" shape in profile of a single piece of copper.

Date: 1910-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), copper (metal), hammering

GUSN: 51085

Accession Number: 1986.730

Paper Knife

It has a rounded tapering handle in a "Repousse" daisy pattern on a pointed shouldered blade.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: S. Kirk & Son Inc. (Maker)

Material: iron (metal), sterling silver, silver (metal)

GUSN: 51087

Accession Number: 1986.733

Secretary Bookcase

It is a standard Empire secretary, with a heavy molded cornice on an open bookcase and a hinged desk top and box over three drawers. It is flanked by pencil turned columns, it also has scroll feet, turned rear feet and is painted black.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 51089

Accession Number: 1986.735

Folding Rule

A folding ruler, with brass tips, center brass swivel hinge and two flanking folding hinges. Impressed and painted markings on each side.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Upson Nut Co. (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), fruitwood, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51090

Accession Number: 1986.736

Chair

A rounded rattan wrapped crest that continues to the arms and brass capped feet. It has a woven back seat and skirt. It is patterned at the crest, seat rail and arms with black rattan. It has a black corduroy covered seat cushion and metal gliders on the feet.

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), rattan

GUSN: 51091

Accession Number: 1986.737

Print, Woodcut-Colored

Print of a moonlit view with a horseback rider on a bridge over the river. There are people with a horse and dogs in the foreground. It is in a bamboo frame.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Hiroshige (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product), woodcut (process)

GUSN: 51092

Accession Number: 1986.738.1

Floor Lamp

The lamp has a steel ball and ring finial on an iron rod shaft, with an adjustable scrolled arm with a light socket and tripod base with flared feet.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 51093

Accession Number: 1986.739

Andiron

It has a ball finial on a tapering shaft and cabriole legs with spade feet.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 51094

Accession Number: 1986.740.1

Throw pillow

A square pillow with a yellow polished cotton back. front side is natural colored, with a large flower and bee pattern in a running stitch in shades of gold with white.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), feather (material), glazing (coating), linen (material), satin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 51095

Accession Number: 1986.744

Bookcase

The case has plain, flat straight top and sides with three shelves and a plywood backboard. It has nail constuction and maple stain.

Date: 1940-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: nailing, pine (wood), staining

GUSN: 51096

Accession Number: 1986.745

Vase

Of white opaque glass molded with spiral ribs with long tapering neck on a bulbous base.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 51097

Accession Number: 1986.746

Bedstead

A double bedstead with heavy spool turned posts. The plain headboard panel is enclosed in spool-turned rails with a gallery of spindles below a turned crest with large finial ends. The footboard has a double gallery of turned spindles below a similar crest.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 51098

Accession Number: 1986.747

One Drawer Stand

One-drawer Stand or Night Table. Walnut, brass pull on drawer. Overhanging rectangular top with rounded, notched corners over a single drawer. Rests on tapered square legs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 51099

Accession Number: 1986.748

Print

In horizontal format, a sepia toned print of an Italian courtyard with a colonade and garden in hand colored highlights. It is enclosed in a rusicated molded wooded frame.

Date: 1910-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photographs

GUSN: 51100

Accession Number: 1986.749

Photograph

A bust length sepia tone photo of a young woman in a graduation cap and gown, a high-necked white embroidered blouse. She is looking off to the left. It is in a carved gilt painted gessoed frame with a shaped crest.

Date: 1900-1915

Maker: Kohne, George L., Mr. (Maker)

Material: cardboard, carving (processes), gesso, gilding, paper (fiber product), photographs, photomechanical processes, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51101

Accession Number: 1986.751

Coffee Pot

It has a circular, domed hinged lid with stepped button finial on a pear-shaped body. It is molded with bands at the middle and bellied sections. It has ornamental and incised line ends, and is raised on a pedestal foot with conforming molded and incised lines. Also, a goose neck spout and a scrolle...

Date: 1855-1860

Maker: Smith & Morey (Maker)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 51103

Accession Number: 1986.754

Footstool

Two tiered, pierced triangular sides; upholstered in modern green damask; dark stain.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: poplar (wood), upholstering, Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 50730

Accession Number: 1986.190

Dining table

Dining table. Maple, white pine secondary wood. Two-leaf oval top; shaped arched end rails. Rests on abriole legs with pad feet.

Date: 1750-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 50731

Accession Number: 1986.191

Mirror

Rectangular form w/ shell carved? pedement, volutes and finial extensions at corners; the molded rails and stiles w/ vines; flower and leaf carved pendant; painted gold.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), painting (coating)

GUSN: 50732

Accession Number: 1986.192

Easy chair

Easy chair. Mahogany frame. Upholstered. Serpentine crest, flaring "S" shape, rounded wings, small scrolled arms; ring and vase shaped turned front legs, square back legs. Twentieth-century cotton paisley style print in red, blue, green, and golds.

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), upholstering

GUSN: 50733

Accession Number: 1986.193

Slant-top desk

Slant-top desk. Maple, white pine. Molded slant top opens to eight pigeon holes with arches and drawers; over three graduated thumb molded drawers. Rests on straight bracket feet.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 50734

Accession Number: 1986.195

Lithographic print

West Bank scene of book vendors along the River Seine(?) in Paris w/ row of trees to the left of pedestrians in center and bridge to the right. Hand colored; w/in light blue and pale green mats and gilded molded frame.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: hand coloring, lithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 50735

Accession Number: 1986.196

Candlestick

Saucer shaped lip on columnar shaft w/ ejector, on turned, tapered bell shaped base.

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 50736

Accession Number: 1986.197

Electric lamp

Cast brass feniform finial on iron rod shaft w/ scrolled adjustable arm w/ hammered metal leaves enclosing light socket; scrolled tripod base.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 50737

Accession Number: 1986.198

Pitcher

Redware pitcher, oversized, of urn shape w/ deep straight neck and thick reeded shoulder-to-body strap handle; w/ incised wavy lines to neck and incised banding to shoulder area. Covered overall w/ yellow glaze w/ greenish tint and decorated w/ bold asterisk-like designs in brown slip. C-spout broke...

Date: 1720-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), incising, redware, throwing (pottery technique), tin (metal)

GUSN: 50738

Accession Number: 1986.199

Footstool

Footstool. Mahogany feet, modern upholstery. Modern woven green, blue, and beige even weave upholstery. Knobs at each end. Rests on mahogany bun feet.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 50739

Accession Number: 1986.200

Print

Color reproduction showing 4 woodpeckers on a dead branch w/ grape vine; cream mat w/ gilt; narrow molded frame.

Date: 1940-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 50740

Accession Number: 1986.201

Dish Towel

Rectangular white linen towel hemmed at each end and printed in center w/ rose and pink field w/ blue and tan oblong and circular reserve w/ white swimming swan. Field enclosed by a blue border w/ rose -pink holly leaves.

Date: 1975-1985

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), printing (process)

GUSN: 50741

Accession Number: 1986.202

Bottle

Clear glass slightly flaring rim and neck on cylindrical body; weighted at base

Date: 1950-1975

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 50742

Accession Number: 1986.204

Trinket box

Rectangular box w/ domed hinged lid; decorated w/ drips and dot gesso pattern and painted gold. The center of lid w/ square-shaped reserve w/ polychrome printed profile (necklength) of a woman in a red hood. Interior of box lined w/ cream-colored paper printed overall w/ gold star and dot pattern.

Date: 1945-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: gesso, gilding, paper (fiber product), printing (process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 50743

Accession Number: 1986.205

Table lamp

Dark green urn form on a square base; decorated w/ bands of leaves at shoulder and base of body of urn.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 50744

Accession Number: 1986.206

Bed Warmer

Shallow copper pan w/ brass cover punched w/ designs of circles and scrolls; flat iron handle w/ hook end.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), copper (metal), iron (metal)

GUSN: 50745

Accession Number: 1986.207

Fireplace Broom

Rough hewn wood handle and red dyed bristles; leather loop at the top end.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 50746

Accession Number: 1986.208

Fireplace shovel

Cast brass belted ball and baluster handle w/ steel shaft and iron shovel.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 50747

Accession Number: 1986.210

Bellows

A tear drop shape body w/ flaring handles; leather sides and decorated strips held in place w/ brass tacks. Baluster form brass tip. Painted or stained brown.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), leather, pine (wood)

GUSN: 50748

Accession Number: 1986.211

Bucket

Brass cylindrical form tapers to flat bottom; the rim reinforced w/ iron band held by copper rivets; iron bail handle.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 50749

Accession Number: 1986.212

Candlestick

Flaring bobeche on urn shape candle cup on baluster stem and oval base. Candlecup incised with 2 rings. Stem threads into base.

Date: 1830-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 50750

Accession Number: 1986.213.1

Landscape

Landscape view of salt marshes with five dome-shaped stacks of hay on stilts in watery area with ducks flying and swimming under a cloudy sky. Predominant colors are beiges, blues, brown and white. Horizontal format; gray-green mat board and a white frame with white liner.

Date: 1966

Maker: Brown, Dorothy D. (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 50751

Accession Number: 1986.214

Candlesnuffer

Ribbed bell-shaped cup on twisted handle w/ ball finial.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 50752

Accession Number: 1986.215

Fender

C shape w/ three belted ball finials on rounded brass rail. Iron frame w/ 11 iron posts; 5 vertical (?) and 6 horizontal bands of heavier wire w/ top band of swagged wire.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), wire

GUSN: 50753

Accession Number: 1986.216

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