Historic New England

Portrait of John Burden Barstow

Painted profile portrait on paper of a man facing left wearing a black coat, yellow waistcoat and ruffled collar, mounted in gilded wood frame with verre eglomise mat.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103958

Accession Number: 1928.1405

Picture Frame

Gold metal frame with stamped leaf chain border around a beaded border and four rosettes surrounding an oval opening, attached to wood frame.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103959

Accession Number: 1927.806

Silhouette Portrait

Painted silhouette bust length portrait of a man with high collar.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103960

Accession Number: 1956.56

Silhouette Portrait

Painted silhouette bust length portrait of a woman with lace collar and bonnet with blue ribbon.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103961

Accession Number: 1956.57

Silhouette Portrait

Hollow cut silhouette bust length portrait set over black textile of a man facing left, clothing details and hair done in black and yellow ink, mounted in a gilt wood frame.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103962

Accession Number: 1928.1406

Hollow cut silhouette bust length portrait set over black silk of a man facing left with drawn pencil hair details, mounted in a wood frame and a verre eglomise mat with an oval opening and ray border.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103963

Accession Number: 1925.626

Silhouette Portrait

Hollow cut silhouette set over black silk of a man facing left, mounted in a rectangular fitted burgundy leather case with cover, purple silk lining and gold mat with octagonal opening.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103964

Accession Number: 2008.64

Ivorytype of John Webster

Photograph on glass of John Webster facing slightly right wearing a black coat and a blue-grey neck tie, mounted in a upholstered velvet frame with oval opening.

Date: 1855-1858

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103965

Accession Number: 1952.471

Framed Cabinet Card

Three-quarter length photograph portrait of a woman wearing a bonnet, framed in green silk floral damask picture frame.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103966

Accession Number: 2008.62

Miniature portrait of Supply Clapp Thwing (1798-1877)

Miniature watercolor on ivory half length portrait of a man facing front and wearing a black coat and yellow vest, one arm is resting on arm of an upholstered sofa, classical marble urn in background. Mounted behind an ormolu mat and within an album.

Date: 1830

Maker: Harvey, George, ca. 1800-1878 (Miniaturist)

Material: watercolor (paint), ivory (tooth component), gilt bronze

GUSN: 103967

Accession Number: 1935.403

Miniature portrait of Elsie Fellowes (Davis) Thwing (1804-1845)

Miniature watercolor on ivory, bust length portrait of woman facing slightly right wearing a lace shawl and bonnet with pink ribbons, blue background, set behind an ormolu mat with oval opening and within a album page.

Date: 1830

Maker: Harvey, George, ca. 1800-1878 (Miniaturist)

Material: watercolor (paint), ivory (tooth component), gilt bronze

GUSN: 103968

Accession Number: 1935.404

Miniature portrait of Supply Clap Thwing (1798-1877)

Miniature watercolor on porcelain, bust length portrait of a man wearing a black suit, bow tie, and spectacles, set behind a gilded plaster mat with an oval opening and mounted in a page of an album.

Date: ca. 1876

Maker: Till, Franz (Miniaturist)

Material: porcelain, gilt bronze

GUSN: 103969

Accession Number: 1935.405

Silhouette Portrait

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait set over black paper of a woman facing left wearing a bonnet, set behind a verre eglomise mat with oval opening and four flowers in corners, mounted in an album page.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103970

Accession Number: 1935.406

Miniature portrait of Sarah (Homans) Thwing (1770-1833)

Miniature watercolor on ivory, half length portrait of a woman facing slightly left wearing a black dress with lace collar, bonnet, and peach silk shawl, set behind an ormolu mat with rectangular opening, mounted in an album page.

Date: 1830

Maker: Harvey, George, ca. 1800-1878 (Miniaturist)

Material: watercolor (paint), ivory (tooth component), gilt bronze

GUSN: 103971

Accession Number: 1935.407

Silhouette portrait of Samuel Livermore

Painted bust length silhouette portrait of man facing right, set on an album page.

Date: 1780-1803

Maker: Attributed to Doyle, William M.S., 1769-1828 (Artist)

GUSN: 103972

Accession Number: 1935.408

Portrait of Edward St. Loe Livermore

Pastel on paper. Half-length portrait of a man facing left, set on an album page.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103973

Accession Number: 1935.410

Miniature portrait of Samuel Thwing (1796-1816)

Miniature watercolor on ivory, bust length portrait of a man facing slightly right and wearing a naval uniform, set in a molded oval ormolu frame with pendant loop at top and mounted in an album page.

Date: 1814-1816

Maker: unknown

Material: watercolor (paint), ivory (tooth component), gilt bronze

GUSN: 103974

Accession Number: 1935.411

Button

Round brass button with eagle holding a shield with an anchor surrounded by sixteen stars, set in a round gilded molded wood frame on a black ground, mounted in a album page.

Date: 1814-1816

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103975

Accession Number: 1935.412

Photograph

Photograph of three women and young boy, two sitting and two standing, mounted in molded wood frame with gilded inner border and white mat with oval opening.

Date: 1870-1876

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103976

Accession Number: 1993.500

Silhouette portrait of Mrs. Elizabeth Livermore Brown

Painted black silhouette portrait of a woman facing left with lace collar; Mounted in an oval brass frame with reed and bead borders.

Date: 1780-1795

Maker: Attributed to Doyle, William M.S., 1769-1828 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103977

Accession Number: 1951.149

Miniature portrait of Margaret Morton (Quincy) Greene (1806-1882)

Watercolor on ivory miniature bust length portrait of a woman facing slightly left wearing a white dress with a white lace shawl and a white lace cap, mounted behind an ormolu mat with oval opening in a hinged leather case with embossed floral decoration and a red velvet lining.

Date: 1848

Maker: Brown, Henry I., 1822-ca. 1880 (Miniaturist)

Material: watercolor (paint), ivory (tooth component), gilt bronze

GUSN: 103979

Accession Number: 1993.12

Silhouette Portrait

Full length silhouette cut from black paper of a woman facing left and holding a fan, mounted in a veneered wood frame.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103980

Accession Number: 1947.114

Silhouette Portrait

Bust length silhouette portrait of a woman facing right with flowers in her hair, mounted in a wood frame with shaped corners with a molded gilt metal inner border and a green floral mat with an oval opening.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Bache, William (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103981

Accession Number: 1947.105

Silhouette

Hollow cut and painted half length silhouette portrait over black ground of a woman facing right, painted hair and dress with blue ribbon around neck and waist, mounted in a brass spandrel frame with foliate and bead borders.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103982

Accession Number: 1925.647

Matchbox

Porcelain matchbox with painted purple and red flowers on the top and bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 170741

Accession Number: 2006.44.1205.2

Fireset stand

Brass stand for a fireplace tool set.Two front feet and an hexagonal handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 170745

Accession Number: 2006.44.2102.1

Ashtray

Porcelain ashtray with painted purple and red flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 170754

Accession Number: 2006.44.1205.3

Ashtray

Porcelain ashtray with painted purple and red flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 170755

Accession Number: 2006.44.1205.5

Ashtray

Porcelain ashtray with painted purple and red flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 170756

Accession Number: 2006.44.1205.4

Headrest

Bamboo head or neckrest from Fiji, known as a kali ni bitu or kali nduvu. Very thick cylinder of bamboo, slightly curved, serves as the headrest, with solid fan-shaped feet at either end. The feet are attached to the bamboo with thin braided fiber covered with a black glue-like substance. The bambo...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 170758

Accession Number: 2006.44.1143

Stand

Oriental carved wooden stand with ornately carved top. Has some areas where pieces have been chipped off.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 170759

Accession Number: 2006.44.1178AB

Gourd Water Bottle

Hawaiian decorated gourd water bottle, or ipu hue wai pawehe. The large, spherical bottom with elongated and narrow neck is typical of bottles used for households, The gourd is polished smooth and covered with panels of decorative zigzag patterns along its sides, with a hexagonal shape holding a cen...

Maker: unknown

Material: bottles

GUSN: 170760

Accession Number: 2006.44.1144

Bust of William Shakespeare

Plater bust of William Shakespeare, pedastal shaped base.

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 170761

Accession Number: 2006.44.961

Chandelier

Round, carved alabaster chandelier with brass floral medallions.

Maker: unknown

Material: alabaster (mineral)

GUSN: 170764

Accession Number: 2006.44.1145

Sewing box

Chinese gilt-decorated black lacquer octogonal sewing box with two handles. Garden scenes on each side.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 170765

Accession Number: 2006.44.2045

Mantel clock

Black marble, Empire style mantel clock with white marble inlay.

Maker: unknown

Material: black marble, inlay (process)

GUSN: 170766

Accession Number: 2006.44.730

Stand

Oriental carved tripod wooden stand with ornately carved top of a dragon and flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 170767

Accession Number: 2006.44.1177AB

Bookstand

Mahogany revolving bookstand with three feet on wheels. Geometrical pattern on the top.

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 170768

Accession Number: 2006.44.2044

Table lamp

Porcelain, table lamp with white silk shade. Painted floral and seafoam green design with gilt trim. Tri-pod block feet with Greek key design and trumpet shaped shaft.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, silk (textile)

GUSN: 170769

Accession Number: 2006.44.733