Historic New England

Photograph

3/4 BUST OF MIDDLE AGED MAN; HIGH COLLAR; DK. SUIT; GLASSES

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Bachrach (Maker)

GUSN: 64759

Accession Number: 1985.708

Photograph

2girls seated; white dress with stole; black dress with lace; hats

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 64760

Accession Number: 1985.701

Upholstery Fabric

Foliage:green, brown and orange/rust; for daybed with ruffle, pillow cover; unfinished

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), broderie perse

GUSN: 64761

Accession Number: 1970.1265

Upholstery Fabric

Red, white and pink; large. stylized. flowers; c-scrolls; 1 oval, 1 rectangular piece

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brocade (textile), cotton (textile), broderie perse, silk (textile)

GUSN: 64762

Accession Number: 1970.1266

Upholstery Fabric

Red on pink; large stylzed. flowers; 2 oval pieces, 1seat piece

Date: 1860-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: brocade (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 64763

Accession Number: 1970.1267

Upholstery Fabric

Metallic on pink ; stylzd. sunburst; prob. for window seat

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brocade (textile), satin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 64764

Accession Number: 1970.1268

Table Runner

Wht; vermicelli pattern inside greek key border; knottd. fringe

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 64765

Accession Number: 1970.1270.1

Table Runner

Wht; vermicelli pattern inside greek key border; knottd. fringe

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 64766

Accession Number: 1970.1270.2

Dresser Scarf

Natural; drawnwk. border; self-fringe 3 sides; wheat color dec.

Date: 1850-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 64767

Accession Number: 1970.1271

Dresser Scarf

White; net lace border; ruffle with lace edge; white floral embroidered border

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 64768

Accession Number: 1970.1272

Commemorative Jug

Squat; yellow; black detail; bearded man, poem, titles; hndle; floral neckband

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 64769

Accession Number: 1970.878

Tumbler

White; cylindrical with slight recess at foot; circular mouth

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 64770

Accession Number: 1970.879

Apothecary Bottle

Colorless; square with round neck, stopper; bl. stripes with or & wh dot

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64771

Accession Number: 1970.880

Medicine Bottle

Colorless; cylindrical with elong. paneled sides; cork stopper; 1/3 full

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64772

Accession Number: 1970.881

Soap Dish

White; oval; flat bottom; dished sides; molded serrations inside

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 64773

Accession Number: 1970.882

Sideboard With Hidden Safe

Sideboard with mirror and marble top. Lower case has a hidden safe inside.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Herrings & Farrel (Maker)

Material: iron (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 64774

Accession Number: 1970.883

Side Chair

Pink; caned; turned front legs & stretcher; arched crest, 4spndls

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: caning, oak (wood), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64775

Accession Number: 1970.884

Towel Rack

Slightly domed ends; 4finials; 3high, 2low squared bars; 4 feet

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 64776

Accession Number: 1970.885

Stool

Circular; vasiform turned legs; box stretchers; white

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 64777

Accession Number: 1970.886

Table Runner

White; running stitch border on 3 sides

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 64778

Accession Number: 1970.887

Table Mat

Square; faggoted border; meandering ribbon with occasional stars

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 64779

Accession Number: 1970.888

Hairbrush

Imit. ivory; rectangular head with nat. bristles; twisted & beaded handle

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: celluloid (cellulosic)

GUSN: 64780

Accession Number: 1970.889

Hairbrush

Imit. ivory; oval head with nat. bristles; twisted handle

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: celluloid (cellulosic)

GUSN: 64781

Accession Number: 1970.890

Hair Comb

White; two size teeth, half inch wide, half inch narrow

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: Dupont (Manufacturer)

Material: celluloid (cellulosic), plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 64782

Accession Number: 1970.891

Throw Rug

Rectangular; candlewick style; pink & white diamond pattern

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 64783

Accession Number: 1970.892.1

Throw Rug

Rectangular; candlewick style; pink & white diamond pattern

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 64784

Accession Number: 1970.892.2

Throw Rug

Rectangular; candlewick style; pink & white diamond pattern

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 64785

Accession Number: 1970.892.3

Armchair with four arched gradated slats and sausage-turned stiles. Scrolled arms terminate in pierced handholds. Baluster-turned arm supports rest on sausage and ball-turned front legs. Poplar, ash, and oak with rush seat. Traces of early green paint visible beneath oak graining and yellow stripin...

Date: 1720-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), graining, oak (wood), rush (material), tulipwood (Brazilian, wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 64786

Accession Number: 1970.420

Side Table

Rectangular top; cutout corners; four disc and column turned legs; trestle base

Date: 1880

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), turning (shaping process), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 64787

Accession Number: 1970.1067

Folding Screen

3black hinged wood frames; paper cutouts/lt. bl. ground; rev:cotton.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: chromolithographs, cotton (textile), paper (fiber product), pine (wood)

GUSN: 64788

Accession Number: 1970.1299

Bedstead

Low-post double bedstead of a suite. Cottage-style. Headboard is rectangular panel with stepped crest rail, enclosed by jigsaw shaped posts with crocket finials. Basal moldings all around. Posts terminate in stepped Marlborough feet. Conforming foot post, side rails with rectangular panels enclosed ...

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 64789

Accession Number: 1970.443

Chest of Drawers

Rectangular form with slightly overhanging rectangular top and canted edge. Supports an overhanging to drawer enclosed by rectangular sides with modified columnar supports, with black at top and step molded Marlborough feet. Case encloses three long drawers with burled maple pulls. Apron is cyma-cu...

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 64790

Accession Number: 1970.444

Washstand

Rectangular overhanging white marble top with ogee molded edge, surmounted at back with a marble splash board with top cyma curve edge. Plant construction with straight sides enclosing cabinet base with overhanging top drainer flanked by columnar supports with stepped and Marlborough feet. Arched ap...

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 64791

Accession Number: 1970.445

Dressing Table

Green painted dressing table. Rectangular top with rounded corners and block painted decorative scrolls in front corners, one long drawer with two grained knob pulls, drawer also outlined in black. Four turned legs with ring-egg-double ring reverse column, spool ring, reverse vase sequence, also hig...

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 64792

Accession Number: 1970.446

Side Chair

Gothic Revival style painted green with black accenting. Shaped crest rail with Gothic arch motif supported by rear posts with vase turning. Posts enclose four turned spindles and scalloped lower rail with small acorn drops. Wood frame with serpentine front encloses caned seat. Turned front legs ter...

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: caning, painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 64793

Accession Number: 1970.447

Tea Table

Tea table painted green with black accenting on top, ring turnings and serpentine legs. Rectangular top with rounded corners, pedestal base with ring vase and bulbous turned decoration supported by three cabriole legs with upturned feet.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: caning, painting (coating), pine (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 64794

Accession Number: 1970.448

Child's Rocking Chair

Cottage style rocking chair with carved flat crest rail decorated with center gold painted filigree, turned rear posts enclose four turned spindles, plain rectangular chair rail, shaped seat with caned interior, turned front posts and turned column and ring front stretchers. Remaining five stretcher...

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: caning, painting (coating), pine (wood), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 64795

Accession Number: 1970.449

Birdcage Windsor Armchair

Square backed Windsor armchair, canted backward with bamboo-turned stiles enclosing seven bamboo-turned spindles surmounted by bird-cage rectangular crest rail with slightly defined pointed ears. Bamboo-turned arms with conforming spindles and arm support. Saddle seat with enclosed line border b...

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), caning, painting (coating), pine (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 64796

Accession Number: 1970.450

Bowback Windsor Armchair

Bow-back enclosing seven spindles, with bowed medial arm rail extending into flattened arms with scrolled-out handholds. Ring and vase-turned arm supports. Saddle seat with dished center. Ring and vase turned played legs, peg tops extending through to top of seat. H-stretchers with swelled centers. ...

Date: 1825

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), painting (coating), pine (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 64797

Accession Number: 1970.451

Desk and Bookcase

Secretary desk and bookcase with concave molded cornice above two glass doors with upper corner tracery decoration, and intermediate strap, enclose three adjustable shelves. Interior painted yellow. Two corresponding drawers and simple molding to reveal green leather writing surface and center open ...

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood), pine (wood), rosewood (wood), veneering, walnut (wood)

GUSN: 64798

Accession Number: 1970.452

Border Wallpaper

Block printed "neo-grec" border in two reds, gray, white, black and gilt on pink ground. With sidewall 1970.514.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 64799

Accession Number: 1970.515

Wallpaper

Chinoiserie with floral basket motif; block printed in two blues, olive, green, orange, black, gold, white, and gray on gray ground and embossed with vertical roping texture. Set with border - 1970.515

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 64800

Accession Number: 1970.514

Painting

Plain oval molded frame with velvet backing and a hinged ovoid ring at the top for hanging. Under glass. Baby portrait, bust length, facing left. Brown curly hair, chubby face with rosy cheeks. Undefined blue and brown field.

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 64651

Accession Number: 1970.617.1

Painting

Plain oval molded frame with velvet backing and a hinged ovoid ring at the top for hanging. Under glass. Young girl, bust length view, facing right. Long brown hair and brown eyes. Somber countenance.

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 64652

Accession Number: 1970.617.2

Painting

Oval miniature portrait in polychrome enema of a young boy (about ten years old). Bust length, facing slightly let with light brown hair, chubby face, black tie and white collar. Oval surround of gold with rope twist edge. Hinged hook at top for chain; pin elements missing.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 64653

Accession Number: 1970.618

Brass Souvenir

Circular stamped form with relief decoration in the form of a wreath enclosing bust of Charles Dickens. Logo for hanging at the top.

Date: 1925

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal), stamping (forming)

GUSN: 64654

Accession Number: 1970.619

Reliquary

Wood carved insets featuring a low-relief of Madonna and Child in circular reserve surrounded by a medallion featuring eleven saints with a Slavic script, under glass enclosed in a six point star brass case with red and aqua paste (?) gems, tracery motif.

Date: 1800-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), carving (processes), paste (glass), wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 64655

Accession Number: 1970.620

Painting

Enamel wash hand painted portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte. Waist length view, facing ¾ left. Blue and brown ground. Circular gilt brass frame with palmetto like motif and beaded border. Surmounted by eagle and ribbon bow.

Date: 1890

Maker: Fremont, G. (Artist)

Material: enamel paint, ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 64656

Accession Number: 1970.621

Placecard

Set of 37 (.1-.37) rectangular white cards, creased across the center. Red and green printed rose motif pasted as a decoration in each lower left corner. Thirty two cards are blank (.1-.32); five cards with handwritten ink inscription (.33: Mrs. George Holt, .34: Mrs. Henry Holt, .35 Mrs. Richards...

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood pulp paper, pulp (modified plant material)

GUSN: 64657

Accession Number: 1970.622

Photograph

Reproduction black and white photograph of bust-length full face view of Franklin Delano Roosevelt as a younger man, possibly as Governor of New York. Framed over another photograph. Black wooden frame. Promotional or souvenir type photograph.

Date: 1935

Maker: Berns, David (Copyright holder) Louis F. Dow, Co. (Maker)

GUSN: 64658

Accession Number: 1970.623

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