Historic New England

Sheet

Full size; handstitched; with "L. M. B." in gothic script.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 63461

Accession Number: 1987.1412.4

Sheet

Full size; handstitched; with "L. M. B." in gothic script.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 63462

Accession Number: 1987.1412.5

Sheet

Full size; handstitched; with "L. M. B." in gothic script.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 63463

Accession Number: 1987.1412.6

Sheet

Full size; handstitched; with "L. M. B." in gothic script.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 63464

Accession Number: 1987.1412.7

Sheet

Full size; handstitched; with "L. M. B." in gothic script.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 63465

Accession Number: 1987.1412.8

Sheet

Full size; handstitched; with "L. M. B." in gothic script.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 63466

Accession Number: 1987.1412.9

Pillowcase

Full size; handstitched; with "L. M. B. " in gothic script.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 63467

Accession Number: 1987.1412.10

Pillowcase

Full size; handstitched; with "L. M. B. " in gothic script.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 63468

Accession Number: 1987.1412.11

Pillowcase

Plain, white machine stitched.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 63469

Accession Number: 1987.1407

Top Hat

Black beaver tophat with grosgrain ribbon and ivory silk lining

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: Lincoln Bennett & Co. (Maker)

Material: leather, silk (textile)

GUSN: 63470

Accession Number: 1987.1415

Sheet

White; machine stitched; lettered in ink "Barrett 3. "

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 63471

Accession Number: 1987.1408.1

Sheet

White; machine stitched; lettered in ink "Barrett no 1"

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 63472

Accession Number: 1987.1408.2

Sheet

White; hand-stitched; full sized, pieced from 2 narrower pieces

Date: 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 63473

Accession Number: 1987.1406.1

Sheet

White; hand-stitched; full sized, pieced from 2 narrower pieces

Date: 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 63474

Accession Number: 1987.1406.2

Quilt

Sm. triangls; varied pattrns/colors; lt. bl. back with leaves/clover

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), piecing

GUSN: 63475

Accession Number: 1987.1417

Bed Hanging

White dimity fabric with tasseled edging.

Date: 1900-1985

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 63476

Accession Number: 1987.1413

Sheet

White; inscribed in corner "Geo. Barrett/Boston/4. "

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 63477

Accession Number: 1987.1405

Sheet

Machine stitched; white

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 63478

Accession Number: 1987.1404

Curtain

Loose weave; ivory; hemmed 2 sides; handmade lace; 6sep. pcs. lace

Date: 1880

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework), linen (material)

GUSN: 63479

Accession Number: 1987.1416A-H

Tester

Full size bed; knotted net canopy cover; ivory; tasseled fringe

Date: 1900-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 63480

Accession Number: 1987.1414

Sewing Box

Red with tooled gold ornament; brass handles; compartments. with blue-green. paper.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, silk (textile)

GUSN: 63481

Accession Number: 1987.1039

Curtain

Red & white copperplate; tasseled edges; 2panels; 2pc. valnc; 1tassel

Date: 1900-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 63482

Accession Number: 1987.855.1

Curtain

Red & white copperplate; tasseled edges; 2panels; 2pc. valnc; 1tassel

Date: 1900-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 63483

Accession Number: 1987.855.2

Coverlet

Copperplate fabric; red & white

Date: 1900-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 63484

Accession Number: 1987.854.1

Dust Ruffle

Copperplate fabric; red & white

Date: 1900-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 63485

Accession Number: 1987.854.2

Bed Hanging

Copperplate fabric; red & white; 11 pieces:tester cover&curtains

Date: 1900-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 63486

Accession Number: 1987.854.3

Pinched oval shape w/ pointy, slightly upturned mouth and ear-shaped handle w/ green leaf in relief on spine and under mouth; green-edged palmette border around base; blue, orange and green stylized florette chain around rim; 2 heart-shaped medallions depict: 1) Sportive Innocence--girl, boy, dog an...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), Pratt ware, molding (forming), relief (sculpture techniques), tin (metal)

GUSN: 46505

Accession Number: 1961.158

Dinner plate

Scrolled pink latticework border; central decoration: pink thistle & rose sprays with gilt highlights.

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 46506

Accession Number: 1961.160

Butterdish

Blue and white; 12-sided rim; circular foot; network and scallop outer border; network inner border; right-oriented landscape scene with pavillion, right; bridge, foreground; trees and rocks, left; two clusters of buildings; trees, left background; two boats in distance and one in foreground, beyond...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 46507

Accession Number: 1961.161

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46508

Accession Number: 1961.164A

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46509

Accession Number: 1961.164B

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46510

Accession Number: 1961.164C

Candlesticks

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 46515

Accession Number: 1961.167A-D

Teapot with Lid

This teacup contains harmful imagery including the image of an enslaved human being in chains. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New ...

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 46516

Accession Number: 1961.168A

Tea bowl

Tea bowl with a scalloped edge and slightly lobed body; border of scrolling brown ivy with blue "buds" in the interior of bowl; second brown and blue huskchain border around the exterior of the bowl; brown and blue basket of flowers exterior of bowl; small brown floral sprigs exterior and interior o...

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 46517

Accession Number: 1961.169A

Creamer

Helmet-shaped porcelain cream pitcher with molded handle resembling a twig. Complex border of orange wavy band, orange daggerhead, blue dots, and four thin black bands; wavy orange border around foot; enamel pink, green and orange rose spray under mouth.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 46518

Accession Number: 1961.170

Armchair

Square base; turned arm supports; pierced splat; scrolls arms with chamfered tops; painted black.

Date: 1770-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), painting (coating), upholstering

GUSN: 46519

Accession Number: 1961.172

Portrait of James Needham Buffum

Portrait of James Needham Buffum with curly hair, black suit and cravat.

Date: 1858

Maker: Osgood, Charles, 1809-1890 (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 46520

Accession Number: 1961.173A

Portrait of Ruth (Lummus) Buffum

Half-length portrait of Ruth Lummus Buffum with her hair parted in the middle and smoothed over her ears. She wears black dress with lace collar pinned at the center with a rectangular agate brooch (1961.173C)

Date: 1857

Maker: Osgood, Charles, 1809-1890 (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 46521

Accession Number: 1961.173B

Secretary

Secretary desk and bookcase. Mahogany, mahogany veneer, and pine secondary wood. Bookcase has glass doors with Gothic arches. Interior of bookcase containes two shelves with small drawers and cubbyholes. Three plinths above cornice: central plinth surmounted by gilt eagle finial, right and left ...

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), pine (wood), veneering

GUSN: 46522

Accession Number: 1961.175

Plaster

Two fragments of plaster, the surface painted gray-white. Stencils of leaves and scallops in brick red paint are applied to the surface.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: Probably Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), plaster, stenciling

GUSN: 46524

Accession Number: 1961.184BC

Documnet Case

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 46525

Accession Number: 1961.188

Tile

Square, maganese purple and white glazed tile with central figure of trotting horse on pasture with three shovels to right and fence to left; four abstract floral components in each corner.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 46526

Accession Number: 1961.189A

Tile

Square, maganese purple glazed tile depicting three robed men holding various objects with village in background within circular border with four flower blossoms in each of the corners.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 46527

Accession Number: 1961.189C

Spike

Spike, tapered on two sides, hand-wrought head.

Date: 1806

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 46528

Accession Number: 1961.190

Bodice

Black silk taffeta; broad neckline; shirred cap sleeves; straight waist; self-piping at neck, armscye & hem. 2 pairs of darts; boned, decorative princess seams; original button closure altered - no buttons; cotton lining.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, silk (textile), taffeta

GUSN: 46529

Accession Number: 1961.192A