Historic New England

Spoon

Ovoid bowl with flat bottom, slightly pointed tip; channeled hndl

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 61951

Accession Number: 1984.458.2

Spoon

Ovoid bowl with flat bottom, slightly pointed tip; channeled handle

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 61952

Accession Number: 1984.458.3

Teaspoon

Squared tips; cntrl pattern on hndl; pointed bowl; "WG" logo.

Date: 1920-1935

Maker: Wellner (Maker)

Material: embossing, plating (metal coating), metal

GUSN: 61953

Accession Number: 1984.795.1

Teaspoon

Squared tips; cntrl pattern on hndl; pointed bowl; "WG" logo.

Date: 1920-1935

Maker: Wellner (Maker)

Material: embossing, plating (metal coating), metal

GUSN: 61954

Accession Number: 1984.795.2

Teaspoon

Squared tips; cntrl pattern on hndl; pointed bowl; "WG" logo.

Date: 1920-1935

Maker: Wellner (Maker)

Material: embossing, plating (metal coating), metal

GUSN: 61955

Accession Number: 1984.795.3

Teaspoon

Squared tips; cntrl pattern on hndl; pointed bowl; "WG" logo.

Date: 1920-1935

Maker: Wellner (Maker)

Material: embossing, plating (metal coating), metal

GUSN: 61956

Accession Number: 1984.795.4

Teaspoon

Squared tips; cntrl pattern on hndl; pointed bowl; "WG" logo.

Date: 1920-1935

Maker: Wellner (Maker)

Material: embossing, plating (metal coating), metal

GUSN: 61957

Accession Number: 1984.795.5

Teaspoon

Squared tips; cntrl pattern on hndl; pointed bowl; "WG" logo.

Date: 1920-1935

Maker: Wellner (Maker)

Material: embossing, plating (metal coating), metal

GUSN: 61958

Accession Number: 1984.795.6

Dinner Knife

Simple handle with rounded tip; flat spatulate blade

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: Rogers (Maker)

Material: nickel (metal), silver (metal)

GUSN: 61959

Accession Number: 1984.797

Bottle Stopper

Long domed form; flange embossed; steel plunger; orange

Date: 1940-1955

Maker: Central Rubber Product Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: chromium, plating (metal coating), rubber (material), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 61960

Accession Number: 1984.798

Ladle

Fiddle & thread; ovoid with side spout; gilded bowl

Date: 1878

Maker: Lange, Th (Maker)

Material: gilding, plating (metal coating), silver (metal), metal

GUSN: 61961

Accession Number: 1984.799

Salad Server

Rounded handle with cuff 1/2way up; broad, shovel-shaped bowl

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: Progressus (Maker)

Material: aluminum (metal)

GUSN: 61962

Accession Number: 1984.800.1

Salad Server

Short hndl, rectangular in cross section with rounded tip; 4 flat tines

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: Progressus (Maker)

Material: aluminum (metal)

GUSN: 61963

Accession Number: 1984.800.2

Coffee Spoon

Gilded bowls; fiddle & thread; "MG" engraved on handle

Maker: unknown

Material: engraving (printing process), gilding, silver (metal)

GUSN: 61964

Accession Number: 1984.801.1

Coffee Spoon

Gilded bowls; fiddle & thread; "MG" engraved on handle

Maker: unknown

Material: engraving (printing process), gilding, silver (metal)

GUSN: 61965

Accession Number: 1984.801.2

Coffee Spoon

Gilded bowls; fiddle & thread; "MG" engraved on handle

Maker: unknown

Material: engraving (printing process), gilding, silver (metal)

GUSN: 61966

Accession Number: 1984.801.3

Coffee Spoon

Gilded bowls; fiddle & thread; "MG" engraved on handle

Maker: unknown

Material: engraving (printing process), gilding, silver (metal)

GUSN: 61967

Accession Number: 1984.801.4

Ladle

Plain round-end handle; curved handle; ovoid bowl

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: M & T Mfg. Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: impressing, plating (metal coating), silver (metal), metal

GUSN: 61968

Accession Number: 1984.802

Cake Server

Pointed blade with 1 cutting edge; ribbed handle with squared tip

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: Gerst? (Maker)

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 61969

Accession Number: 1984.803

Serving Spoon

Fiddle & thread pattern; pointed bowl; "F" engraved on handle

Date: 1900

Maker: Graf, C. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 61970

Accession Number: 1984.804.1

Serving Spoon

Fiddle & thread pattern; pointed bowl; "F" engraved on handle

Date: 1900

Maker: Graf, C. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 61971

Accession Number: 1984.804.2

Beige ankle-length women's dress with flared three-fourth length sleeves and black yarn details on the neckline and sleeves. The sleeves are split on the backside and both the edge and split are trimmed with silk. On either side and at the point of the split is a decorative black yarn diamond motif....

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile), silk (textile), yarn

GUSN: 190072

Accession Number: 2006.44.1284

Towel

Cream/off-white linen towel, woven in a diamond pattern. Loop at center top.

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), textile weaving processes and techniques

GUSN: 190073

Accession Number: 2005.24.9

Towel

Off-white linen towel, woven in a diamond pattern. Loop at top and fringe at the bottom.

Maker: Philbrick, Hannah Gove (Maker)

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 190074

Accession Number: 2005.24.10

Women' s dress

Blue and white ankle-length women's dress with elbow-length sleeves and lace trimmings. The sleeves have a bulge in material sewn in for the elbows. They are trimmed in banded lace with ruffles on both edges and four iridescent beads on the outer edge. The v-shaped neckline has a variation of a lace...

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), lace (needlework), beads (pierced objects)

GUSN: 190075

Accession Number: 2006.44.1285

Shawl

Oblong cream knitted shawl. Center is a separate rounded square with a diamond-shaped leaf pattern. Around the outside are four separate strips sewn around the square and out from each corner is a continuous border with diamonds and triangles and a scalloped edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 190076

Accession Number: 2006.44.1286

Shawl

Muted salmon colored knit shawl with a boat-shape rectangle with sides slated outward and upward and tassels around three sides. The inside of the shawl has evenly spaced horizontal ribs from end to end. The backsides of the rectangular pockets are exposed. The tassels are knotted at the base and ha...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 190077

Accession Number: 2006.44.1287

Cradle

Cradle. Red oak with white pine bottom and rockers. Arched bonnet constructed of decoratively turned spindles set horizontally into bent wood rails; four large ball finialed vertical spindles at each corner of bonnet matched by two at foot; body constructed with six panels per side, two at foot an...

Date: 1665-1685

Maker: unknown

Material: red oak (wood), eastern white pine (wood), turning (shaping process), joining

GUSN: 190085

Accession Number: 1958.100

Dressing Table

Dressing table. Black walnut with ash and maple veneer. Herring bone and plain bands surround. Thumbnail molded edge. Five-drawer case, two shallow over two deep flanking shallow center drawer. Case and drawers burl veneered. Skirt has ogee arches with inverted points and replaced urn drops. P...

Date: 1735-1745

Maker: unknown

Material: black walnut (wood), ash (wood), maple (wood), veneering, eastern white pine (wood)

GUSN: 190771

Accession Number: 1949.192

Needlework Picture

Needlework picture showing a basket maker working in a lush landscape that includes a peacock on the left and bee hives on a hillside on the right..

Date: 1749

Maker: Fleet, Mary, 1729-1796 (Maker)

Material: wool (hair), silk (fiber), linen (material)

GUSN: 190773

Accession Number: 1927.436

Coat of Arms

Made for Thomas (1724-1805) and Sarah Hubbard Fayerweather (1730-1804). The beaver with a fish in its mouth at the top of the shield may be a play on the family's name-based on the belief that the beaver is out in fair weather.

Date: 1760

Maker: Attributed to Welch, John, 1711-1789

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

GUSN: 190780

Accession Number: 1993.142

Tithing Rod

In the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries the tithing rod was an invaluable tool of office. On Sundays, the tithing man, carrying his rod, noted absentees and ensured order and attention during meetings. This was no insignificant chore, given that these meetings usually lasted for three hour...

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 190788

Accession Number: 1942.4733

Rosalie

Half-length portrait of a seated woman turned slightly to the left with her right hand at her breast; she wears a yellow sash and holds a dark cape across her lap. Gilt frame with ornate decoration at corners; plaque affixed to bottom rail of frame with a poem about Rosalie written by the artist.

Date: 1835

Maker: Allston, Washington, 1779-1843 (Painter)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas, gilding

GUSN: 190808

Accession Number: 1941.1697

Teaspoon

A pair of silver teaspoons. Rounded handle, pointed shoulders, and an oval bowl.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Theophilus Bradbury & Son (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 190813

Accession Number: 1946.662AB

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a rounded handle, squared shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Maker: (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 190816

Accession Number: 1946.663AB

Salt Spoons

Two matching silver salt spoons with flat fiddle-shaped handles, flat narrow stems, rounded shoulders, and pointed egg-shaped bowls.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 190817

Accession Number: 1947.80AB

Teaspoons

Two matching silver teaspoons with rounded handles, flat narrow stems, rounded shoulders and pointed egg-shaped bowls.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: Goddard, Daniel, 1796-1884 (Silversmith)

Material: silverware, silver (metal)

GUSN: 190819

Accession Number: 1947.84AB

Teaspoons

Four matching teaspoons with round upturned ribbed handles, flat narrow stems, rounded shoulders, and pointed egg-shaped bowls.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: Cushman & Fernald (Silversmith)

Material: silverware, silver (metal)

GUSN: 190820

Accession Number: 1947.84C-F

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a squared handle, pointed shoulders, and an oval bowl.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: Storrs, Nathan, 1768-1839 (Silversmith) Storrs, Nathan, 1768-1839 (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 190823

Accession Number: 1951.82

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a squared handle, pointed shoulders, and an oval bowl.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: Storrs, Nathan, 1768-1839 (Silversmith) Storrs, Nathan, 1768-1839 (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 190826

Accession Number: 1951.83

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with upturned pointed handle, beaded edge, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1853-1855

Maker: Jones, Ball & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 190829

Accession Number: 1951.108

Fork

Silver fork with upturned pointed handle, beaded decoration, and four tynes.

Date: 1853-1855

Maker: Jones, Ball & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 190833

Accession Number: 1951.109

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a pointed handle, beaded edge, and an oval bowl.

Date: 1857-1860

Maker: Jones, Shreve, Brown & Co.

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 190838

Accession Number: 1951.110

Sugar Spoon

Silver sugar spoon with a fiddle handle and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 190840

Accession Number: 1953.10

Tablespoon

Silver tablespoon with rounded upturned handle, oval bowl, and a midrib.

Date: 1715-1746

Maker: Edwards, John, 1671-1746 (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 190842

Accession Number: 1956.M1

Tablespoon

Silver tablespoon with rounded upturned handle, oval bowl, and a midrib.

Date: 1715-1746

Maker: Edwards, John, 1671-1746 (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 190843

Accession Number: 1956.M2

Ladle

Silver and wood serving ladle. Round deep bowl with a flat bottom made of a Charles II coin dated 1668. Wood turned handle with metal findings.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 190844

Accession Number: 1957.142

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1820

Maker: Libby, J. G. L., 1820-1849 (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 190846

Accession Number: 1965.58

Teaspoon

One of a set of five. Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, and an oval bowl.

Date: 1826-1840

Maker: Harding, Newell, 1796-1862 (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 190848

Accession Number: 1975.85.1

Teaspoon

A pair of silver teaspoons. Fiddle handles, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: Whiton, Ezra, 1797-1858 (Silversmith)

Material: silverware, silver (metal)

GUSN: 190851

Accession Number: 1975.86AB

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