Historic New England

Fichu

Black lace scarf with gold leaf edge and Stars of David pattern throughout.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49344

Accession Number: 1976.153

Cream sheer cotton embroidered with band of circles and petal shape along face and neck, and randomly along cap; serpentine floral stem with net inserted in flowers; net insert at back--large flower; scalloped and floral trim at back circle; drawstring neck and face.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: Lincoln, Deborah, Miss (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 49345

Accession Number: 1976.154

Infant's Cap

Cream; sheer; eyelet embroidery--allover; with scalloped edge around face embroidered with foliate meander; drawstring neck.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: Lincoln, Deborah, Miss (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 49346

Accession Number: 1976.155

Purse

Green and white floral patterned purse with a red silk opening and a silk tassel drawstring.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49347

Accession Number: 1976.156

Shawl

White center with 15" border with repeating botehs; 1 1/2" inner border of tilted botehs with corner botehs, mostly blue with touches of red and yellow; sewn-on fringe.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49348

Accession Number: 1976.158

Tray

Rectangular w/ deeply canted corners. Painted black w/ floral and foliage stencilled inside rim. Red stripe painted on the outside rim. Cutouts in each used as handles.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating), tinning

GUSN: 49349

Accession Number: 1976.172

Infant's Cap

Cream; net embroidered along two bands with stylized flower encircled by dots; two tucks; narrow lace band along neck.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching, net (textile)

GUSN: 49352

Accession Number: 1976.179

Table

Chair table with round top; rectangular board sides with circular handholds; seat grooved into sides; nailed box below seat; sides mortised and tenoned into shoes.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49357

Accession Number: 1976.223

Armchair

No description

Date: 1760-1795

Maker: unknown

Material: staining, maple (wood), upholstering, rush (material), painting (coating)

GUSN: 49359

Accession Number: 1976.230

Chair

Side chair. Birch. Serpentine crest rail. Molded ears. Pierced splat. Rush seat. Block and vase-turned legs. Ring and ball-turned stretchers. Rests on Spanish feet.

Date: 1760-1795

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood)

GUSN: 49360

Accession Number: 1976.231.1

Side Chair

Side chair. Soft maple, ash rear seat rail. Yoke crest. Vasiform splat. Stiles taper upward from base to crest. Rush seat. Block and baluster-turned front legs with baluster and ring turnings just below seat rail.Swelled turned side stretchers with central turned ring contours. Ball and ring...

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), white ash (wood), rush (material)

GUSN: 49361

Accession Number: 1976.232

Chest of Drawers

Chest of drawers with two smaller central drawers above two larger top and lower drawers; grained and painted "panels" on drawers; flattened ball feet.

Date: 1715-1735

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), painting (coating), poplar (wood), red oak (wood), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 49362

Accession Number: 1976.234

Chair

Side chair. Poplar posts and bannisters; arch seat rails, splat rail, and stretchers; maple crest and splat rail. Arched, molded crest. Vasiform splat. Splat rail protrudes downward. Grooves outline crest and splat rail. Rushed seat rerushed in late twentieth century. Block-and-baluster-turne...

Date: 1715-1740

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), maple (wood), poplar (wood), rush (material)

GUSN: 49363

Accession Number: 1976.236

Windsor Chair

Brace back Windsor chair with a fan back, saddle seat, scroll-eared crest rail, and painted stringing on the legs.

Date: 1790-1805

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 49364

Accession Number: 1976.242

Chair

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49365

Accession Number: 1976.246

Andiron

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 49367

Accession Number: 1976.263A

Andiron

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 49368

Accession Number: 1976.263B

Cup and saucer

Earthenware teacup without handle (.1) and saucer (.2). Green transfer-print "Eagle" pattern. Depicts eagle with outstretched wings sailing in a large shell-shaped boat with furled sail. In the background is a village and a domed building on a hill. The eagle wears a shield bearing the stars and str...

Date: 1836-1841

Maker: R. Hall & Son (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 49369

Accession Number: 1976.268.1-.2

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 49370

Accession Number: 1976.274A

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 49371

Accession Number: 1976.274B

Chair

Tapered molded legs; molded H-stretchers and seat rails; rounded stiles and crest; pierced urn and volute banister; slip seat. DHC Painted black with gold in 1850-1870. Evidence of earlier red stained surface. Berlin work cover over poss. original rush seat. Stretchers well worn; bead hardly visi...

Date: 1790-1815

Maker: Possibly Gilbert, Nathaniel (Maker)

GUSN: 49373

Accession Number: 1976.279

Teapot

Earthenware handled teapot. Branch molded handle. Foliate molded spout. Hand painted floral design.

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, hand-painted

GUSN: 49374

Accession Number: 1976.283AB

Mirror

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49375

Accession Number: 1976.284

Pictorial Sampler

Pictorial sampler on cream-colored linen ground. House at center surrounded by flowers and potted flowers. Polychromatic threads in pink, yellow, and green. Gilt frame.

Maker: Rolfe, Anna E. (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 49376

Accession Number: 1976.287

Windsor Chair

Chair. Maple and pine. Rod back, bamboo turnings, incised lines around shaped seat; stripped. Branded "J. Davenport" at bottom of seat.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: Davenport, John (Furniture worker)

Material: maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 49377

Accession Number: 1976.292

Tieback

Metal tieback with porcelain front. Porcelain is painted with the image of a woman wearing a hat tied around her chin with blue ribbon.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 49703

Accession Number: 1980.46

Runner

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49704

Accession Number: 1980.47.1

Runner

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49705

Accession Number: 1980.47.2

Tablecloth

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49706

Accession Number: 1980.48

Tablecloth

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49707

Accession Number: 1980.49.1

Tablecloth

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49708

Accession Number: 1980.49.2

Tablecloth

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49709

Accession Number: 1980.50

Tablecloth

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 49710

Accession Number: 1980.51

Table scarf

Rectangular table scarf with black wool twill ground. Appliqued flowers, berries and leaves in red, white and green wool. Vines and stems embroidered in red and green wool. Trimmed all around with black fringe.

Date: 1830-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: appliqué (technique), crewelwork (technique), stitching, piecing, weaving, wool (textile)

GUSN: 49711

Accession Number: 1980.52

Cushion

Cushion with dark red Berlinwork ground. Central motif and border of flowers and leaves in shades of pale gray and green with touches of yellow. Brown silk-covered cord binding. Gray silk back. White and blue ticking stripe cotton twill lining. Feather stuffing.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: Berlin woolwork, cotton (textile), feather (material), silk (textile), twill, wool (textile)

GUSN: 49712

Accession Number: 1980.53

Whole cloth quilt

Green wool whole cloth quilt. Three strips have overquilted design of pinwheels and "pumpkin seeds" on the diagonal. Interspaces filled with diamond or checkerboard quilting. Chevron-like border.

Date: 1790-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: quilting, wholecloth quilts, stitching, wool (textile)

GUSN: 49713

Accession Number: 1980.54

Embroidery Kit

Muslin embroidery kit of a bird.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49714

Accession Number: 1980.57

Textile Remnant

Rectangular textile remnant. Remnant is divided horizontally by wide green floral borders with an overlay of delicate white floral vines and bellflowers. Divided vertically by green interlocking heart chain columns, brown outlined fish scales, with white between. Narrow hemmed sides, wide hemmed top...

Date: 1835-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 49715

Accession Number: 1980.58

Bed flounce

Rectangular hemmed dust ruffle. Columns of purple, rococo scrolled rectangular medallions with floral bunches. Trailing sprigs curling outside. Ground of dark purple-black.

Date: 1840-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating), stitching, printing (process), rolling up, textiles, tin (metal)

GUSN: 49716

Accession Number: 1980.59

Bed Flounce

Small blue flounced ruffle.

Date: 1840-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 49717

Accession Number: 1980.60

Bed Flounce or Dust Ruffle

Rectangular dust ruffle with hemmed and gathered top. Red and white print of cupids with bows aiming at viewer. In a white cloud surrounded by realistic thorned raspberry vines. Milled ground.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 49718

Accession Number: 1980.61A

Pitcher

Oval white body w/ facet, lobed sides; purple lustre reeding divides purple lustre and green enamel strawberry vines; border, under lustre rim, of oval arch in relief; scrolled handle w/ lustre decoration on spine.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), luster (textile), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 49719

Accession Number: 1980.64

Dessert plate

Small earthenware plate with scalloped rim and red transfer-print depiction of Harvard Hall, part of Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts. A horseman rides in the yard in front of the hall and a man, woman and child stand in the foreground. Inner border of floral sprays is encircled by outer bo...

Date: 1831-1835

Maker: Messrs. Job & John Jackson (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 49720

Accession Number: 1980.65

Saucer

Small earthenware plate with red transfer-print pattern depicting "Monte Video," the circa 1810 summer retreat of Daniel Wadsworth. The property was situated on the summit of Talcott Mountain west of Hartford, Connecticut, and included a 55 foot high viewing tower and mountain lake. The transfer-pri...

Date: 1834-1835

Maker: William Adams & Sons (Maker)

Material: transfer printing, earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 49721

Accession Number: 1980.66

Salad plate

Earthenware plate with scalloped rim and red transfer-print depiction of the historic Hancock House (built 1734-1737), Boston, Massachusetts. The view of the house, a three-story Georgian-style mansion constructed of granite, is from across the cobblestone street and includes passersby on the sidewa...

Date: 1831-1835

Maker: Messrs. Job & John Jackson (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 49722

Accession Number: 1980.67

Soup plate

Pink w/ border of baskets of roses and fan-shaped medallions; white beaded scalloped edge; scene of country road, right, and rough hewn hut, left; man and woman in road; Mt. Chororua background.

Date: 1834-1835

Maker: William Adams & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 49723

Accession Number: 1980.68

Soup plate

Earthenware plate with scalloped rim and red transfer-print pattern "Millenium." Fruit, flower and bundles of wheat surround central image of angel with animals [peaceable kingdom] and the words "PEACE ON EARTH." Above the scene is the tearing eye of God and Bible opened TO Isaiah, Ch.XIVI. A prayi...

Date: 1832-1835

Maker: Stevenson, Ralph, Ralph Stevenson & Son (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 49724

Accession Number: 1980.69

Peg Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 49725

Accession Number: 1980.71

A Domestic Scene

Pen and wash drawing in old gilt frame with wooden backing. Central figure of a woman seated in a painted chair, holding a small pointer in her right hand. Two children, a boy standing behind a small girl, stand by her left shoulder. Small girl holds an alphabet book--woman and two children are look...

Date: 1823

Maker: unknown

Material: ink, wash technique

GUSN: 49726

Accession Number: 1980.73

Bandbox

Oval pasteboard bandbox (A) and lid (B) covered with wallpaper. Paper features outdoor scene of figures in Neoclassical dress. Block printed in pinks, greens, white and varnish green on a gray background. Lined with newspaper dated 1838.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 49727

Accession Number: 1980.83AB

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