Historic New England

Fire Screen

Fire screen consisting of three hinged panels, each panel features a trellis design in wrought iron with stained glass and a central flower, scrolled wrought iron base with open heart at center attached to the bottom of each, center panel features a wrought iron scrolled fleur de lis at top.

Date: 1896

Maker: Whitman, Sarah Wyman, 1842-1904 (Maker)

Material: glass (material), wrought iron (iron alloy), stained glass (material)

GUSN: 103647

Accession Number: 1990.91

Creamware Pitcher

Creamware pitcher with Bowman and Patterson family coat of arms painted on each side, beneath the spout is the Massachusetts coat of arms.

Date: 1796-1800

Maker: Probably Herculaneum (Manufacturer)

Material: creamware, paint (coating)

GUSN: 103648

Accession Number: 2008.37

Ashtray

Earthenware round ceramic ashtray half painted in blue and the other half in dark gray with two abstract fish on either side of a rectangular mask over a shield.

Date: 1956

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 103649

Accession Number: 2008.33

Miniature portrait of Mary Louisa Bowen

Round miniature portrait on ivory of a young girl with long curls, set in round gold colored metal frame with pendant loop at top.

Date: ca. 1855

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 103650

Accession Number: 2008.27

Placemat

Rectangular white cotton placemat with embroidered basket of flowers in center.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Worcester, Sarah Ames Lothrop (Maker)

GUSN: 103651

Accession Number: 2008.29.1

Placemat

Rectangular white cotton placemat with embroidered flowers surrounding a circular open work medallion with five hanging tassels along bottom.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Worcester, Sarah Ames Lothrop (Maker)

GUSN: 103652

Accession Number: 2008.29.2

Placemat

Rectangular white cotton placemat with embroidered bellflowers and leaves with open work medallions and three hanging tassels from bottom.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Worcester, Sarah Ames Lothrop (Maker)

GUSN: 103653

Accession Number: 2008.29.3

Table Runner

White cotton crocheted table runner with floral and scroll leaf open work pattern.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Worcester, Sarah Ames Lothrop (Maker)

GUSN: 103654

Accession Number: 2008.29.4.1

Placemats

Pair of white cotton placemats with an embroidered open work floral and scroll leaf pattern.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Worcester, Sarah Ames Lothrop (Maker)

GUSN: 103655

Accession Number: 2008.29.4.2-3

Opera Glasses and Case

Mother of pearl and brass opera glasses [.1] with a leather fitted case [.2] lined in blue satin.

Date: 1871-1890

Maker: L. Kimball & Son (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), mother of pearl, leather

GUSN: 103656

Accession Number: 2008.30.1-.2

The John Hancock House, Boston, Mass.

Oil painting of the John Hancock House on Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Gilt wood frame.

Date: 1859

Maker: Furneaux, Charles (Painter)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas, gilding

GUSN: 103657

Accession Number: 2008.38

Ladle

Large silver ladle with shaped handle engraved with an engraved "B."

Date: ca. 1846

Maker: Cogswell, Henry, 1824-1865 (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 103658

Accession Number: 2008.42

Bowl

Plain wooden shallow bowl with machine created concentric circles on the interior and exterior.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 103659

Accession Number: 1913.195

Bowl

Plain wooden shallow round bowl.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103660

Accession Number: 1913.196

Bowl

Round wooden shallow bowl with concentric circles on the interior and exterior.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103661

Accession Number: 1913.197

Counter-Top Radio

Rectangular cream plastic radio with a gold metal speaker cover on front, round tuner dial under glass on right over two brown plastic tuning knobs, black plastic handle attached to top. Brown plastic covered wire and plug on reverse.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Emerson Radio and Phonograph Corporation (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103662

Accession Number: 2008.34.1

Wall Clock

Square metal wall clock painted cream with a round face behind glass with black numbers, black plastic hour and minute hands and a red second hand, wire and plug on reverse.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: General Electric Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103663

Accession Number: 2008.34.2

Stool

Wooden stool with round flat seat painted red, three bent rectangular wood legs.

Date: 1932-1933

Maker: Aalto, Alvar (Finnish architect and designer, 1898-1976) (Designer)

GUSN: 103664

Accession Number: 2008.34.4.1

Stool

Wooden stool with round flat seat painted black, three bent rectangular wood legs.

Date: 1932-1933

Maker: Aalto, Alvar (Finnish architect and designer, 1898-1976) (Designer)

GUSN: 103665

Accession Number: 2008.34.4.2

Stool

Wooden stool with round flat seat painted blue, three bent rectangular wood legs.

Date: 1932-1933

Maker: Aalto, Alvar (Finnish architect and designer, 1898-1976) (Designer)

GUSN: 103666

Accession Number: 2008.34.4.3

Toni Doll

Hard plastic female doll with short blond curly nylon hair, blinking eyes with long black eyelashes and pursed red painted lips, moveable head, arms and legs.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Lipfert, Bernard (Designer)

GUSN: 103667

Accession Number: 2008.34.3.1

Toni Doll

Hard plastic female doll with long blond curly nylon hair, blinking eyes with long black eyelashes and pursed red painted lips, moveable head, arms and legs.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Lipfert, Bernard (Designer)

GUSN: 103668

Accession Number: 2008.34.3.2

Coffee Table

Round wood table with round indent on top, three metal legs with black rubber covers on feet.

Date: 1949-1957

Maker: Eames, Charles (Designer) Herman Miller Furniture Company (Retailer)

GUSN: 103669

Accession Number: 2008.34.5

Wedding Gown

Lavender-opal satin wedding dress with train. Faux pearl buttons down front, lace at collar and cuffs, pleated insets on train. Pink fabric roses attached at hip.

Date: 1883

Maker: unknown

Material: satin, lace (needlework)

GUSN: 103670

Accession Number: 2008.28.1.1

Wedding Veil

Ivory tulle veil.

Date: 1883

Maker: unknown

Material: tulle (meshed textile)

GUSN: 103671

Accession Number: 2008.28.1.2AB

Textile Sample

Cotton textile sample with a patchwork floral design in purple, gray, and light and dark blue. Selvage edge.

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Isola, Maija, 1927-2001 (Designer) Marimekko (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103370

Accession Number: 2000.491.17

Textile sample

Cotton textile sample with a patchwork floral design in black and light and dark gray. Selvage edge.

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Isola, Maija, 1927-2001 (Designer) Marimekko (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103371

Accession Number: 2000.491.18

Textile Sample

Cotton textile sample of red wavy stripes of different widths on a bright blue ground. Selvage edge.

Date: 1961

Maker: Isola, Maija, 1927-2001 (Designer) Marimekko (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103372

Accession Number: 2000.491.19

Carpet Fragment

Wool carpet fragment, Wilton weave in diagonal lines of dark red dots on a rose ground.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103373

Accession Number: 2005.2.24

Wallpaper Printing Cylinder

Metal wallpaper printing cylinder with floral design.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103375

Accession Number: 2005.28.2

Wallpaper Printing Cylinder

Wood and metal wallpaper printing cylinder featuring a scrolling foliate design

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103376

Accession Number: 2005.29.1

Wallpaper Printing Cylinder

Wood and metal wallpaper machine printing cylinder with scrolling floral pattern.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 103377

Accession Number: 2005.29.2

Wallpaper Printing Cylinder

Wood and metal printing cylinder with two bands of scrolling foliate.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103378

Accession Number: 2005.29.3

Wallpaper Printing Cylinder

Wood and metal wallpaper printing cylinder featuring a floral pattern with a trellis.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103379

Accession Number: 2005.29.4

Wallpaper Wood Block

Wallpaper wood block with two stylized male figures.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103380

Accession Number: 2005.29.5

Wallpaper Wood Block

Wallpaper wood block with a scrolling floral and swag design.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103381

Accession Number: 2005.29.6

Wallpaper

Tapestry wallpaper fragment depicting a pastoral scene of a woman on a mule and a man plowing a field, various greens and beige on tan ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), printing ink

GUSN: 103382

Accession Number: 2005.30

Wallpaper Moldings Sample Sheet

Wallpaper moldings sample sheet featuring various styles and colors of wallpaper molding, most with gilt decoration.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Potter Paper Mills (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103383

Accession Number: 2004.45AB

Double Bed

Bed, double size, having horizontally rectangular headboard, large continuous-bead molding of scrolls details the serpentine outline, and top center cartouche of foliate carving. Beneath center book-match burl graining. Lower footboard repeats the headboard detail, counterpart base molding, with fre...

Date: 1936-1937

Maker: Cole, Louis (Maker) National Furniture Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103384

Accession Number: 2007.17.1A-D

Gentleman's Dresser

Chest of drawers, vertically rectangular, having an overhang rectangular top, serpentine-shaped front and ovolo corners fitted with upper two horizontal short drawers, above four graduated long drawers, all with case continuous-bead molding surrounds having cast-metal pulls, scrolls and foliate deta...

Date: 1936-1937

Maker: Cole, Louis (Maker) National Furniture Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103385

Accession Number: 2007.17.2

Commode

Commode, having overhang serpentine-shaped top, ovolo corners, with molded edge. Two horizontal short drawers beneath, fronts with inner bead molding and continuous-bead molding surrounds, each with matching cast-metal foliate pulls. Beneath, two deep long drawers, serpentine fronts, continuous-bead...

Date: 1936-1937

Maker: Cole, Louis (Maker) National Furniture Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103386

Accession Number: 2007.17.3

Dressing Table

Dressing table, serpentine shaped with edge thumb-molding having concave center knee space, applied continuous-bead molding outline with center base carved scallop shell with scroll surrounds. Flanking banks of three graduated short drawers on each side, top serpentine drawers with bead molding surr...

Date: 1936-1937

Maker: Cole, Louis (Maker) National Furniture Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103387

Accession Number: 2007.17.4

Upholstered Bench with Arms

Bench with arms having low oval upholstered back, ivory ground brocade with pastel flowers and leafage show cover; applied carved C-scroll cresting. Curved dish-molded open arms above shaped molded arm supports and D-shaped upholstered slip-seat. Front seat rail with shaped lower edge; shaped front ...

Date: 1936-1937

Maker: Cole, Louis (Maker) National Furniture Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103388

Accession Number: 2007.17.5

Upholstered Chair

Boudoir chair, with boxed oval upholstered back, counterpart upholstery show cover, having D-shaped upholstered seat above straight front seat rail, scallop shaping lower edge. Cabriole legs with leafage carved French feet.

Date: 1936-1937

Maker: Cole, Louis (Maker) National Furniture Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103389

Accession Number: 2007.17.6

Pair of Nightstands

Pair of nightstands, each with overhang circular top, multiple continuous-bead edge molding above shaped aprons with machined rosettes. Four high slender cabriole legs, apron roundels above high leg low relief leafage carving and French scroll above rounded block feet.

Date: 1936-1937

Maker: Cole, Louis (Maker) National Furniture Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103390

Accession Number: 2007.17.7.1-2

Pair of Wall Mirrors

Pair of wall mirrors, vertically oval in shape, each having molded frame, bead-molding inner edge, and pierced foliate scrollwork cresting, center swags and ruffled shell detail; counterpart reduced pierced and carved base detail.

Date: 1936-1937

Maker: Cole, Louis (Maker) National Furniture Company (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103391

Accession Number: 2007.17.8.1-2

Pair of Modillions Mounted on Boards

Pair of wood modillions having carved scrolled acanthus leaves, painted white, both mounted to rectangular boards

Date: 1795

Maker: Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844 (Architect)

GUSN: 103392

Accession Number: 2007.19.1-2

Hope Chest

Rectangular cedar hope chest with veneered surface, serpentine stepped molding at front, single drawer at bottom front, and four bracket feet. Lid hinged at back, single shelf with three sections lined with green felt under lid.

Date: 1942

Maker: The Lane Company, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103393

Accession Number: 2007.22.1

Bedspread

White cotton crocheted bedspread with an interlocking diamond pattern with pink and multicolored rosettes, zigzag shaped edge with cotton fringe on three sides.

Date: 1942-1945

Maker: Swedberg, Annie (Maker)

GUSN: 103394

Accession Number: 2007.22.2

Doily

Round tan cotton crocheted doily consisting of seven circles, one in center and six sewn around the center circle.

Date: 1942-1945

Maker: Swedberg, Annie (Maker)

GUSN: 103395

Accession Number: 2007.22.3

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