Historic New England

Fireplace Tile

White body with abstract floral in manganese; central shell & leaves

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, shell (animal material), glazing (coating), tin glaze, tin (metal)

GUSN: 63804

Accession Number: 1948.255.11

Fireplace Tile

White body with abstract floral in manganese; central shell & leaves

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, shell (animal material), glazing (coating), tin glaze, tin (metal)

GUSN: 63805

Accession Number: 1948.255.12

Fireplace Tile

White body with abstract floral in manganese; central shell & leaves

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, shell (animal material), glazing (coating), tin glaze, tin (metal)

GUSN: 63806

Accession Number: 1948.255.13

Fireplace Tile

White body with abstract floral in manganese; central shell & leaves

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, shell (animal material), glazing (coating), tin glaze, tin (metal)

GUSN: 63807

Accession Number: 1948.255.14

Fireplace Tile

White body with abstract floral in manganese; central shell & leaves

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, shell (animal material), glazing (coating), tin glaze, tin (metal)

GUSN: 63808

Accession Number: 1948.255.15

Fireplace Tile

White body with abstract floral in manganese; central shell & leaves

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, shell (animal material), glazing (coating), tin glaze, tin (metal)

GUSN: 63809

Accession Number: 1948.255.16

Fireplace Tile

White body with abstract floral in manganese; central shell & leaves

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, shell (animal material), glazing (coating), tin glaze, tin (metal)

GUSN: 63810

Accession Number: 1948.255.17

Fireplace Tile

White body with abstract floral in manganese; central shell & leaves

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, shell (animal material), glazing (coating), tin glaze, tin (metal)

GUSN: 63811

Accession Number: 1948.255.18

Fireplace Tile

White body with abstract floral in manganese; central shell & leaves

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, shell (animal material), glazing (coating), tin glaze, tin (metal)

GUSN: 63812

Accession Number: 1948.255.19

Bottle

Colorlss; sm. neck with irreg. lip; stopper with square finial; round shldr

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 63813

Accession Number: 1987.951AB

Sewing Box

Rectangular; woven on dowel frame; paper outside; silk lav. ribbon top

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), splitting, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 63814

Accession Number: 1987.952

Sewing Box

Rectangular; black; gold dec; hinged lid; tray with 10comprtmnts; ivory fittn

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cedar (wood), ivory (tooth component), lacquering

GUSN: 63815

Accession Number: 1987.953

Fire Tool Stand

Circular base with pierced gallery; turned brass shaft; scroll suppt.

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 63816

Accession Number: 1987.954.1

Fireplace Shovel

Dished scoop; flares one end; shaft with cylindrical turnings & ball finial

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 63817

Accession Number: 1987.954.2

Fireplace Tongs

2 flat discs; shafts with cntrl. turnngs; hinge with trefoil; ball fin

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 63818

Accession Number: 1987.954.3

Fireplace Poker

Iron rectangular tip; flaring & blunted; turnings with ball finial

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 63819

Accession Number: 1987.954.4

Andiron

Shaft with trestle base; snake ft. with spurs; ball with applied strap.

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 63820

Accession Number: 1987.955.1

Andiron

Shaft with trestle base; snake ft. with spurs; ball with applied strap.

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 63821

Accession Number: 1987.955.2

Brush Holder

Vase with ribbed body; bl & black leaves&flowers/white; molded ribbn

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: ironstone (pottery), molding (forming), transfer printing

GUSN: 63822

Accession Number: 1987.956

Coverlet

White; heavy; quilted in white in a large allover floral pattr

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), quilting

GUSN: 63823

Accession Number: 1987.957

Table Cover

Large handwoven rectangular; red, magenta, blue, green. paisley; central black Arabic

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 63824

Accession Number: 1987.958

Curtain

Printed; lined with white; green & pink floral in vertical stripes

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 63825

Accession Number: 1987.959

Curtain

Dotted swiss cafe curtains, with tiebacks

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 63826

Accession Number: 1987.960.1

Curtain

Dotted swiss cafe curtains, with tiebacks

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 63827

Accession Number: 1987.960.2

Table Cover

Brown silk damask; floralpattern with brown fringe.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 63828

Accession Number: 1987.961

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

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

Doorstop

Molded high relief; assym. basket; rectangular base; brown with polychrome

Date: 1925

Maker: unknown

Material: composition (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 64801

Accession Number: 1970.904

Print

Black and white print, hand colored, depicting a gothic church with a tall spire and tan street

Date: 1845

Maker: Upjohn, Richard (Architect) Possibly Palmer, F. & S. (Publisher)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 64802

Accession Number: 1970.905

Photograph

Black and white photographic portrait of a balding man with a moustache, wearing a black suit and tie, high collar; bust length

Date: 1898

Maker: Pearsall, Alva (Photographic studio)

GUSN: 64803

Accession Number: 1970.907

Ceremonial Sword

Reeded ivory grip; brass helmet finial; black leather sheath

Date: 1875

Maker: G. W. Simmons & Co. (Maker)

Material: leather, steel (alloy)

GUSN: 64804

Accession Number: 1970.908

Candlestick

White; four lobed circular base and shaft; leafy neck ring and rim; gilt edging

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 64805

Accession Number: 1970.909.1

Candlestick

White; four lobed circular base and shaft; leafy neck ring and rim; gilt edging

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 64806

Accession Number: 1970.909.2

Andiron

Elong. bulbous baluster form; eagle finial; black; 2cabriole legs

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 64807

Accession Number: 1970.910.1

Andiron

Elong. bulbous baluster form; eagle finial; black; 2cabriole legs

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 64808

Accession Number: 1970.910.2

Firetool Stand

Molded base; straight rod shaft; 4 molded hooks; eagle finial

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 64809

Accession Number: 1970.910.3

Hearth Brush

Straight rod shaft; baluster handle; circular head; black with black brstl

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 64810

Accession Number: 1970.910.4

Fireplace Tongs

Baluster handle; 2bent shafts with round flat pincers; black

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 64811

Accession Number: 1970.910.5

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