Historic New England

Puzzle

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37375

Accession Number: 1934.2840

Ladies hand fan with ivory sticks, pierced and inlaid with silver; one guard stick has small mirror with a gilt frame; paper leaf has white ground with scrolling gilt pattern enclosing cartouches, cartouches are lithographed and painted with winter scenes of figures skating and on a sleigh; two fig...

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), lithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 37376

Accession Number: 1934.2844

Fan & Box

Fan: brown wooden sticks w/ leaf of brown turkey? feathers oil painted w/ spray of purple and yellow pansies and daisy trail; long aubergine silk tassel w/ braided ring. Box: large white; covered w/ moire paper; one guard; stick has silver shield.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 37377

Accession Number: 1934.2845AB

Tieback

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 37378

Accession Number: 1934.2846A

Tieback

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 37379

Accession Number: 1934.2846B

Hand towel

No description

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: Small, Sarah J. (Maker)

Material: fringe, fustian, hand weaving, tabby (textile), weaving, textiles

GUSN: 37380

Accession Number: 1934.2850

Tile

Square decorative ceramic tile; cream colored background; brown transfer print of the Old Meeting House in Hingham.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Mintons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, glaze

GUSN: 37382

Accession Number: 1934.2858

Girl's dress and jacket

Girl's dress [A] with matching jacket [B]. Brown and tan silk with small checked pattern. Trimmed with plain brown silk. Picked up by the donor at a Brookline rummage sale.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37383

Accession Number: 1934.2859AB

Child's dress

Child's dress, dark red silk with no sleeves. Front buttons missing. To be worn with a guimpe.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37385

Accession Number: 1934.2860

Plate

Large redware plate with looping lines of yellow slip and the word "Ninety." Red-brown glaze and impressed edge. Small asterisk -shaped figure near plate edge is formed by the absence of glaze. Possibly made using a wax resist technique.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, redware, slipware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 37386

Accession Number: 1934.2862

Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 37387

Accession Number: 1934.2863

Cologne Bottle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 37388

Accession Number: 1934.2870

Toilet Bottle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 37389

Accession Number: 1934.2872

Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 37390

Accession Number: 1934.2877

Picture

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37391

Accession Number: 1934.2883

Portrait Picture

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: pencils (drawing and writing equipment), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 37392

Accession Number: 1934.2884

Photograph

View of plowed and planted field w/ house just visible in background; many men and a few women posed (not in work clothes) w/ hoes in middle ground.

Date: 1873

Maker: Black, James Wallace, 1825-1896 (Photographer)

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 37393

Accession Number: 1934.2885

Scale

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 37394

Accession Number: 1934.2886

Dress

Brown silk & wool crepe w/ tan satin stripe. A=Bodice - standing band collar of brown taffeta w/ light green satin ribbon lining & bow at back; same green satin along center front & waist. Tan silk mousseline along center front covering taffeta hook & eye closure; slightly pointed at waist front &...

Date: 1897-1898

Maker: unknown

Material: crepe (textile), stitching, machine-made, silk (textile), taffeta, wool (textile)

GUSN: 37395

Accession Number: 1934.2887AB

Basket

Bowl-shaped wood splint basket with square base, expanding sides and round rim. Checker weave base of wide standards. Some of the standards are split to form narrower side standards, resulting in standards of differing widths. The sides are a checker weave. The rim is re-inforced with interior and...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 37396

Accession Number: 1934.2989

Side Chair

Side chair. Mahogany, maple. Back composed of four solid slats; stretchers: saddle seat. Rests on Marlborough legs with beaded front legs.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), maple (wood), poplar (wood), textiles, upholstering

GUSN: 37397

Accession Number: 1934.2891

Side Chair

Chair. Cherry wood, upholstery. Ladder back form. Four pierced anthemion slats; upholstered seat; serpentine front rail; "H" and rear stretchers. Rests on molded tapered legs.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), upholstering

GUSN: 37398

Accession Number: 1934.2892

Cradle

Cradle. Pine, paint, grain-paint. Three-pitch hood; shaped sides, front skirt and footboard; crotch mahogany grain-painting; blue interior.

Date: 1790-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 37400

Accession Number: 1934.2897

Mirror

Mahogany veneered looking glass

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37401

Accession Number: 1934.2898

Worked Stone

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 37402

Accession Number: 1934.2899

Scale

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 37405

Accession Number: 1934.2902

Shovel

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 37408

Accession Number: 1934.2904

Pan

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 37409

Accession Number: 1934.2905

Fireback

Fireback depicting a cow and a farmer. Above the farm scene is an ornate border and a gothic archway design.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 37410

Accession Number: 1934.2906

Ingrain rug

Rectangular, seamed carpeting; green wool edge binding. Persian style with stripes of red, green and light blue; white details highlighting rows of alternating foliated hexagons; diamond centers with foliated octagons. Floral border.

Date: 1855-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, ingrain carpets, jacquard, weaving, machine-made, alteration (process and technique), wool (textile)

GUSN: 37411

Accession Number: 1934.2907.1

Violin

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 37412

Accession Number: 1934.2908

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 37413

Accession Number: 1934.2909

Cann

Pewter cup with C-shaped handle; no ornamentation; base is thicker than sides.

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: S & Co. (Maker)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 36638

Accession Number: 1934.602

Measurer

Pewter one-half gill measure. Pear-shaped body with loop handle.

Date: 1775-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 36639

Accession Number: 1934.603

Measurer

Pewter quarter gill measure with loop handle.

Date: 1775-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 36640

Accession Number: 1934.604

Plate

Small, round pewter plate.

Date: 1775-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 36641

Accession Number: 1934.607

Syrup Pitcher

Column-shaped, pewter syrup pitcher; hinged, pointed, domed lid with ornament; short, covered spout; bracket-shaped handle.

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 36642

Accession Number: 1934.608

Pitcher

Small pewter pitcher missing lid. Fluted band around bottom half, spout with heart-shaped opening, loop handle and braided band around rim and base.

Date: 1851

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 36643

Accession Number: 1934.609

Pitcher

Small pewter pitcher with scroll handl, fillets around mid-section and flat spout.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 36644

Accession Number: 1934.610

Shaker, Salt

Pear-shaped, footed salt shaker.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 36645

Accession Number: 1934.611

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 36646

Accession Number: 1934.615

Inkwell

Round pewter inkwell with cork stopper. Wider at bottom than at the top, two pairs of incised bands on body and engraved with letters A through E.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), cork (bark)

GUSN: 36647

Accession Number: 1934.616

Spoon

Pewter spoon with round bowl and thin, six-sided handle.

Date: 1780-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 36648

Accession Number: 1934.617

Spoon

Pewter spoon with oval bowl and crown tip handle.

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 36649

Accession Number: 1934.618

Plate

Round pewter plate with flat brim, incised band around well and three evenly spaced holes pierced in rim.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: Austin, Nathaniel (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 36650

Accession Number: 1934.619

Plate

Round pewter plate with shallow well and flat brim.

Date: 1748-1801

Maker: John Townsend & Thomas Griffin (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 36651

Accession Number: 1934.620

Plate

Round pewter plate with shallow well and flat brim.

Date: 1748-1801

Maker: John Townsend & Thomas Griffin (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 36652

Accession Number: 1934.621

Plate

Round pewter plate with reeded rim.

Date: 1725-1775

Maker: Ellis, Samuel (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 36653

Accession Number: 1934.626

Plate

Round pewter plate with deep well and reeded rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 36654

Accession Number: 1934.627

Charger

Round pewter charger.

Date: 1775-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 36655

Accession Number: 1934.629

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