Historic New England

Chest

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49058

Accession Number: 1974.117

Closet

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49059

Accession Number: 1974.118A

Closet

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49060

Accession Number: 1974.118B

Chair

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49061

Accession Number: 1974.120A

Sofa

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49062

Accession Number: 1974.120B

Chair

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49063

Accession Number: 1974.120C

Chair

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49064

Accession Number: 1974.120D

Chair

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49065

Accession Number: 1974.121

Sofa

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49066

Accession Number: 1974.122A

Chair

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49067

Accession Number: 1974.122B

Chair

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49068

Accession Number: 1974.122C

Doll

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49073

Accession Number: 1974.126

Doll

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49076

Accession Number: 1974.130

Doll

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49077

Accession Number: 1974.131

Doll

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49078

Accession Number: 1974.132A

Baby

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49079

Accession Number: 1974.132B

Figurine

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49080

Accession Number: 1974.133

Dog

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49081

Accession Number: 1974.134

Animal Figurine

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49082

Accession Number: 1974.135

Figurine

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49083

Accession Number: 1974.136

Monkey

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49084

Accession Number: 1974.137

Animal Figurine

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49085

Accession Number: 1974.138

Animal

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49086

Accession Number: 1974.139

Animal

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49087

Accession Number: 1974.140A

Animal

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49088

Accession Number: 1974.140B

Covered Box

Of rectangular cardboard form, with a conforming lid. It is covered with a thin navy blue and white checkerboard patterned paper.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 51070

Accession Number: 1986.712AB

Covered Trinket Box

Small rectangular form, lined with a deep purple velvet and the box is stained natural. The cover is painted with a branch of a flowering tree.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), maple (wood), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 51071

Accession Number: 1986.713AB

Windsor style chair with a concave, round cornered crest rail, over four rod-shaped spindles. It has a shaped plank seat, four tapering round legs and box stretchers. It is painted black with gilt stenciled decoration on the crest and stiles.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 51072

Accession Number: 1986.714.1-2

Travel Clock

A square navy blue leather case, with initials on the top in gilt within a square gold meander line reserve. It is lined in a faded blue moire and fitted with a hinged leather flap holding a circular clock with brass bezel (rim) white face with brass Arabic numerals and enameled arms. The face and b...

Date: 1940-1945

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), glass (material), leather, metal

GUSN: 51073

Accession Number: 1986.716

Sewing Basket

A rectangular woven box with a hinged side with a braided closure device. The top has a rattan wrapped square handle and a bamboo key. The lid is hinged with white cotton thread. The box is lined with a floral pattern nylon fabric.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: bamboo (material), nylon, rattan, reed (grass, material), wicker

GUSN: 51074

Accession Number: 1986.718

Fancy Side Chair

The chair has a turned scrolled crest rail, arched stiles, two slats, a balloon-shaped rush seat, turned raking front legs, round tapering rear legs, and bowed front stretchers. It is grain-painted.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), graining, rush (material)

GUSN: 51075

Accession Number: 1986.719

Floor Lamp

Floor lamp with urn shaped finial on a turned shaft and tripod base. Turned adjustable arm with a light socket and a paper shade.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 51076

Accession Number: 1986.720

Watercolor

Watercolor of a Mexican cityscape with two burros and a church in the foreground, and mountains in the distance. It is in a narrow cyma curve black frame.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 51077

Accession Number: 1986.721

Figurine

Carved in the full round, a miniature version of an Easter Island male figure in two tone wood. It is on a round pedestal base.

Date: 1935-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51078

Accession Number: 1986.722

Chest

Handmade chest. Dark stain with painted blue stripes on lid and front. Domed and three-paneled lid. Hinged with fabric onto a glued board box with two cleat feet at the sides.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, painting (coating), pine (wood), staining, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51079

Accession Number: 1986.723

Ring Dish

A stylized figure of a standing donkey on an oblong platform over two joined footed cups decorated in blue, red and green with large flowerheads. The donkey is gray, black and brown.

Date: 1930-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, underglazing, ceramic (material)

GUSN: 51080

Accession Number: 1986.724

Print

A linoleum-cut polychrome print of a Laplander family hiking with a dog. It is in a horizontal format, predominant colors are: blue, pink, brown, taupe, yellow. It is in a simple narrow molded black painted frame.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: Harrong, Odd (Maker)

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

GUSN: 51081

Accession Number: 1986.725

Green Marble Geological Speciman

A slab of green marble of triangular shape- flat on the top and bottom. It has veins of white and dark green flecks.

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock), stone (rock)

GUSN: 51082

Accession Number: 1986.726

Vase

Of tapering cylindrical form with a slightly flared rim of light gray-brown unglazed earthenware. It is painted with bands of black, red and medium blue. It is decorated with stylized zig-zags over a top blue band, a black "rope" band around the middle and white scroll devices on the lower band. The...

Date: 1940-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), ceramic (material)

GUSN: 51083

Accession Number: 1986.728

Photograph

A cut down, card-mounted sepia studio portrait of a girl with dark ringlets in a plaid dress.

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: Meinerth, Carl, Mr. (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product), photographs

GUSN: 51084

Accession Number: 1986.729

Letter Rack

It has rectangular sides with rounded corners adn a flat narrow bottom. It is open at the top and sides for letters. It is in a thin "U" shape in profile of a single piece of copper.

Date: 1910-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), copper (metal), hammering

GUSN: 51085

Accession Number: 1986.730

Container

A cylindrical container. The interior is painted silver and the exterior is red with a zig-zag border over a band of a stylized wave motif- both are in olive, gold and black.

Date: 1925-1950

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 51086

Accession Number: 1986.732

Paper Knife

It has a rounded tapering handle in a "Repousse" daisy pattern on a pointed shouldered blade.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: S. Kirk & Son Inc. (Maker)

Material: iron (metal), sterling silver, silver (metal)

GUSN: 51087

Accession Number: 1986.733

Photograph

A card mounted studio photograph of four children.

Date: 1893

Maker: Possibly Globe Studio (Maker) Possibly Opera House Studio (Maker)

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product), photographs

GUSN: 51088

Accession Number: 1986.734

Secretary Bookcase

It is a standard Empire secretary, with a heavy molded cornice on an open bookcase and a hinged desk top and box over three drawers. It is flanked by pencil turned columns, it also has scroll feet, turned rear feet and is painted black.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 51089

Accession Number: 1986.735

Folding Rule

A folding ruler, with brass tips, center brass swivel hinge and two flanking folding hinges. Impressed and painted markings on each side.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Upson Nut Co. (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), fruitwood, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51090

Accession Number: 1986.736

Chair

A rounded rattan wrapped crest that continues to the arms and brass capped feet. It has a woven back seat and skirt. It is patterned at the crest, seat rail and arms with black rattan. It has a black corduroy covered seat cushion and metal gliders on the feet.

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), rattan

GUSN: 51091

Accession Number: 1986.737

Print, Woodcut-Colored

Print of a moonlit view with a horseback rider on a bridge over the river. There are people with a horse and dogs in the foreground. It is in a bamboo frame.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Hiroshige (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product), woodcut (process)

GUSN: 51092

Accession Number: 1986.738.1

Floor Lamp

The lamp has a steel ball and ring finial on an iron rod shaft, with an adjustable scrolled arm with a light socket and tripod base with flared feet.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 51093

Accession Number: 1986.739

Andiron

It has a ball finial on a tapering shaft and cabriole legs with spade feet.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 51094

Accession Number: 1986.740.1

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