Historic New England

Ring

White gold band ring chased with single row of repeating floral blooms flanked with leaves on stippled ground. Marked inside band with hallmarks and wedding date. (see Inscriptions)

Date: ca. 1929

Maker: J. R. Wood & Sons (Maker)

Material: eighteen-carat gold, white gold

GUSN: 287650

Accession Number: 2013.86.1

Small, round pasteboard bandbox (A) and lid (B) from New Ipswich, New Hampshire. The box is covered with a figured landscape wallpaper depicting a standing man presenting a seated woman with a bouquet of flowers in a pastoral setting. Couple wears Empire-style dress. Wallpaper is block-printed in...

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 287651

Accession Number: 2001.281.544AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, orange / red flocked arabesques or wrought iron motif on gold tortoiseshell metallic ground.

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flock papers

GUSN: 287652

Accession Number: 2013.87.1

Wallpaper

Three wallpaper fragments, gray flocked medallions on blue ground.

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flock papers

GUSN: 287653

Accession Number: 2013.87.2.1-.3

Raggedy Andy doll

"Raggedy Andy" rag doll with cloth body, bright red yarn hair, a painted face, eyes made from buttons. Dressed in cloth play suit of blue shorts, red and white check tunic with white round collar and ribbon tie at center front. Black shoes are integral to body construction (not removeable), as are r...

Date: 1949

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), yarn, acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 287654

Accession Number: 2013.88.1

Raggedy Andy doll

"Raggedy Andy" cloth-bodied doll with painted face, red yarn hair, and applied button eyes. Doll is dressed in cotton play suit of blue short pants with white buttons for faux drop front closure, red and white check tunic with white round collar and pink/red ribbon string tie. Black cloth shoes and ...

Date: 1968

Maker: Knickerbocker Doll and Toy Company

Material: cloth dolls, yarn, acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 287655

Accession Number: 2013.88.2

Raggedy Ann doll

Raggedy Ann is a cloth-bodied doll with red yarn hair, a painted face, and applied button eyes. Doll is dressed in a printed pink, blue, and white cotton gown with white ruffled collar and separate white cotton pantalets. Black shoes and red and white striped stockings are integral to doll body (not...

Date: 1976

Maker: Knickerbocker Doll and Toy Company

Material: cloth, yarn, acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 287656

Accession Number: 2013.88.3

"My Friend Mandy doll"

"My Friend Mandy" doll by Fisher Price (United States, 1977-1985). Blonde hair with white shoes and floral pink nightgown. Shoes are removable. The Fisher Price "My Friend" dolls were manufactured from the mid-seventies through 1985. They are 16" tall, have vinyl heads, arms, and legs with painted ...

Date: 1977-1985

Maker: unknown

Material: acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 287657

Accession Number: 2013.88.4

My Friend Mikey doll

My Friend Mikey doll. The Fisher Price "My Friend" dolls were manufactured from the mid-seventies through 1985. They are 16" tall, have vinyl heads, arms, and legs with painted facial features and rooted hair. The body is cloth with a posing mechanism inside which allows them to sit or stand. This ...

Date: 1982-1984

Maker: Fisher-Price

Material: vinyl, cloth

GUSN: 287658

Accession Number: 2013.88.5

My Friend doll pattern books. Fisher-Price.

Fisher Price doll pattern book for making doll clothes. Book is titled, "Four Seasons Fashions for My Friend Dolls".

Date: 1978

Maker: unknown

Material: book paper

GUSN: 287659

Accession Number: 2013.88.6

"Chatter Telephone" Pull Toy

Fisher Price pull telephone, a part of children's twentieth century toys. Pull telephone includes a yellow pull cord and connected telephone with cord. Phone has a dial and bell along with a face; eyes move when body rolls.

Date: 1962-1970

Maker: Fisher-Price (Manufacturer)

Material: wood (plant material), acrylic (plastic), hand-painted, metal, yarn, thread

GUSN: 287664

Accession Number: 2013.88.11

Berry basket

Berry basket made of checker woven ash splints. Basket has a square bottom, curved sides, circular rim. Carved wood handle.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), weaving

GUSN: 287665

Accession Number: 2013.88.12

Storage basket

"Fancy" basket [a] with cover [b] made of ash splints. Basket is cylindrical in shape with rows of twisted splint decoration along the top and bottom edges and on the cover.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: Possibly Penobscot people (Maker)

Material: ash (wood)

GUSN: 287666

Accession Number: 2013.88.13AB

Storage basket

Rectangular storage basket made of ash splints. Basket has carved wood handles.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood)

GUSN: 287667

Accession Number: 2013.88.14

Satchel or Shopping Basket

Basket made of woven ash splints for carrying personal items. Basket has a rectangular base, flexible sides with stepped edges and a pair of woven handles.

Date: 1870-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), weaving

GUSN: 287668

Accession Number: 2013.88.15

Yarn basket

Ash splint and braided sweet grass yarn basket [a] with braided grass handles and cover [b]. Cover has hole in center for yarn to pass through. Possibly Passamaquoddy. Section of weaving under cover and basket interior still retain the original green color.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), sweetgrass (material)

GUSN: 287669

Accession Number: 2013.88.16AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with yellow, green, and orange floral pattern. Vinyl.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: vinyl

GUSN: 287670

Accession Number: 2013.89.1

Pianoforte

Square piano with hinged lid. Lid opens to form a music rack. Piano is supported by a French table-stand. Five octaves with two hand-levers to operate the dampers.

Date: ca. 1782

Maker: Beck, Frederick (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood), satinwood (wood), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 287672

Accession Number: 2013.91.1

Box

Small, square pasteboard box, either box body or lid, decorated with six to seven different wallpapers. Wallpapers on exterior sides of the box are a geometric stripe roller-printed in tans on tan polished ground and a floral paper with a spray of red berries and trailing vine roller-printed in tan...

Date: 1865-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, gilding

GUSN: 287673

Accession Number: 2001.281.545

Tile Souvenir

Framed tile souvenir. Carved wooden plaque frames a small oval tile with printed image of the Hancock House in orange and white. Below the oval tile is a square blue and white tile with a painted image of a windmill.

Date: 1865

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood), earthenware

GUSN: 287677

Accession Number: 2013.92.1

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 287682

Accession Number: 1938.1056

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 287684

Accession Number: 1940.205

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 287686

Accession Number: 2008.40.15AB

Box

Small wooden box with dome lid attached with leather hinges. The box is covered in fragments of wallpaper with a masonry and ashlars or coffer pattern block-printed in browns that were once likely green, tans and creams on a cream ground. Box interior lined with plain paper.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), leather, metal, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 287709

Accession Number: 2001.281.546

Box

Square tea box covered with fragments of wallpaper. Leather hinges and loop closure indicate the box once had a lid, now missing. The wallpaper covering the box is roller-printed with a white geometric or trellis pattern and metallic gold sprigs on white ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), leather, metal, metallic pigment

GUSN: 287710

Accession Number: 2001.281.547

Box

Painted rectangular box and lid. Lid attached with inset metal hinges and lock. Exterior of the box is painted red with black around the edges. The paint is flaking. Lettering painted on the center of the lid in gold and black is almost entirely lost. Box interior is lined with decorative paper r...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), metal, paint (coating)

GUSN: 287712

Accession Number: 2001.281.548

Box

Grain-painted wooden box with hinged and locking lid. Box interior is lined with fragments of floral wallpaper block-printed in white, gray and two greens on light green ground.

Date: 1830-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), metal, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 287713

Accession Number: 2001.281.549

Silhouette of Samuel Appleton (1766-1853)

Silhouette of Samuel Appleton (1766-1853). Paint on plaster. Rectangular frame.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: Miers, John (British miniaturist and silhouette artist, died ca. 1821) (Artist)

Material: paint (coating), plaster

GUSN: 287718

Accession Number: 2013.95.1

Silhouette of Henry Bigelow (1783-1815)

Silhouette of Henry Bigelow (1783-1815). Paint on plaster. Oval frame.

Date: 1790-1815

Maker: Miers, John (British miniaturist and silhouette artist, died ca. 1821) (Artist)

GUSN: 287719

Accession Number: 2013.95.2

Coffee jug

Coffee jug with hinged lid and cane wrapped handle. Jug has a bulbous body that tapers to a narrower neck. Ciruclar footed base. Embellished spout. Lid has a fluted flame shaped finial. Monogrammed "ILE" over a coat of arms.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), cane (plant material)

GUSN: 287721

Accession Number: 2013.96.1

Armchair

Armchair with scrolled arms and faux black leather seat.

Date: 1904-1940

Maker: Francis H. Bacon Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 287723

Accession Number: 2013.97.1

Armchair

Arm chair with scrolled arms and faux black leather seat.

Date: 1904-1940

Maker: Francis H. Bacon Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 287724

Accession Number: 2013.97.2

Small chest drawer

Small wooden drawer from a chest or trunk. Drawer is made with tongue and groove construction and custom-shaped inserts to support wine glasses. There are remnants of a paper that once lined the interior of the drawer. The paper is block-printed with a vine pattern in black and white on blue groun...

Date: 1790-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 287727

Accession Number: 2001.281.550

Sideboard

Federal inlaid mahogany serpentine front sideboard with circular recessed top in center. Branch veneers on doors, drawers outlined by bright striped veneers. Brass lion head drawer pulls. Six reeded and turned legs.

Date: 1812-1817

Maker: Attributed to Seymour, Thomas (American cabinetmaker, 1771-1848) (Cabinetmaker)

Material: mahogany (wood), bloodwood

GUSN: 287732

Accession Number: 2006.44.3704

Box

Small leather-covered wooden box with hinged and locking lid. Exterior is decorated with leather straps and metal tacks. The box contains fragments of wallpaper that once lined the interior. The paper is in poor condition but appears to be block-printed in green and white in a stripe and medallio...

Date: 1790-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287750

Accession Number: 2001.281.551

Box

Leather-covered wooden box with hinged and locking lid. Box exterior is decorated with a leather handle and tacks. A crack in the leather across the left side of the lid has been stablized with small tacks. The interior is lined with a large-scale pineapple pattern wall or bandbox paper. The paper...

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), leather, metal, block printing (relief printing process), varnish

GUSN: 287752

Accession Number: 2001.281.552

Box

Leather-covered wooden box with hinged and locking lid. Box exterior is decorated with a leather handle and tacks. "John B. Bradford, Gardner" is written faintly on the lid. The interior is lined with a wallpaper with a delicate, all-over sprig pattern block-printed in white on blue ground. The pa...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), leather, metal, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 287761

Accession Number: 2001.281.553

Box

Leather-covered wooden box with hinged and locking lid. Box exterior is decorated with a leather handle, leather strapping, and tacks. The interior is lined with an all-over floral wallpaper block-printed in green. Paper ground color cannot be determined (possibly buff, pale yellow or white).

Date: 1815-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), leather, metal, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 287762

Accession Number: 2001.281.554.1

Tracing of a Wallpaper Pattern

Three tracings of the same floral wallpaper pattern. Found inside a leather covered box (2001.281.554.1). Traced pattern is not the same as the wallpaper lining the box.

Maker: unknown

Material: tracing paper

GUSN: 287770

Accession Number: 2001.281.554.2A-C

Table Lamp

Electric table lamp, white ceramic painted with gold stars. Tiered shaft with circular dish shaped base. Lamp has a Slvania Capsylite 72W bulb in the socket. Shade is missing.

Date: 1950-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 287800

Accession Number: 2013.4.104

Bed Frame

Headboard [a] and footboard [b] have brass ball finials. Pair of brass rails [c and d]. Each foot has a brass castor.

Date: 1950-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 287819

Accession Number: 2013.4.105AB

Basket

Woven basket with handle, rectangular shape. Stamped metal leaves decorate base of each handle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 287820

Accession Number: 2013.4.106

Mug

Mug with red, black, blue, and white text on a yellow ground. "San Francisco Cable Car". Cost Plus, Inc.

Date: 1950-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 287821

Accession Number: 2013.4.107

Partial Dinner Plate Set

Transfer printed blue and white scene of a willow tree, pagoda, bridge. Geometric border. Partial set of fifteen blue and white transfer printed "Semi China" plates. Seven 6" plates; Three 7" plates; Five 9" plates. Earthenware. Ridgway, Engraved 1832 for Wridgway & Co., England, Made in Great Br...

Date: 1880-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 287822

Accession Number: 2013.4.108

Bowl

Blue and white transferprinted decoration of birds, pagoda, three men on a bridge. Two shallow bowls with blue and white transfer printed decoration.

Date: 1880-1980

Maker: Johnson Bros.

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 287824

Accession Number: 2013.4.110

Plate

Plate with blue and white transfer printed decoration, "willow ware" pattern.. Royal China.

Date: 1880-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 287825

Accession Number: 2013.4.111

Lithograph

Framed black and white print of a lithograph. "The Crescent, Buxton". Lithographed by Newman & Co., 48 Watling St. London. Black and gold molded plastic frame.

Maker: unknown

Material: lithographs

GUSN: 287826

Accession Number: 2013.4.112

Photograph

Framed sepia toned photograph of four girls playing croquet. Plain wood frame painted black.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 287827

Accession Number: 2013.4.113

Photograph

Framed black and white photograph of Jane Tucker as a young woman with dark curly hair. Woman is wearing a dark v-neck blouse with pearls. Plain wood frame.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 287834

Accession Number: 2013.4.114

Photograph

Framed black and white photograph of an elderly gentleman with a mustache. Man is wearing a suit, dress shirt, and tie. Plain wood frame.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 287829

Accession Number: 2013.4.115

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