Historic New England

Comb

Ivory comb.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171017

Accession Number: 2006.44.2366

Hand mirror

Round hand mirror with circular handle. Ivory colored with blue painted intials "NBP."

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 171018

Accession Number: 2006.44.2365

Emery cushion

Round, white pin cushion with ruffled cover and crocheted doily.

Maker: unknown

Material: emery, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 171019

Accession Number: 2006.44.2370

Perfume bottle

Round cut glass bottle with stopper.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 171021

Accession Number: 2006.44.2369.1AB

Perfume bottle

Round cut glass perfume bottle with stopper.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 171025

Accession Number: 2006.44.2369.2AB

Framed photographic print

Photograph of Stephen Phillips VI (1907-1971) as a baby. Black oval frame.

Date: 1907-1908

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171026

Accession Number: 2006.44.2368

Box

Round metal box with cover and relief decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 171027

Accession Number: 2006.44.1400AB

Figurine

Carved ivory elephant figurine.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171028

Accession Number: 2006.44.1399

Candlestick

Ceramic candlestick with wide bowl shaped base and round handle. Blue painted trim and black "JD."

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 171029

Accession Number: 2006.44.2364

Figurine

Black figurine of an elephant with white ivory tusks.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171030

Accession Number: 2006.44.1398

Statue

Carved jade statue of deer and man.

Maker: unknown

Material: jade (rock)

GUSN: 171031

Accession Number: 2006.44.1397

Table runner

White table runner with gold zig-zag decorative stitching and leaf design.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 171032

Accession Number: 2006.44.2371

Model of the Taj Mahal

Alabaster model of the Taj Mahal.

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 171033

Accession Number: 2006.44.1401

Lap desk

Rectangular rosewood lap desk with mother-of-pearl inlay. Brass handles and golden oriental bird design textile. Green felt bottom.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: rosewood (wood), mother of pearl

GUSN: 171034

Accession Number: 2006.44.2346

Box

Round red lacquer box.

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 171035

Accession Number: 2006.44.1219

Chest of drawers

Chippendale style mahogany chest of drawers. Serpentine-front with four drawers with progressively larger size on bottom. Brass handles and claw and ball front feet.

Date: 1770-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 171036

Accession Number: 2006.44.2337

Pier mirror

Federal style giltwood and eglomise pier mirror. Depiction of Harrington House at top. Carved rope trim and ball shaped dentils.

Maker: unknown

Material: verre églomisé, gilding

GUSN: 171037

Accession Number: 2006.44.2342

Figurine

Small colored ceramic asian woman playing a luth.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 171041

Accession Number: 2006.44.2173

Disk

Small red disk with engraved bird and flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 171042

Accession Number: 2006.44.2167

Wall sconces

Set of four wall sconces. Bronze with s-shape and round base.

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 171043

Accession Number: 2006.44.2355.1

Carving of the Tower of Pisa

Carved alabaster leaning Tower of Pisa with a circular base.

Maker: unknown

Material: alabaster (mineral)

GUSN: 171044

Accession Number: 2006.44.2168

Scepter

Green carved stone scepter with a little handle and a bat pattern on the bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: jade (rock)

GUSN: 171045

Accession Number: 2006.44.2172

Wall sconce

Set of four wall sconces. Bronze with s-shape and round base.

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 171046

Accession Number: 2006.44.2355.2

Paper clip holder

Iron cobra shaped paper clip holder.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 171049

Accession Number: 2006.44.2164.1

Wall sconce

Set of four wall sconces. Bronze, with s-shape and round base.

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 171050

Accession Number: 2006.44.2355.3

Box

Small silver dresser shaped box. Allegory of justice on the top.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 171053

Accession Number: 2006.44.2165

Miniature portrait of Samuel Thwing (1796-1816)

Miniature watercolor on ivory, bust length portrait of a man facing slightly right and wearing a naval uniform, set in a molded oval ormolu frame with pendant loop at top and mounted in an album page.

Date: 1814-1816

Maker: unknown

Material: watercolor (paint), ivory (tooth component), gilt bronze

GUSN: 103974

Accession Number: 1935.411

Button

Round brass button with eagle holding a shield with an anchor surrounded by sixteen stars, set in a round gilded molded wood frame on a black ground, mounted in a album page.

Date: 1814-1816

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103975

Accession Number: 1935.412

Photograph

Photograph of three women and young boy, two sitting and two standing, mounted in molded wood frame with gilded inner border and white mat with oval opening.

Date: 1870-1876

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103976

Accession Number: 1993.500

Silhouette portrait of Mrs. Elizabeth Livermore Brown

Painted black silhouette portrait of a woman facing left with lace collar; Mounted in an oval brass frame with reed and bead borders.

Date: 1780-1795

Maker: Attributed to Doyle, William M.S., 1769-1828 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103977

Accession Number: 1951.149

Miniature portrait of Margaret Morton (Quincy) Greene (1806-1882)

Watercolor on ivory miniature bust length portrait of a woman facing slightly left wearing a white dress with a white lace shawl and a white lace cap, mounted behind an ormolu mat with oval opening in a hinged leather case with embossed floral decoration and a red velvet lining.

Date: 1848

Maker: Brown, Henry I., 1822-ca. 1880 (Miniaturist)

Material: watercolor (paint), ivory (tooth component), gilt bronze

GUSN: 103979

Accession Number: 1993.12

Silhouette Portrait

Full length silhouette cut from black paper of a woman facing left and holding a fan, mounted in a veneered wood frame.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103980

Accession Number: 1947.114

Silhouette Portrait

Bust length silhouette portrait of a woman facing right with flowers in her hair, mounted in a wood frame with shaped corners with a molded gilt metal inner border and a green floral mat with an oval opening.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Bache, William (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103981

Accession Number: 1947.105

Silhouette

Hollow cut and painted half length silhouette portrait over black ground of a woman facing right, painted hair and dress with blue ribbon around neck and waist, mounted in a brass spandrel frame with foliate and bead borders.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103982

Accession Number: 1925.647

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette set over a black ground of a man facing left with painted details for shirt and hair, mounted in a veneered wood frame with black mat with oval opening and painted gold decoration around edge and corners.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103983

Accession Number: 1922.145

Silhouette Portrait

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait over a black ground of a woman facing right with a high hairstyle and lace collar, mounted in a veneered and inlaid wood frame.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: Possibly Rosenberg, Charles Christian

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103984

Accession Number: 1947.120

Wax Relief Portrait

White wax relief portrait of a man facing left wearing a military uniform, set on blue background and mounted in an oval painted black molded frame.

Date: 1796

Maker: Tassie, James (Sculptor)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103985

Accession Number: 1924.112

Picture Frame

Double picture frame covered in pink velvet with large cream and brown flowers.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103986

Accession Number: 1942.5170

Picture Frame

Double picture frame covered in peach silk with dark orange Chinese characters.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103987

Accession Number: 1942.5171

Wax Relief Portrait

White wax bas-relief bust length portrait of a man facing left, set in an oval leather hinged case with burgundy velvet lining.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: Possibly Ball, Thomas (Sculptor)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103988

Accession Number: 1931.495

Bowl

Circular brass bowl with engraved decoration including flowers, Asiatic characters, and a frog.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), engraving (action)

GUSN: 170370

Accession Number: 2006.44.964

Funnel

Dark metal funnel with ring handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 170376

Accession Number: 2006.44.2299

Coaster

Round ceramic base with pierced metal sides. Painted blue pastoral scene with windmill.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 170377

Accession Number: 2006.44.2811.1

Coaster

Round ceramic bottom with pierced metal edge. Painted blue sailboat scene.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 170378

Accession Number: 2006.44.2811.5

Coaster

Round ceramic base with pierced metal sides. Painted blue sailboat scene.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramics (objects)

GUSN: 170380

Accession Number: 2006.44.2811.4

Coaster

Round ceramic bottom with pierced metal edge. Painted blue rowboat scene.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 170383

Accession Number: 2006.44.2811.3

Ice cream scoop

Metal ice cream conic shaped scraper with a key and a handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 170388

Accession Number: 2006.44.2304

Coaster

Round ceramic bottom with pierced metal edge. Painted blue sailboat scene.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 170389

Accession Number: 2006.44.2811.2

Ice cream scoop

Metal conic shaped ice cream scoop with ice cream key scraper. "G" shape in key.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 170390

Accession Number: 2006.44.2303

Ice cream mold

Metal ice cream mold with heart design.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 170392

Accession Number: 2006.44.2289.2

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