Historic New England

Figurine

Figurine of Shakespeare in base metal with bronze patina on rounded molded base painted black.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 64548

Accession Number: 1970.666.2

Print

Elaborate gilt wood frame in shape of Gothic arch with flanking finials. Depiction of angel bowing stringed instrument.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 64549

Accession Number: 1970.667

White semi-vitrified clay body with colorless glaze. Underglaze deep blue (almost Flow blue) meandering worm design, outlined in gilt over-glaze decoration. Round doorknobs with circular collars and matching key hole covers.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 64550

Accession Number: 1970.669.1

Doorknob With Keyhole Cover

White semi-vitrified clay body with colorless glaze. Underglaze deep blue (almost Flow blue) meandering worm design, outlined in gilt over-glaze decoration. Round doorknobs with circular collars and matching key hole covers.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 64551

Accession Number: 1970.669.2

Doorknob With Keyhole Cover

White semi-vitrified clay body with colorless glaze. Underglaze deep blue (almost Flow blue) meandering worm design, outlined in gilt over-glaze decoration. Round doorknobs with circular collars and matching key hole covers.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 64552

Accession Number: 1970.669.3

Doorknob With Keyhole Cover

White semi-vitrified clay body with colorless glaze. Underglaze deep blue (almost Flow blue) meandering worm design, outlined in gilt over-glaze decoration. Round doorknobs with circular collars and matching key hole covers.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 64553

Accession Number: 1970.669.4

Print

Rectangular molded gilt and gesso frame with Corinthian capitals, glass; polychrome print of a painting of a woman's profile (Renaissance painter and subject).

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 64554

Accession Number: 1970.670

Print

Rectangular molded walnut frame with gilt and gesso inner frame; glass; print of Imaculeé Conception showing Mary surrounded by angels. Painted by Murillo, engraved b Achille Lefevre.

Date: 1859

Maker: Goupil & Co. (Publisher) Lefevre, Achille (Engraver) Murillo (Painter)

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

GUSN: 64555

Accession Number: 1970.671

Hearth Brush

Ring and baluster-turned handle with knop finial, painted black. Black bristle brush.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 64556

Accession Number: 1970.672

Plate

Circular bronze plate with crenellated edge. Rim border of grapes and vines; dished center with depiction of man and woman in classical garb lighting an urn oil lamp against punched background.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 64557

Accession Number: 1970.673

Table Runner

Yellow chenille/velvet rectangular runner with embroidered floral branch decoration of twisted white and green chenille roping; principle motif isolated on one corner with single blossom accent in adjacent corner. Gold colored silk backing. Hand stitched.

Date: 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: chenille (yarn), embroidering, silk (textile)

GUSN: 64558

Accession Number: 1970.674

Log Basket

Wicker four-legged, U-shaped basket with open ends. Woven handles.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker

GUSN: 64559

Accession Number: 1970.675

Fire Screen

Four hinged panels of open steel mesh framed by black steel rods with round finials and tan bail handles painted to simulate brass.

Date: 1930

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 64560

Accession Number: 1970.676

Photograph of Benjamin Tappan (1747-1831)

Sepia photographic reproduction of portrait of Mr. Benjamin Tappan by Gilbert Stuart, painted at Roxbury, Massachusetts. Depicts an older gentleman with white stock and dark coat.

Date: 1900

Maker: AFTER Stuart, Gilbert (Maker)

GUSN: 64561

Accession Number: 1970.677.1

Portrait of Mrs. Benjamin Tappan

Sepia photographic reproduction of portrait of Mrs. Benjamin Tappan by Gilbert Stuart, painted at Roxbury, Massachusetts. She wears a ruffled lace cap with ruffled high collar and is seated in an empire chair. Molded walnut frame; wider glass. Wood backboard.

Date: 1900

Maker: AFTER Stuart, Gilbert (Maker)

GUSN: 64562

Accession Number: 1970.677.2

Broadloom

Woven broadloom pile carpet. Cream filled border of repeating rose, tan, and maroon geometric and stylized potted floral motif. Maroon and orange borders with small devices. Second large border has orange filled repeating medallion. Outer field maroon with orange fret-like motif.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: hemp (fiber), wool (textile)

GUSN: 64563

Accession Number: 1970.678

Stool

Renaissance Revival rectangular stool with upholstered hinged seat over storage compartment. Trestle base with turned knop decoration and carved classical scrolls and foliate. Turned stretcher. Pink damask box upholstering with pleated edge.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, silk (textile), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 64564

Accession Number: 1970.679

Armchair

Armchair with curved back. Elaborately carved crest and back. Blue upholstered back, seat, and arms.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: AFTER Belter (Maker)

Material: rosewood (wood), carving (processes), damask

GUSN: 64565

Accession Number: 1974.360.1

Armchair

Armchair with curved back. Elaborately carved crest and back. Blue upholstered back, seat, and arms.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: AFTER Belter (Maker)

Material: rosewood (wood), carving (processes), damask

GUSN: 64566

Accession Number: 1974.360.2

Bookcase

High scallpd. pedmnt; 4 long open shelves over slant front

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 64567

Accession Number: 1970.440

Wallpaper

Roller-printed tapestry imitation; damask-like design with cream-colored floral and foliate design highlighted in gold-color sprawls over a brown background.

Date: 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 64568

Accession Number: 1970.505

Wallpaper Border

Polychromatic floral swags (hung upside down) framed by gold-colored scalloped border on either end. Imitates tapestry design.

Date: 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 64569

Accession Number: 1970.506

Table

Rectangular overhanging top, rectangular apron with carved half round molding, enclosed single long drawer with two brass pulls; four tapered legs and flat horizontal stretcher.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: veneering, walnut (wood)

GUSN: 64570

Accession Number: 1970.637

Drop-leaf Table

Grained painted turned legs, straight apron. Table top has two hinged folding leaves with rounded corners and swinging arms.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, pine (wood)

GUSN: 64571

Accession Number: 1970.636

Puzzle

Jigsaw puzzle in unrelated maroon box. Subject unidentified.

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 64572

Accession Number: 1970.638

Photograph of Yale Interior

Unframed photograph mounted on cardboard, probably of a Yale fraternity living room.

Date: 1903

Maker: Leopold (Maker)

GUSN: 64573

Accession Number: 1970.639

Anagram Game

Original box with picture of two children dressed as Native Americans on cover. Interior contains directions, score sheets, and small square pieces of cardboard with a letter printed on each.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: McLoughlin Bros. (Maker)

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 64574

Accession Number: 1970.640

Table Lamp

Circular colorless glass base with star burst design on bottom and diamond pattern on the sides; diamond pattern shaft, working light fixtures. Bell shaped pleated paper shade with lace ruffles around the top.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 64575

Accession Number: 1970.641

Game Board

Folding board with black and red embossed paper to look like leather. Exterior black. Interior red and black board with gilt border and pattered edge.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 64576

Accession Number: 1970.642

Game Board

Leather covered chess board in red and tan with lines. Border made to look marbleized. Reverse has marbleized paper.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, leather, marbling, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 64577

Accession Number: 1970.643

Stereo Viewer

Hand held stereo viewer with sliding card holder and tin view shield trimmed in brown velvet and engraved with abstract organic design.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), walnut (wood), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 64578

Accession Number: 1970.644

Game Box

Box with four slightly raised molded edges. Top slides open to reveal small squares of paper with green and red printed letters.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 64579

Accession Number: 1970.645

Lotto Game with Box

Wooden box with inlayed Loto in center. Two metal hooks and rear hinges. Interior lined with green paper with rules of the game on cover. Subdivided into two sections containing twenty four small playing boards, circular pieces with printed numbers, and a circular cardboard box containing square a...

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), rosewood (wood), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 64580

Accession Number: 1970.646

Dice Tumblers with dice

One pink and one dark green tumbler with embossed paper made to look like leather. Dice are white ivory with black dots and red mark "GR".

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 64581

Accession Number: 1970.647

Checkers

Set of 29 checkers, dark and light colored wooden pieces with multiple circular motifs. Not including board.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: olive (wood)

GUSN: 64582

Accession Number: 1970.648

Wall Bracket

Wall bracket with two scrolls and rectangular shelf with rounded corners.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 64583

Accession Number: 1970.649

Book Shaped Game Board

Two books titled The Land We Live In Vol. I-II form chess board and open onto backgammon board. Red, black and tan leather with gilt trim and key pattern, leather hinge.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 64584

Accession Number: 1970.650

Artificial Flower Arrangement

Square green semi-porcelain container holds Japanese style flowering plant of shell and wire. .

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: Rookwood Pottery (Maker)

Material: porcelain, shell (animal material)

GUSN: 64585

Accession Number: 1970.651

Chess

Thirty pieces of ½ and ½ blonde and dark turned pieces in traditional chess vocabulary. Horse heads carved. Rectangular pine box has sliding lid with chamfered edges and cut out H (also in pencil Chess H. Bowen) Child's water color rendering of a pink house with a black door and white stairs fla...

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: fruitwood, pine (wood)

GUSN: 64586

Accession Number: 1970.652

Portrait of a Girl

Portrait of seated young girl with long brown hair in white high necked dress bending over white handwork. Situated outside with large tree in background; on wooden box top with single chamfered edge.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), panel paintings (painting by form), pine (wood)

GUSN: 64587

Accession Number: 1970.653

Dining Table

Round; opens at ctr. for 3lvs; straight skirt; turned & reeded legs

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), oak (wood)

GUSN: 64588

Accession Number: 1970.1088

Flag

Silk American flag with printed thirteen (13) stripes and thirty nine (39) stars

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 64589

Accession Number: 1970.545

Flag

British colony flag, red ground with printed Union Jack in upper left and green laurel wreath surrounding multicolored crest subdivided into rectangular motifs topped with British crown.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 64590

Accession Number: 1970.546

Banner

Rectangular blue banner with finished edges and cream colored Y in center. Two cream colored ties on one end.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: rayon, silk (textile)

GUSN: 64591

Accession Number: 1970.547

Flag

Rectangular Italian military ensign flag with printed vertical green, white, and red stripes. Swiss cross and crown printed in center white-field.

Date: 1915-1919

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 64592

Accession Number: 1970.548

Sugar Bowl

Colorless glass body. Squat cylindrical form with bottom swelling out in bombe fashion. Bottom cut in starburst pattern, sides cut in a diamond pattern with copper wheel-etched floral sprig at top and scalloped edge. Applied C-scroll handle at each side. Possibly missing its lid.

Date: 1890-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 63992

Accession Number: 1970.755

Cozy

Demi-lune shaped with opening at bottom to receive teapot. Padded but not quilted; covered with printed cotton with black ground with red and purple zinnia-like flowers. Handle at top consists of series of gathered circular medallions with orange binding.

Date: 1925

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), padding (process)

GUSN: 63993

Accession Number: 1970.756

Tray

Rectangular form. Flat well with ornate machine engraved decoration featuring central shield shape reserve surrounded by floral bunches enclosed by a strap work cartouche. Whole enclosed by rectangular border of scrolling leafage enclosed by strap work, with a quatrefoil device at each corner molded...

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: chromium, plating (metal coating)

GUSN: 63994

Accession Number: 1970.757

Sugar Bowl

White clay body with colorless glaze. Molded globular jar from with circular bottom, faintly ribbed sides and shoulders terminating in circular mouth with flange. Molded C-shaped applied handles. Black transfer printed scenic reserve Roseland Park. Woodstock, CT. Circular domed lid with molded cri...

Date: 1925-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 63995

Accession Number: 1970.758

Sauceboat

Molded white clay body with colorless glaze. Ovoid or lozenge-shaped base with deep well. Boat-shaped gray dish surmounts base, with shaped mouth with a spout at each end. Applied squared handles at sides. Decorated with over glaze gilt fretwork in diamonds and line banding enclosing a magenta borde...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 63996

Accession Number: 1970.759

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