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Spice Box with Decorated Lid

Oval bentwood form with fitted cover, each with single pointed finger lap pointing in opposite directions. Painted green; cover embellished in ochre flower-like devices enclosing gilt initials and stylized sprig devices.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: bentwood, pine (wood), maple (wood), painting (coating)

GUSN: 8259

Accession Number: 1991.377AB

Spice box with cover

Oval form with fitted cover. Straight lap held with irom tacks at base and cover. Painted blue-green.

Date: 1815-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 8260

Accession Number: 1991.380AB

Batter Pitcher

Redware batter pitcher of wide bowl form with straight sides that flare toward the rim; subtle spout and reeded strap handle. Covered with orange-red glaze. Outside decorated with brown sponged splotches and rouletted band.

Date: 1800-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), redware, sponging, throwing (pottery technique), lead glaze

GUSN: 8261

Accession Number: 1991.391

No image available

Pestle

Wooden pestle of long and slender shape (not unlike a baseball bat). Weighted at the bottom with lead filling.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Possibly Day, John (Maker)

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

GUSN: 8262

Accession Number: 1991.394

No image available

Waxed Fruit

In the form of a banana; natural coloration.

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), plaster of Paris, wax

GUSN: 8263

Accession Number: 1991.412

No image available

Waxed Fruit

In the form of a banana; slightly pink coloration.

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8264

Accession Number: 1991.413

No image available

Garden ornament

Cast iron duck with center seam. Screw and square attachment.

Date: ca. 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 8265

Accession Number: 1991.1723

Rooster Weathervane

Wooden weathervane of a rooster, carved in the round. Hole on bottom for mounting pin.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8266

Accession Number: 1992.640

Box

Rectangular molded hinged lid with cleats at ends on conforming box. Front carved with interlaced lozenge-shapes enclosing inscription. Box has till and pierced metal lockplate.

Date: 1680-1700

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), incising, oak (wood)

GUSN: 8267

Accession Number: 1992.641

No image available

Table rug

Rectangular. Patterned with overall scallop or shell motif worked in wool in shades of green, pink, red and beige on a burlap ground.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap, hooking, shell (animal material), wool (textile)

GUSN: 8268

Accession Number: 1992.642

Box

Slightly domed rectangular hinged lid on conforming box. Painted ochre and freehand painted en grisaille with birds, sprigs and flourishes on all sides. Lined with an 1806 Massachusetts newspaper. Nail construction.

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8269

Accession Number: 1992.643

No image available

Necklace

Amber necklace with twenty-five roughly circular beads, faceted on silk string; graduated sizes towards center, twist closure.

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: amber (fossil resin), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 8270

Accession Number: 1969.1328

No image available

Rug

Piece of woven rug with polychrome stripes.

Date: 1825-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: fringe, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 8271

Accession Number: 1992.644

No image available

Storage box

Oval bentwood form with slightly domed hinged lid. Painted green. Decorated at front with polychrome basket of flowers. Top of cover; polychrome flowering vine. Front of box retains some applied paper flower and leaf-shaped embellishments.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8272

Accession Number: 1992.645

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Starfruit: green with red blush.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8273

Accession Number: 1992.646.1

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Small zucchini: greens and blues.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8274

Accession Number: 1992.646.2

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Starfruit: stem - greens and yellows.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8275

Accession Number: 1992.646.3

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Cucumber: long with a wire stem; blue-green.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8276

Accession Number: 1992.646.4

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Nut in seed pod: wire stem with clay overlay. Three dark green leaves; grey nut; green pod.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8277

Accession Number: 1992.646.5

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Small cucumber: dark green.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8278

Accession Number: 1992.646.6

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Small plantain (banana): molded stem showing wire. Blacks, pinks and yellows. Showing interior.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8279

Accession Number: 1992.646.7

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Small green apple with red striping and wire stem.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8280

Accession Number: 1992.646.8

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Pomegranate showing seeds; pink and red.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8281

Accession Number: 1992.646.9

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Exotic seedy fruit; green.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8282

Accession Number: 1992.646.10

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Large almond; greens and yellows; shows interior.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8283

Accession Number: 1992.646.11

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Apple: no stem; grey with dark red blush.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8284

Accession Number: 1992.646.12

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Fig: shows interior; wire stem with molded overlay. Three leaves; pinks, yellows and greens.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8285

Accession Number: 1992.646.13

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Small lime; blues and greens.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8286

Accession Number: 1992.646.14

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Small orange: molded stem; two leaves; oranges and green. Shows interior.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8287

Accession Number: 1992.646.15

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Avocado: yellows, greens and pale pink. Shows interior.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8288

Accession Number: 1992.646.16

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Large fig: stem molded over wire; grey with speckling and darker accents.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8289

Accession Number: 1992.646.17

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Zucchini: fabricated stem; blues and greens.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8290

Accession Number: 1992.646.18

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Bamboo: three sections; blues and greens.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: bamboo (material), clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8291

Accession Number: 1992.646.19

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Cucumber piece: blues, greens and yellow. Interior cut away.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8292

Accession Number: 1992.646.20

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Exotic seedy fruit: green; stem molded over wire; two leaves. Interior cut away.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8293

Accession Number: 1992.646.21

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted.. Plantain (banana): greys, pinks and black.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8294

Accession Number: 1992.646.22

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Ugli fruit: wire stem - remnant of clay still attached. One leaf; oranges and browns.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, painting (coating), wax

GUSN: 8295

Accession Number: 1992.646.23

Artificial Fruit/Vegetable

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Grapefruit: grapefruit size, but done in greens and yellows. Wire of stem visible as clay is broken; one leaf.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wax, clay, painting (coating)

GUSN: 8296

Accession Number: 1992.646.24

Artificial Fruit

Twenty-four various fruit and vegetable shapes molded in plaster and painted. Melon-shaped ceramic; painted in greys and rose with blue stripes.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8297

Accession Number: 1992.646.25

Wall box

Wooden, polychrome wall box with three-lobed lollipop top and sloped sides. Ragged/grained on yellow over red, painted with freehand symmetrical floral/leaf decoration and outlined with black paint. Black rays emanating from hanging holes at top.

Date: 1825-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8298

Accession Number: 1992.647

No image available

Scoop

Shaped horn scoop.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), lip-vibrated aerophones with conical bore: with valves, horn (animal material)

GUSN: 8299

Accession Number: 1992.648.1

No image available

Scoop

Shaped horn scoop.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), lip-vibrated aerophones with conical bore: with valves, horn (animal material)

GUSN: 8300

Accession Number: 1992.648.2

Carriage Blanket

Rectangular, white cotton spread with raised stripes of a complex pattern weave; selvage edges with knotted ends.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: machine-made, fringe, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 8120

Accession Number: 1946.374

Blanket

Nearly square, off-white, fine weight, plain weave wool with scalloped edges. Bound in cream-colored silk with same embroidered floral sprays in two opposite corners.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 8121

Accession Number: 1946.323

Point Blanket Fragment

Rectangular, cream-colored plain weave wool blanket with narrow light blue stripe across end. Three light blue "points" along one edge; selvage sides, frayed end with cut edge.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Possibly Jaquith, Elizabeth Needham, 1748-1820 (Maker)

Material: weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 8122

Accession Number: 1946.267C

Carriage Blanket

Heavy wool twill plaid of red and black with yellow and white; self-fringe on all sides.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: fringe, weaving, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8123

Accession Number: 1939.556

Crib Blanket

Nearly square, off-white, fine weight, plain weave wool with scalloped edges bound in red wool yarn.

Maker: unknown

Material: tabby (textile), wool (textile), yarn

GUSN: 8124

Accession Number: 1936.840

Crib Blanket

Rectangular, off-white, plain weave wool blanket; double thickness with edges bound in a royal blue yarn.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), yarn

GUSN: 8125

Accession Number: 1936.839

No image available

Point Blanket

White, plain weave wool with single bordered blue stripe at each end; single "point" 1-1/2 " stripe at one corner; all edges raw and unhemmed.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, piecing, tabby (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 8126

Accession Number: 1936.589

Blanket

Blue-grey wool plain weave blanket (panel) hemmed at ends with selvage sides. Shaker-made.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Shakers (Maker)

Material: hand weaving, piecing, tabby (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 8127

Accession Number: 1935.1270