Historic New England

High Post Bed

Nine pieces of a dismantled high post, tester bed. Four posts on wheels with bridle joints. Two foot posts each with blocked feet, Marlborough leg; round, bronze, floral bolt hole covers on exterior sides; urn, garland and palm leaf mid section; acanthus leaf into round tapered tops. Reminiscent of ...

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), bronze (metal), cotton (textile), carving (processes)

GUSN: 181341

Accession Number: 2005.9.1

Bowl

Round koa wood bowl with incurving body.

Date: 1870-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: koa (wood)

GUSN: 181342

Accession Number: 2006.44.1539

Carving Set

Carving knife and fork with horn handles. A decorative silver ferrule covers where the handle is attached to the knife/fork. The fork has a guard that can pivot to be used as a rest. The patent for this is number 345044, issued on July 6, 1886.

Date: after 1886

Maker: unknown

Material: sterling silver, horn (animal material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 181343

Accession Number: 2006.44.1509

Carved front bed posts

Four posts on wheels with bridle joints. Two foot posts each with blocked feet, Marlborough leg; round, bronze, floral bolt hole covers on exterior sides; urn, garland and palm leaf mid section; acanthus leaf into round tapered tops. Reminiscent of Hepplewhite designs. Canopy frame is missing, only ...

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: Possibly McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811 (Carver)

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 181344

Accession Number: 2005.9.1a

Carved front bed posts

Four posts on wheels with bridle joints. Two foot posts each with blocked feet, Marlborough leg; round, bronze, floral bolt hole covers on exterior sides; urn, garland and palm leaf mid section; acanthus leaf into round tapered tops. Reminiscent of Hepplewhite designs. Canopy frame is missing, only ...

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 181345

Accession Number: 2005.9.1b

Rear bed post

Four posts on wheels with bridle joints. Two foot posts each with blocked feet, Marlborough leg; round, bronze, floral bolt hole covers on exterior sides; urn, garland and palm leaf mid section; acanthus leaf into round tapered tops. Reminiscent of Hepplewhite designs. Canopy frame is missing, only ...

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 181346

Accession Number: 2005.9.1c

Rear bed post

Four posts on wheels with bridle joints. Two foot posts each with blocked feet, Marlborough leg; round, bronze, floral bolt hole covers on exterior sides; urn, garland and palm leaf mid section; acanthus leaf into round tapered tops. Reminiscent of Hepplewhite designs. Canopy frame is missing, only ...

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 181347

Accession Number: 2005.9.1d

Head board

Nine pieces of a dismantled high post, tester bed. Four posts on wheels with bridle joints. Two foot posts each with blocked feet, Marlborough leg; round, bronze, floral bolt hole covers on exterior sides; urn, garland and palm leaf mid section; acanthus leaf into round tapered tops. Reminiscent of ...

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 181348

Accession Number: 2005.9.1e

Side rail

Nine pieces of a dismantled high post, tester bed. Four posts on wheels with bridle joints. Two foot posts each with blocked feet, Marlborough leg; round, bronze, floral bolt hole covers on exterior sides; urn, garland and palm leaf mid section; acanthus leaf into round tapered tops. Reminiscent of ...

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 181349

Accession Number: 2005.9.1f

Side rail

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 181350

Accession Number: 2005.9.1g

End rail

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 181351

Accession Number: 2005.9.1h

Bowl

Ceramic elliptical shaped bowl with a light green glaze, pierced floral decoration on each side, and two handles in the form of a bunch of berries and leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 181352

Accession Number: 2006.44.1534

End rail

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 181353

Accession Number: 2005.9.1i

Mattress

Mattress- white with blue stripes

Date: Late 20th C

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 181354

Accession Number: 2005.9.1j

Tester

Tester- wood frame covered in fabric, velcro at edges

Date: Late 20th C

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 181355

Accession Number: 2005.9.1k

Cocktail shaker

Round metal cocktail shaker with domed lid with removable top.

Maker: G.T. Sutterley & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 181356

Accession Number: 2006.44.1535A-C

Carving Knife

Carving knife with horn handle. A decorative silver ferrule covers where the handle is attached to the knife.

Date: after 1886

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 181357

Accession Number: 2006.44.1509.1

Carving Fork

Carving fork with horn handle. A decorative silver ferrule covers where the handle is attached to the fork. The fork has two tines and a guard that can pivot to be used as a rest. The patent for this is number 345044, issued on July 6, 1886.

Date: after 1886

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 181359

Accession Number: 2006.44.1509.2

Ice crusher

Round glass ice crusher with domed metal lid featuring a handle attached to a rod with four toothed blades attached at the end.

Date: ca. 1935

Maker: North Bro's Mfg. Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material), metal

GUSN: 181360

Accession Number: 2006.44.1536AB

Wallpaper fragments

Wallpaper fragments. Block-printed on hand-made paper using several colors-glossy dark green, red, pink and white on a lighter green ground; (a) depicts a chicken in a vignette with trees between plaid stripes.

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 181364

Accession Number: 2005.8A-D

Prince of Wales Chair

Open shield back with splat of three ostrich feathers tied with ribbon; turned wood legs- front legs are straight, with tapered columns and tapered columns and tapered feet; back legs are curved outward; wood is painted light and dark green with floral decoration on shield back and legs; evidence of...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), painting (coating), turning (shaping process), carving (processes), upholstery

GUSN: 181367

Accession Number: 2005.9.2

Tall Case Clock

Mahogany clock; white face with black roman numerals and phases of the moon with yellow and blue personified moon; gold and silver oval and c-scroll decoration at face corners; bonnet has arched top wtih three brass finials; turned columns at front corners of bonnet; case has quarter columns with st...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: Ellery, Epes (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood), brass (alloy), silver (metal), turning (shaping process), carving (processes), inlay (process), etching (printing process)

GUSN: 181368

Accession Number: 2005.10

Scarf

Silk scarf; gray and white with royal blue border; depicts Versailles in background with fountains, statues and people in mid and foregrounds.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), screen printing

GUSN: 181373

Accession Number: 2005.11

Bowl

Round koa wood bowl with incurving body on a round stepped foot.

Date: 1870-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: koa (wood)

GUSN: 181374

Accession Number: 2006.44.1537

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with round bowl on a narrow plain stem and round foot.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 181375

Accession Number: 2006.44.1541

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with bell shaped body on a short stem and round foot. Painted gold vines of flowers with polychrome details on body.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 181376

Accession Number: 2006.44.1540

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with bell shaped body, short stem, a round foot, and gold painted floral decoration,

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 181377

Accession Number: 2006.44.1815.3

Plate

Image of a U.S. Ship with landing party. Shell border, blue transfer-printed pearlware.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 187801

Accession Number: 2004.3.4

Animal Figurine

Painted toy giraffe standing on green wooden base. Base has design in red, white and gold.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 187810

Accession Number: 2004.3.5

Sampler

Cross-stitch alphabet sampler; brown linen ground; framed; wool yarn; floral border; one complete alphabet; numbers 1-11; convertible car; full-rigged sailing ship and sailboat depicted; maker identified; dated.

Date: 1914

Maker: Little, Nina Fletcher, 1903-1993 (Maker)

Material: linen (material), yarn, wool (hair), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 187818

Accession Number: 2004.3.6

Asphalt Shingles

Faux grained asphalt shingles.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: asphalt (bituminous material)

GUSN: 187821

Accession Number: 2004.6.1-.4

"Star Wars" Wallpaper

Two rolls of wallpaper with spaceship motif in blue, red, gray and gold on white ground.

Date: 1980

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), machine-made, printing (process)

GUSN: 187822

Accession Number: 2004.7AB

"The Lamp between the Lights"

Painting of Historic New England's Rocky Hill Meeting House, view through window. Lamp hangs from ceiling inside.

Date: 2002

Maker: unknown

Material: watercolor (paint), cold-pressed paper, gilding, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 187824

Accession Number: 2004.9

Drapery

One of two seven-sided curtain components; each is a mirror of the other; yellow silk with pink stylized flowers throughout; three inch border of yellow ground and pink flowers set in from bottom edges; bottom edges have one inch wide border of yellow ground and pink flowers; yellow and pink silk-wr...

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 187830

Accession Number: 2005.14.5

Drapery

One of two seven-sided curatin components; each is a mirror of the other; yellow silk with pink stylized flowers throughout; three inch border of yellow ground and pink flowers set in from bottom edges; bottom edges have one inch wide border of yellow ground and pink flowers; yellow and pink silk-wr...

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 187831

Accession Number: 2005.14.5.1

Drapery

One of two seven-sided curatin components; each is a mirror of the other; yellow silk with pink stylized flowers throughout; three inch border of yellow ground and pink flowers set in from bottom edges; bottom edges have one inch wide border of yellow ground and pink flowers; yellow and pink silk-wr...

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 187832

Accession Number: 2005.14.5.2

Drapery

Large trapezoidal curtain swag; yellow silk ground with pink stylized flowers throughout; no fring on borders.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 187833

Accession Number: 2005.14.6

Drapery

Five-sided curtain component; yellow silk with pink stylized flowers; no fringe on border; remnant of a wide tape band at top; tack holes on top; lining has been removed.

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 187834

Accession Number: 2005.14.7

Drapery Lining

Rectangular pieces of yellow silk curtain lining.

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 187835

Accession Number: 2005.14.8

Drapery lining

One rectangular piece of yellow silk curtain lining

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 187836

Accession Number: 2005.14.9

Drapery Lining

Yellow silk piece of curtain lining

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 187838

Accession Number: 2005.14.10

Drapery Lining

Yellow silk piece of curtain lining

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 187839

Accession Number: 2005.14.11

Drapery Lining

Yellow silk piece of curtain lining

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 187840

Accession Number: 2005.14.12

Drapery Lining

Yellow silk piece of curtain lining

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 187841

Accession Number: 2005.14.13

Stretcher, Curtain box

Long and narrow cardboard box with an open top/end and open end/bottom with brown paper held on with rubberbands. Box has a side seam. There are inscriptions stamped on in black ink on the front and back.

Date: 1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 187842

Accession Number: 2005.15.1

Box, "Sanifit Vaccination Shield"

White paper box with red print (size of a card game box); directions for use on the back of the box.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, plastic (organic material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 187843

Accession Number: 2004.1.8

Figurine, "Shepherd with Sheep"

Round base, shepherd sitting between two sheep, ceramic with different colors painted.

Date: 1760-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), ceramic glaze

GUSN: 187844

Accession Number: 2004.1.9

Pitcher

White ceramic pitcher with blue coloring; long c-shaped turned handle, spout on opposite side, ceramic grapes, leaves and flowers decoration; tall base.

Date: 1855-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 187845

Accession Number: 2004.1.11

Tea caddy

Tea caddy with ivory finial at top quillwork, curled paper on sides, in form of leaves (golden) and circles. Escutcheonsin the front, wooden string work inlay.

Date: 1710-1740

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), metal, felt (textile)

GUSN: 187846

Accession Number: 2004.1.12

Cream Pitcher

Creamer in shape of cow with brown speckle of glaze overall, cow's tail is handle, spout is open mouth-small triangular shaped lid.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 187847

Accession Number: 2004.1.13

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