Historic New England

Portrait of Samuel Appleton (1766-1853)

Half-length portrait of Samuel Appleton (1766-1853). Appleton is wearing a black coat, white waistcoat, white stock, and white collar. Appleton is seated with his left elbow resting on the scrolled arm or back of a red upholstered chair. Red curtain draped in background. Oil on canvas. Gilt frame. C...

Date: 1848

Maker: Reproduction of Newton, Gilbert Stuart (English painter, 1794-1835) (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 54896

Accession Number: 1949.28

Fire Bucket

Leather fire bucket. Marked "Samuel Fowler".

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 54897

Accession Number: 1949.31AB

Bandbox

Oval bandbox and lid. Bandbox (A) and lid (B) are covered with paper printed with stylized flowers and leaves. Printed in peach and green on a light beige ground. Interior of box is lined with plain beige paper. Top edge of lid has been reinforced with a strip of a paper with small purple flowers.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 54899

Accession Number: 1949.33AB

Portrait of Edmund Dwight

Bust-length portrait of Edmund Dwight. A bald man wearing a black coat, vest, and white stock. Framed.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: Harding, Chester, 1792-1866 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 54900

Accession Number: 1949.35

Portrait of Benjamin K. Whitman

Half-length portrait of Benjamin K. Whitman (c. 1791-1865) of Providence, RI, holding a newspaper. Companion to portrait of his wife, Cyrithece A. E. Whitman (b.about 1808) (1949.37).

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 54901

Accession Number: 1949.36

Portrait of Mrs. Benjamin Whitman

Half-length portrait Cyrithece A. E. Whtiman (born about 1808) wearing a black dress, hands folded on lap. Companion to portrait of her husband, merchant Benjamin Whitman (about 1791-1865) (1949.36).

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 54902

Accession Number: 1949.37

Portrait of Samuel Page Fowler

Half-length portrait of Samuel Page Fowler, with long sideburns brushed foreward.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 54903

Accession Number: 1949.38

Cape Collar

White cotton cape collar with sharp zig-zagged edges.

Date: 1822-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54904

Accession Number: 1949.41

Cap

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54905

Accession Number: 1949.42

Cap

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54906

Accession Number: 1949.43

Cap

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54907

Accession Number: 1949.49

Pair of Stays

Pair of indigo blue linsey-woolsey stays; light blue tape used, leather on lining; blue stitching and brown stiching.

Date: 1745-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: linsey-woolsey, leather

GUSN: 54908

Accession Number: 1949.54

Figurine

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 54909

Accession Number: 1949.56

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 54910

Accession Number: 1949.59A

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 54911

Accession Number: 1949.59B

Pitcher

Black transfer-printed earthenware pitcher. Battlefield scene on one side. Nature scene on the other side featuring portraits of Samuel Adams and John Hancock. The Great Seal of the United States is under the spout. Hand painted colored accents superimposed on the transfer prints.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 54912

Accession Number: 1949.60

Alphabet/Verse Sampler

Unfinished alphabet/verse sampler on natural linen ground. Polychromatic threads. Alphabets above, verse below. Alphabets: #1 double letters (AA,BB,...) "H" and "I" reversed; #2 "A-Y", missing "J"; #3 "A-X", "H" and "I" reversed. Stitches used: cross stitch and eyelet hole stitch.

Date: ca. 1780

Maker: unknown

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 54913

Accession Number: 1949.62

Alphabet/Verse Sampler

Vertical sampler on natural linen ground, polychromatic; 2 1/2-3 inch bands of floral needlework alternating with an alphabet and verses. Alphabets: #1 complete; Numbers: "1-13"; cross stitch, outline stitch, eyelet hole, long and short satin stitch.

Maker: unknown

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 54914

Accession Number: 1949.63

Shirt

White; tall collar with two buttons and buttonholes; inset long sleeves, gathered at shoulders adn cuffs with gusset under arm; shirt gathered onto collar front and back; gussets at neck; on shoulder seams; shoulder seam and armscye reinforced with linen; shirt opened at sides near hem; front openin...

Date: 1827

Maker: Shaw, E. K. (Maker)

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 54915

Accession Number: 1949.64

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 54916

Accession Number: 1949.70AB

Goblet

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 54917

Accession Number: 1949.73A

Picture Frame

Gold frame with beveled edges.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54918

Accession Number: 1949.77B

Court Cupboard

Court Cupboard. Oak with pine back and bottom. Red and black paint. Upper and lower drawers over a center cabinet. Drawer fronts have two rows of short panels. Central shelf behind cupboard doors; Decorative spindles are painted. Rests on front flattened ball feet and straight back feet.

Date: 1680-1690

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood), maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 54919

Accession Number: 1949.82

Serving Spoon

One of a set of three. Silver serving spoon with an upturned rounded handle and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1855-1870

Maker: Durgin, William B., 1833-1905 (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 55614

Accession Number: 1971.1128.2

Serving Spoon

One of a set of three. Silver serving spoon with an upturned rounded handle and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1855-1870

Maker: Durgin, William B., 1833-1905 (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 55615

Accession Number: 1971.1128.3

Tablespoon

One of a set of four. Silver tablespoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1839-1849

Maker: Harris & Stanwood (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 55616

Accession Number: 1982.8.1

Tablespoon

One of a set of four. Silver tablespoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1839-1849

Maker: Harris & Stanwood (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 55617

Accession Number: 1982.8.2

Tablespoon

One of a set of four. Silver tablespoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1839-1849

Maker: Harris & Stanwood (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 55618

Accession Number: 1982.8.3

Tablespoon

One of a set of four. Silver tablespoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1839-1849

Maker: Harris & Stanwood (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 55619

Accession Number: 1982.8.4

Tablespoon

One of a set of five. Silver tablespoon with a rounded handle, pointed shoulders, and an oval bowl.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Wolcott & Gelston (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 55620

Accession Number: 1982.12.1

Tablespoon

One of a set of five. Silver tablespoon with a rounded handle, pointed shoulders, and an oval bowl.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Wolcott & Gelston (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 55621

Accession Number: 1982.12.2

Tablespoon

One of a set of five. Silver tablespoon with a rounded handle, pointed shoulders, and an oval bowl.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Wolcott & Gelston (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 55622

Accession Number: 1982.12.3

Tablespoon

One of a set of five. Silver tablespoon with a rounded handle, pointed shoulders, and an oval bowl.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Wolcott & Gelston (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 55623

Accession Number: 1982.12.4

Tablespoon

One of a set of five. Silver tablespoon with a rounded handle, pointed shoulders, and an oval bowl.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Wolcott & Gelston (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 55624

Accession Number: 1982.12.5

Teaspoon

One of a set of ten. Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1847-1867

Maker: Bigelow, Brothers & Kennard (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 55625

Accession Number: 1982.234.1

Teaspoon

One of a set of ten. Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1847-1867

Maker: Bigelow, Brothers & Kennard (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 55626

Accession Number: 1982.234.2

Teaspoon

One of a set of ten. Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1847-1867

Maker: Bigelow, Brothers & Kennard (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 55627

Accession Number: 1982.234.3

Teaspoon

One of a set of ten. Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1847-1867

Maker: Bigelow, Brothers & Kennard (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 55628

Accession Number: 1982.234.4

Teaspoon

One of a set of ten. Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1847-1867

Maker: Bigelow, Brothers & Kennard (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 55629

Accession Number: 1982.234.5

Teaspoon

One of a set of ten. Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1847-1867

Maker: Bigelow, Brothers & Kennard (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 55630

Accession Number: 1982.234.6

Teaspoon

One of a set of ten. Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1847-1867

Maker: Bigelow, Brothers & Kennard (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 55631

Accession Number: 1982.234.7

Teaspoon

One of a set of ten. Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1847-1867

Maker: Bigelow, Brothers & Kennard (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 55632

Accession Number: 1982.234.8

Teaspoon

One of a set of ten. Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1847-1867

Maker: Bigelow, Brothers & Kennard (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 55633

Accession Number: 1982.234.9

Teaspoon

One of a set of ten. Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1847-1867

Maker: Bigelow, Brothers & Kennard (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 55634

Accession Number: 1982.234.10

Cheese Scoop

Silver cheese scoop with an oval handle perpendicular to the rectangular scoop.

Date: 1865-1885

Maker: Holmes, Booth & Haydens (Silversmith)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 55635

Accession Number: 1923.265

Cheese Scoop

Silver cheese scoop with an oval handle perpendicular to the rectangular scoop.

Date: 1865-1885

Maker: Holmes, Booth & Haydens (Silversmith)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 55636

Accession Number: 1923.266

Letter Opener

Silver letter opener. Two pointed blades with the smaller blade superimposed on the larger. Foliate shaped handle.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 55637

Accession Number: 1933.1459

Cheese Knife

Oval handle; tapering blade

Date: 1861-1870

Maker: Gorham Manufacturing Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 55638

Accession Number: 1933.1472

Dinner Knife

Silver dinner knife with a dimensional oval handle and a rounded blade. Beaded design.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: Coles, Albert, 1835-1875 (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 55639

Accession Number: 1934.1876.1

Dinner Fork

Silver dinner fork with a dimensional oval handle and four tines. Beaded design.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: Coles, Albert, 1835-1875 (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 55640

Accession Number: 1934.1876.2

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