Historic New England

Set of Knives

Three knives with ivory handles. Slightly longer than a dinner knife. Blades are smooth, no serrations, rounded at the end and the ends curve upwards.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 187968

Accession Number: 2006.44.1504

Knife

Knife with ivory handle. Slightly longer than a dinner knife. Blade is smooth, no serrations, rounded at the end and the end curves upwards.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187970

Accession Number: 2006.44.1504.1

Knife

Knife with ivory handle. Slightly longer than a dinner knife. Blade is smooth, no serrations, rounded at the end and the end curves upwards.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187971

Accession Number: 2006.44.1504.2

Knife

Knife with ivory handle. Slightly longer than a dinner knife. Blade is smooth, no serrations, rounded at the end and the end curves upwards.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187972

Accession Number: 2006.44.1504.3

Doily

White linen doily with scalloped lace edge with reserves with abstract urns with flowers, white embroidered scrolls and flowers around center.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 187975

Accession Number: 2006.44.1549

Set of dinner knives

Set of seven dinner knives with ivory handles. Blades are smooth without a serrated edge and have rounded tips.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 187977

Accession Number: 2006.44.1506

Doily

Round white linen doily with lace border and white embroidered scrolls and flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 187978

Accession Number: 2006.44.1548.1

Doily

Round white linen doily with lace border and white embroidered scrolls and flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 187980

Accession Number: 2006.44.1548.2

Dinner Knife

Dinner knife with an ivory handle. Blade is smooth without a serrated edge and has a rounded tip.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187981

Accession Number: 2006.44.1506.1

Scoop

Silver scoop with ivory handle. Bowl end is shaped like a small shovel and it has a long neck.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 187982

Accession Number: 2006.44.1503

Set of napkins

Set of six white linen napkins with woven floral pattern and a white embroidered monogram "SP."

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 187983

Accession Number: 2006.44.1547

Napkin

White linen napkin with woven floral pattern and a white embroidered monogram "SP."

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 187984

Accession Number: 2006.44.1547.1

Napkin

White linen napkin with woven floral pattern and a white embroidered monogram "SP."

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 187985

Accession Number: 2006.44.1547.2

Napkin

White linen napkin with woven floral pattern and a white embroidered monogram "SP."

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 187987

Accession Number: 2006.44.1547.3

Napkin

White linen napkin with woven floral pattern and a white embroidered monogram "SP."

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 187988

Accession Number: 2006.44.1547.4

Napkin

White linen napkin with woven floral pattern and a white embroidered monogram "SP."

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 187989

Accession Number: 2006.44.1547.5

Napkin

White linen napkin with woven floral pattern and a white embroidered monogram "SP."

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 187990

Accession Number: 2006.44.1547.6

Salt and Pepper Set

Porcelain Mickey and Minnie Mouse salt and pepper shakers.White with painted highlights in black, blue and red. Cork stoppers.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 187993

Accession Number: 2006.44.1497

Saltshaker

Porcelain Mickey Mouse salt shaker. White with painted highlights in black, blue and red. Cork stoppers.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 187994

Accession Number: 2006.44.1497.1

Half hull model

Wooden half-hull model with painted hoizontal gold, green and orange bands along the body and the painted in gold "BARQUE DERBY. BUILT 1825"

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 187995

Accession Number: 2006.44.2783

Saltshaker

Porcelain Minnie Mouse salt shaker.White with painted highlights in black, blue and red. Cork stoppers.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 187996

Accession Number: 2006.44.1497.2

Bookcase

Open wood bookcase with four levels of shelves divided into seven sections. Flat extended top with overhang on a rectangular base.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 187998

Accession Number: 2006.44.2784

Bud Vase

Silver bud vase. Narrow trumpet shape with a flared rim and room for a single stem.

Maker: Webster (Manufacturer)

Material: sterling silver, silver (metal)

GUSN: 187999

Accession Number: 2006.44.1502

Bookcase

Open oak bookcase with four levels of shelves, back panel features a carved scroll design and an inset oval mirror.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 188000

Accession Number: 2006.44.3361

Silver colored metal nutcracker. Two arms pivot on a central disk. Each arm has a flat area with burrs to hold a nut steady. The arms then become rounded with a ribbed area and then taper to a point. The central disk has two pointed extensions like cat-ears.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 188001

Accession Number: 2006.44.1498

Playing Cards

Set of two decks of playing cards in a cardboard box. Cards are sealed in clear cellophane. The box is card board and the top is designed with two cutouts to show the decks inside. The bottom of the box is blue with silver pinstripes and one corner has silver and black bands and a shield motif with...

Date: 1924-1929

Maker: Russell Playing Card Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: cardboard, cellophane

GUSN: 188005

Accession Number: 2006.44.1496

Bookcase

Mahogany bookcase with diamond mullioned glazed doors, stepped pediment, foliate carved pilasters with carved capitals and bases, serpentine shaped skirt, and four cabriloe legs with claw-and-ball feet.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 188011

Accession Number: 2006.44.2654

Bookcase

Open wood bookcase with five levels of shelves, top back panel has rounded corners each with a carved scrolled leaf.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 188018

Accession Number: 2006.44.2787

Runner

Woven wool hall runner with the center panel containing sixty-seven rows of botehs alternating by a row of ten then a row of eleven on a red field. there are six borders. The first border on the outer edge and the fifth border have a red field with connecting green leaf shapes. The second and the fo...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 197881

Accession Number: 2006.44.491

Vacuum

Metal vacuum cleaner that is red and copper and wood. The red paint is worn and scratched off in some areas. It is long and round with a square base.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, primary wood

GUSN: 197883

Accession Number: 2006.44.2428

Rug

Floral medallion woven wool rug. The center medallion is surrounded by rosettes and flowering vines. There are six borders separated by solid bands of maroon. The sixth, innermost border, is a blue latch-hook design on an ivory ground. The first and fifth borders are orange and red rosettes on a mea...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 197884

Accession Number: 2006.44.492

Tray

White lobbed ceramic tray with decorative trim imprint

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 197885

Accession Number: 2006.44.1604

Kurdish rug

Woven wool Kurdish rug. The center panel has a yellow eight-pointed star in the center. The star is in the center of an aqua rosette. There is a yellow rosette at each corner of the star. There is a tree of life design at each end of the center panel. In each corner are diamond shapes with triangle ...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 197886

Accession Number: 2006.44.493

Wastebasket

Wicker wastebasket. The basket is brown with a few spots where the paint is wearing off and a few areas where the wicker is breaking and coming unweaved. The bottom of the basket is woven very tightly and then it is an open weave with a few cross overs forming pointed arches. The top goes back to th...

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker

GUSN: 197887

Accession Number: 2006.44.2521

Mold

Yellow ceramic gelatin mold. Shaped indents and corn shaped indent detail.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 197888

Accession Number: 2006.44.1605

Dust pan

A dark brown dust tray with two gold stripes at the top. In the middle of the two gold stripes is a yellow and red floral design that has swirling green leaves and vines. Forming the handle is an empty tube that can hold a brush to use with the dust pan. There is a lot of wear on the dut pan top and...

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 197889

Accession Number: 2006.44.2522.1

Egg carrier

Wooden egg carrier with thin metal handle. Three wood planks on both top and bottom. Black printed text on sides. Opens on hinges.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 197890

Accession Number: 2006.44.1606

Brush

Medium sized brush to go with a dust pan. It must have once been red at one point but most of the paint has been worn off. The bristles are tan on the outside and blakc on the inside. The brush itself is made out of wood.

Maker: unknown

Material: bristle, primary wood

GUSN: 197891

Accession Number: 2006.44.2522.2

Cabistan rug

Woven wool Cabistan rug. in the center panel is a pole medallion containing crosses, rosettes, windows, and y-shaped trees. The field outside the medallion has multi-colored botehs. There is a diamond and spiked T design going down both sides. There are four borders. Three borders are small latch-ho...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 197893

Accession Number: 2006.44.508

Sweeper

Reddish brown sweeper made by Bissell. The handle is quite short and made of wood. The actual sweeper is metal and has gold scroll design on the sides with gold lettering on the top. There are three wheels on either side and a fabric tube bumber around the perimeter.

Maker: unknown

Material: primary wood, metal

GUSN: 197894

Accession Number: 2006.44.2519

Jar

Glass jar with small round handle. One half gallon. Red sicker label on front. Label is red with gold trim and a white circle in center with blue lettering. Company seal of an eagle and lions in gold.

Maker: S.S. Pierce Co.

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 197895

Accession Number: 2006.44.1584

Ladder

Three step wooden ladder. Each of the treads has been worn over time and the stain is gone. The ladder is a dark brown wood with a few tan paint drops on it. The ladder folds out and the rungs are supported by dowels.

Maker: unknown

Material: primary wood

GUSN: 197896

Accession Number: 2006.44.2518

Rug

Woven wool rug with center panel of four connected rectangles. Within each rectangle is a large octagon. Two of them have eight-pointed stars, diamonds and little birds. The other two have a diamond made of rosettes and birds. The blue field of each rectangle has eight-pointed stars, rosettes, s-sha...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 197897

Accession Number: 2006.44.509

Butter crock

White ceramic crock with blue decorative detail around outside. Blue lettering of "Butter"

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 197898

Accession Number: 2006.44.1607

Kirman ug

Woven wool Kirman rug with center panel containing four rows of large botehs, which alternate by a row of four then a row of five. There are four borders. Two small borders have a band of dark red rosettes on a dark blue field. One smaller border has a ivory field and a meandering vine of red and bl...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 197900

Accession Number: 2006.44.510

Card table

Square wooden card table with four folding legs. There are four wide planks that make up the top of the table. There are small pieces of green felt left on the edges which it may have been covered in before. The table has metal hinges and is a dark brown stain.

Maker: unknown

Material: primary wood, metal

GUSN: 197901

Accession Number: 2006.44.2520

Kazak rug

Woven wool Kazak rug with center panel of a red field with two large medallion shapes in it, one green and one blue. Each medallion contains red and white s-shaped clouds and a black and red swastika in the center. The field outside the medallions contains birds, dogs, tarantulas, crabs, a scorpion...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 197903

Accession Number: 2006.44.511

Dagestan rug

Wool Dagestan rug with large center panel containing six rows of five eight pointed stars enclosed and connected by a rams horn design. There are six rows of three palmettes alternating with two stylized tulips. At one time the background was a dark blue and contains a multi-colored figure eight des...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 197904

Accession Number: 2006.44.519

Prayer rug

Prayer rug with mihrab arch. Center panel has nine rows of stylized tulips which alternate six in a row then five. At the base of the arch there is a row of three, then two, then one tulip at the point of the arch. The tulips are a variety of colors. The inner most border is of maroon spearheads on ...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 197906

Accession Number: 2006.44.520

Runner

Runner with center panel of fifteen multi-colored medallions going down the center. Each medallion is surrounded by eight curled serrated leaves and six small multi-colored rosettes. The center panel has a blue field. The inner and outer borders have red fields with multi-colored rosettes on a meand...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 197908

Accession Number: 2006.44.521

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