Historic New England

Ironing Board

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 53876

Accession Number: 1944.749

Ironing Board

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 53877

Accession Number: 1944.750

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53878

Accession Number: 1944.754

Bread Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 53879

Accession Number: 1944.763

Flax Wheel

Spinning wheel for flax; Saxony type. Scotch-Irish in origin. The attached table is made from riven maple, and the treadle is made of oak. Some parts of the spinning wheel assembly were turned.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood), maple (wood), birch (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 53880

Accession Number: 1944.764

Flax

Spun flax wrapped in brown paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: flax (fiber)

GUSN: 53881

Accession Number: 1944.765

Cradle

Cradle. Grain painted to resemble crotch mahogany. Round arched hood; scalloped footboard; beaded lower molding.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, mahogany (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 53882

Accession Number: 1944.766

Women's Tie

White neckpiece.

Date: 1865-1880 ?

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53884

Accession Number: 1944.772

Women's Tie

White neckpiece.

Date: 1865-1880 ?

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53885

Accession Number: 1944.773

Lace Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53886

Accession Number: 1944.774

Lampshade

Cream-colored paper lampshade with no frame. Molded paper panels sewn together with red thread. Oval in each panel features a pressed flower.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53887

Accession Number: 1944.776

Cylindrical painted wood box with cover. Handpainted illustrations on cover and box. Cover depicts red meeting house, flanked by two trees and part of another building, with domed tower silhouette in background. Vignettes on the box depict a tombstone on a hill beneath weeping willows, a windmill o...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 53888

Accession Number: 1944.777AB

Napkin Ring

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53889

Accession Number: 1944.778

Straight Razor

A hinged straight razor with a steel blade and a wood handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 53890

Accession Number: 1944.782

Doll Clothes

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53891

Accession Number: 1944.793

Dish

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 53892

Accession Number: 1944.795

Small Balance Scale with Weights in Case

Small scale with weights in wooden box. Box has hinged lid with metal hook latch.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 53893

Accession Number: 1944.796

Monocle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 53894

Accession Number: 1944.803

Sewing Kit

Red leather envelope-shaped sewing kit with a metal clasp and trim and a small case for needles.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 53895

Accession Number: 1944.804

Rug

Yellow flower, iris and thistle in center; brown ground, red scroll and leaf border

Date: 1875-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: hooking, textiles, wool (textile)

GUSN: 56672

Accession Number: 1942.4187

Doorstop

Basket of flowers on semi-circular base; white with pink s, greens, blue

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 56673

Accession Number: 1942.4361

Picture

Three ships in battle; smoke billows; levant on left; setting sun

Date: 1815

Maker: Strickland (Engraver) Thomas, M (Publisher)

Material: aquatints (prints), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 56674

Accession Number: 1942.4362

Picture

2 men on chairs facing, 1 with flute; 1 with violin; oval; black threads

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wool (textile)

GUSN: 56675

Accession Number: 1942.4363

Framed textile fragment "The Funeral Procession of Lord Viscount Nelson"

This framed printed textile is decorated with composite scenes from the death and funeral of Viscount Lord Nelson. It is currently a sepia-toned pattern on a cream-colored ground, which was most likely purple when freshly printed.

Date: 1806

Maker: unknown

Material: printing (process)

GUSN: 56676

Accession Number: 1942.4364

Lantern

Black lantern with a star and diamond pierced conical chimney; colorless bulbous shade.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 56677

Accession Number: 1942.4365

Lantern

Keyhole pierced conical chimney; colorless bulbous shade.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 56678

Accession Number: 1942.4366

Silhouette

Man; neg. cut, bust-length prof. ; facing left; black/gold oval sur.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating)

GUSN: 56679

Accession Number: 1942.4368

Silhouette

Man facing right; neg. cut, bust-length; black & gold oval surr.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating)

GUSN: 56680

Accession Number: 1942.4367

Toilet Bottle

Amethyst; cylind. body, rounded shlder; flat lip; crosscut-diamond

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 56681

Accession Number: 1942.4370.1

Toilet Bottle

Amethyst; cylind. body, rounded shlder; flat lip; crosscut-diamond

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 56682

Accession Number: 1942.4370.2

Tieback

White; circular, opaque with sunflower center & cleat border

Date: 1850-1874

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 56683

Accession Number: 1942.4374.1

Tieback

White; circular, opaque with sunflower center & cleat border

Date: 1850-1874

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 56684

Accession Number: 1942.4374.2

Newspaper Clipping

On celeb. & toasts given by federal republicans, gloucester, ma

Date: 1807

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 56685

Accession Number: 1942.4376

Newspaper Clipping

On sighting of sea serpent off cape ann, gloucester, boston

Date: 1817

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 56686

Accession Number: 1942.4377

Cushion

Window seat cushion filled with horsehair. Purple satin upholstery.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 56687

Accession Number: 1942.4378

Curtain

Set of window curtains. One pair [.1-.2] with valance [.3]. Curtains constructed from a quilt printed with vignettes from the life of Mary Stuart. Printed in purple on dyed background.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: Possibly Rollet, Marius (Engraver)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 56688

Accession Number: 1942.4379.1-.3

Miniature Portrait

Depiction of a female. frontal 3/4 length view; pink and white lace dress and cap, green cushion

Date: 1825-1874

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 56689

Accession Number: 1942.4383

Mirror Knob

Blue; circular with star motif

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 56690

Accession Number: 1942.4369.1

Letter

Autographed letter from Lord Nelson to Sir James St. Clair.

Date: 1799

Maker: Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805 (Maker)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 56691

Accession Number: 1942.4384

Epaulet

Elongated teardrop; scene boy with dog.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), textiles

GUSN: 56692

Accession Number: 1942.4373.1

Epaulet

Elongated teardrop; scene girl with sheep.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), textiles

GUSN: 56693

Accession Number: 1942.4373.2

Mirror Knob

Blue; circular with star motif

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 56694

Accession Number: 1942.4369.2

Mirror Knob

Blue; circular with star motif

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 56695

Accession Number: 1942.4369.3

Mirror Knob

Blue; circular with star motif

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 56696

Accession Number: 1942.4369.4

Picture

Boat with coffin at right; oarsmen center, British flag left; hand-color

Date: 1806

Maker: Ackermann, B. (Publisher)

Material: aquatints (prints), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 56697

Accession Number: 1942.4385

Coverlet

Overshot wool coverlet. Double woven reversible design woven in red, blue, pale green, and tan. Central floral wreath medallion at center atop a square lattice work patterned background. Floral wreath border. Red, blue, green, and tan fringe.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 56698

Accession Number: 1942.4386