Historic New England

Saltshaker

Small cut glass barrel shaped salt shaker. Domed aluminum top with eight pierced holes.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), aluminum (metal)

GUSN: 194376

Accession Number: 2006.44.1734

Satin red, white, and blue striped ribbon. The blue stripe is on top, followed by white, then red. In the white stripe there is black typing. Attached to the left hand side is a small button that has a red border with a blue inner circle. Inside the blue circle is white typing and a white picture of...

Maker: The Whitehead & Hoag Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: satin

GUSN: 194456

Accession Number: 2006.44.2727

Commemorative ribbon

Red silk commemorative ribbon with metal name plate. Gold lettering on ribbon and handwritten name in ink on name plate.

Date: 1945

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), metal

GUSN: 194457

Accession Number: 2006.44.2718

Commemorative ribbon

Red silk ribbon with gold name plate. Gold lettering on ribbon and handwirtten name on plate. Retail label on back of ribbon.

Date: 1927

Maker: William R. Brown Company (Manufacturer)

Material: silk (fiber), metal

GUSN: 194458

Accession Number: 2006.44.2719

Victory Liberty Loan ribbon

Satin red, white, and blue ribbon. The red stripe is on top, followed by white, and then the blue stripe. In the white stripe there is black writing. Attached is a gold colored pin with white paper and handwriting. The left side by pin there is a small tear and some fraying around the edges.

Maker: unknown

Material: satin

GUSN: 194459

Accession Number: 2006.44.2726

Commemorative ribbon

Red silk ribbon with gold metal plate. Plate has small floral decorative features. Name is handwritten on plate.

Date: 1895

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), metal

GUSN: 194462

Accession Number: 2006.44.2717

Usher ribbon

Blue satin ribbon with gold embossed writing and a dove tailed end. At the top is a gold colored plate that has decorative scrollwork and a white paper with a black stamp on it. There are a few black stains that are tear drop shaped. The writing on the ribbon is fading slightly. The edge of the ribb...

Maker: unknown

Material: satin

GUSN: 194463

Accession Number: 2006.44.2728

Commemorative medal

Blue and white striped ribbon with oval medal. Medal has blue trim and gold leaf detail. Medal also includes gold lettering and a red Havard seal. Ribbon is attached to gold metal name plate.

Maker: The Whitehead & Hoag Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: satin, metal, silk (fiber)

GUSN: 194466

Accession Number: 2006.44.2714

Commemorative ribbon

White satin ribbon with blue writing. The bottom has a dove tail end and is slightly frayed on both ends. There are some creases going down the ribbon. There is a seal in the middle of the ribbon that is shaded blue with a picture of a bird and olive branch on top of a person holding a parasol.

Date: 1936

Maker: unknown

Material: satin

GUSN: 194472

Accession Number: 2006.44.2729

Commemorative ribbon

Red satin ribbon with gold metal plate. Gold lettering on ribbon and handwritten name on plate.

Maker: unknown

Material: satin, metal

GUSN: 194479

Accession Number: 2006.44.2715

Commemorative ribbon

Small red satin ribbon with diagonal faded gold writing. The bottom edge is frayed. The top has a seam so that the pin can be sewn into the top. On the back there is a small round paper manufacturers label.

Maker: Cammall Badge Company (Manufacturer)

Material: satin

GUSN: 194482

Accession Number: 2006.44.2731

Commemorative ribbon

Red satin ribbon with gold metal plate.Gold lettering on ribbon and handwritten name on plate. Manufacture label on back side of ribbon.

Maker: The Whitehead & Hoag Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: satin, metal

GUSN: 194488

Accession Number: 2006.44.2716

Commemorative ribbon

Small red satin ribbon with straight pin in back glued into the seam. The bottom edge is dovetailed and frayed. There is diagonal gold embossment on the front.

Maker: Boston Badge Comapny (Manufacturer)

Material: satin

GUSN: 194491

Accession Number: 2006.44.2732

Commemorative medal

Round gold medal with black trim connected a a gold metal plate. Gold lettering around the edges and there is red lettering in the center of the medal.

Date: 1922

Maker: Robbins Company (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 194494

Accession Number: 2006.44.2713

Victory Liberty Loan medal

Small round silver medal with a deep red satin ribbon attached. The medal has an eagle holding an olive branch and three arrows in either foot below a building with many columns. On the back is wrtiing.

Date: 1917-1919

Maker: unknown

Material: ribbon (material), metal

GUSN: 194500

Accession Number: 2006.44.2724

Commemorative ribbon

Red silk ribbon with metal plate. Gold lettering on ribbon and printed name on plate. Chamber of Commerce eagle in gold on ribbon.

Date: 1917

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), metal

GUSN: 194506

Accession Number: 2006.44.2723

Commemorative medal

Small medal with a red and white ribbon that attaches to a pin on the back. The medal has a blackened look but is mainly bronze colored. On the medal is a stamped picture of a house with two trees, one in front and one behind the house. On the back is a small "D" shaped manufacturerer label.

Maker: The Whitehead & Hoag Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 194508

Accession Number: 2006.44.2725

Commemorative ribbon

Red silk ribbon with metal plate. Gold lettering on ribbon and printed name on plate. Chamber of Commerce eagle in gold on ribbon.

Date: 1916

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), metal

GUSN: 194515

Accession Number: 2006.44.2722

Political ribbon

Small burgandy ribbon with silver embossed writing. On the back is a white tag with black writing. The seam is glued together with a pin attached to the back.

Maker: Meyer's Military Shop (Manufacturer)

Material: satin

GUSN: 194517

Accession Number: 2006.44.2730

Commemorative ribbon

Red silk ribbon with metal plate. Gold lettering on ribbon and printed name on plate. Chamber of commerce eagle in gold on ribbon.

Date: 1915

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), metal

GUSN: 194518

Accession Number: 2006.44.2721

Commemorative ribbon

Red, white, and blue stripe silk ribbon with gold metal plate. Plate has curvy details. Gold lettering on ribbon and handwritten name on plate. Chamber of commerce eagle in gold on ribbon.

Date: 1914

Maker: Meyer's Military Shop (Manufacturer)

Material: silk (fiber), metal

GUSN: 194520

Accession Number: 2006.44.2720

Badge

A Harvard badge with a burgandy ribbon and a plain gold colored plate that has white paper with handwriting on it. The medal itself is a large H with a '95 an the Harvard seal. It is attached to the manufacturer's cardboard label.

Maker: The Whitehead & Hoag Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal, ribbon (material)

GUSN: 194525

Accession Number: 2006.44.2756

Five Ducks Swimming

Black ink lithograph on brown paper of a scene of five ducks swimming from upper right to the bottom left of the picture.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: Benson, Frank Weston, 1862-1951 (Artist) A.W. Elson & Co. (Printer) Guild of Boston Artists (Dealer)

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

GUSN: 198116

Accession Number: 2006.44.548

Fishing by the River

Oil painting with trees on the left, blue sky on the right, and river and figure fishing in the bottom right. Deepset painted gold wood frame with a beaded back outer edge. Ornate reliefed design sloping towards a simpler area, one layer is beaded.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: Brown, John Appleton, 1844-1902 (Painter) Probably Doll & Richards (Framer)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 198152

Accession Number: 2006.44.549

Dartmoor Prison

A color lithograph of the Dartmoor Prison. A large circular wall surrounds buildings of the prison. Inmates are scattered around between the buildings. The guards are dressed in red and there is a reservoir below the wall filled with blue water. A field surrounds the prison and there are fences at t...

Date: 1853

Maker: Reproduction of Broughton, Glover, 1796-1869 (Artist) Tappan & Bradfords (Printer)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, wood (plant material), color lithography

GUSN: 198177

Accession Number: 2006.44.551

Print

A brown and white print of a hay harvest. A horse drawn wagon is in the center. Farmers and women are pitching hay around the wagon. The frame is brown wood with an inside border of a vine with flowers.

Date: 1889

Maker: Dupre, Julien, 1851-1910 (Artist) X.H. Shaw & Son (Retailer)

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

GUSN: 198223

Accession Number: 2006.44.553

Birds Eye View of Salem, Mass

An aerial view of Salem, Massachusetts including the coastline. The town buildings, churches, schools are numbered and there is a key on the bottom of the print.

Date: 1883

Maker: D. Mason & Co. (Publisher)

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

GUSN: 198228

Accession Number: 2006.44.554

Portrait of Mary Willis Duncan (1805-1888)

Oil portrait of Mary Willis Duncan. She is wearing a cap and a dark navy blue shawl secured with a brooch. Oval gilt frame.

Date: 1850-1888

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 198253

Accession Number: 2006.44.555

Duncan Coat of Arms

A colored print of the Ducan coat of arms consisting of a red shield with gold and silver decoration. Two blue blue banners have Latin inscriptions. There is an armor helmet surmounting the shield with a masted ship above the helmet. Vines and flowers surround the shield. The frame is brown wood wit...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 198260

Accession Number: 2006.44.556

The Giralda Tower

A watercolor painting of a cream colored building with terracotta tiles and a tower. There are various plants growing in the foreground on the left and right corners. The frame is painted gold and is narrow and simple.

Date: 1907

Maker: Candela, F. (Painter)

Material: watercolor (paint), paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 198264

Accession Number: 2006.44.557

Woman in Folk Costume with Copper Vessel

A watercolor painting of a woman walking down a dirt path with a fence to her right and a domed building in the distance over her left shoulder. She is dressed in a folk costume and carries a copper vessel. The frame is painted gold wood with a simple line carved along the edges.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: watercolor (paint), paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 198279

Accession Number: 2006.44.558

The Giralda Tower

A watercolor painting with a cream colored brick wall at front with potted flowers on top and an ornate tower in the background. Simple, narrow wood frame painted gold.

Date: 1907

Maker: Candela, F. (Painter)

Material: watercolor (paint), paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 198281

Accession Number: 2006.44.559

Woman at the Well

A watercolor painting of an alleyway with a person dressed in dark colors carrying a red umbrella. A woman dressed in red and white sits at a well in the lower right corner. Flowers and trees grow on the buildings. The frame is dark brown wood with carved rectangles and leaves.

Date: ca. 1907

White ceramic pitcher with rounded handle. Has some cracking on its sides and from the pouring spout into the intetrior of the piece.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 198330

Accession Number: 2006.44.2485

Listerine bottle

Glass listerine bottle with glass topper.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 198334

Accession Number: 2006.44.2476

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