Historic New England

Candlestick

Silver plated candlesticks. Candle cup in the form of an acanthus leaf capital. Removable bobeche with gadrooned edge and pointed corners. Fluted shaft. Square base with with incurved sides and gadrooned border, above and below. Each one of four sides has central urn. Each urn connected by swags. Gr...

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: plated metal

GUSN: 179827

Accession Number: 1993.848

The Hardships and Sacrifice, Massey's Cove, Salem, 1626

Scene of Native Americans, wildlife (bears, deer, and birds) and settlers in a snow covered forest. The settlers cut down trees while the Indians hunt. Teepees and log cabins situated above a small body of water with ducks and ice chunks. Gray painted wood frame with no ornamentation. Text painted a...

Date: 1920-1928

Maker: Frost, John Orne Johnson, 1852-1928 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 179828

Accession Number: 2006.44.608

Ship and shoreline in rough seas

Print of ships and shore with rough seas in a gold painted wooden frame. Land with house and wooden pilings in right foreground. One prominent ship and several minor sail boats at left. Two prominent ships at right of center. White waves are crashing into the shore. Five birds in sky on left side. W...

Maker: Reproduction of Van Ruisdael, Jacob, 1628-1682 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 179830

Accession Number: 2006.44.649

Ship Formosa

Oil painting of a black ship sailing on turrid water. The ship has three sets of sails and four sets of triangular sails all of which are in use. The scale of the ship takes up most of the space in the painting and it is sailing toward the right of the painting. At the stern there are six other ship...

Maker: Sung, Lai (Artist)

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

GUSN: 179843

Accession Number: 2006.44.671

The Wreck of the "Perserverance"

Portrait of a ship overtuned in turrid waters. Four masts are broken and the sails are drawn. On the boat there are three people standing. Two rowboats to the left of the painting by the bow of the ship are filled with crew members going to shore. Nine people stand along the shoreline. The ship in a...

Date: 1902

Maker: Macpherson, M (Copyist) After Cornè, Michele Felice, 1752-1845 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 179847

Accession Number: 2006.44.672

Candlestick

Silver plated candlesticks. Candle cup in the form of an acanthus leaf capital. Removable bobeche with gadrooned edge and pointed corners. Fluted shaft. Square base with with incurved sides and gadrooned border, above and below. Each one of four sides has central urn. Each urn connected by swags. Gr...

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179855

Accession Number: 1993.848.1

Candlestick

Silver plated candlesticks. Candle cup in the form of an acanthus leaf capital. Removable bobeche with gadrooned edge and pointed corners. Fluted shaft. Square base with with incurved sides and gadrooned border, above and below. Each one of four sides has central urn. Each urn connected by swags. Gr...

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179856

Accession Number: 1993.848.2

Candlestick

Silver plated candlesticks. Candle cup in the form of an acanthus leaf capital. Removable bobeche with gadrooned edge and pointed corners. Fluted shaft. Square base with with incurved sides and gadrooned border, above and below. Each one of four sides has central urn. Each urn connected by swags. Gr...

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179857

Accession Number: 1993.848.3

Candlestick

Silver plated candlesticks. Candle cup in the form of an acanthus leaf capital. Removable bobeche with gadrooned edge and pointed corners. Fluted shaft. Square base with with incurved sides and gadrooned border, above and below. Each one of four sides has central urn. Each urn connected by swags. Gr...

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179858

Accession Number: 1993.848.4

Rain Squall Clearing Scheviningen Holland Dutch fishing Boat Coming to Anchor

Painting of a ship in rough water. Ship is in the center of the picture and tips to one side. A ship in the background is also pictured. The sky is cloudy with a hint of blue sky in the upper right corner.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: Harvey, George Wainwright, 1855-1930 (Artist)

Material: pastels (visual works), paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179861

Accession Number: 2006.44.683

"Moonrise" or "A Sandy Road"

Landscape of a full moon centered over a small road curving up from the corner of the frame around a small birch tree. White houses in background. Gilt painted wood frame.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: Murphy, Hermann Dudley, 1867-1945 (Artist)

Material: pastels (crayons), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179862

Accession Number: 2006.44.684

Roll of Fabric

Pillar and arch designed by Elwood Fabrics, New York

Maker: Elwood Fabrics (Designer)

GUSN: 179863

Accession Number: 1993.810

Luncheon Set

Table cloth, mats, napkins

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), drawn thread work, silk (textile), embroidery (visual works), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 179865

Accession Number: 1993.811

Venetian Doorway

Oil painting of a doorway of a Venetian house. The door is located on the left side of the painting. The moulding around the door is in the form of an arch. There are four steps leading up to the door and above the tip of the arch is a small window. To the right of the door is a an elongated window ...

Date: ca. 1900-1945

Maker: Murphy, Hermann Dudley, 1867-1945 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 179866

Accession Number: 2006.44.685

A Heron City At the Setting of the Moon

Watercolor of a group of six herons that are gazing at the moon. On the left side there are two pairs of herons. The other herons are alone and blend into the background. The moon is in the center and is behind a tree. Another tree on a larger scale is on the right.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: Smith, Alice Ravenel Huger, 1876-1958 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 179867

Accession Number: 2006.44.686

Autumn Landscape

Watercolor landscape of two rolling hills and trees in the foreground and a mountain in the background. Sunny day with a clear sky.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: White, Clarence Scott, 1872-1965 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 179869

Accession Number: 2006.44.687

Ship Carolina of Salem, Charles Faben Master

Oil painting of a ship on rough storm waters. The ship has four masts each with a different flag. By the stern of the ship there are eight boats and nine boats off the bow.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 179871

Accession Number: 2006.44.688

Silhouette

Silhouette bust portrait of a young boy facing left. Chalk highlights accent the ruffles and folds of his clothing.

Maker: Bache, William (Artist)

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

GUSN: 179872

Accession Number: 2006.44.689

Silhouette of Captain Stephen Phillips

Hollow cut silhouette of Captain Stephen Phillips. Chalk highlights accent the outline of his clothing. The silhouette is cut out of black paper and adhered to backing paper.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: Bache, William (Artist)

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

GUSN: 179873

Accession Number: 2006.44.690

Grope Fest Pin, 1970

Round black pin with white swirl. Grope Fest souvenir pin.

Date: 1970

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 179883

Accession Number: 2009.23.1

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate with a white body, a raspberry and gold banded rim, and a gold monogrammed "P" in the center.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 189749

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.142

Porcelain salad plate with a white body, a raspberry and gold banded rim, and a monogrammed "P" in the center.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 189763

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.141

Boy's Jacket

Boy's black velvet jacket. Worn by boys in Caragianes family, Nicholas (b.1919), James (1921-1993), Angelo (b.1924).

Date: 1920s

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave), cotton (textile), mother of pearl

GUSN: 189764

Accession Number: 2009.16.3.1

Boy's Vest

Boy's white cotton vest. Worn by boys in Caragianes family, Nicholas (b.1919), James (1921-1993), Angelo (b.1924).

Date: 1920s

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 189765

Accession Number: 2009.16.3.2

Boy's Knickers

Boy's black velvet knickers. Worn by boys in Caragianes family, Nicholas (b.1919), James (1921-1993), Angelo (b.1924).

Date: 1920s

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave), cotton (textile), mother of pearl

GUSN: 189766

Accession Number: 2009.16.3.3

"Piano Music"

Single sheet, folded; table of contents for sheet music; two pages have leaf and berry border inside of which are three columns listing, titles, and authors of music for various dances instruments.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 189771

Accession Number: 2005.23.10

Tavern Novelty Candle Box

Original Tavern Novelty Duck Candle box No. 751--4 Yellow Ducks

Date: 1930s-1940s

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 189772

Accession Number: 2009.17.2.1ab

Duck candle

Duck novelty candle

Date: 1930s-1940s

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189775

Accession Number: 2009.17.2.2

Duck candle

Date: 1930s-1940s

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189776

Accession Number: 2009.17.2.3

Rabbit candle

Date: 1930s-1940s

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189777

Accession Number: 2009.17.2.4

Rabbit candle

Date: 1930s-1940s

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189778

Accession Number: 2009.17.2.5

"The Shadow'd Heart"

Two sheets; title page has very ornate lettering surrounded by scrolls and foliage; three pages of music.

Date: 1857

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 189780

Accession Number: 2005.23.11

Sheet Music, "Diavolo"

Single sheet title page; discolored/stained/edges torn; lettering in several different fonts; two stamps at bottom; handwritten inscription at upper corner; music on verso.

Date: 1832

Maker: Hewitt & Co. (Vendor) J. Edgar (Publisher)

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

GUSN: 189783

Accession Number: 2005.23.12

Gown

This gown was originally made as an open robe--meant to be worn with a petticoat--most likely in the 1770s. It was re-made into a round gown--the skirt was closed across the front--sometime in the mid to late 1780s. The gown is constructed from plainweave linen plate-printed in indigo with a repeati...

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), printed textile materials

GUSN: 189811

Accession Number: 1998.5875

Cossack Firing from Atop his Horse

Bronze sculpture with a brown patina of a Cossack standing on a saddled horse and firing a rifle.

Date: 1870-1884

Maker: Lansere, Yevgeny, 1848-1886 (Sculptor) F. Chopin (Caster)

Material: bronze (metal), patina (condition)

GUSN: 189812

Accession Number: 2006.44.1463

Walking Lion

Bronze sculpture with a brown patina of a walking male lion mounted on a rectangular stepped base.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: Barye, Antoine-Louis, 1796-1875 (Sculptor) Barbedienne, F. (Foundryman)

Material: bronze (metal), patina (condition)

GUSN: 189829

Accession Number: 2006.44.1465

Two Hawks Fighting

Bronze sculpture with a green patina of two hawks attacking a ram mounted on a rock shaped base.

Date: 1843

Maker: Fratin, Christophe, ca. 1800-1864 (Sculptor)

Material: bronze (metal), patina (condition)

GUSN: 189835

Accession Number: 2006.44.1464

The Bridge

Ink etching of the Ponte de l'Arzere over a Venetian canal. The bridge rails are draped with laundry and various pedestrians are walking in both directions. Two gondolas are in the foreground and buildings line the canal in the background.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 189857

Accession Number: 2006.44.743

Vase

Ovoid shaped porcelain vase with six sides and a short neck with a slightly flared rim. Features two panels of Japanese aristocrats and soldiers in exterior scenes separated by two reserves of blue and red flowers. The scenes are framed by painted gold and polychrome geomtric and floral designs.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 189860

Accession Number: 2006.44.1859

Tile

Square ceramic tile with ploychrome painted enamel scene of two children standing by a fence and feeding a chicken and her chicks.

Maker: Campbell Brick & Tile Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 189863

Accession Number: 2006.44.1566

Carriage clock

Rectangular brass carriage clock with four bevelled glass sides and a bevelled oval glass window on top, hinged handle attached at the top. Clock features a white face with black Roman numerals.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), glass (material)

GUSN: 189867

Accession Number: 2006.44.1567

Bell and plate

Brass bell with cast relief decoration around the body featuring a row of figures below hanging incense lamps and flying cherubs, top features a decorated orb and cross surrounded by leaning male figures. Bell sits on a round brass plate with a cast relief panel around inner edge of cherubs playing ...

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 189872

Accession Number: 2006.44.1568AB

Armchair

Open armchair with square shaped back, scrolled arms, and straight square legs. Seat and back covered in a red, green and gold silk upholstery with interlocking roundels of vines of foliage each encircling a spray of flowers. Red silk fringe hangs around the seat rail.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 189875

Accession Number: 2006.44.1571