Historic New England

Williams' shaving stick tube

Tall Williams' shaving stick tube that is made of aluminum and cyclindrical in shape. Engraved at the top an base of the tube.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 198477

Accession Number: 2006.44.2457

Framed print depicting a scene in a royal room. A man in a black robe is kneeling and giving children a illuminated manuscript in front of a crowd of people. Behind the figures is a window through which we can see water and a masted ship. At the bottom center of the pictures is a chained monkey. The...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 198485

Accession Number: 2006.44.572

Pill bottle

Small brown medicine glass bottle with cotton in the top and white "pills" inside of it.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 198487

Accession Number: 2006.44.2438

Lodex box

Lodex box that is beige and olive green. Covered on all sides with instructions and product information.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 198488

Accession Number: 2006.44.2442

Print

An engraving of a painting that depicts a victory of the British over the French on April 12, 1782. There are many ships engaged in battle across the middle. Life boats and people are along the bottom near sinking ships. Under the scene to the left is the painter's name and a numbered list of Englis...

Date: May 1, 1783

Maker: Reproduction of Paton, Richard, 1717-1791 (Painter) Fittler, James, 1758-1835 (Engraver) Boydell, John (English engraver, print publisher, 1719-1804) (Publisher) Reeves, John H., Mr. (Framer)

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

GUSN: 198491

Accession Number: 2006.44.573

Vasaline Analgic box

Orange box with black trim and black writing. Enclosed in the long and small rectangular box is Vaseline Analgic.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 198505

Accession Number: 2006.44.2460

Pileated Woodpecker

An engraving done by Robert Havell, Jr. from an original drawing by John James Audubon of four woodpeckers sitting on branches. The birds are numbered according to their sex and age and the key is at the center under the title. The frame is painted black with a gold painted inside edge.

Maker: Reproduction of Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 (Artist) Havell, Robert, Jr., 1793-1878 (Engraver) R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (Printer) Foster Brothers (Dealer)

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

GUSN: 198510

Accession Number: 2006.44.574

Essence of Peppermint bottle

Small dark brown colored medicine bottle with a white label that has directions written on it in green lettering. Stopper is missing.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 198511

Accession Number: 2006.44.2445

Relief medicine bottle

Tall dark brown medicine bottle with no stopper at the top. It has a large white label with blue writing and a blue border on the front.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 198518

Accession Number: 2006.44.2444

L'Orage

A black and white print of an engraving by Brunet Debaunes of a painting originally by Corot. There is a tree leaning to the left in the center of the scene and a woman carrying a load is walking towards the left side. there is a sailboat on the edge of the water. The frame is stained wood with a go...

Date: 1891

Maker: Reproduction of Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille, 1796-1875 (Artist) Brunet-Debaines, Alfred-Louis, 1845-ca. 1935 (Engraver) Boussod Valadon & Co (Copyright holder) Chase, J. Eastman (Framer)

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

GUSN: 198524

Accession Number: 2006.44.575

Autumn Landscape with Haystack

Watercolor painting of an autumn landscape. There is a tree with white bark on the right and a haystack to the left. A rooftop is pictured behind the trees. The frame is made of brown wood with a beaded inner edge and decorative waves appled to the outer edge.

Maker: Aldrich, Annie E, 1857-1937 (Painter)

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

GUSN: 198543

Accession Number: 2006.44.576

Bath towel

White bath towels with floral weave.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 198546

Accession Number: 2006.44.2490.2

Bath towel

White cotton bath towel with fringe and "P" monogram.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 198547

Accession Number: 2006.44.2494.3

Print

A brown and white ink print of two nude children using a stone to sharpen arrows. the background is a draped cloth with a table in the bottom right corner with a case full of arrows on it. The frame is wood painted gold with a beaded edge.

Maker: Reproduction of Correggio, Antonio Allegri, 1489-1534 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 198548

Accession Number: 2006.44.577

Sheep in a Pasture

A black and white print depicting sheep grazing and laying in a pasture underneath a row of trees. A single sheep's head is in the lower right corner. The frame is wood with a plaster overlay and the sides are whte and lined and the inner border is beaded with a gold point.

Date: 1887

Maker: Monks, John Austin Sands, 1850-1917 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 198549

Accession Number: 2006.44.578

Painting

A watercolor painting of a winter scene of a narrow river with a tree-lined bank. The trees have few leaves and the remaining leaves are brown-gold. The wood frame is painted gold with a raised outer edge.

Maker: Phillips, James Duncan, 1876-1954 (Painter)

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

GUSN: 198552

Accession Number: 2006.44.579

Esther Couronnee Par Assuerus

A black and white print on brown paper depicting a crowd of people standing around a raised platform on which a man stands facing a woman with his hands in her hair. There is text in French in the margin below the scene. The frame is made of wood and painted gold with a carved outer border and a bea...

Maker: Reeves, John H., Mr. (Framer)

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

GUSN: 198553

Accession Number: 2006.44.580

Mardochee Refuse de Flechir Les Genoux Devant Aman.

A black ink print on brown paper of a crowd surrounding a man who is ascending steps into a bulding at the left of the scene. There is text in French in the bottom margin under the picture. The frame is made of wood and is painted gold with a carved outer border and beaded inner border.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 198555

Accession Number: 2006.44.581

Landscape Print

A black and white print of trees in a watery area. Artist's signature and copyright in lower right margin in pencil. The frame is made of wood and is painted black with rounded corners.

Maker: Foster Brothers (Framer)

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

GUSN: 198556

Accession Number: 2006.44.582

Painting

A watercolor painting depicting a dirt path leading to a house The path islined with trees on the right and fence lines on the left. The artist's name and date are in the lower right corner. The wood frame is painted white with lined sides and a gold beaded outer edge.

Maker: Wheatland, Ann Maria Pingree, 1846-1927 (Painter)

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

GUSN: 198557

Accession Number: 2006.44.583

Print

A black and white print of a tree on a hilltop. The tree has multiple branches with foliage mostly attached to the ends. The artist's name is in the bottom right corner. The wood frame is painted black.

Maker: Plantridge, Philip (Artist) J. F. Olsson & Co. (Dealer)

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

GUSN: 198559

Accession Number: 2006.44.584

A Westerly View of the Colleges in Cambridge New England

A black and white print of Harvard college. The buildings are lined up along the cneter of the picture. The foreground has people milling around and a carriage is near the left side. At the bottom right is the copyright and the name of the publisher. Underneath is the name of the artist. The title i...

Maker: Reproduction of Revere, Paul, 1735-1818 (Artist) Curtis and Cameron Inc. (Publisher)

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

GUSN: 198564

Accession Number: 2006.44.585

The Americans at Chateau - Thiessy: La Porte St. Pierre

A black and white print of American troops. There are two men on horseback in the center. The sky above the stone wall is dark. In the middle of the wall is an archway with two round turrets on the sides. The title is handwritten in pencil at the lower left and the artist's name is in pencil in the ...

Date: ca. 1920

Maker: Hornby, J G (Artist) Goodspeed's Bookstore (Dealer)

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

GUSN: 198566

Accession Number: 2006.44.586

Photograph

A photograph of landmarks in Italy including the Leading Tower of Pisz on the right side. A domed building is on the left, a church is in the center, and scene of a worksite at a stone wall is at the bottom. The wood frame is dark brown with a raised outer edge.

Maker: Gardner, William H. (Framer)

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

GUSN: 198568

Accession Number: 2006.44.587

South-West Harbor

A watercolor painting depicting three ships in a harbor. The closest has a blue colored hull. A small strip of land establishes a horizon line in the center of the right side. The artist's signature, date and the title are handwritten in pencil in the lower left corner. The wood frame is painted gol...

Date: July 24, 1897

Maker: Shaw, Ernest W (Painter) E.W. Noyes Co. (Framer)

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

GUSN: 198569

Accession Number: 2006.44.588

Virgin and Child with the Young John B and Two Angels

A portrait of the Madonna and Child and a young John the Baptist. Light is radiating from her head and the infant's head. A yellow halo is behind John the Baptist's head. There are two angels at the bottom of the throne in the lower right corner. Behind the figures is a small staff with a white bann...

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 198571

Accession Number: 2006.44.595

Two Masted Lateen Rigged Felucca

Watercolor painting of a two masted ship with a French flag flying off its stern. The background is a hilly coastline and the foreground is rocky. The wood frame is painted gold with a high outside edge and all sides have carved edges.

Maker: Possibly Roux, Francois Geoffroy, 1811-1882 (Painter) Sumner Healey Antique Shop (Dealer)

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

GUSN: 198572

Accession Number: 2006.44.604

Long wire brush

Long wire brush with wooden handle. The metal between the handle and the brsuh is twisted. The handle is black wood and there is a hook on the end so that it can be hung up. The brush is black and oval shaped all the way down.

Maker: unknown

Material: primary wood, metal, bristle

GUSN: 197868

Accession Number: 2006.44.2523

Vanilla bottle box

Small box for vanilla bottle. White box with black line detail and black print. Black box detail with white print, details of coins and an eagle. The box is included in a set of 3 along with the Bottle (a) and a coupon (c). Coupon in included in other file

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 197869

Accession Number: 2006.44.1579B

Tacks

Small wooden square with a yellow label on top with black writing. On the back of the wooden square is a 5x5 grid of copper tacks that are numbered 26-50 with 5 tacks missing.

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal), primary wood

GUSN: 197870

Accession Number: 2006.44.2429

Rug

Woven wool rug. The center panel contains rows of red tulips on a dark brown ground. The stems of each tulip are connected to the tulip above and below. There are three small borders. The inner and outer borders are multi-colored squares and geometric key shapes. The middle border has ivory and red ...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 197871

Accession Number: 2006.44.487

Box

Small cardboard box with blue writing. The box is intricaly folded and each side of the box has an advertisement on it.

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 197872

Accession Number: 2006.44.2513.2

Bergama rug

Woven wool Bergama rug. The center panel has three crescents going down the center. There are multi-colored tulips along the edges of the center panel. The center panel also has rosettes and several rosettes with hooks on each corner and a pitchfork shape coming out of the center. There are six bord...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 197873

Accession Number: 2006.44.488

Tin

Box metal tin with handle and round cap. Sticker label on front. Red with gold trim and a white round center with blue lettering. Company seal of a lions and an eagle in gold.

Maker: S.S. Pierce Co.

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 197875

Accession Number: 2006.44.1583

Shiraz rug

Woven wool Shiraz rug. The center panel contains eight large diamonds. Each diamond contains two palms and various shaped rosettes. The field around the diamonds contains small rosettes, weeping willows, birds, and two large palms on each end. There are three borders. The inner and outer borders con...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 197876

Accession Number: 2006.44.489

Box

Small cardboard box with blue writing. The box is intricaly folded and each side of the box has an advertisement on it.

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 197877

Accession Number: 2006.44.2513.1

Box

Small cardboard box with blue writing. The box is intricaly folded and each side of the box has an advertisement on it.

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 197878

Accession Number: 2006.44.2512

Rug

Woven wool rug. The center panel contains a seven sided medallion with a pink field. The design consists of diamonds and rosettes connected by leaf shapes or lines. There are three borders. The inner and the outer borders are blue with alternating rosettes and s-shapes. The middle border is ivory an...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 197879

Accession Number: 2006.44.490

Yeast foam Box

Small cardboard white and red box with white and red lettering. Yellow oval in center with writing.

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 197880

Accession Number: 2006.44.1574

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

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