Historic New England

Doorknob

Brass oval knobs on iron spindle. One knob permanently affixed, the other bolted on axis. Wood plug (through dooar) and one escutcheon included. Tagged "One of three brass D. knobs. E E. P. Holland, Concord, Mass."

Date: 1730-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 27320

Accession Number: 1915.131

Drawer Pull

Stamped metal bureau handle with floral motif. Attached escutcheon plate and screw.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 27321

Accession Number: 1915.133

HL Hinge

Flat strap, HL type. With patterned heads. Leg at left slightly tapered. Badly brushed surface; most paint removed.

Date: 1675-1725

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 27322

Accession Number: 1915.136

Cloth toweling fragment

No description

Date: 1790-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, linen (material), weaving, textiles

GUSN: 27324

Accession Number: 1916.12

Neckpiece

Black silk necktie with yellow and purple roses.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27325

Accession Number: 1916.13

Nail

"Fake" hand-wrought nail (according to tag) with peanut-shaped head. Tag "made at Forge at Old Iron Works, Saugus in 1916."

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27328

Accession Number: 1916.33

Teapot

Round Pewter teapot with hinged lid with a black-painted wooden ornament; curved spout thicker at base. Black-painted wooden durved handle with thumb rest; round body sits on a 2.75 inch tall stand, grooved band around its belly and another band right below the lid.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 27330

Accession Number: 1916.40

Luncheon Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware luncheon plate. An aquatic border surrounding a central scene illustrating the Falls of Montmorency.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Enoch Wood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, pearlware

GUSN: 27331

Accession Number: 1916.41

Saucer

Blue transfer-printed pearlware saucer. Floral and scroll border surround a central landscape scene featuring a gondola and a mansion.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 27332

Accession Number: 1916.44.1

Salad Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware salad plate. Foliate, floral, and scroll border surrounds a central scene featuring ruins.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 27333

Accession Number: 1916.45

Caster

Earthenware caster. Orange and brown bands of varying sizes. Superimposed seaweed design. Pierced top.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 27334

Accession Number: 1916.46

Strap Hinge

Two parts. Strap tapers from barrel to head. Spear head at end. Plate tapers back from barrel; squared end.

Date: 1775-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27216

Accession Number: 1914.76

Plaster

Plaster with leaves stencilled in black and green on grey background. Label "From an old house near Oreteora in The Catskills, New York State. This is supposed to have been a 17th century house. Gift of Miss Ellen Stone 9 Jan. 1914." Reddish plaster.

Date: 1600-1699

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, paint (coating), plaster, stenciling, straw (plant material)

GUSN: 27218

Accession Number: 1914.93

Picture

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27219

Accession Number: 1914.97

ASSEMBLY, LATCH

a) Suffolk-type pull: bean-head escutcheons; straight thumb lever penetrates below top escutcheon. Semi-round handle with banding motif. b) Latch bar: long taper to bean-head; thickens at base of head. c) wood turnbolt or keyhole cover: rectangular; slightly rounded at ends. Handmade countersunk...

Date: ca. 1725

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 27220

Accession Number: 1914.100A-E

Suffolk Latch

Broken pull. Suffolk type. Heart head escutcheons, one detatched (c). Handle tapered on both ends. Pierced cusp. Parts b, d, e, f, h not found.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27221

Accession Number: 1914.101A-H

Spike

Spike with head flattened on two sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27222

Accession Number: 1914.102

Hardware

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27223

Accession Number: 1914.104

Padlock

Square shape with round corners; heavy; decoratively cut keyhole cover (brass?).

Date: 1675-1700

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), cutting (dividing), iron (metal)

GUSN: 27224

Accession Number: 1914.107

PINTLE

Shutter pintle. Cast iron. Barbed and profited tang.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 27225

Accession Number: 1914.295

Nail

Hand-wrought finish nail.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27226

Accession Number: 1914.110B

Crane, Fireplace

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27227

Accession Number: 1914.111

PINTLE

Small tanged pintle. Possibly two-piece construction. For shutter hinge.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27228

Accession Number: 1914.296

PINTLE

Small tanged pintle. Possibly two-piece construction. For shutter hinge.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27229

Accession Number: 1914.297

Strap Hinge

Spear-end with attached pin and plate; attached to sheathing; clinched nail.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 27230

Accession Number: 1914.115

Strap Hinge

Tapered with spear end; barrel side attached to one piece pin/plate; attached to sheathing fragment; wrought nails.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 27231

Accession Number: 1914.116

ASSEMBLY, LATCH

a) pull: Norfolk type. Plate has patterned ends. Thumb lift turned down at end. b) latch bar: long taper to round head at end. Thickens at base of head. Iron knob attached. Traces of yellow/white paint.

Date: ca. 1801

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal), painting (coating), riveting

GUSN: 27232

Accession Number: 1914.121AB

Spike

Hand-wrought spike.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27234

Accession Number: 1914.123A

Nail

Hand-wrought nail.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27235

Accession Number: 1914.123B

Cloth Fragment

No description

Date: 1760-1830

Maker: Possibly Coffin, Mary Ellen (Maker)

Material: hand weaving, linen (material), tabby (textile), textiles

GUSN: 27236

Accession Number: 1914.127

Brise' Fan

Bone sticks and guards, pierced in coral pattern; scalloped tops and lower portion of sticks and guards; threaded with ivory ribbon; mother-of-pearl washer.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), coral (material), ivory (tooth component), piercing, silk (textile)

GUSN: 27237

Accession Number: 1914.133

Fan

Blue folding fan, opens to form circle. Ivory guards, carved and turned ivory handle with acanthus leaf terminal; blue silk tassel; two ivory buttons at center.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), ivory (tooth component), turning (shaping process), textiles

GUSN: 27238

Accession Number: 1914.134

Fan and Box

P. Willman,1993: Imported Chinese sticks. Mount added by maker. See MFA catalogue #1976.314: similar design and sticks--c.1780s. Sticks predate mount. Foil underneath guard sticks is 19th C. Fan seems too small for box--probably not original box.

Date: 1780-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), ivory (tooth component), rhinestone, silk (textile), sequins (spangles)

GUSN: 27239

Accession Number: 1914.136 A-C

Strap Hinge

Tapers to bean end; nine nail holes; closed loop, bent at right angle to shank.

Date: 18th c.?

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 27241

Accession Number: 1914.139

Ice Skate

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27242

Accession Number: 1914.143B

Hasp

Forged from square bar stock. Loop retained end of spiral at shank. Turned up at locking end.

Date: ca. 1746

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27243

Accession Number: 1914.146

Spear

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27244

Accession Number: 1914.147

Fishing Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 27245

Accession Number: 1914.148

Eel Spear

A metal eel spear with five barbed prongs.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 27246

Accession Number: 1914.149

Betty Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 27247

Accession Number: 1914.150

Ice Skate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 27248

Accession Number: 1914.152AB

Boot Scraper

Hand-wrought. Three-piece construction. Scalloped pattern on bottom of plate. Vertical bars flattened and curled under at top.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27249

Accession Number: 1914.154

Hook

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27251

Accession Number: 1914.157

Boot Scraper

Cast iron. Acanthus/tendril pattern with lug base--possibly embedded in masonry. Painted yellow.

Date: 1775-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 27252

Accession Number: 1914.160AB

Kettle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27253

Accession Number: 1914.161

Wool

Carded wool.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 27254

Accession Number: 1914.162

Roaster

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27255

Accession Number: 1914.163

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 27256

Accession Number: 1914.164

Razor

A metal and acrylic hinged razor with a cardboard case.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 27257

Accession Number: 1914.165AB

Crock

Earthenware crock with a yellow body. White and brown bands of varying sizes. Superimposed blue and white seaweed design. Round button finial.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 27258

Accession Number: 1914.168AB

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