Historic New England

Teaspoon

Deep pointed bowl; ovoid handle; tulip terminus with initial "B"

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), floral patterns, flowers (plants), tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)

GUSN: 64224

Accession Number: 1970.835.44

Teaspoon

Deep pointed bowl; ovoid handle; tulip terminus with initial "B"

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), floral patterns, flowers (plants), tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)

GUSN: 64225

Accession Number: 1970.835.45

Butter Knife

Round. blade; 1shaped edge; ovoid hndl; tulip terminus; initial "B"

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), floral patterns, flowers (plants), tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)

GUSN: 64226

Accession Number: 1970.835.46

Butter Knife

Round. blade; 1shaped edge; ovoid hndl; tulip terminus; initial "B"

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), floral patterns, flowers (plants), tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)

GUSN: 64227

Accession Number: 1970.835.47

Knife

Elongated flat blade with pointed tip. Guard rings at join to silver mount or neck ring with ribbed decoration, with attached handles. Simple flattened mother of pearl handles with rounded ends.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, silver (metal)

GUSN: 64228

Accession Number: 1970.827.1

Knife

Elongated flat blade with pointed tip. Guard rings at join to silver mount or neck ring with ribbed decoration, with attached handles. Simple flattened mother of pearl handles with rounded ends.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, silver (metal)

GUSN: 64229

Accession Number: 1970.827.2

Knife

Elongated flat blade with pointed tip. Guard rings at join to silver mount or neck ring with ribbed decoration, with attached handles. Simple flattened mother of pearl handles with rounded ends.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, silver (metal)

GUSN: 64230

Accession Number: 1970.827.3

Knife

Elongated flat blade with pointed tip. Guard rings at join to silver mount or neck ring with ribbed decoration, with attached handles. Simple flattened mother of pearl handles with rounded ends.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, silver (metal)

GUSN: 64231

Accession Number: 1970.827.4

Knife

Elongated flat blade with pointed tip. Guard rings at join to silver mount or neck ring with ribbed decoration, with attached handles. Simple flattened mother of pearl handles with rounded ends.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, silver (metal)

GUSN: 64232

Accession Number: 1970.827.5

Knife

Elongated flat blade with pointed tip. Guard rings at join to silver mount or neck ring with ribbed decoration, with attached handles. Simple flattened mother of pearl handles with rounded ends.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, silver (metal)

GUSN: 64233

Accession Number: 1970.827.6

Knife

Elongated flat blade with pointed tip. Guard rings at join to silver mount or neck ring with ribbed decoration, with attached handles. Simple flattened mother of pearl handles with rounded ends.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, silver (metal)

GUSN: 64234

Accession Number: 1970.827.7

Knife

Elongated flat blade with pointed tip. Guard rings at join to silver mount or neck ring with ribbed decoration, with attached handles. Simple flattened mother of pearl handles with rounded ends.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, silver (metal)

GUSN: 64235

Accession Number: 1970.827.8

Knife

Elongated flat blade with pointed tip. Guard rings at join to silver mount or neck ring with ribbed decoration, with attached handles. Simple flattened mother of pearl handles with rounded ends.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, silver (metal)

GUSN: 64236

Accession Number: 1970.827.9

Part of a set of seventeen nappy dishes with deep circular well, wide magenta band with scrolled edge and HCB monogram in the center. French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates, five tureens, three...

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 64237

Accession Number: 1974.381.1

Dish

Part of a set of seventeen nappy dishes with deep circular well, wide magenta band with scrolled edge and HCB monogram in the center. French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates, five tureens, three...

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 64238

Accession Number: 1974.381.2

Dish

Part of a set of seventeen nappy dishes with deep circular well, wide magenta band with scrolled edge and HCB monogram in the center. French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates, five tureens, three...

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 64239

Accession Number: 1974.381.3

Dish

Part of a set of seventeen nappy dishes with deep circular well, wide magenta band with scrolled edge and HCB monogram in the center. French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates, five tureens, three...

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 64240

Accession Number: 1974.381.4

Dish

Part of a set of seventeen nappy dishes with deep circular well, wide magenta band with scrolled edge and HCB monogram in the center. French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates, five tureens, three...

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 64241

Accession Number: 1974.381.5

Dish

Part of a set of seventeen nappy dishes with deep circular well, wide magenta band with scrolled edge and HCB monogram in the center. French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates, five tureens, three...

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 64242

Accession Number: 1974.381.6

Dish

Part of a set of seventeen nappy dishes with deep circular well, wide magenta band with scrolled edge and HCB monogram in the center. French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates, five tureens, three...

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 64243

Accession Number: 1974.381.7

Dish

Part of a set of seventeen nappy dishes with deep circular well, wide magenta band with scrolled edge and HCB monogram in the center. French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates, five tureens, three...

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 64244

Accession Number: 1974.381.8

Dish

Part of a set of seventeen nappy dishes with deep circular well, wide magenta band with scrolled edge and HCB monogram in the center. French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates, five tureens, three...

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 64245

Accession Number: 1974.381.9

Dish

Part of a set of seventeen nappy dishes with deep circular well, wide magenta band with scrolled edge and HCB monogram in the center. French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates, five tureens, three...

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 64246

Accession Number: 1974.381.10

Dish

Part of a set of seventeen nappy dishes with deep circular well, wide magenta band with scrolled edge and HCB monogram in the center. French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates, five tureens, three...

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 64247

Accession Number: 1974.381.11

Demitasse Cup & Saucer

Part of a set of six demitasse cups and saucers. Circular with wide rim and circular well, decorated with scrolled edge and monogrammed HCB in center. French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates, f...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 64248

Accession Number: 1974.383.1

Demitasse Cup & Saucer

Part of a set of six demitasse cups and saucers. Circular with wide rim and circular well, decorated with scrolled edge and monogrammed HCB in center. French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates, f...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 64249

Accession Number: 1974.383.2

Demitasse Cup & Saucer

Part of a set of six demitasse cups and saucers. Circular with wide rim and circular well, decorated with scrolled edge and monogrammed HCB in center. French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates, f...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 64250

Accession Number: 1974.383.3

Table Mat

Table linen with scalloped border with large circular flower motifs on edge and with orange embroidery in center.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), cutwork, embroidering

GUSN: 64502

Accession Number: 1970.696

Print

Black and white engraving entitled Mozart a Vienne showing Mozart at the keyboard surrounded by an audience of ladies and gentlemen. Rectangular molded frame with black and gilt decoration and glass. Engraved by Alfred Cornilliet after E. Hamman.

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: Chardon, Alfred (Publisher) Cornillet, Alfred (Engraver) AFTER Hamman, E. (Maker)

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

GUSN: 64503

Accession Number: 1970.697

Print

Walnut, rectangular molded frame with gilt inner frame and glass; black and white engraving of The Finding of the Savior in the Temple William Holman Hunt, painter; A Blanchard, engraver.

Date: 1867

Maker: Chardon, Alfred (Publisher) Hunt, William Holman (Painter) Blanchard, A. (Engraver)

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

GUSN: 64504

Accession Number: 1970.698

Photograph

Black and rectangular frame. Applied copy of a black and white photograph of Lewis Tappan, father-in-law to Henry C. Bowen, carrying a coat over one arm and a walking stick or cane in his other hand. ¾ length view.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: Bachrach (Printer)

GUSN: 64505

Accession Number: 1970.699

Print

Facsimile of etching of hatted older man bending over a walking stick. Multiple matting, including gold leaf; cream colored band. Birdseye veneer frame with inner gilt run molding. Signed [Fornting R. 1869]

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: AFTER Fornting (Maker)

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

GUSN: 64506

Accession Number: 1970.700

Doily

Square, white doily with wide border of lace and fringe.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), lace (needlework), linen (material)

GUSN: 64507

Accession Number: 1970.718

Curtain

Deep red velvet curtains; 7 rings; selvadges and hemmed; 2 panels; floor length

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 64508

Accession Number: 1970.1263.1

Curtain

Deep red velvet curtains; 7 rings; selvadges and hemmed; 2 panels; floor length

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 64509

Accession Number: 1970.1263.2

Corn Popper

Dowel handle; wire basket; hinged cover; tin edging throughout

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), tin (metal)

GUSN: 64510

Accession Number: 1970.1313

Library Table

Renaissance Revival library table with rectangular top and bowed ends. Inset green baize top with pas partout and Greek key gilt design, molded skirt with one long drawer in front. Block corners, turned legs, bracket stretchers with center finial. Modified trestle type.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 64511

Accession Number: 1970.701

Armchair

Top rail has centered flower in cartouche with leaf and scroll motif. Turned baluster spindles. Arms curve from stiles and to seat, caned flag seat with bowed front rail. Turned front legs and stretcher, two cylindrical side and rear stretchers.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: caning, oak (wood)

GUSN: 64512

Accession Number: 1970.702

Table

Three tapered cabriole legs support a lower trident shelf and upper round top with molded sides.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 64513

Accession Number: 1970.703

Letter Box

Three tiered letter box of rustic design. Front and crest of pierced oak leaf and acorn carving. Sides carved to imitate bark. Twig feet and frame.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 64514

Accession Number: 1970.704

Seal

Knop top with spool and vase form shaft with attached metal H seal.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 64515

Accession Number: 1970.705

Inkwell

Colorless rectangular base with canted corners and top. Circular well.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64516

Accession Number: 1970.706

Print

Marked Etched by Max Rosenthal Phila 1890 from a painting by C.W. Peale. Signed in pencil. Bust portrait of George Washington with oval matting. Oak, rectangular frame.

Date: 1890

Maker: Rosenthal, Max (Etcher) AFTER Peale, Charles Wilson (Artist) Jas. H. Wilcox & Co. (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 64517

Accession Number: 1970.707

Print

Black and white engraving entitled A Dream of the Future depicting a young girl with her dog and a city in the distance. Engraved by J. J. Chant after W. P. Frith, T. Crewswick, and R. A. Anedell. Rectangular molded walnut frame with gilt inner frame, glass mount.

Date: 1861

Maker: Chant, J. J. (Engraver) AFTER Frith, W. P. (Maker) AFTER Creswick, T. (Maker) Ansdell, R. A. (Maker) Henry Graves & Co. (Publisher)

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

GUSN: 64518

Accession Number: 1970.708

Eagle Plaque

Pressed metal, metallic gold painted eagle grasping fasces in talons, wings outstretched.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 64519

Accession Number: 1970.709

Settle

Stamped 14 554 on rear. Elizabethan revival banquette, two animal paw feet. Chest with hinged lid; front, back, and side panels with foliate scroll carving on star punched background; straight reed and incised supports.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), walnut (wood), cherry (wood)

GUSN: 64520

Accession Number: 1970.710

Beater

Rounded tip, straight sides. Handle round and narrow with incised banding.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 64521

Accession Number: 1970.711

Print of Lincoln Family

Engraving entitled, The Lincoln Family in 1861 portrays the Lincolns seated at a dining table. J.C. Buttre after F.B. Carpenter. Rectangular molded frame with gilt bevel, glass mount.

Date: 1873

Maker: Buttre, J. C. (Maker) AFTER Carpenter, F. B. (Maker)

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

GUSN: 64522

Accession Number: 1970.712

Prints and Letter

Print of Thomas Aspenwall; a letter from William Prescott declining a dinner invitation from Aspenwall; and a print of unidentified man presumed to be Prescott. Engraved by John Sartain after a photograph published by Whipple.

Date: 1880

Maker: Whipple (Publisher) Sartain, John (Engraver)

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

GUSN: 64523

Accession Number: 1970.713

Pedestal Table

Tripod bracket feet below turned shaft. Rectangular tip top with rounded corners. Married piece.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 64524

Accession Number: 1970.714

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