Historic New England

Curtain tiebacks

Pair of circular brass curtain tie backs beaded on inner edge enclosing black transfer-printed circular plaque of a cherub under a tree sitting before an easel.

Date: 1790-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), earthenware

GUSN: 307868

Accession Number: 1958.424AB

Curtain tiebacks

Pair of molded colorless glass circular curtain tie backs with iron and tin posts. Face of tieback ornamented with molded milk glass daisy. Solarized.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, iron alloy, tin alloy

GUSN: 307883

Accession Number: 1958.425AB

Curtain tiebacks

Pair of pressed milk glass curtain tie backs in the form of 6-petalled daisies. Screwed onto brass and iron posts.

Date: 1830-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, brass (alloy), iron alloy

GUSN: 307885

Accession Number: 1958.426AB

Sauce Dish

Glass footed sauce dish. Pressed glass centennial design featuring the liberty bell.

Date: 1876

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressed glass

GUSN: 307887

Accession Number: 1993.431.1

Sauce Dish

Glass footed sauce dish. Pressed glass centennial design featuring the liberty bell.

Date: 1876

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressed glass

GUSN: 307888

Accession Number: 1993.431.2

Sauce Dish

Glass footed sauce dish. Pressed glass centennial design featuring the liberty bell.

Date: 1876

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressed glass

GUSN: 307889

Accession Number: 1993.431.3

Sauce Dish

Glass footed sauce dish. Pressed glass centennial design featuring the liberty bell.

Date: 1876

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressed glass

GUSN: 307890

Accession Number: 1993.431.4

Sauce Dish

Glass footed sauce dish. Pressed glass centennial design featuring the liberty bell.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressed glass

GUSN: 307891

Accession Number: 1993.431.5

Curtain tiebacks

Pair of hollow stamped brass curtain tie backs. Disc-shaped with floral stamped design.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 307897

Accession Number: 1958.427AB

Curtain tiebacks

Pair of stamped brass curtain tie backs. Circular in shape with daisy in center. Wavy edge with daisies.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 307901

Accession Number: 1958.428AB

Photograph of Hilton House, Wiscasset, ME

Black-and-white photograph of the Hilton House (where lodgers at Nickels-Sortwell took meals) burning. It burned ca. 1900. Photograph in modern black painted wood frame.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, wood (plant material), paint (coating), plate glass

GUSN: 307909

Accession Number: 1958.429

Photographs of Nickels-Sortwell House

Two black-and-white photographs of Nickels-Sortwell house taken when the house was used as an inn. Also shown is the building on the opposite side of route 218 (the Hilton House) where guests at NIckels-Sortwell took their meals. Modern black painted frame.

Date: 1892-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, plate glass, wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 307911

Accession Number: 1958.430

Photograph of Nickels-Sortwell House

Black and white photograph with black painted wood frame. Typed legend reads: Nickels-Sortwell House, Wiscasset, Maine. This picture taken in 1873 was given by Joseph Erskine who was born in the house in 1874. His father Sanuel [sic] Erskine owed [sic] the house at that time and used it as an Inn...

Date: 1873

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, plate glass, wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 307912

Accession Number: 1958.431

Goblet

Glass goblet. Faceted body.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308023

Accession Number: 1941.142

Compote

Glass footed compote. Alternating diamond patterns and hollow circular patterns molded into a swirl design.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308028

Accession Number: 1941.532

Engraving

Framed color engraving, Washington Crossing the Delaware. Plain oak frame. Painted by E. Leutze. Engraved by Paul Girardet. Published by Goupil & Co. New York.

Date: 1853

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 308046

Accession Number: 2015.23.1

Tumbler

Glass tumbler. Diamond pattern bans. Flutes around the base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308084

Accession Number: 1933.6650.2

Tumbler

Glass tumbler. Diamond pattern bans. Flutes around the base.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 308085

Accession Number: 1933.6650.3

Tumbler

Glass tumbler. Diamond pattern bans. Flutes around the base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308086

Accession Number: 1933.6650.4

Tumbler

Glass tumbler. Diamond pattern bans. Flutes around the base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308087

Accession Number: 1933.6650.5

Tumbler

Glass tumbler. Diamond pattern bans. Flutes around the base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308088

Accession Number: 1933.6650.6

Decanter

Glass decanter and stopper. Square body. Large flutes on the body.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308089

Accession Number: 1918.1324.6AB

Decanter

Glass decanter. Fluting around shoulder and base. Faceted rings around the neck. Stopper.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308092

Accession Number: 1938.288AB

Sugar Bowl

Glass footed compote. Horn of plenty pattern. Faceted finial.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308105

Accession Number: 1941.531AB

Toilet bottle

Blue glass toilet bottle and stopper with bulbous body tapering to neck and flaring at rim. Hand-painted gilt bands on neck and foliate design on body. Gilt foliate design on stopper with gilt band.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), gilding

GUSN: 308114

Accession Number: 1939.22AB

Jar

Large redware jar with brown interior glaze. Ear-shaped handles on exterior, also glazed. Jar has been mended, several large cracks visible.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 308115

Accession Number: 1973.425

Relish Dish

Rectangular molded glass relish dish. Fluted underside of dish continues to scalloped rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308116

Accession Number: 1931.1881

Bottle Ticket

Metal bottle ticket. Hand painted floral design. Metal chain.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, hand-painted

GUSN: 308118

Accession Number: 1951.136

Crock

Cylindrical crock with ear-shaped handles, light tan exterior glaze and dark brown interior glaze. Bird standing on stick incised on both sides of crock. One of the birds has been glazed blue. Above the blue bird is stamped "JULIUS NORTON, BENNINGTON, VT." and "3" also glazed blue.

Date: 1841-1850

Maker: Julius Norton (Maker)

Material: stoneware (pottery), incising, glazing (glass)

GUSN: 308120

Accession Number: 1934.692

Crock

Cylindrical stoneware crock with ear-shaped handles, light tan exterior glaze and dark brown interior glaze. Incised line circles crock 2 1/2 inches from rim. Crock is stamped "3" and painted with stylized grape cluster. Exterior and interior chipping and spalling.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 308121

Accession Number: 1945.495

Sugar Bowl

Glass sugar bowl. Butterfly and foliate design. Fluted cover with a floral finial.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308128

Accession Number: 1926.504AB

Spoon Holder

Glass goblet with a scalloped edge. Thin fluting. Notches mimic vines. Hollow cuts shaped into leaves, grapes, and flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308133

Accession Number: 1941.407

Spoon Holder

Glass spoon holder with a scalloped edge. Thin fluting. Notches mimic vines. Hollow cuts shaped into leaves, grapes, and flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308135

Accession Number: 1941.406

Dressing table

William and Mary dressing table with crossed stretchers. Three drawers with herringbone inlay around drawer edges, and drop brass pulls.

Date: 1690-1740

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 308142

Accession Number: 1958.217

Shaving stand

Table shaving stand with mirror on base with ogee apron, three drawers with circular escutcheons. Mirror is bevelled at edges and is supported by carved posts attached to base/stand.

Date: 1700-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: sheet glass, silvering, wood (plant material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 308145

Accession Number: 1958.218

High Chest

William and Mary chest on frame. Chest with five drawers, frame with three drawers; brass escutcheons with incised edges. Drawers have herringbone inlay around edges. Frame with six turned legs has crossed stretchers. Document tray in cornice.

Date: 1690-1740

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 308147

Accession Number: 1958.219

Sugar Bowl with cover

Glass sugar bowl with cover. Fluted base, cover, and finial. Pressed zigzag pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308148

Accession Number: 1933.2018AB

Rug

Oval braided rag rug in tones of brown, gray, black, green and red.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 308151

Accession Number: 1958.467

Rug

Oval braided rag rug. Colors include brown, black, gray, purple, red, cream and green.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 308153

Accession Number: 1958.468

Tool chest

Wood tool chest composed of six boards. Interior with two compartments and lift-top compartment at one end. Interior of lid painted green. Iron wire hinge and stamped brass escuteon for key hope. Rope handles

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), brass (alloy), wire, rope

GUSN: 308159

Accession Number: 1958.469

Hearth brush

Broom straw hearth brush. Handle made of broom straw woven together with rope and red string.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material), twine

GUSN: 308165

Accession Number: 1958.471

Wing chair

Upholstered wing chair with serpentine head rail, S-curved arms, cabriole legs, and claw and ball feet. Rear legs tapered and rectangular in shape. Now with white cotton slipcover.

Date: 1750-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 308166

Accession Number: 1958.472

Hearth shovel

Wrought iron hearth shovel with tulip-shaped pan, loop handle.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 308168

Accession Number: 1958.474

Jamb hook

One of a pair of wrought iron jamb hooks with rectangular plates.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 308169

Accession Number: 1958.473.1

Jamb hook

One of a pair of wrought iron jamb hooks with rectangular plates.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 308170

Accession Number: 1958.473.2

Ice cream platter

Pressed, colorless glass ice cream platter. Rectangular shape with scalloped edged tab handles. Frosted rectangle in center with the word "Compliments of the Season."

Maker: Portland Glass Company (Maker)

Material: glass (material), pressed glass

GUSN: 308192

Accession Number: 1941.287