Historic New England

Knife

One of a set of twelve. Silver fish knife with a mother of pearl handle and a foliate design.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Landers, Frary & Clark (Manufacturer)

Material: sterling silver, mother of pearl

GUSN: 189578

Accession Number: 2009.5.24.9

Knife

One of a set of twelve. Silver fish knife with a mother of pearl handle and a foliate design.

Date: 1900

Maker: Landers, Frary & Clark (Manufacturer)

Material: sterling silver, mother of pearl

GUSN: 189579

Accession Number: 2009.5.24.10

Knife

One of a set of twelve. Silver fish knife with a mother of pearl handle and a foliate design.

Date: 1900

Maker: Landers, Frary & Clark (Manufacturer)

Material: sterling silver, mother of pearl

GUSN: 189580

Accession Number: 2009.5.24.11

Knife

Small knife with mother-of-pearl handle and "Q" monogram.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189581

Accession Number: 2009.5.24.12

Set of dining chairs

Set of twelve Queen Anne style dining chairs including two armchairs and ten side chairs all featuring floral marquetry decoration, carved claw-and-ball feet and red leather covered slip seats.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: marquetry, wood (plant material), leather

GUSN: 189582

Accession Number: 2006.44.1468

Saltcellar

A pair of silver saltcellars with an octagonal shape, a single large foot, and dual caryatid handles. Bowl has a broad scalloped lip with a beaded edge.

Date: 1900

Maker: Black, Starr & Frost (Manufacturer)

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 189583

Accession Number: 2009.5.25.1

Saltcellar

A pair of silver saltcellars with an octagonal shape, a single large foot, and dual caryatid handles. Bowl has a broad scalloped lip with a beaded edge.

Date: 1900

Maker: Black, Starr & Frost (Manufacturer)

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 189584

Accession Number: 2009.5.25.2

Salt Spoon

Silver salt spoon with a caryatid handle and a flat rounded bowl.

Date: 1885

Maker: Gorham Manufacturing Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 189585

Accession Number: 2009.5.26.1

Salt Spoon

Silver salt spoon with caryatid handle.

Date: 1885

Maker: Gorham Manufacturing Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 189586

Accession Number: 2009.5.26.2

Klismos chair

Klismos chair with brass inlay and caned seat. Exact match to 1972.53A-C.

Date: ca. 1805

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 189587

Accession Number: 2009.5.34.1

Klismos chair

Klismos chair with brass inlay and caned seat. Exact match to 1972.53A-C.

Date: ca. 1805

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 189588

Accession Number: 2009.5.34.2

Queen Anne style armchair with a solid vase shaped back splat featuring an inlaid wood design of an urn, scrolling foliage and an eagle, crowned male face at the center of the crest rail and scrolling vines of bellflowers along the stiles. S-shaped arms terminating in scrolls with inlaid wood floral...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189589

Accession Number: 2006.44.1468.1

Crib

Walnut Gothic-Revival style crib; solid headboard and footboard with carved flattened trefoil "finials" at either side extending down to squared legs and stepped feet; casters; tops of headboard and footboard are rounded (extension of trefoil); solid sideboards; side rails with turned spindles and c...

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), carving (processes), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 189590

Accession Number: 2005.18

Portrait of Reverend John Codman

Waist length portrait of Rev. John Codman (1782-1847), quarter turned to left. Dark background with view out window of a Church tower. Seated on a red upholstered chair with some wood visible at arm. He is later in years (middle age) with gray hair, white collar and black robe. In his right hand, he...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: Huntington, Daniel (Artist) Attributed to Doggett, John (American mirror manufacturer, active 1809) (Framer)

Material: oil painting (technique), canvas, gilding

GUSN: 189592

Accession Number: 2005.20.1

Armchair

Queen Anne style armchair with a solid vase shaped back splat featuring an inlaid wood design of an urn, scrolling foliage and an eagle, crowned male face at the center of the crest rail and scrolling vines of bellflowers along the stiles. S-shaped arms terminating in scrolls with inlaid wood floral...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189595

Accession Number: 2006.44.1468.2

Side chair

Queen Anne style side chair with a solid vase shaped back splat featuring an inlaid wood design of an urn, scrolling foliage and an eagle, crowned male face at the center of the crest rail and scrolling vines of bellflowers along the stiles. Horseshoe shaped red leather covered slip seat with a serp...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189597

Accession Number: 2006.44.1468.3

Side chair

Queen Anne style side chair with a solid vase shaped back splat featuring an inlaid wood design of an urn, scrolling foliage and an eagle, crowned male face at the center of the crest rail and scrolling vines of bellflowers along the stiles. S-shaped arms terminating in scrolls with inlaid wood flor...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189598

Accession Number: 2006.44.1468.4

Side chair

Queen Anne style side chair with a solid vase shaped back splat featuring an inlaid wood design of an urn, scrolling foliage and an eagle, crowned male face at the center of the crest rail and scrolling vines of bellflowers along the stiles. S-shaped arms terminating in scrolls with inlaid wood flor...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189599

Accession Number: 2006.44.1468.5

Side chair

Queen Anne style side chair with a solid vase shaped back splat featuring an inlaid wood design of an urn, scrolling foliage and an eagle, crowned male face at the center of the crest rail and scrolling vines of bellflowers along the stiles. S-shaped arms terminating in scrolls with inlaid wood flor...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189601

Accession Number: 2006.44.1468.6

Toy dressing table

Wooden dressing table painted aqua with attached sheet metal mirror.

Date: ca. 1945

Maker: unknown

Material: sheet metal, wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 189602

Accession Number: 2009.7.4.1

Toy bench

Aqua painted wooden bench with bent metal legs

Date: ca. 1945

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating), metal

GUSN: 189603

Accession Number: 2009.7.4.2

Portrait of Mary Wheelwright Codman (1792-1857)

Portrait of Mary Wheelwright Codman, pictured from the waist up, turned to the right. She is seated in a red-striped upholstered arm chair against a dark background, with a book open to a seascape on her lap. She wears a narrow gold wedding band on her left hand, and a scenic micromosaic brooch at h...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: Huntington, Daniel, 1806-1906 (Artist) Attributed to Doggett, John (American mirror manufacturer, active 1809) (Framer)

Material: oil painting (technique), canvas, gilding

GUSN: 189604

Accession Number: 2005.20.2

Side chair

Queen Anne style side chair with a solid vase shaped back splat featuring an inlaid wood design of an urn, scrolling foliage and an eagle, crowned male face at the center of the crest rail and scrolling vines of bellflowers along the stiles. S-shaped arms terminating in scrolls with inlaid wood flor...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189605

Accession Number: 2006.44.1468.7

Side chair

Queen Anne style side chair with a solid vase shaped back splat featuring an inlaid wood design of an urn, scrolling foliage and an eagle, crowned male face at the center of the crest rail and scrolling vines of bellflowers along the stiles. S-shaped arms terminating in scrolls with inlaid wood flor...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189606

Accession Number: 2006.44.1468.8

Side chair

Queen Anne style side chair with a solid vase shaped back splat featuring an inlaid wood design of an urn, scrolling foliage and an eagle, crowned male face at the center of the crest rail and scrolling vines of bellflowers along the stiles. S-shaped arms terminating in scrolls with inlaid wood flor...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189607

Accession Number: 2006.44.1468.9

Brass andiron

Brass andiron. Chippendale style with double lemon shaped top and turned neck. Arched legs with ball and claw feet. Iron supports for logs extend from backs of andiron. The original location for the andiron was in the Breakfast Room at the Sarah Orne Jewett House in South Berwick, Maine.

Date: Late 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 189608

Accession Number: 2009.9.1.1

Brass andiron

Brass andiron. Chippendale style with double lemon shaped top and turned neck. Arched legs with ball and claw feet. Iron supports for logs extend from backs of andiron. The original location for the andiron was in the Breakfast Room at the Sarah Orne Jewett House in South Berwick, Maine.

Date: Late 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 189609

Accession Number: 2009.9.1.2

Side chair

Queen Anne style side chair with a solid vase shaped back splat featuring an inlaid wood design of an urn, scrolling foliage and an eagle, crowned male face at the center of the crest rail and scrolling vines of bellflowers along the stiles. S-shaped arms terminating in scrolls with inlaid wood flor...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189610

Accession Number: 2006.44.1468.10

Side chair

Queen Anne style side chair with a solid vase shaped back splat featuring an inlaid wood design of an urn, scrolling foliage and an eagle, crowned male face at the center of the crest rail and scrolling vines of bellflowers along the stiles. S-shaped arms terminating in scrolls with inlaid wood flor...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189611

Accession Number: 2006.44.1468.11

Side chair

Queen Anne-style side chair with a solid vase shaped back splat featuring an inlaid wood design of an urn, scrolling foliage and an eagle, crowned male face at the center of the crest rail and scrolling vines of bellflowers along the stiles. S-shaped arms terminating in scrolls with inlaid wood flor...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189612

Accession Number: 2006.44.1468.12

Windsor Chair

Black painted Windsor chair with unpainted mahogany arms. Bamboo shaped spindles. Remnants of gold paint along crest rail. The original location for the chair was in the Breakfast Room at the Sarah Orne Jewett House in South Berwick, Maine.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189613

Accession Number: 2009.9.6.1

Windsor Chair

Black painted Windsor chair with unpainted mahogany arms. Bamboo shaped spindles. Remnants of gold paint along crest rail. The original location for the chair was in the Breakfast Room at the Sarah Orne Jewett House in South Berwick, Maine.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189614

Accession Number: 2009.9.6.2

Doorstop

Painted iron doorstop in shape of flower basket - shades of pink, orange and peach flowers with green leaves.

Date: 1915-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (image-making), cast iron

GUSN: 189615

Accession Number: 2005.21

Epergne

Porcelain epergne with three tiers of plates ascending in size each separated by a vase shaped stand, the highest terminates in a scrolled heart shaped cartouche finial. White glaze body with raspberry and gold banded edges and gold monogrammed "P"s on the foot and the two middle plate separators.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 189616

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.333

Fur Coat

Men's raccoon fur coat, with large collar and cuffs. Doulbe breasted with four pairs large buttons down front, brown silk lining with "Jordan Marsh Company" label at top and blue, yellow, orange and green woolen plaid lower lining. Has interior pockets which are edge with tail (striped) fur. Has dou...

Date: 1927

Maker: Jordan Marsh Company

Material: fur, silk (textile)

GUSN: 189618

Accession Number: 2005.22

Epergne

Porcelain epergne with three tiers of plates ascending in size each separated by a vase shaped stand, the highest terminates in a scrolled heart shaped cartouche finial. White glaze body with raspberry and gold banded edges and gold monogrammed "P"s on the foot and the two middle plate separators.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 189619

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.332

High Chest

High chest with five drawers. Pierced brass bat wing shaped drawer hardware. The two parts of the chest came from two different pieces of furniture in the Jewett House. The family split up the the two pieces and "married" the current top and bottom parts of the chest. The top section of the high che...

Date: ca. 1730-50

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189620

Accession Number: 2009.9.7.1

Low chest

Low chest, used as base for five drawer high chest. Low chest has four drawers and finished top. Cabriole legs with slipper feet. Two drop finials flank center arch of skirt. Brass batwing shaped drawer hardware. The two parts of the chest came from two different pieces of furniture in the Jewett Ho...

Date: ca. 1730-50

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189622

Accession Number: 2009.9.7.2

Square piano

Compass of FF to c3 (five octaves +). English double action without checks. Two pedals on legs for dampers and harmonic swell. Double strung throughout. Short soundboard. Case veneered with mahogany. Rosewood crossbanding and brass stringing. Three gilt cast-lead moldings around case and edge of lid...

Date: 1823

Maker: Babcock, Alpheus , 1785-1842

Material: veneer, mahogany (wood), rosewood (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 189623

Accession Number: 2005.23.1

Piano Stool

Piano stool with round swivel seat and green velvet upholstery; brass molding.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189624

Accession Number: 2005.23.2

Music Book

Book of music; cover is missing-only leather binding remains.

Date: 1840-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 189625

Accession Number: 2005.23.3

Cream soup spoon

Sterling silver cream soup spoon with symmetrical serpentine shaped handle with beading, scrolls, bell flowers and abstract leaves on both sides. Engraved monogram "P" on handle end.

Date: 1861

Maker: Elkington & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 189494

Accession Number: 2006.44.1573.48

Flatware set

Forty-two piece sterling silver flatware set with monogram "P." Includes twelve teaspoons, four tablespoons, twelve luncheon forks, twelve dinner forks, a stuffing spoon, and a ladle.

Date: 1861

Maker: Elkington & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: sterling silver, silver (metal)

GUSN: 189495

Accession Number: 2006.44.1572

Tabriz rug

Rug with large rust colored floral medallion on tan ground. Center panel filled with multi-colored palmettes and rosettes in pinks, blues, oranges. Two narrow borders with blue plamettes connected by vines and flowers. Widest border has circular and oval medallion in a dark blue floral lattice patte...

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 189496

Accession Number: 2006.44.1036

Women's dress

Black ankle length women's dress with a orange and green V-shaped neck. The full length fitted sleeves have bands attached just above and below the elbow with green and orange fabric sewn in the inside edge. Possibly used for a shawl or other accessory-now missing. The V-shaped neckline has an attac...

Maker: unknown

Material: rayon

GUSN: 189497

Accession Number: 2006.44.1229

Dinner fork

Sterling silver dinner fork with symmetrical serpentine shaped handle with beading, scrolls, bell flowers and abstract leaves on both sides. Engraved monogram "P" on handle end.

Date: 1861

Maker: Elkington & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 189499

Accession Number: 2006.44.1572.25

Print

Unframed color print of a court scene depicting ten people. Central figure is a young man dressed in fine robes with fur trim. Two men are wearing red robes of the clergy. There are four finely dressed women in elaborate head coverings. One woman is kneeling in front of the young man [king?]. Print...

Date: 1911

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 189500

Accession Number: 2006.44.895

Teapot

Raised rectangular body with rectangular base with gadrooned border and four ball feet. Stepped top above body with two applied bands of linked roses and starbursts. Hinged stepped cover with urn finial. S-shaped spout and curved wood handle with carved scroll at top, painted black.

Date: 1810

Maker: Churchill & Treadwell (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal), wood products

GUSN: 189501

Accession Number: 1928.1144

Evening gown

Chocolate brown ankle length evening gown with full length fitted sleeves. The bodice and sleeves of the dress are made of silk. The skirt is made of a woven, nobby material (possibly silk linnen or silk noil). The gown has a V-shaped neckline with two rhinestone balls attached at the base of the V....

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 189502

Accession Number: 2006.44.1230

Dinner fork

Sterling silver dinner fork with symmetrical serpentine shaped handle with beading, scrolls, bell flowers and abstract leaves on both sides. Engraved monogram "P" on handle end.

Date: 1861

Maker: Elkington & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 189503

Accession Number: 2006.44.1572.26

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