Historic New England

Tile rack

Wooden tile rack with hinged lid. Painted black with two gold Chinese characters on cover.

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 241410

Accession Number: 2006.44.3519.2

Tile rack

Wooden tile rack with hinged lid. Painted black with two gold Chinese characters on cover.

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 241411

Accession Number: 2006.44.3519.3

Tile rack

Wooden tile rack with hinged lid. Painted black with two gold Chinese characters on cover.

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 241412

Accession Number: 2006.44.3519.4

Tile rack

Wooden tile rack with hinged lid. Painted black with two gold Chinese characters on cover.

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 241413

Accession Number: 2006.44.3519.5

Instructions

Envelope containing four cardboard sheets of Carter's Improved Scale and Doubling Score.

Date: 1923

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 241414

Accession Number: 2006.44.3519.6

Mah Jongg Instructions

Mah Jongg Book of Instructions, brown paper cover. Thirty-four page booklet contains instructions and diagrams on how to play the game.

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 241415

Accession Number: 2006.44.3519.7

Rules for Playing the Chinese Game Mah Jongg

Rules for Playing The Chinese Game Mah Jongg, white paper cover. Twelve page booklet contains instructions and scoring rules.

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner) M.T. Bird & Co. Fine Stationers and Engravers (Retailer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 241416

Accession Number: 2006.44.3519.8

Set of Mah-Jongg tile racks

Set of four wooden Mah-Jongg tile racks. Three black painted racks and one red. Mah-Jongg scoring scale chart glued to bottom of each rack.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 241417

Accession Number: 2006.44.3520

Tile rack

Wooden Mah-Jongg tile rack, painted black.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 241418

Accession Number: 2006.44.3520.1

Tile rack

Wooden Mah-Jongg tile rack, painted black.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 241419

Accession Number: 2006.44.3520.2

Tile rack

Wooden Mah-Jongg tile rack, painted black.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 241420

Accession Number: 2006.44.3520.3

Tile rack

Wooden Mah-Jongg tile rack, painted red.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 241421

Accession Number: 2006.44.3520.4

Souvenir Spoon

Silver souvenir spoon from Springfield, Massachusetts.

Date: 1891

Maker: unknown

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 241422

Accession Number: 2004.14.2

Wallpapered board. Top layer is an American roller-printed copy of an English block-printed design, "The Thelma" by R. Hamilton. Large Art Nouveau flowers, perhaps irises, printed in maroon, pink, and three greens on tan ground. Maroon striations create the appearance of fabric.

Date: 1910

Maker: After Hamilton, R. (Artist, Designer)

Material: wallpapers, softwood

GUSN: 241425

Accession Number: 1986.1090

Cape

Purple wool felt cape with rounded collar, arm holes, and covered buttons.

Date: 1957

Maker: Howes, Lorraine de Wet, Design Research (Designer)

Material: felt (textile), silk (fiber), machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 241429

Accession Number: 1984.973

"Octagon Room Afternoon Sun"

Watercolor sketch of the Octagon Room at Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Pale purple chaise longue in front of a large arched window with purple-red curtains. Dark paneled walls.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Hollister, Paul M., 1918-2004 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 241471

Accession Number: 2010.24.1

Box with lid

Circualr wooden box [A] with lid [B] and attached and carrying handle. Box body held together by wooden straps secured with copper staples. Handle attached to body with wooden pegs. Box lid has a rectangular image of maple syrup making glued to the top. Light reddish brown stain.

Date: 1880-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 241476

Accession Number: 2006.44.3521AB

Basket

Small woven basket with handle. Woven reeds are attached to a circular wooden base. Curved wood handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: reed (grass, material)

GUSN: 241477

Accession Number: 2006.44.3522

Basket

Large woven basket with handle. Woven reeds are attached to a circular wooden base. Curved wood handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: reed (grass, material)

GUSN: 241478

Accession Number: 2006.44.3523

Umbrella with cover

Umbrella [A] with nylon cover [B]. Black nylon umbrella with wood handle and brass tip. Black painted metal interior supports. Handle has copper end cap engraved "APP". Closed umbrella secured with a black button. Black nylon sheath cover has a black button and loop closure at base and a brass ring ...

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner)

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

GUSN: 241480

Accession Number: 2006.44.3524AB

Portrait of Anna Wheatland

Oval miniature painting of Anna Wheatland. Watercolor paint on ivory disc. Anna is wearing a dark pink coat with brown fur collar. Dark teal background. Plain metal frame with open back. In Black, Starr & Frost box-box not original

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Portrait sitter)

Material: watercolor (paint), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 241481

Accession Number: 2006.44.3525

Vase

Cylinder shaped pierced metal vase with rolled rim. Painted enamel decoration in yellow, pink, blue, and green. Three yellow medallions with black painted Arabic script.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), enamel paint

GUSN: 241482

Accession Number: 2006.44.3526

Spoon

Commemorative silver spoon inscribed "Sept. 27, 1907" [Stephen Phillips' birthday]. Handle engraved with "September" and morning glories and a hand holding a pair of scales.

Date: 1907

Maker: Gorham Co. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 241483

Accession Number: 2006.44.3527

Bowl

Copper bowl with uneven rim. Metallic red painted finish.

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal)

GUSN: 241484

Accession Number: 2006.44.3528

Bronze sculpture

Bronze sculpture of a barrel [A] with removable lid [B]. Barrel sits on a circular base surrounded by a shovel, pitcher, and basin. Lid has a sword handle sticking out of the top.

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 241485

Accession Number: 2006.44.3529AB

Dressing case

Rectangular teak box with decorative brass trim. Top cover folds up to expose mirror. Single drawer under mirror with brass leaf shaped drawer pulls. Brass handles on sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: teak (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 241486

Accession Number: 2006.44.3530

Dwarf Tall Case Clock

Dwarf tall case clock. Arched top with fretwork between three plinths with solid cast brass urn-shaped finials. White enameled face behind arched glass door. Spandrels with shields painted red, white and blue. Basket of flowers painted on lunette. Arabic numerals. Inscribed by maker. Plain swellled...

Date: 1819

Maker: Wilder, Joshua, 1786-1860 (Clockmaker) Attributed to White, Abiel, 1766-1844 (Cabinetmaker)

Material: mahogany (wood), crotch mahogany, eastern white pine (wood), veneer, brass (alloy), enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 241487

Accession Number: 1999.277

Shot Pouch

Tin shot pouch with tin stopper.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 225626

Accession Number: 1930.1470

Plate

Plate, circular with painted decoration of a horse in cream and green. Abstract shapes and lines in green and cream painted around edge of the plate. Bottom of plate is unglazed.

Maker: unknown

Material: redware

GUSN: 225627

Accession Number: 2006.44.3480

Mirror

Mirror, rectangular shape in wood frame with print of the "Bark Kathleen". Mirror framed by turned pilasters, brass nail at center of each corner block.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 225628

Accession Number: 2006.44.3481

Boot scraper

Boot scraper, cast iron with two sea horses. Two struts join sea horses at neck and tails creating central open space to scrape top and bottom of shoes. Notched peg attached to bottom of sea horse tail. Found in envelope marked "Found at #34 Seahorse Doorstep Scraper" [Betty Phillips handwriting]

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 225629

Accession Number: 2006.44.3482

Wallpaper fragment

Wallpaper fragments, three narrow strips printed with pattern of gray green fern shaped leaves. Two of the fragments [a+b] show pair of bird feet on a leaf stem. All three fragments are printed with black, gold, and maroon chain border along the left edge. Found in Stephen's Room, 2nd floor, South e...

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225633

Accession Number: 2006.44.3483A-C

Ladies Sitting Room wallpaper fragments

Five wallpaper fragments, green with gold bamboo patterned stripes. Removed by Betty Phillips from the Ladies Sitting Room during the 1971-1974 restoration of #34 Chestnut Street, Salem, Massachusetts.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225634

Accession Number: 2006.44.3484A-E

Stephen's Room wallpaper fragments

Four wallpaper fragments, asian style trees in gray green on tan striped ground. Removed by Betty Phillips from Stephen's Room during the 1971-1974 restoration of #34 Chestnut Street, Salem, Massachusetts.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225635

Accession Number: 2006.44.3485A-D

Playroom wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, scenic design of horses and cows in a field with a group of peasants around a haystack. Printed in tans and grays. Removed by Betty Phillips from the Playroom during the 1971-1974 restoration of #34 Chestnut Street, Salem, Massachusetts.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225636

Accession Number: 2006.44.3486

Dining Room wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments and two rolls [one partially used, one unused]. Chinoiserie pattern with purple skinned figures climbing and sitting on a dark gold and purple vine with gilt accents. Man with decorative umbrella stands near two men with nets and a seated man smoking a pipe. A woman stands on a b...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Zuber & Cie (Manufacturer) Guichard, Victor Poterlet et Zipelius (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225637

Accession Number: 2006.44.3487

Hall wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments and several unused rolls, ashlar pattern of gray, white, and beige blocks with horses pulling a man in a chariot, accompanied by a flying cherub. Fragments from envelope marked "Paper from #34 at the Restoration". Removed from the 1st and 2nd floor Hall by Betty Phillips during t...

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225638

Accession Number: 2006.44.3488

Library wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments and unused rolls, tan grasscloth printed with dark green leaves. From envelope marked "Paper from #34 at the Restoration". Removed from the Library by Betty Phillips during the 1971-1974 restoration. Additional unused rolls were found on the third floor during inventory. This pap...

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225639

Accession Number: 2006.44.3489

Bridal Veil

White toile veil, no decoration; attached at nape to turban headpiece of French silk; adorned with applied white embroidered flowers, to match wedding dress; plastic comb inside headpiece.

Date: 1972

Maker: unknown

Material: toile (textile material), silk (textile), plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 225660

Accession Number: 2003.19.2.1

"Art Royal" Parlor Stove

"Art Royal" parlor stove with ceramic tile decoration. Model No. 20.

Date: 1885

Maker: Phillips & Clark Stove Company (Manufacturer)

Material: cast iron, mica (mineral), ceramic tile

GUSN: 225663

Accession Number: 2010.21.1

Portable oven

Small black painted metal oven with open bottom. Rectangular shape with pressed circle decoration on front and sides. Hinged front panel with turned wooden handle locking mechanism. Two interior metal rack shelves, one adjustable, one fixed. Hinged handle with turned wooden grip at top of each side....

Date: 1895-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material), embossing

GUSN: 225664

Accession Number: 2010.21.2

Bandbox

Oval pasteboard bandbox (A) with lid (B). Box and lid are covered with block printed wallpaper with a floral stripe of morning glories, roses, and other flowers. Printed in blues, greens, browns, oranges and white on ungrounded paper. Rim of lid is covered in block printed wallpaper. Pattern appears...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225665

Accession Number: 2010.21.3AB

Roller window shade

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 225666

Accession Number: 2010.21.4

Commemorative tin plate

Commemorative tin plate with image of kitchen where John Greenleaf Whittier was born.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 225667

Accession Number: 2010.21.5

Wedding Gown

White silk organza gown; double layer of silk organza over silk taffeta lining; sleeveless; empire waist; v-neckline; straps and bodice have applied white embroidered flowers (Alencon lace); a-line skirt has seam about seventeen inch from hem, below which skirt flares and ruffles; zipper on back.

Date: 1972

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 225678

Accession Number: 2003.19.1.1

Cape

Matching organza cape; applied flowers at neckline; tiered ruffle along edge throughout length of cape.

Date: 1972

Maker: unknown

Material: taffeta

GUSN: 225679

Accession Number: 2003.19.1.2

Bridesmaids Dress

White crepe floor-length dress with green satin ribbon at waist; sleeveless with thin straps; empire waist; scoop neckline; white sheer ruffle covers shoulders and bodice; a-line shape with seam approximately twelve inches from hem from which skirt flares and ruffles at hem; silk taffeta lining; bac...

Date: 1972

Maker: unknown

Material: crepe (textile), taffeta, satin

GUSN: 225684

Accession Number: 2003.19.3

Coat hanger

White plastic hanger with swivel metal hook and manufacturer's name in gold on one side.

Date: 1972

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), metal

GUSN: 225711

Accession Number: 2003.19.4

Photographic Print

Black and white photograph of a bride, Joanne Tuttle; subject is shown full-length, facing forward; beige matting; gold frame; glass over photo.

Date: May 27, 1972

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 225713

Accession Number: 2003.19.5

Photograph

Black and white photograph of bride, Joanne Tuttle, matted on beige mattboard. Depicts bride from behind, looking towards the right, full-length pose.

Date: May 17, 1972

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), matting (supporting)

GUSN: 225716

Accession Number: 2003.19.6

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