Historic New England

Turkey Figurines

Thirteen paper mache and plastic turkey figurines of various sizes.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103436

Accession Number: 1987.450.1-13

Four Paper Mache Turkeys

Four paper mache turkeys on round paper pedestals with flower borders.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103437

Accession Number: 1987.575.1-4

Paper Mache Egg

Red paper mache box in the shape of an egg, each side has a picture of a young girl holding flowers and a letter, inside is lined with a paper doily, purple shredded paper and three fuzzy toy chicks.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103438

Accession Number: 1987.496AB

Window Mirror

Window mirror, two mirrors at a right angle encased in painted black and gold metal frame with a curved back.

Date: 1875

Maker: Kennedy, David Johnston

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103439

Accession Number: 1944.876

Gutter Fragment

Fragment of wood gutter, white paint on exterior side, large metal bent spike painted white stuck through on right side.

Date: ca. 1811

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103440

Accession Number: 2008.1.6

Mortar Sample of Chimney

Sample of mortar from the chimney at the Eleazar Arnold House.

Date: ca. 1693

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103441

Accession Number: 2008.1.2.1

Portico fragments

Eight wooden fragments from the Samuel McIntire portico at the Lyman Estate in Waltham, Mass. Some have remnants of white paint.

Date: 1793

Maker: McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811 (Architect)

GUSN: 103442

Accession Number: 2008.1.2.2A-H

Capital Fragments from Porch

Two wooden fragments with white paint remnants from the capital of the front porch at Merrell Tavern in South Lee, Mass.

Date: 1812

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103443

Accession Number: 2008.1.2.3AB

Shutter Dog

Iron nail with s-shaped iron attachment.

Date: 1812

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103444

Accession Number: 2008.1.2.4

Fence Fragments

Two wood fragment of molding from a fence originally located at the Alexander House in Springfield, Mass.

Date: 1811

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103445

Accession Number: 2008.1.2.5AB

Window Sash Fragments

Three wooden window sash fragments with brown and gray paint remnants.

Date: ca. 1785

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103446

Accession Number: 2008.1.2.6A-C

Door Lock

Wood lock with iron fittings and lock mechanism, painted green on front with white letters "AKS."

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103447

Accession Number: 2008.1.2.7

Floorboard Fragment

Square wooden fragment of floor board with white paint remnants on one side.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103448

Accession Number: 2008.1.2.8

Floorboard Fragment

Wood floorboard fragment with green paint on one side and remnants of white paint on the reverse.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103449

Accession Number: 2008.1.2.9

Mortar Samples of Chimney Exterior

Red paper box filled with mortar samples from a chimney exterior.

Date: 1691

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103450

Accession Number: 2008.1.2.10

Central Congregational Church, Chelsea, MA.

Wooden board with a pyrography image of the Central Congregational Church in Chelsea, Massachusetts, in center within an arch supported by columns.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103451

Accession Number: 1992.98

Tablecloth for Pier Table

Semi-circle peach silk damask tablecloth with rose pattern and cream cotton lining.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103452

Accession Number: 1974.226BC

Fort Sumter Pin

Metal stickpin painted gold in the shape of a star with blue, red and white ribbons attached.

Date: 1861

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103453

Accession Number: 1992.89

Wallet combination Account Book

Red leather wallet with account book/journal.

Date: 1804

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103454

Accession Number: 1992.97

Trade Catalog Case

White paper portfolio case with cloth sides in a gingham pattern and a brown ribbon tie at top. Possibly the case for 1992.99

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), textile materials

GUSN: 103455

Accession Number: 1992.96

Cover for a wallpaper trade catalog, covered in white paper with three strips of leather over binding with two worn rope fasteners. Inside is lined with green, pink and white mottled pattern paper. Label affixed to inside left cover from John Muggeridge and Sons.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: John Muggeridge & Sons (Retailer)

Material: paper (fiber product), leather, textile materials

GUSN: 103456

Accession Number: 1992.99

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, two-tone grey and green with two scenes of a boy with a rifle and a girl milking sheep.

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 103457

Accession Number: 1999.44

Ribbon

Blue and white silk ribbon with rose pattern and scalloped edge.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103458

Accession Number: 2008.1.5

Pattern for Stocking

Paper envelope containing a pattern for a woman's stocking, printed labels on front and back.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: The Standard Fashion Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103459

Accession Number: 2008.1.11

Sampler

Small sampler on bristol board worked in blue thread. Full alphabet in all capital letters.

Maker: unknown

Material: bristol board

GUSN: 103460

Accession Number: 2008.1.1.1

Feather Hair Wreath

Wreath for hair made of white, blue, yellow, green, and red feathers arranged to look like flowers, faux berries attached throughout. In box with inscription.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103461

Accession Number: 1933.2168

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, block printed diaper pattern in white, each lozenge contains a gold abstract trefoil flower design, all on a tan ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103462

Accession Number: 1993.914

Floorcloth Fragment

Printed floorcloth fragment of woven cotton with a hexagonal diaper design in dark brown and green and yellow quatrefoil flower in center of each lozenge.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103463

Accession Number: 1994.82

Scarf

Silk scarf with red, yellow, green, blue and white wide and narrow horizontal stripes, knotted fringe on both ends.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 103464

Accession Number: 2008.1.9

Shelf Paper Fragments

Two fragments of cream shelf paper with a scalloped lace edge with quatrefoil design.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103465

Accession Number: 1993.912AB

Packet for Super Fine Powder

Paper packet of powder with printed paper label with a blue trellis border and a wreath of flowers around lettering.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103466

Accession Number: 1993.913

Jar of Paint Pigment

Glass jar containing Moses Eaton, Jr. dry paint pigment with masking tape label.

Date: 1830-1886

Maker: Eaton, Jr., Moses (Artist)

GUSN: 103467

Accession Number: 1989.57

Textile Sample

White paper board with two felt textile samples attached, one dark gray, the other dark and light gray vertical stripes.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Laidlaw (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103468

Accession Number: 1992.56

Bag of Hardware

Bag of hardware

Date: ca. 1955

Maker: Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103780

Accession Number: 2007.11.16

Kitchen window

Rectangular metal window with interior and exterior frame, storm windows and screens.

Date: 1955

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103781

Accession Number: 2007.11.17A-I

Storm door

Aluminum storm door

Date: ca. 1955

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103782

Accession Number: 2007.11.18AB

Kitchen door and frame

Wooden door with wooden frame

Date: ca. 1955

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103783

Accession Number: 2007.11.19AB

Linoleum flooring

Fragment of linoleum on plywood, design consists of squares of tan quatrefoils on white background.

Date: ca. 1955

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103784

Accession Number: 2007.11.20

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book titled "No. 1-2 / S. Z. Goldberg / Boston, Mass. / 1919." Book is covered with heavy black paper textured to imitate leather and printed gold lettering on front. Book contains more than sixty sidewall and ceiling wallpapers, many with coordinating border papers.

Date: 1919

Maker: S.Z. Goldberg (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 103785

Accession Number: 1993.873

Sarah Elizabeth Bellows

Hollow cut silhouette set on black silk of a young girl, mounted in an oval brass frame with foliate and beaded borders.

Date: 1826

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103786

Accession Number: 1913.10

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait set over black silk of a young woman facing left wearing a hair comb and wide lace collar, mounted in a gilded molded wood frame.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103787

Accession Number: 1914.12

Miniature portrait of a young boy and girl

Miniature painting on ivory of a boy and girl child holding hands, set in round tortoiseshell snuff box cover with a inlaid gold and bone decoration.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), tortoise shell, gold (metal), bone (material)

GUSN: 103788

Accession Number: 1918.222

Miniature portrait of man and child

Oil painting on cardboard of a man sitting in an upholstered armchair and embracing a young girl with a blue dress.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103789

Accession Number: 1920.198

Cut paper picture

Silhouette from white paper and set on a black card of a bird perched on a stump and framed by tree limbs.

Date: 1768-1814

Maker: Cox, Susanna Hickling (Artist)

GUSN: 103790

Accession Number: 1921.63

Cut paper picture

Silhouette cut from white paper and set on a cream paper of a peacock and squirrel perched in a tree.

Date: 1768-1814

Maker: Cox, Susanna Hickling (Artist)

GUSN: 103791

Accession Number: 1921.64

Wax Relief Portrait

White wax relief portrait of a man set behind glass in a square hinged red leather covered case with red velvet lining and two metal eye and hook fasteners.

Date: 1841

Maker: Hughes, Robert Ball (Sculptor)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103792

Accession Number: 1921.290

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette set over black silk of a man facing left, folded over collar and ink details, mounted in a black wood frame with oval opening.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103793

Accession Number: 1925.621

Silhouette

Painted bust length silhouette on white paper of a woman facing left with a high white lace collar, mounted in a painted black frame.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103794

Accession Number: 1922.146

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette set over a black ground of a young boy facing left, mounted in a painted black molded wood frame.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103795

Accession Number: 1922.147

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette set over a black ground of a man facing right with cut curlicues at bottom of portrait. Mounted in a brass spandrel frame with foliate and bead borders.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: Attributed to Howard, Everet (Artist)

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103796

Accession Number: 1922.149

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