Historic New England

Nesting Alphabet Blocks

Square box-shape with one open end for nesting graduated-sized blocks; pine carcasses covbered with white printed paper depicting children at play and verses in polychrome, on the sides of each box; letters of the alphabet printed in red on a gold ground are on the tops of each: .1 - A, .2 - B, .3 -...

Date: 1885

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 250669

Accession Number: 1949.757.1-8

Ship Model

Ship model, French Man-of-War; two-masts, string rigging; French flag flying at stern; rectangular wooden platform painted blue; ship held in place with screws.

Date: late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), string (fiber product), cloth

GUSN: 250672

Accession Number: 1949.758

Child's Blanket Chest

Rectangular form with cupids-bow scalloping on side skirts; plank sides with boot-jack ends; single rectangular basal drawer with two turned knop handles; back-hinged lid has molded top with applied blocks on underside of sides; interior compartment is undivided; stained dark brown.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), pine (wood), stain (coating)

GUSN: 250682

Accession Number: 1949.761

Toy School Room

Diorama-like school room; teacher stands on platform at a podium; 13 children seated on benches with desks; open box form with high sides; partial roof extending over front third; exterior decoupaged double-hung windows and door; front side folds down and befcomes floor area for desks; interior back...

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paper (fiber product), paint by composition or origin, découpage (image making technique), glass (material)

GUSN: 250684

Accession Number: 1949.763

Chest of Drawers

Rectangular, slightly overhangning top with rounded edges; plank- constructed sides terminate in shaped boot-jack ends; rectangular case; three drawers with twined knop handle at center; bead molding on case around drawer fronts; frontal retangular skirt.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), bead moldings

GUSN: 250686

Accession Number: 1949.767

Framed Engraving

Engraving "Bon Homme Richard" Sea Battle; matted; framed; under glass; molded wooden frame.Battle during the American Revolution (1775-1783) in which American Captain of the Bonhomme Richard, John Paul Jones (1747-1792) attacked the British Frigate Serapis commanded by Captain Richard Pearson (1731-...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 250687

Accession Number: 1949.769

Carved English Pointer Dog

Carved wooden dog; standing English Pointer; wooden base painted brown; white body with large black spots; tail curled upward; front paws made of two pieces of wood glued, splitting at joint; underside of base, inscription "DERBY."

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), pine (wood), carving (processes), paint (coating)

GUSN: 250689

Accession Number: 1949.774

Model, British Ship of the Line

Three-masted battleship model; rectangular pine base platform, covered with painted leather; center of base carved out to receive hull of ship; ship painted black, white and red; string rigging; British naval flag at stern; cannons in gun holes on sides.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), pine (wood), leather, string (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 250716

Accession Number: 1949.773

Hide-covered Trunk

Hide-covered, decorative tacks; leather handle in center of top; metal lock.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal, hide (collagenous material)

GUSN: 250753

Accession Number: 1949.776

Miniature Drop-leaf Table

Miniature drop-leaf table; turned legs; ball feet; straight apron; hinged leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), turning (shaping process), stain (coating)

GUSN: 250756

Accession Number: 1949.777

Miniature Nesting Pottery Bowls

Pottery; miniature; handle protruding upward on one side; glazed.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), throwing (pottery technique), glaze

GUSN: 250760

Accession Number: 1949.778.1-5

Snuff Box

Silver sides; shell top; oval with ovoid top.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), shell (animal material)

GUSN: 250762

Accession Number: 1949.779

Glass Doorstop

Turtle-shaped soda glass doorstop; aqua green.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 250764

Accession Number: 1949.780

Bear Carving

Carving of a bear; toy.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 250766

Accession Number: 1949.781

Sampler Pincushion

Small alphabet sampler pincushion; complete alphabet without "W"; duplicate letter; letters in no particular order; numbers 1-11; depicts chair and table; bird on a branch; flowers; seascape with sailing ship; checkerboard border.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 250767

Accession Number: 1949.782

Toy Horse-drawn Wagon

Molded metal; painted; galloping horse pulling a two-wheeled buckboard and standing driver; horse and dirver both appear wind-blown.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, paint (coating)

GUSN: 250778

Accession Number: 1949.784

Doll

Porcelain doll, painted face, hair, and shoes; silk striped dress with puffy sleeves, lace, and pockets.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, glaze, hand-painted, silk (textile), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 250779

Accession Number: 1949.786

Doll

Large; porcelain head; painted hair and face; cloth body; wooden arms; no hands; cloth feet and shoes; calico dress with gathering at the top and puffy sleeves; waistband; full skirt.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted, glaze, calico, cotton (textile), cloth, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 250782

Accession Number: 1949.787

Doll

Composition head; painted face and hair; cloth body; pink, dotted dress.

Maker: unknown

Material: composition (material), hand-painted, cloth, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 250785

Accession Number: 1949.788

Washing Machine

Cataract washing machine; Copper tub set in iron casing with mounted wooden wringer. Motor and faucet hook-up below tub

Maker: 1900 Washer Company (Manufacturer)

Material: copper (metal), cast iron, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 250872

Accession Number: 1997.36.1

Instruction Book

Original instruction book for the Cataract washing machine also includes tips for home laundering.

Date: 1924

Maker: 1900 Washer Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 250873

Accession Number: 1997.36.2

Painting

Watercolor landscape, framed, of the Coffin House in Newbury, Massachusetts. Painting depicts a brown house at center right with red door, ten windows, and three chimneys; a gray and white fence across the foreground; trees to the left and right of house; and snow on the ground.

Date: 1974-1980

Maker: Haight, Charles T., 1904-1980 (Painter)

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

GUSN: 250874

Accession Number: 1999.67

Chest with Drawer

Joined chest with drawer, applied split spindles and applied moldings on panels on front. Three panels on front, two on sides, four on back.

Date: 1650-1700

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 250878

Accession Number: 1976.225

Box

Carved box with hinged lid, two birds and foliage carved on front, punched decoration and incised lines on lid.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 250879

Accession Number: 1977.62

Blanket Chest

No description

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 250880

Accession Number: 1976.200

Nautical Scene with Ship "Exporter"

Nautical scene of the ship "Exporter," oil paint on wood [?]. The square-rigged ship has a black hull and a clipper bow, and flies an American flag and a pennant that reads (backwards) "Exporter". There are a sailing ship and a steam vessel in the background. The frame is black with a gold inset.

Date: 1875-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 250882

Accession Number: 1999.106

Painting

Wash and gauache on paper. View of front hall of Jewett House in South Berwick, Maine. Staircase on the right, furnishings along the left wall, and door standing open in back. This image was used as an illustration in the novel "Deephaven" by Sarah Orne Jewett.

Date: 1893

Maker: Woodbury, Charles Herbert (American painter and etcher, 1864-1940) (Artist)

Material: wash (coating), gouache (paint), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 250885

Accession Number: 1999.74

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Blue transfer print with the words "A Token of Affection" flanked by a boy on the left rolling a hoop, and a seated child on the right playing with a cat. Hand painted blue lines around base and rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 250894

Accession Number: 1970.1310.120

Women's Crocheted Dress

Dress (A): Lavender cotton; crocheted; short sleeves; scoop neckline with denser scalloped collar-effect; (B) self belt.

Date: 1920s

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, handmade

GUSN: 250958

Accession Number: 1991.103AB

Women's Silk Dress

Brown/rust silk dress; cap sleeves; bandeau-type neck; striped with bands of geometric motif alternating with plain bands; trimmed with two rows of brown iridescent beads in cremon pattern

Maker: unknown

Material: machine sewing (technique), silk (textile), beads by form

GUSN: 250970

Accession Number: 1991.105

Doll in Orange and Brown Dotted Dress

Doll with composition head; dressed in orange and brown dotted dress.

Maker: unknown

Material: composition (material), cloth, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 250993

Accession Number: 1949.789

Portrait of Maria Willis Thacher

Watercolor portrait of Maria Willis Thacher (1801-1880). Oval gilt frame.

Maker: unknown

Material: watercolors (paintings)

GUSN: 250996

Accession Number: 1942.1149

Doll in Chintz Dress

Doll with composition head; dressed in dot and floral chintz; dark glasses hang around her neck.

Maker: unknown

Material: composition (material), cloth, chintz

GUSN: 250998

Accession Number: 1949.790

Horse-drawn Bell Toy

Metal horse attached to a pair of wheels enclosing a bulbous disc-shaped bell; painted.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, paint (coating)

GUSN: 251001

Accession Number: 1949.791

Rollo-chair Toy

Tin rollo-chair being pushed by painted tin male figure wearing a cap and uniform-like outfit with stripes at the cuffs, the lower edge of the jacket and on the inside and outside seams of the pants; covered rollo-chair has three wheels and port holes on either side of the hood.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), paint (coating), wheels (components)

GUSN: 251006

Accession Number: 1949.792

Pincushion

Pillow-shaped cover; open work linen.

Maker: unknown

Material: cutwork, embroidery (visual works), linen (material)

GUSN: 251586

Accession Number: 1949.884

Electrified Kerosene Lamp

Electrified kerosene lamp; glass with marble base; metal fitting; pierced paper lampshade.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), marble (rock), metal, piercing, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 251588

Accession Number: 1949.885

Cat "Welcome" Hooked Rug

Hooked rug; depicts cat; kitten and bird on diamond background; diagonal pattern border with plain band around edges.

Maker: unknown

Material: hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 251589

Accession Number: 1949.887

Sampler

Alphabet sampler; two alphabets; first one without "J"; numbers 1-10; flower border; sawtooth around alphabet and inscription; floral designs under inscription; cross stich lines inbetween lines of letters and text.

Maker: Powles, Lucretia

Material: needlework (visual works), cross stitch, linen (material), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 251590

Accession Number: 1949.889

Pincushion with Table Mat

Petitpoint; floral design; rope-like borders on both pincushion and mat. Embellishment at corners of pincushion.

Maker: unknown

Material: petit point, wool (textile), needlework (visual works)

GUSN: 251597

Accession Number: 1949.891.1-2

Watercolor Painting

Watercolor; white-robed priestly figures or nuns visiting an altar in a grove of trees; framed.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 251598

Accession Number: 1949.897

Yarn Winder

Wood; four long arms joined together on a turned post; crutch-like rests at the ends of arms; rests for the turned post with V-shaped support at the top; attached to a sawhorse-like stand with splay legs; from the center of the base extends another support with a toothed wheel that fits into the tur...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), turning (shaping process), joining

GUSN: 251599

Accession Number: 1949.900

Hooked Rug

Small block pattern; hooked; wool.

Maker: unknown

Material: hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 251600

Accession Number: 1949.901

Fireboard

French wallpaper mounted on stretchers; depicts stone bridge and tower house; trees and river; surrounded by foliage.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 251601

Accession Number: 1949.904

Fireboard

Wallpaper mounted on stretchers; depicts peasants picking apples.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 251602

Accession Number: 1949.906

Store Clock Case

Japanned wooden case, gilt on red; painted tin face; vertically rectangular; two glass panels in door on front; small knob; top decorated with panel cut in a scroll pattern; face painted with scrolling foliage and Roman numerals.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), japanning, tin (metal), paint (coating), painting (image-making), gilding

GUSN: 251640

Accession Number: 1949.907

Boston Rocker

Rocking chair; painted green; pinstriped; four spindles that are curved and flat, knotched and slender at the top where they meet the top rail; curved arms rounded at the ends; two stretchers front and back; long curved rockers.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 251642

Accession Number: 1949.908

Rocking Chairs

Pair of Boston rockers; painted white; stenciled crest; six spindles; curved arms; turned arm supports, front legs, front stretcher; three dowel stretchers.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating), painting (coating), stenciling

GUSN: 251644

Accession Number: 1949.910.1-2