Historic New England

Coal Hod

Coal hod with bail handle. Bucket body has a curved back rim and spout. Attached handle at back of bucket helps to tip the bucket forward.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 224788

Accession Number: 2006.44.1613

Atlas E-Z Seal preserving jar

Clearview glass preserving jar with a metal lever-arm sealing mechanism. It has lost its lid. Inscriptions in relief on the body of the jar and on its base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal

GUSN: 224790

Accession Number: 2006.44.1650

Walker and Pratt stove with warming oven, baking ovens, six-burner cooking surface, and stove lid lifter. Warming ovens at top of stove open by sliding the center panels apart. Below the warming oven are two flaps that can be turned to allow heat in and out of the two ovens that are directly below. ...

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: Walker & Pratt Manufacturing Co. (Maker)

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 224791

Accession Number: 2006.44.1616

Wall clock

Seth Thomas schoolhouse wall clock. The face is octagonal with roman numerals and minute notches. The hands are spade and without tails. Above the number five is the winding port. The bottom is hexagonal with a smaller glass door. There is an oval slot in the glass through which the pendulum is visi...

Maker: Seth Thomas Clock Company (Clockmaker)

Material: oak (wood), metal, glass (material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 224792

Accession Number: 2006.44.1611

Preserving jar

Glass preserving jar and its lid. Metal lever-arm sealing mechanism.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal

GUSN: 224793

Accession Number: 2006.44.1645

Preserving jar

Short, with part of the lid still on top. The sides are decorated in triangular patterns. Part of the side is clear of patterns and is a smooth oval.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal

GUSN: 224797

Accession Number: 2006.44.1643

Atlas E-Z Seal preserving jar

Clearview glass preserving jar and lid with a metal lever-arm sealing mechanism. Inscriptions in relief on the body of the jar and on its base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal

GUSN: 224798

Accession Number: 2006.44.1652

Preserving jar

Transparent glass preserving jar with a metal lever-arm sealing mechanism. It has lost its lid. Inscriptions in relief on the body of the jar and on its base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal

GUSN: 224799

Accession Number: 2006.44.1641

Bowl

Transparent short and wide glass bowl. The middle is bowed out farther than the top or bottom. The rim rises above the top.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 224800

Accession Number: 2006.44.1646

Atlas preserving jar

Clearview glass jar with a metal lever-arm sealing mechanism. It has lost its lid. Inscriptions in relief on the body of the jar and on its base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal

GUSN: 224801

Accession Number: 2006.44.1649

Bottle

Tall and thin glass bottle. The mouth of the bottle is small and there is a small croocked handle at the neck. The body is oval with waves on either side.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 224802

Accession Number: 2006.44.1653

Preserving jar

Clearview glass jar with a metal lever-arm sealing mechanism. It has lost its lid. Inscriptions in relief on the body of the jar and on its base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal

GUSN: 224803

Accession Number: 2006.44.1648

Cup

Short and thin glass cup, it has molded lobes and a thin border around the top rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 224805

Accession Number: 2006.44.1657

Ball Ideal preserving jar

Clearview glass preserving jar and lid with a metal lever-arm sealing mechanism. Inscriptions in relief on the body of the jar and on its base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal

GUSN: 224806

Accession Number: 2006.44.1651

Vase

Clear glass vase. The body is drawn in to be skinnier than the top rim and the botom. The face is smooth with no designs.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 224807

Accession Number: 2006.44.1658

Preserving jar

Tall and wide glass preserving jar with a traditional srew-on grooves at the top. The sides are without pattern and go straight down.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 224808

Accession Number: 2006.44.1655

Graduate

Tall and slender graduate, the top is rounded, except for one side that has been put to a point for pouring. Along the body, it is numbered ten to one hundred. The base is broad and pentagonal.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 224809

Accession Number: 2006.44.1647

Kerr preserving jar

Transparent glass preserving jar with a twist-on sealing mechanism. It has lost its lid. Inscriptions in relief on the body of the jar and on its base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 224810

Accession Number: 2006.44.1654

Preserving jar

Clearview glass preserving jar with a golden twist-on sealing lid. On the lid is a small fruit design with the name of the brand.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal, rubber (material)

GUSN: 224811

Accession Number: 2006.44.1642

Measuring cup

Glass measuring cup. The top has the ridges for allowing a lid to screw on. The sides have lines to mark haf cups. One side measures in cups, the other in milliliters.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 224812

Accession Number: 2006.44.1659

Vase

Transparent glass vase with a flared rim. A golden bow is tied around its neck.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), rope

GUSN: 224813

Accession Number: 2006.44.1656

Wall Sconce

Wall sconce with central urn flanked by two arms with frosted glass lampshades. Metal sconce has a silver finish. Glass shades have an etched floral and fruit design.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, glass (material)

GUSN: 224814

Accession Number: 2006.44.1490.4

Wall Sconce

Wall sconce with central urn flanked by two arms with frosted glass lampshades. Metal sconce has a silver finish. Glass shades have an etched floral and fruit design.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal

GUSN: 224817

Accession Number: 2006.44.1490.2

Wall Sconce

Wall sconce with central urn flanked by two arms with frosted glass lampshades. Metal sconce has a silver finish. Glass shades have an etched floral and fruit design.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, glass (material)

GUSN: 224818

Accession Number: 2006.44.1490.5

Wall Sconce

Wall sconce with central urn flanked by two arms with frosted glass lampshades. Metal sconce has a silver finish. Glass shades have an etched floral and fruit design.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal

GUSN: 224819

Accession Number: 2006.44.1490.3

Wall Sconce

Wall sconce with central urn flanked by two arms with frosted glass lampshades. Metal sconce has a silver finish. Glass shades have an etched floral and fruit design.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal

GUSN: 224820

Accession Number: 2006.44.1490.6

Chandelier

Chandelier, silver urn at center surrounded by six sconces with frosted and etched glass shades with fruit designs. Central urn is supported by a frosted glass dish etched with a Greek key design. Three metal chains connect the dish to the center post.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, glass (material)

GUSN: 224821

Accession Number: 2006.44.1490.1

Framed textile

Framed textile depicting a genre scene in shades of brown. In the foreground are four villagers, one family with two young children, two men arguing, and an organ grinder. In the middleground are two riders, one woman and one man, speaking to each other. The scene takes place in a rural setting.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224822

Accession Number: 2006.44.1773

Tray

Black, oval, wood serving tray with two handles. Decorating the outer rim and the flat bottom are grapes and their vines. The center has a hexagonal design.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 224823

Accession Number: 2006.44.2535

Table linen

Long and rectangular table linen with a piece coming off the side in the middle. The edges are lace.

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework), cloth

GUSN: 224824

Accession Number: 2006.44.2633

Table linen

Linen rectangular table cover. Openwork along the border. In the middle are embroidered three floral initials "MDP."

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 224825

Accession Number: 2006.44.2619.1

Mirror

Carved wood gilt mirror the edges have two layers of design: one is triangular and the inside layer is circular. The top decoration is a basket of flowers in the center, a horn to the right proper and more leaves to the left proper.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 224826

Accession Number: 2006.44.2774

Table linen

Linen rectangular table cover. Openwork along the border. In the middle are embroidered three initials in floral design "MDP."

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 224827

Accession Number: 2006.44.2619.2

Framed toile fragment "The Apotheosis of Washington and Franklin"

Framed panel of toile de Jouy "The Apotheosis of Washington and Franklin" Copperplated line and cotton, red on white. The center depicts Lady Liberty sitting in a carriage holding a medicine staff in her right hand and a plaque in her left. George Washington is driving the cart, and it is being pull...

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, ink, glass (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224828

Accession Number: 2006.44.2590

Children's Mug

Pearlware children's mug. Black transfer-printed design of a long tree branch with a bird perched on it. Green, orange, blue and yellow hand painting over black transfer-printed base. Brown hand-painted line on interior and exterior of upper lip as well as down the center of handle.

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing, earthenware

GUSN: 224847

Accession Number: 1970.1310.640

No Title

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 224711

Accession Number: 2001.

Plate

One of a set of three, round pewter plates with incised bands at rim.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: Bacon, George (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), tin alloy

GUSN: 224712

Accession Number: 2001.249

Plates

One of a set of three, round pewter plates with incised bands at rim.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: Bacon, George (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), tin alloy

GUSN: 224713

Accession Number: 2001.250

Watercolor

Framed watercolor of a ship. The picture focuses on a ship sailing on water, sails raised. It is signed and dated in the bottom left corner.

Date: 1937

Maker: Needham, Alfred Carter, 1872- (Painter) Nelson, Carl E (Framer)

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

GUSN: 224716

Accession Number: 2006.44.2564

Bowl

Round wooden bowl with a deep basin and thin walls. The outside of the top edge is turned more inward than the rest of the bowl, creating an angle around the top.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224717

Accession Number: 2006.44.2556

Handkerchief

Linen handkerchief with floral embroidery.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 224718

Accession Number: 2006.44.2652.1

Planter

A rectangular green celadon planter with four short feet. Around, underneath the top edge are blue leaves with their tips pointing toward the ground. In the center of the bottom is a hole that has been plugged with a cork. The cork has a plastic top. Inside is also a flat, rounded metal piece.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 224719

Accession Number: 2006.44.2557