Historic New England

Demon Drumming

Framed watercolor painting of an Asian demon in a gold frame. He is handing in mid-air and wearing guards on his body. Behind him is a circle of connected drums with Asian characters written on them. He holds drumsticks in his hands.

Maker: Aoki, T (Artist)

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

GUSN: 222791

Accession Number: 2006.44.976

The Sibyls

Framed photographic print of Raphael's fresco "The Sibyls." Images depicted are the Prophets and the Sibyls, each accompanied by an angel. At the top a small angel holds a lighted torch.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222792

Accession Number: 2006.44.977

Japanese Girl

Photograph print of a Japanese girl. She holds a tray in her left hand with tea cups on it; her right arm hangs by her side with a tea pot clutched in her hand. The girl wears a long skirt and her hair is under a white hat.

Maker: Foster Brothers (Framer) Phillips, Nannie Jencks (Borden), 1877-1963 (Owner)

Material: wood (plant material), photographic materials

GUSN: 222793

Accession Number: 2006.44.940

Prince Balthasar Carlos on Horseback

Framed photographic print after a painting of Diego Velasquez, "Prince Balthasar Carlos on Horseback". The infant, riding a pony, holds a stick in his right hand. The background is a landscape of a sloping hill.

Maker: Reproduction of Velazquez, Diego, 1599-1660 (Painter)

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

GUSN: 222794

Accession Number: 2006.44.982

Needlework picture

Needlework picture done in an Asian style, perhaps Japanese. It is divided into two pieces; each piece is the same scene. The first oval is a woman looking out of her window. The second oval is of her house and the nature around it. The third oval is the woman standing outside in the vegetation. Aro...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), thread

GUSN: 222795

Accession Number: 2006.44.941

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Framed print after Robert Browning's poem of the Pied Piper beguiling children. A man plays a flute with a crowd of children behind him while adults attempt to hold the children back. Discarded toys lay behind the children and a flock of birds fly overhead.

Date: 1888-12

Maker: Pinwell, George John, 1842-1875 (Painter) Macbeth, Robert Walker, 1848-1910 (Engraver) Dunthorne, Robert (Publisher) J. Eastman Chase (Framer) After Browning, Robert, 1812-1889 (Poet)

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

GUSN: 222797

Accession Number: 2006.44.978

Hand mirror

Wood hand mirror. On the front are inlays of birds flying. The piece opens up to reveal the mirror. On the back is "Bellagio" written in cursive.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222798

Accession Number: 2006.44.942

View of Mauoa Valley

Framed photgraphic print of a landscape. In the foreground is water, then a range of palmtrees along the shore, then in the background a mountain chain.

Date: 1920-08

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222799

Accession Number: 2006.44.983

"Soul in Bondage"

Framed black and white print of an angel with bound arms and legs. The angel holds a butterfly in the left hand and a snake in the right. Simple wood frame.

Date: 1876

Maker: Reproduction of Vedder, Elihu, 1836-1923 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 222800

Accession Number: 2006.44.979

View of the Pali, Near Honolulu

Panoramic view of Pali, near Honolulu. On the right proper side is a mountain range, and a road can be seen running through it. On the left proper side is a valley that leads to the ocean.

Date: ca. 1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), photographic materials

GUSN: 222801

Accession Number: 2006.44.984

Side chair

Klismos style painted wood side chair. The creat rail has a cluster of grapes and their leaves painted on in gold and outlined in gold. The horizontal splat is square and has more grapes and leaves painted in gold. The seat is horseshoe shaped and the arms are spiral. The front legs and terminate in...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222229

Accession Number: 2006.44.2627

Bench

Rectangular wood bench. The front and back rails angle inward. Two planks of wood make up the legs on either side of bench. At the base of the legs, there is an arch.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222230

Accession Number: 2006.44.2608

Chest of drawers

Chippendale-style mahogany block-front chest of drawers. Features four drawers with brass pulls, carved shell motif on block front, and ball and claw feet.

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 222237

Accession Number: 2006.44.2599

Side chair

Side chair with turned crest rail and stiles. The splat is turned and forms a rhombus, with gold painted balls forming the corners. The seat is rush. The front legs and front stretcher are bamboo cut. The rear legs and other five stretchers are rounded.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222242

Accession Number: 2006.44.2626

Side chair

Rococo revival style carved walnut side chair. There is a handle in the crest rail and it is surrounded by carvings of flowers. The back is also carved with flowers. The front legs are cabriole, while the rear legs are a continuation of the stiles. At the top of the front legs is a carving of a leaf...

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 222244

Accession Number: 2006.44.2595.1

Chest of drawers

Federal style mahogany bow-front chest of drawers. Features four drawers with lion head brass pulls and turned feet.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 222246

Accession Number: 2006.44.2586

Side chair

Federal style inlaid shield-backed side chair. The lower point of the shield has six shapes painted on it that looks like ship sails. The splat is three bars, ending in a vase form. The stiles are short and molded and the seat is a slip seat. The front legs are molded, there are three stretchers, an...

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), paint (coating), cotton (textile), inlay (process)

GUSN: 222251

Accession Number: 2006.44.2594.2

Comb-back Windsow armchair

Comb-back Windsor armchair. High back with a curved crest rail terminating in carved s-curls. There are two splats and five spindles. The lower splat curves and becomes the arms of the chair. The arm supports are turned. The seat is saddle shaped. Turned legs with h-shaped stretchers. Red fabric cus...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 222253

Accession Number: 2006.44.2593

Side chair

Federal style inlaid shield-backed side chair. The lower point of the shield has six shapes painted on it that looks like ship sails. The splat is three bars, ending in a vase form. The stiles are short and molded and the seat is a slip seat. The front legs are molded, there are three stretchers, an...

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (nut), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 222254

Accession Number: 2006.44.2595.2

Bench

Ashanti throne ottoman from West Africa. The seat curves upward on both sides. In the seat, on each side, are cut outs of shapes: arces and squares. The legs supporting it have triangles down their outer edges. The center column is hollow with cut out squares. The base is flat.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 222256

Accession Number: 2006.44.2612

Luggage rack

Folding luggage rack. Holding the top ends are two pieces of cloth that are blue, brown, and white. The legs swell in the areas that attatch to something else. There are two square stretchers.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 222261

Accession Number: 2006.44.2614

Coffee Jug

Gray glazed stoneware jug with loop handle and cork stopper. Stamped in blue on exterior: "ONE GALLON ORIENTAL CONDENSED COFFEE MANF'C BY OREINTAL TEA CO., BOSTON, MASS."

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 222289

Accession Number: 2004.10

Boa

Black feather boa with black silk lining

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 222294

Accession Number: 2004.11.1

Box

Gray oval box with lid. 2004.11.2a-lid and 2004.112b-box.

Date: 1899-1905

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 222297

Accession Number: 2004.11.2AB

View of Boston

Oil painting on canvas; depicts hill in foreground that overlooks the harbor with Boston neck in the mid-ground with State House, church steeples and other building visible; several figures in foreground include three men and one woman on horseback (at PR), three shepherds and two sheep (at PL) and ...

Date: c. 1845

Maker: Attributed to De Grailly, Victor, 1804-1889 (Artist) Shreve, Crump & Low (Vendor)

Material: oil paint (paint), unprimed canvas

GUSN: 222303

Accession Number: 2004.12

Ash Tray in Original Box

Autumn leaf shaped ash receiver in original box- made by Chase Brass & Copper Company.

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: Chase Brass & Copper Company (Manufacturer)

Material: chromium

GUSN: 222314

Accession Number: 2010.13.1

Coaster set in original box

Four piece coaster set in original box-Chase Brass & Copper Company.

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: Chase Brass & Copper Company (Manufacturer)

Material: chromium

GUSN: 222315

Accession Number: 2010.13.2

Buffet warming oven

Electric buffet warming oven-Chase Brass & Copper Company. Chrome, cylindrical, with grooved wooden base and handles. Interior iron heating element/food warming plate.

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: Chase Brass & Copper Company (Manufacturer)

Material: chrome steel, walnut (wood), cast iron

GUSN: 222316

Accession Number: 2010.13.3

Oak Armchair

Oak arm chair fastened with wooden pegs. Turned legs and stretchers with blocks. Matted seat. Back has three slats with circles and crosses. Crest circle with cross in center flanked by two ball capped finials. Made from oak timbers saved from the Hancock House (Razed 1863).

Date: 1877

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 222338

Accession Number: 2004.13

Teapot Sculpture

White unglazed plaster teapot, with ear molded into side.

Date: 2003

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 222339

Accession Number: 2004.15

Drying Rack

Wooden drying racks

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 222344

Accession Number: 2004.16

Chamber Pot

Creamware chamberpot

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware

GUSN: 222346

Accession Number: 2004.17

Easy Chair

Boston Chippendale mahogany easy chair with reproduction red wool damask upholstery; serpentine crest with shaped wings over outscrolled arms; carved cabriole front legs with claw and ball feet, joined by block and turned stretchers to maple chamfered raking rear legs. Reupholstered by SNPEA in 1993...

Date: c. 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), turning (shaping process), joining, upholstering, mahogany (wood), maple (wood), wool (textile)

GUSN: 222348

Accession Number: 2004.18

Wallpaper

Six fragments; flowers, dots and stripes forming a striped pattern block-printed in white on a blue ground on wove paper.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 222352

Accession Number: 2004.22.1

Wallpaper

Several fragments; swag pattern block-printed in black and white on a pink ground; bid paper.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 222353

Accession Number: 2004.22.2

Wallpaper

Four fragments; floral and leaf pattern block-printed in green and gray with black pin dots on white ground; laid paper.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 222354

Accession Number: 2004.22.3

Wallpaper

Fragment of border paper; scroll pattern block-printed in tan and white; white dot and orange stripe edge; light tan ground; continuous paper.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 222359

Accession Number: 2004.22.4

Luggage rack

Folding luggage rack. Holding the top ends are two pieces of cloth that are red, pink, and cream. The legs swell in the areas that attatch to something else. There are two square stretchers.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 222360

Accession Number: 2006.44.2615

Chest of drawers

Chippendale style maple tall chest of drawers. Features six drawers with flattened urn shaped brass pulls, central drop, and ball and claw feet.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 222361

Accession Number: 2006.44.2578

Shield

Shield in a rounded-edged diamond shape, made of thick animal hide with a bamboo handle pole extending above and below the top and bottom edges of the shield. The bamboo pole runs down the center of the side that faces the body and is affixed to the inner side of the shield with strips of hide that ...

Maker: unknown

Material: hide (collagenous material), bamboo (material)

GUSN: 222362

Accession Number: 2006.44.2603

Teapot

White porcleain teapot with c-shaped handle applied spout and with hinged lid; with white embossed floral decoration with a peasant girl on the verso and an eagle with a shield on the recto. Blue line decoration overall.

Date: 1770-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 222363

Accession Number: 2004.1.17AB

Dressing table

Queen Anne style cherry dressing table featuring five drawers with brass pulls. Features carved shell, turned drop spindles, and cabriole legs with pad feet.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 222366

Accession Number: 2006.44.2596

Painting

Painting on a piece of wood, stream in the middle, man fishing on right side and two woman in red and blue dresses, washing cloth on left side of stream.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 222369

Accession Number: 2004.1.18

Secretary

Federeal style secretary. The key holes are rounded escutcheon the drawers have brass pulls. The doors have rectangular panes. The midmolding has a lighter wood outlining the molding, all the way around. The secretary features a cylinder-fall desk. Underneath the cylinder-fall, are five pigeon holes...

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 222370

Accession Number: 2006.44.2585

Sampler

Alphabet and number sampler on linen ground with silk threads. Cross stitch and Gobelin stitch. Complete upper case and lower case alphabets, numbers 1-9, and maker's name and age with verse. Wooden frame with gold finish, covered with glass.

Date: 1805-1820

Maker: Dickinson, Mary (Embroiderer)

Material: linen (material), silk (textile), cross stitch, embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 222379

Accession Number: 2004.1.19