Historic New England

Mug

German polychrome enameled opaque glass mug. Image depicts a dog in a field with floral decoration.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), enamel paint

GUSN: 222422

Accession Number: 2006.44.2589

Fireplace shovel

Brass fireplace shovel. The handle is turned wood. The body is a large cylinder, with the top half open.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 222423

Accession Number: 2006.44.2611

Candlestick

Glass candlestick with swirls that go counterclockwise. There are six crests and six troughs to the wavy edge design.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 222427

Accession Number: 2006.44.2606.1

Decanter

Glass decanter with a stopper. Round body with a narrow neck. Diamond pattern.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: cut glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 222428

Accession Number: 2004.1.25.1AB

Painted leather fire bucket depicting coat of arms of the United Kingdom. Crest with lion to right, chained unicorn on left, knight's helmet topped by royal crown. Reverse side depicts three additional lions.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 222429

Accession Number: 2006.44.2591

Decanter

Glass decanter with a stopper. Round body with a narrow neck. Diamond pattern.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: cut glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 222430

Accession Number: 2004.1.25.2AB

Box

Wooden box with Chinese scenes carved into it. Surrounding the pictures are flowers, reed fluits, and hats. The box has a hinged lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 222432

Accession Number: 2006.44.2632

Dressing mirror

Mahogany free standing dresser mirror. The edges of the mirror are square. The side posts have rounded and turned tops, with spiral columns. The legs taper and end in cloven hooves.

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), glass (material)

GUSN: 222435

Accession Number: 2006.44.2577

Tong Stone

Tong stone

Date: 1780-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock)

GUSN: 222436

Accession Number: 2004.1.26

Fireplace tongs

Brass fireplace tongs with a turned ball handle One prong is stationary and the other is hinged. The ends are flat circles.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 222437

Accession Number: 2006.44.2602

Two Men in the Desert

Framed black and white photographic print of a man on a donkey and another man on a camel in a desert scene. Both men wear turbans and robes.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222802

Accession Number: 2006.44.980

St. Jerome

Framed black and white photographic print of a Bellini painting. Two men stand in foreground, one in religious robes and one in plain robes with a child on his shoulders. Behind them St. Jerome sits on a rock wall and reads. All four figures are framed by an arch.

Maker: Reproduction of Bellini, Giovanni, 1431-1436-1516 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 222805

Accession Number: 2006.44.995

Photograph of a young man with mustache

Framed photographic print of a portrait of a young man. The young man is in three-fourth turn, in bust. He wears a suit jacket and a vest, a white collared shirt and a bow tie. He has a mustache and dark eyes, and curly hair.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), velvet (fabric weave), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 222806

Accession Number: 2006.44.999

House on a Riverbank

Framed oil painting on wood panel of a landscape. On the left foreground is an open air building with archways. Steps lead to the water, on which sails a boat. In the background is a mountain range.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222807

Accession Number: 2006.44.997

Twelve Putti Playing Instruments

Photograph of carved high reliefe cherubs. SFrom the right, the first cherub plays a harp, the second a tambourine, the third a bifurcated pipe, the fourth a flute, the fifth has two cherubs singing from a book, the sixth a lute, the seventh a flute, the eghth a bifurcated pipe, the ninth a stringed...

Maker: W.H. Gardner (Framer)

Material: wood (plant material), photographic materials

GUSN: 222808

Accession Number: 2006.44.985

Chinese Garden Scene

Framed print reproduction of a Chinese silk painting. Fourteen figures are in a landscape, some on a boat, some dancing, and some collecting flowers. In the right background is a large Chinese-style building.

Maker: Foster Brothers (Framer)

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

GUSN: 222809

Accession Number: 2006.44.996

Dying Knight in Armor

Photograph of a painting. The scene is a knight in his armor, with his head leaning back and the helmet is falling off. Above him is a woman looking fondly at his face.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), photographic materials

GUSN: 222810

Accession Number: 2006.44.986

Madonna with the Child and Scenes from the Life of St. Anne

Detail of a larger painting by Fra Filippo Lippi called "Madonna with the child and scenes from the life of St. Anne." The Madonna's head is all that we have. The Madonna's hair is up and covered and she has a thin halo. She wears a blue coat and a red dress.

Maker: Reproduction of Lippi, Filippo, ca. 1406-1469 (Artist)

Material: wood (plant material), ink

GUSN: 222816

Accession Number: 2006.44.987

Madonna and Child

Framed photgraphic print of a painting depicting the Madonnal and Child. The Madonna wears a cloak and a veil. She holds the child on her knees. In the background, a curtain opens on a landscape.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222817

Accession Number: 2006.44.1000

Mama Kea

Photograph of the Mauna Kea Mountain in Hawii. In the foreground is the ocean and in the background is the snow capped mountain.

Date: 1922

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222818

Accession Number: 2006.44.988

Grape Arbor Along Waterfront

Framed watercolor of an ocean shore. To the right is a walkway with a trellis over it, with vines growing over it. In the background is the town and on the left side are ships in the ocean.

Maker: Seiz, Theodore (Framer)

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

GUSN: 222820

Accession Number: 2006.44.989

Tao Valley

The object is a photograph of the Tao Valley. In the foreground is a field and road.The road winds to a town that is in the middle ground. Behind the town are more fields and a mountain view.

Date: December 1922

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222821

Accession Number: 2006.44.990

Madonna and Child with Roses

Framed photographic print of a painting depicting the Madonna and child in front of a trellis of roses. The woman is wearing a tunic and veil, and holds the child on her knees.

Date: 1880-1930

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222822

Accession Number: 2006.44.1001

Tea Party

Framed photograph of a tea party. Anna Wheatland is standing in the back row, far right, wearing a striped dress. There are eight other women pictured, also wearing flower trimmed hats and gowns. One of the women is seated in a chair playing a banjo, while another is holding a croquet mallet. There ...

Date: ca. 1895

Maker: X.H. Shaw & Son (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222823

Accession Number: 2006.44.991

Madonna and Child Enthroned

Framed photographic print of a painting by Giovanni Bellini, The Madonna and child. The scene centers on the Virgin Mary, seated before a landscape, with the child, nude, standing on her knees. She wears a white veil and has a cloak around her shoulders.

Date: 1880-1930

Maker: Reproduction of Bellini, Giovanni, 1431-1436-1516 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 222824

Accession Number: 2006.44.1002

Madonna and Child

Photographic print of a famous painting by Raphael entitled "The Sistine Madonna." In center is the Madonna on clouds she is holding her nude child in her arms. On either side of her head are curtains draped in the corners. On the left side of the Madonna is Saint Barbara and on the right side is Sa...

Maker: J. Eastman Chase (Framer) After Raphael (Italian painter, architect, 1483-1520) (Artist)

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

GUSN: 222827

Accession Number: 2006.44.930

St. Jerome in his Study

Photograph of an engraving by Albrecht Durer entitled "St Jerome in his Study." The main subject, St. Jerome sits at his lectern with a dog and lion in front of it. The light coming through the window creates a halo around St. Jerome's head. There is an hour glass behind the saint and a skull on the...

Maker: X.H. Shaw & Son (Framer) Reproduction of Durer, Albrecht, 1471-1528 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 222828

Accession Number: 2006.44.992

Portrait of a Young Woman Wearing a Pearl Necklace

Photographic print of a young woman. She has her back to the viewer and her face is in profile facing right. Her hair is up, she wears a pearl necklace and a dress with a V-back.

Maker: H.S. Mendelssohn's Studios (Photographic studio)

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

GUSN: 222830

Accession Number: 2006.44.1011

Christ Handing the Keys to St. Peter

Photograph of a painting by Pietro Perugino in the Sistene Chapel entitled "Christ handing the keys to St. Peter." In the center of the foreground is Christ standing giving keys to Peter who is kneeling on the ground. On either side of the central figures are the twelve apostles. In the background a...

Maker: Reproduction of Perugino (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222833

Accession Number: 2006.44.993

Calling of the Apostles

Photograph of a painting in the Sistine Chapel by Ghirlandaio entitled "Calling of the Apostles." This depicts scenes from Christ's early ministry: in the background, on the left and right banks, Christ calls some Apostles to him from their boats. On either side of these two scenes are cliffs. In th...

Maker: Reproduction of Ghirlandaio, Domenico, 1449-1494 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222834

Accession Number: 2006.44.994

Caroline Cutter on Horseback

Framed photographic portrait of Caroline Cutter on horseback. The young woman wears a white collared shirt and rides a bay horse. They are in a field with a forest behind them.

Date: 1921-12-25

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222835

Accession Number: 2006.44.1012

Landscape of Mountains

Oil paiinting of mountains, a small cabin, and two figures. In the center foreground is a woman holding a boy's hand and behind them on the left proper side is a cabin. Behind the house is a cliff with a waterfall. On the right side are mountains.

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

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 222841

Accession Number: 2006.44.998

Photographic print

Photographic print of a landscape. In the foreground is the shore with trees and bushes. In the middleground is a large body of water, and in the background are hills. The photographic print is unframed, but protected by a glass front and a paper back taped together at the sides.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222842

Accession Number: 2006.44.1013

Two Buffalo

Framed photographic print of two buffalo on a dirt road, sided with trees and bushes. In the background are some hills.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222844

Accession Number: 2006.44.1014

Fiesole

Framed pencil drawing of the Fiesole countryside. In the foreground is a patio wall with idealized cypress trees. In the background are rolling hills with a castle on top of one.

Date: 1930

Maker: Currier, Dick (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), lead (metal)

GUSN: 222846

Accession Number: 2006.44.1003

Winchester Cathedral, Nave East

Framed photographic print of the interior view of Winchester Cathedral. It is a view of the main nave, taken from the eastern rear of the cathedral. Tall pillars on lateral sides go up to a vaulted ceiling. The nave leads to the altar on the background.

Date: 1896

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), oak (wood)

GUSN: 222847

Accession Number: 2006.44.1015

Stephen Phillips as a Toddler

Framed photograph of Stephen Phillips as a young child.. He is in a long night gown and stands by a wooden chair with a stuffed animal in it. There is a white backdrop.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222848

Accession Number: 2006.44.1004

Photograph of Stephen Phillips

Framed photograph of Stephen Phillips as a young child. Stevie is wearing a long jacket with a collar and eight buttons. He has on a hat and boots and holds a round object in his left hand. The backdrop is gray.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222849

Accession Number: 2006.44.1005

Love Poem

Illustrated love poem. The piece is in three parts: the first is half the poem, the second the illustration, and the thrid the last half of the poem. The two parts of the poem are surrounded by flowers. The illustration is of a woman standing on a balcony looking out her window at the sea and a ship...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222850

Accession Number: 2006.44.1006

Portrait of Anna H. Ordway as a baby

Framed photographic print of a portrait of Anna H. Ordway as a baby. The baby, a white bonnet on, is in a black buttle stroller. The stroller stands in a park, behind it are some trees.

Date: December 1925

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222853

Accession Number: 2006.44.1016

Phtoograph of Stephen Phillips

Framed photograph of Stephen Phillips (1907-1971) as a toddler. Stevie is dressed in a white nightgown and is sitting in a wooden chair.

Date: 1908-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), photographic materials

GUSN: 222854

Accession Number: 2006.44.1007

Stephen Phillips and Stephen W. Phillips in the Library

Photograph of Stephen Phillips and his father Stephen W. Phillips. Stevie sits on the arm of his father's chair and Stephen sits in the chair with a book in his left hand. They both wear suits, white collars, and ties. In the background is a lamp out of focus. The picture is in a framed red leather ...

Date: May, 1918

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222857

Accession Number: 2006.44.1008

Stephen Phillips in the parlor

Photograph of Stephen Phillips in the parlor. He is wearing a white shirt, a tie, suit jacket, and pantaloons that cut off ot the knee, tights, and leather boots. On the left side is a chair and table. Behind him is the fireplace and mantel.

Date: 1918

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222859

Accession Number: 2006.44.1009

Portrait of a Woman

Framed photographic print on a portrait of a young woman. She is in bust, facing left but looking at the viewer. She wears a floppy hat and a jacket with a fur lined collar.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 222861

Accession Number: 2006.44.1017

Boat in a Park

Watercolor painting of a blue boat with a red and white striped cover. In the front is a man holding an oar and in back another man is holding the other oar. On the leftare trees, a pathway, and a field.

Date: 1892-08-23

Maker: Wheatland, Ann Maria Pingree, 1846-1927 (Painter)

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

GUSN: 222862

Accession Number: 2006.44.1010

Miniature portraits of Stephen Clarendon Phillips and Jane Appleton Peele Phillips

Two painted miniature portraits of Stephen Clarendon Phillips and his wife Jane Appleton Peele Phillips, framed together under a green marie-louise. They are represented in bust, facing the viewer. Reproductions of miniatures possibly painted by Anna Claypoole Peale.

Maker: Possibly Peale, Anna Claypoole, 1791-1878 (Artist) Reeves, John H., Mr. (Framer)

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

GUSN: 222871

Accession Number: 2006.44.1018

Bookplate of James H. Duncan

Bookplate belonging to James H. Duncan. The image is a coat of arms. Above the sheild is a helmet with a ship ontop of it. On the shield in the upper corners are two flowers. Seperating two thirds from the bottom third is an upside down "V". In the other third of the shield is a three leaf clover wi...

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 222872

Accession Number: 2006.44.1022

Runner

Remnant of a runner with a central field of boteh in straight lines. The borders also contain the boteh design. Both ends of the runner have been cut and stitched so that the ends will not fray. There are words woven into the backing of the runner.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair), backing (textile material)

GUSN: 222874

Accession Number: 2006.44.1026

Waterside

Unframed japanese print of an outdoor scene. The print is oriented vertically. In the foreground is a beach surrounded by big rocks, two boats and a male figure. Above the the skyline is a full moon.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 222878

Accession Number: 2006.44.1019

Runner

Remnant of a runner with a central field of boteh in straight lines. The borders also contain the boteh design. Both ends of the runner have been cut and stiched so that the ends won't fray. There are words woven into the backing of the runner.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 222879

Accession Number: 2006.44.1027

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