Historic New England

Pencil holder

Nail shaped pencil holder with a broad flat head.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 222701

Accession Number: 2006.44.2681.2

Third Liberty Loan button

Round blue and white Third Liberty Loan button with red trim. Button has image of cracked Liberty Bell surrounded by text and a pin fastener.

Date: 1914-1918

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 222702

Accession Number: 2006.44.3396

Third Liberty Loan button

Round blue and white Third Liberty Loan button with red trim. Button has image of cracked Liberty Bell surrounded by text and no fastener.

Date: 1914-1918

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 222703

Accession Number: 2006.44.3405

Pencil holder

Nail shaped pencil holder with a broad flat head.. There is still a piece of lead in the object.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, lead (metal)

GUSN: 222704

Accession Number: 2006.44.2681.1

Red Cross button

Round button with white background and Red Cross symbol in center. Pin fastener.

Date: 1914-1918

Maker: The Whitehead & Hoag Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 222705

Accession Number: 2006.44.3378

Pocket knife

Sterling silver pocket knife with a single blade on one side a pointed stick on the other. At the opposite end from the base of the blade is a cirlce.

Date: 1832

Maker: unknown

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 222706

Accession Number: 2006.44.2680

Red wool, waist-length jacket with black quilted silk lining; white leather patches on shoulders and along edges of pockets; white painted metal snaps; red wool collar; white stripes on cuffs and along bottom; white stitching on left bicep reads "Bobby" and stitching on left breast reads "Burlington...

Date: ca. 1982

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), leather, silk (textile)

GUSN: 222708

Accession Number: 2003.13

Red Cross button

Round button with white background and blue trim. Image of Red Cross symbol in center with date printed below in blue. Pin fastener.

Date: 1919

Maker: The American Art Works, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 222709

Accession Number: 2006.44.3387

Wallpapered board

Board painted white on one side with a wallpaper fragment on the other. Alternating stripes (large vine and zig-zag) in brown and black on white ground.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222711

Accession Number: 2003.14.1

Button

Round button with white background and seven European flags in color. Pin fastener.

Date: 1914-1918

Maker: Eagle Regalia Company (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 222712

Accession Number: 2006.44.2687

Dog collar

Brown leather dog collar with gold stitching down the sides. There is one buckle and a hook at the other end.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, metal

GUSN: 222714

Accession Number: 2006.44.2674

I Own a Liberty Bond button

Round I own a Liberty Loan button with blue background and red trim with pin fastener. Image of the Statue of Liberty and text in white.

Date: 1914-1918

Maker: Ehrman Mfg. Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 222715

Accession Number: 2006.44.3388

Dog collar

Dog collar with a wide rectangle buckle. There are six holes for the buckle and the color is a dark brown.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, metal

GUSN: 222716

Accession Number: 2006.44.2675

Split lathe

Board, stained white from plaster on one side, with nail holes at both ends; large splits throughout length of board; some plaster remnants in splits.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), plaster, metal

GUSN: 222717

Accession Number: 2003.14.2

I Own a Liberty Bond button

Round I Own a Liberty Bond button with blue background and red trim with pin fastener. Image of the Statue of Liberty and text in white.

Date: 1914-1918

Maker: Ehrman Mfg. Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 222719

Accession Number: 2006.44.3377

Penny

1953 United States penny. The obverse has the head of President Lincoln. The reverse has two wheat ears down the edges of the penny.

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal)

GUSN: 222720

Accession Number: 2006.44.2686.1

Serving Spoons

A pair of two serving spoons with a spatulate handles, rounded shoulders, and pointed oval bowls.

Date: 1856-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 222721

Accession Number: 2003.15.1.1-.2

Coin

Coin decorated with stars and foliage along the edges

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 222722

Accession Number: 2006.44.2686.2

Liberty Loan button

Round Liberty Loan button with blue background and white text and a pin fastener.

Date: 1914-1918

Maker: The American Art Works, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 222723

Accession Number: 2006.44.3385

Portrait of Anna Phillips

Framed photographic print of Anna Wheatland Phillips. Portrait of Anna as an older woman seated in profile. Her hair is white and pulled back and she is wearing a plaid dress with a white collar. Plain wood frame.

Date: 1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222724

Accession Number: 2006.44.851

Calling card

Calling card with a written message. It has been torn into two pieces.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 222725

Accession Number: 2006.44.2686.3

Liberty Loan button

Round Liberty Loan button with blue background and white text and a pin fastener.

Date: 1914-1918

Maker: The American Art Works, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 222726

Accession Number: 2006.44.3386

Coin purse

Brown leather coin purse. The clasp is silver with two crossing balls. The inside has four pockets and the middle two have a clasp that is raised.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, metal

GUSN: 222728

Accession Number: 2006.44.2686.4

Teaspoon

Set of six silver teaspoons with spatulate handles, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowls.

Date: 1856-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 222729

Accession Number: 2003.15.2

Fourth Liberty Loan button

Round Fourth Liberty Loan button with blue background and white text. Center image depicts a white flag with red trim and four vertical blue stripes. Pin fastener.

Date: 1914-1918

Maker: The American Art Works, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 222730

Accession Number: 2006.44.3383

Shirt studs

Twenty-one shirt studs. Nine of them are black, seven are a light colored wood, two are red, two are wihite, and one is metal that is tarnishing. One of the white has a circular patern on the bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 222731

Accession Number: 2006.44.2679

Fourth Liberty Loan button

Round Fourth Liberty Loan button with blue background and white text. Center image depicts a white flag with red trim and four vertical blue stripes. Pin fastener.

Date: 1914-1918

Maker: The American Art Works, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 222732

Accession Number: 2006.44.3384

Calling card

Set of seven of Mr. Stephen W. Philliips's calling cards.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 222733

Accession Number: 2006.44.3375

Fourth Liberty Loan button

Round Fourth Liberty Loan button with blue background and white text. Center image depicts a white flag with red trim and four vertical blue stripes. Pin fastener.

Date: 1914-1918

Maker: Animate Toy Company (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 222734

Accession Number: 2006.44.3379

Postage stamps

Two postage stamps adhered to a piece envelope. The stamps are printed in green ink. There is the profile of a man in military dress.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 222598

Accession Number: 2006.44.2697

Box

Blue oval box with a lid and handle. The object is light blue with a with a white flour in the center and white fleur-de-lise around the edges of the lid and bottom. The handle has white waves on its light blue background.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222599

Accession Number: 2006.44.2710AB

Checkbook

Green rectangular travelers checkbook with gold writing on it. On the front cover, there is a black string attatched that can be use to wrap around the book. On the inside, there is one pocket on the right proper side.

Maker: Cook's and Wagons - Lits (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product), cloth

GUSN: 222604

Accession Number: 2006.44.2700

Thumbtacks

Green rectangular piece of wood with nine holes and three silver headed thumbtacks.

Maker: SOLIDHED (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 222605

Accession Number: 2006.44.2706

Salt glazed stoneware jar with lid

Salt-glazed stoneware jar with lid. Two-gallon capacity, with blue-painted floral and leaf decoration on side.

Date: 1855-1874

Maker: A.E. Smith's Sons Pottery Co. (Maker)

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 222606

Accession Number: 2010.14.1AB

Salt glazed stoneware crock

Salt-glazed stoneware jar. Two-gallon capacity, with stamped maker's mark and painted floral decoration in blue.

Date: 1855-1874

Maker: A.E. Smith & Sons (Potter)

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 222607

Accession Number: 2010.14.2

Salt glazed stoneware crock with handles

Salt-glazed stoneware jar with handles. Six gallon capacity with stamped maker's mark and painted floral decoration in blue.

Date: 1855-1874

Maker: A.E. Smith & Sons (Potter)

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 222608

Accession Number: 2010.14.3

Salt glazed stoneware jar

Salt-glazed stoneware jar. One and a half gallon capacity, with stamped maker's mark and painted floral decoration in blue.

Date: 1855-1874

Maker: A.E. Smith & Sons (Potter)

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 222609

Accession Number: 2010.14.4

Salt glazed stoneware churn

Salt-glazed stoneware churn with handles. Three gallon capacity, with stamped maker's mark and painted floral decoration in blue.

Date: 1855-1874

Maker: A.E. Smith & Sons (Potter)

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 222610

Accession Number: 2010.14.5

Salt glazed stoneware crock

Stoneware crock with ear-shaped handles. Gray salt-glazed exterior, brown glazed interior. Stamped maker's mark and painted floral decoration in blue.

Date: 1855-1874

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 222611

Accession Number: 2010.14.6

Albany slip glazed earthenware chamber pot

Earthenware chamber pot with handle, brown slip glaze.

Date: 1883

Maker: Attributed to A.E. Smith's Sons Pottery Co. (Potter)

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 222612

Accession Number: 2010.14.7

Buttons

Two gold buttons with crests. The crest starts with a crown on top and two men standing alongside the shield. Beneath the shield is a banner with writing on it.

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal)

GUSN: 222615

Accession Number: 2006.44.2708

Shirt studs

Lot of black and white shirt studs. All but one of the studs have small rounded heads, tapering necks, and broad bottoms. The one that is different is black and has no rounded head. All of them have smooth bottoms, except for a white one. That one white stud has a ridged bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), metal

GUSN: 222616

Accession Number: 2006.44.2707

Sash

Blue silk sash. At the shoulder corner there is a gold fabric that is sown on. The edges of the sash are scalloped

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 222620

Accession Number: 2006.44.2764

Netsuke

Ivory netsuke in the shape of a wood carver, working on a plank of wood. The man is in motion; he has already smoothed the board several times and the remnants can be seen on the board and on the ground. He wears a headband and is dressed in Japanese traditional clothes.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 222622

Accession Number: 2006.44.2666

Napkin ring

Metal napking ring. On the part that would have faced upward is a leaf, and in the leaf a name is inscribed. The edges of the ring are raised.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 222623

Accession Number: 2006.44.2677

Napkin ring

Metal napkin ring. The edges are rounded and there is a raised, flat oval on the top. In the center of the oval are initials. The sides have been etched with feather greenery.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 222624

Accession Number: 2006.44.2678

Mercury Head dime

1924 Mercury Head dime.The obverse has the head of liberty with the word "liberty" arching around the edge. The reverse has a fasces with an olive branch.

Date: 1924

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), copper (metal)

GUSN: 222626

Accession Number: 2006.44.2688.1

Penny

1952 Wheat penny. The obverse has the head of President Lincoln in the center and words at the top of his head. The reverse has two ears of wheat on either side, and words are between the two ears of wheat.

Date: 1952

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal)

GUSN: 222627

Accession Number: 2006.44.2688.2

Mercury Head dime

1944 Mercury Head dime. The obverse has the head of liberty with the word "liberty" arching around the edge. The reverse has a fasces with an olive branch.

Date: 1944

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), copper (metal)

GUSN: 222628

Accession Number: 2006.44.2688.3

Penny

1915 Wheat penny The obverse has the head of President Lincoln in the center and words at the top of his head. The reverse has two ears of wheat on either side, and words are between the two ears of wheat.

Date: 1915

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal)

GUSN: 222629

Accession Number: 2006.44.2688.4

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