Historic New England

Tumbler

Large, clear blown-glass tumbler. Exterior sides engraved with a large floral design on one side and smaller floral design on the other side. Stiegel style.

Date: ca.1770

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 310746

Accession Number: 2015.62.41

Tumbler

Large, clear blown-glass tumbler. Exterior sides are engraved with a floral design on one side and a bird within a starburst on the other. Stiegel style.

Date: ca. 1770

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 310747

Accession Number: 2015.62.42

Bottle

Clear glass bottle with rectangular body, rounded shoulders and short neck. No stopper. The bottle is engraved with floral design on all four sides, dots along shoulders.

Date: ca. 1770

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 310748

Accession Number: 2015.62.43

Tankard with Muddler

Clear, blown-glass tankard with horizontal rings around the body. Applied handle. Wooden muddler.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 310749

Accession Number: 2015.62.44AB

Flask

Amber glass flask with small loop handle protruding from cylindrical neck. Body has flattened ellipsoid shape.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 310750

Accession Number: 2015.62.45

Tumbler

Large, colorless glass tumbler. Decorated with four bands of textured patterns on lower body. Glass is blown into a three-part mold.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blown three-mold glass

GUSN: 310751

Accession Number: 2015.62.46

A pair of colorless molded glass decanters with ball stoppers. Round bases and tall, tapered neck. Molded wave design on body. One decanter [.1ab] slightly larger than the other. Possibly manufactured by Sandwich Glassworks.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: Possibly Sandwich Glass Co.

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 310752

Accession Number: 2015.62.47.1AB-.2AB

Bottle

Clear glass bottle with decorative prunts and cords. Spherical body with tall narrow neck. Cork stopper attached to the neck with a small chain.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), cork (bark), metal

GUSN: 310753

Accession Number: 2015.62.48AB

Pitcher

Colorless glass pitcher with a round body, small loop handle, and a broad spout. Decorative twists of glass around upper and lower body.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 310754

Accession Number: 2015.62.49

Bowls

Set of six small clear blown-glass bowls. Flat-base, straight sides and folded over rim.

Date: 1810-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 310755

Accession Number: 2015.62.50.1-.6

Wall Hook with Nails

Cast iron wall hook [.1] with three small, hand wrought nails [.2-.4]. The wall hook has a narrow, rectangular wall plate with three nail holes. An L-shaped hook extends form low on the plate.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 310756

Accession Number: 2015.62.51.1-.4

Petticoat Lamp

Small, tin hand lamp with side handle, painted black.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 310757

Accession Number: 2015.62.52

Whale Oil Lamp

Colorless, blown glass, footed whale oil lamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal), cork disc burners

GUSN: 310381

Accession Number: 2000.1966

Whale Oil Hand Lamp

Colorless, blown glass whale oil chamber lamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal), cork disc burners

GUSN: 310382

Accession Number: 2000.1953

Whale Oil Hand Lamp

Colorless, blown glass whale oil chamber lamp with scroll handle. Missing whale oil burner.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 310383

Accession Number: 2000.1962

Burning Fluid Lamp

Colorless, blown glass burning fluid lamp with molded dot pattern and brass collar.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 310384

Accession Number: 2000.1989

Whale Oil Chamber Lamp

Colorless, blown glass whale oil chamber lamp with scroll handle and pewter collar.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 310385

Accession Number: 2000.1956

Whale Oil Hand Lamp

Colorless, blown glass whale oil hand lamp with scroll handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal), cork disc burners

GUSN: 310386

Accession Number: 2000.1950

Whale Oil Hand Lamp

Colorless, blown glass whale oil hand lamp with scroll handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal), cork disc burners

GUSN: 310387

Accession Number: 2000.2092

Whale Oil Lamp

Colorless, blown glass "wine glass" whale oil lamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal), cork disc burners

GUSN: 310388

Accession Number: 2000.1959

Whale Oil Lamp

Colorless, blown glass whale oil footed lamp. Missing whale oil burner.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 310389

Accession Number: 2000.1958

Liquor Bottle

Molded brown glass liquor bottle with plastic screw cap. Bottle is tall and narrow with slight curve to body, like a flask.

Date: 1976

Maker: Hiram Walker & Sons (Importer) (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material), molding (forming), plastic (organic material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310390

Accession Number: 1984.1834

Whale Oil Chamber Lamp

Colorless, blown glass whale oil chamber lamp with scroll handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal), cork disc burners

GUSN: 310391

Accession Number: 2000.1957

Whale Oil Lamp

Colorless glass whale oil lamp with blown glass font and pressed base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal), cork disc burners

GUSN: 310392

Accession Number: 2000.1954

Whale Oil Chamber Lamp

Colorless, blown glass whale oil chamber lamp with scroll handle and pewter collar.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 310393

Accession Number: 2000.1970

Whale Oil Hand Lamp

Colorless, blown glass whale oil hand lamp with scroll handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 310394

Accession Number: 2000.1963

Whale Oil Lamp

Colorless glass whale oil lamp with blown glass font and pressed base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 310395

Accession Number: 2000.1955

Glycerin Bottle

Molded brown glass bottle with plastic screw cap. Paper label held in place with clear tape. Label indicates the bottle contents are glycerin from the Richardson Drug Co, Concord, Massachusetts.

Date: 1953-1975

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), plastic (organic material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310396

Accession Number: 1984.1835

Whale Oil Lamp

Colorless, blown glass whale oil footed lamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal), cork disc burners

GUSN: 310397

Accession Number: 2000.1968

Flour Tin

Large, cylindrical-shaped tin with cover and opposing, hinged wire loop handles on sides. Tin exterior is light tan with blue bands on upper and lower body and blue "Flour" on side. Manufactuered by the Empeco Corporation of New York, the Flour tin would have originially been part of a set of counte...

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: tin alloy

GUSN: 310398

Accession Number: 1998.6010AB

Whale Oil Hand Lamp

Colorless, blown glass whale oil hand lamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal), cork disc burners

GUSN: 310400

Accession Number: 2000.1964

Tinder Pouch

Cast brass, leather and steel tinder pouch with cast decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), leather, alloy steel

GUSN: 310401

Accession Number: 2000.2131

Tinder Pouch

Leather and steel tinder pouch with silver repousse decorative panels of Foo Dogs.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), brass (alloy), leather

GUSN: 310402

Accession Number: 2000.2130

Match Holder

Lacquer pocket match holder with faux tortoise shell. Contains matches.

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquerware

GUSN: 310403

Accession Number: 2000.2132

Instantaneous Light Box

Tin instantaneous light box. Contains blown glass bottle for sulfuric acid, with cork.

Date: 1810-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), glass (material), corks (stoppers)

GUSN: 310404

Accession Number: 2000.2133AB

Wick Pick

Wick pick with turned wooden handle, brass ferrule, and steel pick.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), brass (alloy), alloy steel

GUSN: 310405

Accession Number: 2000.2135

Match Holder

Glass vial with metal lid, containing four split pine matches. Sulfur dips.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 310406

Accession Number: 2000.2134

Wick Trimmer

Steel kerosene burner wick trimmer.

Date: 1864

Maker: unknown

Material: alloy steel

GUSN: 310407

Accession Number: 2000.2128

Wick Trimmer

Steel kerosene burner wick trimmer.

Maker: unknown

Material: alloy steel

GUSN: 310408

Accession Number: 2000.2129

Candlesnuffer

Painted wrought iron candlesnuffer.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 310409

Accession Number: 2000.2127

Candlesnuffer

Tin candlesnuffer with scrolls, foliate, and floral motifs.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 310410

Accession Number: 2000.2125

Candlesnuffer and Tray

Silver candlesnuffer and tray with scrolls and floral motifs.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 310411

Accession Number: 2000.2123.1-.2

Seed Packet Collection

A collection of vegetable and flower seed packets and a canister of grass seed. Includes: "My Best Cosmos Collection put up by William D. Burt, Dalton, N.Y"; Asgro Lawn Seed, New Haven, Connecticut; peas from John Shea Light Hardware and Household Supplies, Lawrence, Massachusetts; flower packets se...

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: seed, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310412

Accession Number: 1998.6037

Fruit Knife

One of a set of eleven. Silver fruit knife with a bone handle and a rounded blade.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), bone (material)

GUSN: 310413

Accession Number: 1971.278.7

Reed Gathering Basket

Wicker weave gathering basket. Basket is oval with tall sides and single, loop carrying handle. A paper tag is tied to the handle with red printing that reads "Cape Cod Summer Fete." "Mrs David Crocker" is handwritten below the printing.

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, reed (grass, material)

GUSN: 310414

Accession Number: 1933.6146