Historic New England

Lamp

Brass hand lamp attached to red-painted tin base with handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 309113

Accession Number: 2000.1704

Whale Oil Lamp

Tin whale oil lamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 309114

Accession Number: 2000.1713

Whale Oil Chamber Lamp

Cast brass whale oil chamber lamp with dolphin handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 309115

Accession Number: 2000.1762

Travel Candlesticks

Pair of brass travel candlesticks refered to as Brighton Bun.

Date: 1850-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 309116

Accession Number: 2000.1764.1AB-.2AB

Miniature Spout Oil Lamp

Brass miniature spout oil lamp and wick.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 309118

Accession Number: 2000.1757A-C

Grease Lamp

Brass grease lamp with applied handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 309119

Accession Number: 2000.1740

Chamber Lamp

Brass fluid chamber lamp with handle and cover.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 309122

Accession Number: 2000.1752

Chamber Lamp

Cast brass chamber lamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 309123

Accession Number: 2000.1754

Betty Lamp

Copper betty lamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal)

GUSN: 309124

Accession Number: 2000.1737

Match Holder

Tin, red and white painted match holder for wall mounting.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 309126

Accession Number: 2000.1703

Pump Lard Lamp

Tin, black pump lard lamp with handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 309127

Accession Number: 2000.1716

Push up Candlestick

Black and red painted tin push up candlestick.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 309128

Accession Number: 2000.1709

Terracotta Oil Lamp

Terracotta oil lamp in the shape of a human face with handle at the top of the head and spout at the chin.

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 309129

Accession Number: 2000.1873

Terracotta Oil Lamp

Terracotta oil lamp with handle and molded decoration on top surface of vessel.

Date: 500-599

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 309130

Accession Number: 2000.1874

Terracotta Oil Lamp

Molded terracotta oil lamp with image of bird on a branch. Probably Roman.

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 309131

Accession Number: 2000.1876

Oil lamp with two nozzles

Black-slipped terracotta oil lamp with two nozzles and handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 309132

Accession Number: 2000.1869

Terracotta Oil Lamp

Terracotta oil lamp with handle and molded figures, probably Greek.

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 309133

Accession Number: 2000.1871

Terracotta Oil Lamp

Black-slipped, Roman terracotta oil lamp with handle.

Date: 1-100AD

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 309134

Accession Number: 2000.1877

Terracotta Oil Lamp

Molded terracotta oil lamp with handle and image of figure, Roman.

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 309137

Accession Number: 2000.1872

Terracotta Oil Lamp

White-slipped, molded terracotta oil lamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 309138

Accession Number: 2000.1870

Teaspoon

One of a set of six. Silver teaspoon with an upturned oval handle and a pointed bowl. Oriental pattern.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 309139

Accession Number: 1993.679.1

Teaspoon

One of a set of six. Silver teaspoon with an upturned oval handle and a pointed bowl. Oriental pattern.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 309140

Accession Number: 1993.679.2

Teaspoon

One of a set of six. Silver teaspoon with an upturned oval handle and a pointed bowl. Oriental pattern.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 309141

Accession Number: 1993.679.3

Teaspoon

One of a set of six. Silver teaspoon with an upturned oval handle and a pointed bowl. Oriental pattern.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 309142

Accession Number: 1993.679.4

Teaspoon

One of a set of six. Silver teaspoon with an upturned oval handle and a pointed bowl. Oriental pattern.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 309143

Accession Number: 1993.679.5

Teaspoon

One of a set of six. Silver teaspoon with an upturned oval handle and a pointed bowl. Oriental pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 309144

Accession Number: 1993.679.6

Samuel Rust Lard Burner

Pewter lamp with Rust type whale oil or lard burner and tin burner tube.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 309146

Accession Number: 2000.2166

"Save-all" for candle

Tin and wire candle 'save all.'

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 309149

Accession Number: 2000.2167

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Bandbox [A] and lid [B] are covered with a block-printed yellow floral and vine diamond shaped design with red floral bouquet or medallion in the center of each diamond, blue ground. Interior of the box and lid are lined with white paper. Lid rim is covered with a repe...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 271029

Accession Number: 2001.281.10AB

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. The box [A] and lid [B] are covered in a block-printed red, pink and green floral wallpaper pattern with gray swirls on cream ground. Box interior is lined with white paper. Lid rim is an undetermined red and green floral pattern with white ground. Visible stitching a...

Date: 1855-1860

Maker: Meriam & Brothers (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 271034

Accession Number: 2001.281.11AB

Kapa

Small tapa fragment, dark brown/black on both sides with closely spaced embossed parallel lines. Likely Hawaiian in origin. Tapa (or kapa in Hawaii) is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as other secular, sacred, and ceremoni...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271035

Accession Number: 2006.44.3645

Kapa

Small kapa cloth fragment from Hawaii, yellow with one knot of plant fiber laced through one corner. Crinkled and embossed with tightly-spaced parallel lines. Likely part of a kapa moe, or multi-layered sleeping cover. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees an...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271043

Accession Number: 2006.44.3646

Hat

Woman's hat. Adorned with dried flowers, leaves and green netting. Black, up-turned brim trimmed in red ribbon.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 271044

Accession Number: 2001.281.44

Bandbox

Rectangular pasteboard bandbox with lid. Box [A] and lid [B] are covered with multiple layers of block-printed wallpaper and newspaper. Uppermost layer is a white leaf and vine pattern on cinnamon ground. Interior lined with newspaper dated November 1857 and American Cosmopolitan Art Gallery paint...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 271046

Accession Number: 2001.281.12AB

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Box [A] and lid [B] covered with a roller-printed pink, green and white rose vine pattern on ungrounded wallpaper. Box is lined with Portland, Maine, newspaper dated December 1857.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 271051

Accession Number: 2001.281.13AB

Bandbox

Wooden bandbox with lid. Box [A] covered in a block-printed rainbow ground wallpaper of yellow, pink, and red with peacock feather, flower and leaf pattern in white. Lid [B] is covered with a rainbow ground wallpaper of red, white and green with red, yellow and white flowers and leaves forming rep...

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 271053

Accession Number: 2001.281.14AB

Kapa

Kapa fragment from Hawaii painted pink with a grey band on the edge, possibly part of a kahili wrapper. Kahili are poles topped with bundles of feathers and were a symbol of high status and royalty in Hawaii. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is cloth made from the inner bark of certain trees and i...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271057

Accession Number: 2006.44.3647

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with partial lid. Box [A] is covered with a block-printed wallpaper depicting a dog chasing a hare. Animals are in white with multihued trees in the background on a green ground. Interior and base of box lined with white paper. Lid [B] is missing rim.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 271059

Accession Number: 2001.281.15AB

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Bandbox [A] is covered in a block-printed wallpaper with a rose basket and drapery swag pattern on light blue ground. The lid [B], which may not be original to the box, is covered in wallpaper depicting a shepardess. Box interior is lined with white paper. Stitching ...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 271079

Accession Number: 2001.281.16AB

Box

Rectangular wooden box (A) with attached lid (B). Box is covered with a roller-printed floral, ungrounded wallpaper, on four sides. Exterior left side is covered with paper that has nautical scene of lighthouse and ships. Interior of box is lined with a Boston newspaper dated December 30, 1859.

Date: 1855-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 271082

Accession Number: 2001.281.17AB

Bandbox

Square cardboard bandbox with lid. Twentieth century box [A] and lid [B] covered with nineteenth century block-printed wallpaper depicting an outdoor dance scene in black and white and repeating diaper pattern in green on tan ground.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 271083

Accession Number: 2001.281.18AB

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Box [A] and lid [B] covered with a roller-printed floral wallpaper with criss-crossing grapevines, ivy and large flowers on tan ground. Lid rim is covered with a white, block-printed floral pattern wallpaper with polished ground, circa 1850. Lid interior lined with new...

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 271085

Accession Number: 2001.281.19AB

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Box [A] is covered with a block-printed wallpaper depicting two lively squirrels on light blue ground. Lid [B] is covered with wallpaper depicting an urban street scene with tall buildings, stores, and men with horse and carriage.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 271089

Accession Number: 2001.281.20AB

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Box [A] is covered with block-printed border wallpaper with drapery swag pattern on blue ground. The interior bottom of box is lined with newspaper. Half of the lid [B] is covered in wallpaper with a flower bouquet in vase. The other half is covered with a scene of a w...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 271090

Accession Number: 2001.281.21AB

Bandbox

Circular pasteboard bandbox with lid. Box [A] and lid [B] covered with a block-printed floral irise, ungrounded wallpaper. Stitching visible on underside of box. A white fur hat with plume (2001.281.46) is contained inside the box. Both box and hat labeled as possessions of Mrs. William (Sybell) F...

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 271094

Accession Number: 2001.281.22AB

Bandbox

Bandbox with lid. Bandbox [A] and lid [B] constructed of wood and covered with pasteboard then multiple layers of decorative paper. Outermost layer is a roller-printed yellow and red wildflower wallpaper on tan ground. Box and lid are lined with newspaper, advertisement and calendar papers.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Henry Gledhill & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 271099

Accession Number: 2001.281.23AB

Kapa

Pink sleeve-shaped kapa fragment from Hawaii, possibly a kahili wrapper. Fragment embossed with star-shaped watermarks. Kahili are poles topped with bundles of feathers and were a symbol of high status and royalty in Hawaii. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of tr...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271103

Accession Number: 2006.44.3648

Kapa

Irregular L-shaped kapa fragment from Hawaii. Original white ground has turned brown with age. Front of fragment stamped with black wavy lines and rectangles. Fragment may have been part of a kapa moe, or layered bedding piece. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271104

Accession Number: 2006.44.3649

Kapa

Irregularly shaped kapa fragment from Hawaii. Fragment has a crisp texture. The brown ground is heavily embossed with criss-crossed lines. May have been part of a kapa moe, or layered sleeping cover. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely used in...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271105

Accession Number: 2006.44.3650

Bandbox

Round cardboard bandbox with lid. Twentieth century box [A] and lid [B] covered with nineteenth century block-printed scenic figure wallpaper depicting outdoor dance scene. Scene includes men and women dancing and musicians playing instruments. Scene is surrounded by repeating green diaper patte...

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 271111

Accession Number: 2001.281.24AB

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