Historic New England

Birth of Venus

A print after the Boticelli painting "Venus on the Half Shell." Venus is in the center standing on a half shell. There is a woman on her left bringing her a cloth and there are two figures on the left. The frame is brown with a very narrow outer edge.

Date: ca. 1904

Maker: Reproduction of Botticelli, Sandro, 1445-1510 (Artist) Gardner, William H. (Framer)

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

GUSN: 198405

Accession Number: 2006.44.567

Colgate's dental powder tin container

Colgate antiseptic dental powder tin container.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 198407

Accession Number: 2006.44.2482

"Upton and Frisbee" Pharmacist's bottle.

Glass "Eye Water" bottle with prescription sticker on the front. Has a cork stopper at top.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), cork (bark)

GUSN: 198414

Accession Number: 2006.44.2477

George Washington

A black and white print of George Washington. He is sitting at a table with his right hand resting on a piece of paper. His left arm is cradling a sword. The frame ispainted gold with a carved inner border.

Maker: Reproduction of Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828 (Painter)

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

GUSN: 198415

Accession Number: 2006.44.568

Perfume bottle

Glass perfume bottle, square in shape with round glass stopper.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 198417

Accession Number: 2006.44.2480

Print

A black and white print of a woman with a child on her back. Both figures are on the right side moving left into a frest. The woman has a scarf over her hair and the child is wearing a hat. The frame is painted gold wood with beading near the inner edge.

Date: 1874

Maker: Reproduction of Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792 (Painter) Zobel, George J., 1810-1881 (Engraver) P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. (Publisher) Thomas McLean (Publisher)

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

GUSN: 198424

Accession Number: 2006.44.569

Cup

Ceramic cup with a blue painted water and landscape scene all around it.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 198427

Accession Number: 2006.44.2473

Laco Olive Oil Jar

Small glass jar with very small handle and a green cap. Jar contains Laco olive oil.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 198431

Accession Number: 2006.44.2472

Soap dish

Three piece ceramic soap dish with lid. The soap dish is blue with dark blue and gold floral design all around it. There are also pink flowers on the cover in between two dark blue and gold bands, as well as flowers in between the blue and gold floral desgins on the base of the soap dish. The middle...

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 198435

Accession Number: 2006.44.2474A-C

Soap dish

White ceramic soap dish in a bath tub shape. On the top of the dish the sides are chipping and there is a crack on the base and side of the soap dish.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 198446

Accession Number: 2006.44.2471

Perspective View of the Blockade of Boston Harbor

A color reproduction print of Christian Remick's "Perspective View of the Blockade of Boston Harbor." The image is made of three long pieces. There are masted ships all along the strip of green-blue water. A scroll at the top right shows the title and the author's name, and another scroll at the top...

Date: 1950

Maker: Reproduction of Remick, Christian, 1726-ca. 1769 (Artist) Vose Galleries (Dealer) Iconographic Society (Publisher)

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

GUSN: 198450

Accession Number: 2006.44.570

Soap dish

Ceramic soap dish with lid. The lid has a blue rectangular hand knob. The soap dish is white with blue painted design of houses. There is a blue trim with dark xs around the dish under the lid. On the second piece of the dish there are holes for the water to drain through into the basin.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 198454

Accession Number: 2006.44.2458A-C

Two piece Colgate shaving stick tubes

Two piece Colgate shaving stick tubes. There is a small stick and a large stick and they are contained in aluminum cylindar containers.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 198462

Accession Number: 2006.44.2456

Colgate shaving stick tube

Small shaving stick tube. It is cylindricle and aluminum. .

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 198464

Accession Number: 2006.44.2456.1

Colgate shaving stick tube

Large shaving stick tube that is cylindrical and aluminum.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 198466

Accession Number: 2006.44.2456.2

Protestant Reformation: Latimer preaching before Edward VI at St. Paul's Cross, A.D. 1548

A color print depicting a royal court with people dressed in fancy costume. A figure in a gold robe sits on a throne in the upper right corner while a girl in a black and white dress brings a book into the room on a gold pillow. There is a bearded man in the upper left corner who is pointing to the ...

Maker: Reproduction of Board, Ernest, 1877-1934 (Painter) Foster Brothers (Framer)

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

GUSN: 198468

Accession Number: 2006.44.571

Williams' shaving stick tube

Tall Williams' shaving stick tube that is made of aluminum and cyclindrical in shape. Engraved at the top an base of the tube.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 198477

Accession Number: 2006.44.2457

Print

Framed print depicting a scene in a royal room. A man in a black robe is kneeling and giving children a illuminated manuscript in front of a crowd of people. Behind the figures is a window through which we can see water and a masted ship. At the bottom center of the pictures is a chained monkey. The...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 198485

Accession Number: 2006.44.572

Pill bottle

Small brown medicine glass bottle with cotton in the top and white "pills" inside of it.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 198487

Accession Number: 2006.44.2438

Lodex box

Lodex box that is beige and olive green. Covered on all sides with instructions and product information.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 198488

Accession Number: 2006.44.2442

Print

An engraving of a painting that depicts a victory of the British over the French on April 12, 1782. There are many ships engaged in battle across the middle. Life boats and people are along the bottom near sinking ships. Under the scene to the left is the painter's name and a numbered list of Englis...

Date: May 1, 1783

Maker: Reproduction of Paton, Richard, 1717-1791 (Painter) Fittler, James, 1758-1835 (Engraver) Boydell, John (English engraver, print publisher, 1719-1804) (Publisher) Reeves, John H., Mr. (Framer)

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

GUSN: 198491

Accession Number: 2006.44.573

Vasaline Analgic box

Orange box with black trim and black writing. Enclosed in the long and small rectangular box is Vaseline Analgic.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 198505

Accession Number: 2006.44.2460

Pileated Woodpecker

An engraving done by Robert Havell, Jr. from an original drawing by John James Audubon of four woodpeckers sitting on branches. The birds are numbered according to their sex and age and the key is at the center under the title. The frame is painted black with a gold painted inside edge.

Maker: Reproduction of Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 (Artist) Havell, Robert, Jr., 1793-1878 (Engraver) R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (Printer) Foster Brothers (Dealer)

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

GUSN: 198510

Accession Number: 2006.44.574

Essence of Peppermint bottle

Small dark brown colored medicine bottle with a white label that has directions written on it in green lettering. Stopper is missing.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 198511

Accession Number: 2006.44.2445

Relief medicine bottle

Tall dark brown medicine bottle with no stopper at the top. It has a large white label with blue writing and a blue border on the front.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 198518

Accession Number: 2006.44.2444

Saucer

The saucers are gold and blue and the blue fades to white in the center of the saucer.The trim is gold with a leaf and tassel pattern within it.

Maker: J. Pouyat Limoges (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 197754

Accession Number: 2006.44.1959.5

Bowl

Clear glass bowl with flat bottom and straight sides.

Maker: Hazel-Atlas Glass Company (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 197755

Accession Number: 2006.44.1737

Saucer

The saucers are gold and blue and the blue fades to white in the center of the saucer.The trim is gold with a leaf and tassel pattern within it.

Maker: J. Pouyat Limoges (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 197757

Accession Number: 2006.44.1959.7

Toilet set

Eight piece silver toilet set including; brushes and a mirror. Silver has been sculpted into a floral design. The brushes are bristle brushes of a beige coloring.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 197762

Accession Number: 2006.44.2446

Hair brush

Metal hair brush with beige bristols. The handle and back of the brush head are carved into a floral design.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 197763

Accession Number: 2006.44.2446.8

Brush

Handless hair brush. Silver back with bristols for brushing your hair. The silver has been sculpted to show a floral design.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 197764

Accession Number: 2006.44.2446.5

Violet Bath bottle

Bottle of "Violet Bath", a purple color bath liquid used to refresh and deodorize. Purple and white label on the front of a woman leanjng nude against a hill in the moonlight.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 197765

Accession Number: 2006.44.2488

Mirabeau soap box

Mirabeau soap box. Teal and white with blue and red lettering. A woman's head is on the front.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 197767

Accession Number: 2006.44.3095

Hand mirror

Silver mirror sculpted with a floral pattern on back and handle of the mirror. Monogram in the center back of the mirror.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 197770

Accession Number: 2006.44.2446.7

Brush

Silver handleless brush. The silver has been sculpted into a floral design. The brushes are bristle brushes of a beige coloring.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 197771

Accession Number: 2006.44.2446.6

Hairpin box

Silver hairpin or possibly pill tin. Sculpted and engraved with a leafy floral design. Flip top to open. Bottom has a monogram and the inside has "Sterling" engraved on it.

Maker: unknown

Material: sterling silver, silver (metal)

GUSN: 197774

Accession Number: 2006.44.2446.4

Powder jar and puff

Glass powder jar with silver lid. Contains the powder puff and remnants of powder.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 197776

Accession Number: 2006.44.2446.1

Brush

Handleless hair brush with silver backing and bristles. Silver sculpted into a floral pattern with monogram in the center.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 197777

Accession Number: 2006.44.2446.2

Bell

Brass bell with a wood handle.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 197778

Accession Number: 2006.44.2489

Toilet bottle

Glass container with silver floral pattern engraved top. In the top there is a hole for dipping cotton swabs.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 197780

Accession Number: 2006.44.2446.3

Hairpin box

Hair pin box with red cover and ivory bottom. Three dividing sections within the small box. Front of box reads "Princess Hair Pins".

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 197781

Accession Number: 2006.44.2433

Toilet bottle

Glass bottle holding a white powder. The bottle has a metal top.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal

GUSN: 197783

Accession Number: 2006.44.2487AB

Djur-kiss tin

Olive green talc powder tin. Cylindrical in shape with a twist top with six small holes in it to dispence the talc powder.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 197785

Accession Number: 2006.44.2437

Cup

Small glass cup with step and round base. This is a bathroom glass.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 197786

Accession Number: 2006.44.2479

Toothpick

Metal toothpick with small engraving at base of the handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 197788

Accession Number: 2006.44.2481

Manicure scissors

Small manicure scissors for personal use. Either metal or silver.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 197790

Accession Number: 2006.44.2478

Sash

Red silk sash with a printed black "H" in center.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 197799

Accession Number: 2006.44.2757

Shiraz rug

Wool rug with small multi-colored diamonds that are part of a larger overall diamond design fill the center panel. The largest boder consists of multi-colored boteh. At one end is a woven band with black, blue, and green lines running through it. The edges are bound in a red-rust color.

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 197801

Accession Number: 2006.44.456

Kashan rug

Wool woven rug. Center panel has a flowering vase design with birds and palmettes at the top corners. It has a herati border consisting of a band of continuous rosettes and palmettes liked by floral motifs. The ends are reduced and the edges are bound in blue.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 197803

Accession Number: 2006.44.459

Rug

Woven wool rug. Center panel has a circle medallion in center and is surrounded by peach and pink colored flowers with blue stems. The inner border is a solid blue strip with white dots. The outermost border is a dark blue and the fringe on both ends is very short.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 197806

Accession Number: 2006.44.465

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