Historic New England

Portrait

Oil on canvas portrail of a woman in mid-nineteenth century dress in gilded molded wood frame. (No inscription, but may be blocked by frame.)

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 307619

Accession Number: 1958.410

Bedskirt

Cotton chintz dust ruffle with sprays of flowers and leaves on blue field.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 307620

Accession Number: 1958.412

Valance

White cotton netted valance for canopy bed, trimmed with white cotton tassels.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), net (textile)

GUSN: 307621

Accession Number: 1958.423

Tester bed

Sheraton-style bed with arched canopy, turned front legs, turned and reeded back legs, stamped oval brass escutcheons and scrolled headboard. Originally with rope mattress support. Canopy hinged.

Date: 1790-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 307623

Accession Number: 1958.411

Plate

Earthenware plate. Blue scroll border with silver luster accents. Landscape scene featuring pagodas, a sailboat, a tree, and a bridge

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, hand-painted, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 307628

Accession Number: 1993.547

Oval porcelain tureen. Blue transfer-printed landscape consisting of multiple structures in the countryside. Pattern is repeated on both sides and on cover. Thick blue band around foot of tureen with alternating diaper pattern and medallions containing scrolling lines. Twisted rope handles with lea...

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing, hand-painted

GUSN: 307652

Accession Number: 1990.268AB

Tureen with stand

Oval porcelain tureen and stand. Blue transfer-printed Fitzhugh pattern of four floral motifs flanking a medallion. Pattern is repeated on both sides, cover, and stand. Thick blue band around foot of tureen with diaper pattern. Twisted rope handles with leafy terminals and flower knop.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing, hand-painted

GUSN: 307658

Accession Number: 1990.271.1A-C

Tureen with stand

Oval porcelain tureen and stand. Blue transfer-printed Fitzhugh pattern of four floral motifs flanking a medallion. Pattern is repeated on both sides, cover, and stand. Thick blue band around foot of tureen with diaper pattern. Twisted rope handles with leafy terminals and flower knop.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing, hand-painted

GUSN: 307664

Accession Number: 1990.271.2A-C

Bedspread

Hand-woven cotton (?) coverlet with rectangular lozenge and floral design. Composed of 3 37" wide panels sewn together.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 307690

Accession Number: 1958.413

Electrified oil lamp

Electrified glass lamp. Blown in 2-piece mold, glass tip pontil scar, round base rising to octagonal knop and thumb-print oil reservoir. Copper fitting around mouth. Now with modern scalloped paper shade.

Date: 1800-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: blown three-mold glass, copper alloy

GUSN: 307692

Accession Number: 1958.414

Fireplace shovel

Wrought iron fireplace shovel with tuliped-shaped pan and furned brass handle.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 307700

Accession Number: 1958.415

Fireplace tongs

Wrought iron fireplace tongs with circular brass joint and turned brass handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 307701

Accession Number: 1958.416

Candlestand

Small rectangular table with cut corners and rectangular tapering legs. One drawer with oval brass sunburst pull.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 307706

Accession Number: 1958.417

Bed valance

Pair of unadorned white linen bed valances, machine sewn in four sections.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 307730

Accession Number: 1958.418AB

Wash Basin

Blue transfer-printed stoneware basin. Flow blue glaze. Floral motif surrounds a centralized landscape scene.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 307735

Accession Number: 1969.468.1

Coal guard

Wrought iron demi-lune coal guard.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 307736

Accession Number: 1958.421

Bed warmer

Circular brass bed warmer with floral decoration. Pan lid held to hinge with copper rivets. Turned wooden handle.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), wood (plant material), copper alloy, piercing, incising

GUSN: 307737

Accession Number: 1958.422

Jamb hook

Cast iron hook with finial in the shpae of a winged cherub. The hook itslef is in the shape of the torso of a woman in a pointed head dress.

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 307738

Accession Number: 1958.432

Fireplace tongs

Wrought iron fireplace tongs with circular brass joint and ball finial.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 307739

Accession Number: 1958.500

Teapot stand

Porcelain teapot stand. Shallow oval form with canted sides. Central medallion with cobalt blue, orange and gilt design of leaves, tendrils, abstract motifs, and stylized flowers on white background in three reserves separated by gilt leaf sprays and pendant flowers on cobalt blue background in a br...

Date: 1805-1815

Maker: Coalport (Maker)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain, enameling

GUSN: 307743

Accession Number: 1952.33.2

Decanter

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

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 307746

Accession Number: 1933.6412.2AB

Vase

Glass vase. Irregular background with gold and green vertical lines and green and gold heart shaped decorations. Iridescent interior.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 307754

Accession Number: 1945.25

Decanter

Glass decanter with a stopper. Rings around the neck. Fluting design.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 307761

Accession Number: 1942.1259AB

Decanter

Glass decanter with a stopper. Fluted body. Etched label.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), etching (corroding)

GUSN: 307782

Accession Number: 1935.1324AB

Decanter

Glass decanter with a stopper. Square body. Daisy and button pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressed glass

GUSN: 307813

Accession Number: 1993.402.1AB

Decanter

Glass decanter with a stopper. Square body. Daisy and button pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressed glass

GUSN: 307832

Accession Number: 1993.402.2AB

Decanter

Glass decanter with a stopper. Square body. Large flutes on the body.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 307835

Accession Number: 1918.1324.5AB

Curtain tiebacks

Pair of circular brass curtain tie backs beaded on inner edge enclosing black transfer-printed circular plaque of a cherub under a tree sitting before an easel.

Date: 1790-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), earthenware

GUSN: 307868

Accession Number: 1958.424AB

Curtain tiebacks

Pair of molded colorless glass circular curtain tie backs with iron and tin posts. Face of tieback ornamented with molded milk glass daisy. Solarized.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, iron alloy, tin alloy

GUSN: 307883

Accession Number: 1958.425AB

Curtain tiebacks

Pair of pressed milk glass curtain tie backs in the form of 6-petalled daisies. Screwed onto brass and iron posts.

Date: 1830-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, brass (alloy), iron alloy

GUSN: 307885

Accession Number: 1958.426AB

Sauce Dish

Glass footed sauce dish. Pressed glass centennial design featuring the liberty bell.

Date: 1876

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressed glass

GUSN: 307887

Accession Number: 1993.431.1

Sauce Dish

Glass footed sauce dish. Pressed glass centennial design featuring the liberty bell.

Date: 1876

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressed glass

GUSN: 307888

Accession Number: 1993.431.2

Sauce Dish

Glass footed sauce dish. Pressed glass centennial design featuring the liberty bell.

Date: 1876

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressed glass

GUSN: 307889

Accession Number: 1993.431.3

Sauce Dish

Glass footed sauce dish. Pressed glass centennial design featuring the liberty bell.

Date: 1876

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressed glass

GUSN: 307890

Accession Number: 1993.431.4

Sauce Dish

Glass footed sauce dish. Pressed glass centennial design featuring the liberty bell.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressed glass

GUSN: 307891

Accession Number: 1993.431.5

Curtain tiebacks

Pair of hollow stamped brass curtain tie backs. Disc-shaped with floral stamped design.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 307897

Accession Number: 1958.427AB

Curtain tiebacks

Pair of stamped brass curtain tie backs. Circular in shape with daisy in center. Wavy edge with daisies.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 307901

Accession Number: 1958.428AB

Photograph of Hilton House, Wiscasset, ME

Black-and-white photograph of the Hilton House (where lodgers at Nickels-Sortwell took meals) burning. It burned ca. 1900. Photograph in modern black painted wood frame.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, wood (plant material), paint (coating), plate glass

GUSN: 307909

Accession Number: 1958.429

Photographs of Nickels-Sortwell House

Two black-and-white photographs of Nickels-Sortwell house taken when the house was used as an inn. Also shown is the building on the opposite side of route 218 (the Hilton House) where guests at NIckels-Sortwell took their meals. Modern black painted frame.

Date: 1892-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, plate glass, wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 307911

Accession Number: 1958.430

Photograph of Nickels-Sortwell House

Black and white photograph with black painted wood frame. Typed legend reads: Nickels-Sortwell House, Wiscasset, Maine. This picture taken in 1873 was given by Joseph Erskine who was born in the house in 1874. His father Sanuel [sic] Erskine owed [sic] the house at that time and used it as an Inn...

Date: 1873

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, plate glass, wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 307912

Accession Number: 1958.431

Goblet

Glass goblet. Faceted body.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308023

Accession Number: 1941.142

Compote

Glass footed compote. Alternating diamond patterns and hollow circular patterns molded into a swirl design.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308028

Accession Number: 1941.532

Engraving

Framed color engraving, Washington Crossing the Delaware. Plain oak frame. Painted by E. Leutze. Engraved by Paul Girardet. Published by Goupil & Co. New York.

Date: 1853

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 308046

Accession Number: 2015.23.1