Historic New England

Salt Cellar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 38676

Accession Number: 1936.622AB

Mug

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 38677

Accession Number: 1936.623

Dinner Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware dinner plate. Floral border surrounds a central pastoral scene.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 38678

Accession Number: 1936.624

Needlework Bookmark

Embroidery on Bristol board with pierced image of mother and child on a red ribbon; inscription: "Sweet Home".

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38680

Accession Number: 1936.627

Orr's Island

Oil painting with a brown barn-like building at center, body of water in background.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: Hansen, Miles (Artist)

Material: supports (artists' materials), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 38681

Accession Number: 1936.630

Painting

Head only, baby with curly hair and large eyes.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: Furness, William Henry, 1827-1867 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 38683

Accession Number: 1936.632

Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 38684

Accession Number: 1936.640

Trunk

No description

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: Lane & Billing (Maker)

Material: copper (metal), hide (collagenous material), iron (metal), leather, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 38687

Accession Number: 1936.643

Cape

White with vertical ribs; deep collar; white tape and fringe at collar and hem; one pearl button at neck.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), dimity, stitching

GUSN: 38688

Accession Number: 1936.647

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 38689

Accession Number: 1936.649

Heart-Shaped Box with Cover

Frosted white glass heart-shaped box with cover. Molded foliate scrolls around edge of lid and sides of dish. "78" molded on bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 38690

Accession Number: 1936.651.1AB

Saucers

Two white porcelain saucers with molded urn and floral sprig figures alternating around interior rim. Figures are light voilet in color.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 38691

Accession Number: 1936.653.1-.2

Saucer

White porcelain saucer with molded urn and floral sprig figures alternating around interior rim. Figures are light voilet in color.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 38693

Accession Number: 1936.654.1

Saucer

White porcelain saucer with molded urn and floral sprig figures alternating around interior rim. Figures are light voilet in color.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 38694

Accession Number: 1936.654.2

Sauce Dish

White porcelain sauce dish with sprigs and classical figures alternating around interior rim. Figures are light voilet colored.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 38695

Accession Number: 1936.655.1

Doll Hat

Layered staw hat with white pom-poms.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38696

Accession Number: 1936.660

Guimpe or Chemisette

White with a floral pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38710

Accession Number: 1936.674

Smelling Salt Bottle

Small bulbous flask-shaped blue glass smelling salt bottle. Copper-colored spider web design around blue and yellow flower. Metal chain around neck and original stopper.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 38713

Accession Number: 1936.680

Apple Peeler

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38726

Accession Number: 1936.698

Needlework Bookmark

Needlework bookmark with embroidered words "Holy Bible" and a picture of the Bible and flowers on Bristol board mounted on blue ribbon with fringe ends.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38728

Accession Number: 1936.700

Needlework Bookmark

Needlework bookmark of a cross and Ten Commandment tablets embroidered on Bristol board mounted to tan ribbon.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38729

Accession Number: 1936.701

Oak Square, Brighton, MA.

Landscape depicting Oak Square in Brighton, MA. Large oak tree left, school house right, children playing.

Date: 1893

Maker: Webber, Florence (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 38731

Accession Number: 1936.705

Pair of Sleeves

White sleeves with embroidery and three buttons.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38732

Accession Number: 1936.706AB

Collar

White lace collar.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38733

Accession Number: 1936.710

Women's Tie

White net necktie.

Date: 1840-1849

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38734

Accession Number: 1936.711

Butter Print

Wooden, cup-shaped, butter print with carved acorn motif.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 38531

Accession Number: 1936.390

Butter Print

Wooden butter print with handle and carved sheaf of wheat on underside.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 38532

Accession Number: 1936.392

Butter Print

Wooden butter print with carved sundial pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38533

Accession Number: 1936.395

Butter Print

Wooden butter print with carved pineapple.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 38534

Accession Number: 1936.398

Vase

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 38535

Accession Number: 1936.399A

Oval wooden bandbox with lid. Box (A) is covered with two layers of paper. The top layer has a pattern of naturalistic floral bouquets which have faded to brown and gold but originally were green, brown, and probably yellow. White background dots on gray ground. Traces of pink flowers on the same ba...

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 38536

Accession Number: 1936.400AB

Table Mat

Round; brown with outer edge cut into thirty-two points. Plain center. Deep border. Bands of diamond motifs embroidered in gold metallic thread. Star embroidered in each diamond in alternately yellow, blue and purple silk; matching pom-poms attached to each point.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, felt (textile), silk (textile), textiles, wool (textile)

GUSN: 38537

Accession Number: 1936.406

Table mat

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: crocheting, textiles, wool (textile)

GUSN: 38538

Accession Number: 1936.408

Pair of Stays

This pair of stays is covered in wool embossed with a vermicelli or moire pattern on the fronts and lower, front side sections. The sides and back are made from a brown (possibly green that has faded) textile. Each seam is covered by narrow green wool tape. The channels for the boning and all other ...

Date: ca. 1770

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 38539

Accession Number: 1936.409

Corset

Cream-colored cotton corset with satin exterior and lace embellishments; silk cream-colored lacing; maker inscription inside.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), silk (fiber), lace (needlework), metal

GUSN: 38540

Accession Number: 1936.412

Corset

Cream-colored cotton corset with satin exterior and lace embellishments; cream-colored lacing; maker inscription inside; metal closures.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), silk (fiber), lace (needlework), metal

GUSN: 38541

Accession Number: 1936.414

Compote

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 38542

Accession Number: 1936.415

Mug

Glass handled mug. Etched Greek key design surrounds a monogram.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 38543

Accession Number: 1936.416

Pitcher

Yellow-tinted cut glass pitcher with geometric pattern, bulbous body that tapers to a vertical neck and small spout. Applied ribbed handle.

Date: 1883

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 38544

Accession Number: 1936.417

Ice Bucket

Round amberina glass ice bucket with drapes pattern, cut star base, and square handles at rim.

Date: 1883

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 38545

Accession Number: 1936.418

Commemorative cup and saucer

Small porcelain cup and saucer. Saucer has gilt rim and is printed with "WASHINGTON ELM / CAMBRIDGE / JULY 3d 1775" in an oval with fretwork pattern. The cup is printed in black with a scene of the elm with memorial stone in front of it and streetscape in the background.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing, gilding, glazing (coating), decals

GUSN: 38546

Accession Number: 1936.419.1-.2

Pinking Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 38548

Accession Number: 1936.421

Dress

Pink and cream striped silk. Pleated, bateau neckline trimmed with lace net. Short sleeves with piping and trimmed with pinked rosettes (self-fabric) and 1 pink bow at shoulder. 2 larger pink bows at center front. Pointed and boned bodice lined with glazed cotton. Cartridge pleats all around wa...

Date: ca. 1845

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating), stitching, silk (textile), taffeta, tin (metal)

GUSN: 38550

Accession Number: 1936.426.1-2