Historic New England

Knife Sharpener

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312168

Accession Number: 1978.36

Dish

Octagonal glass dish with pressed rose and thistle design.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 312169

Accession Number: 1927.1955

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312170

Accession Number: 1978.40

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312171

Accession Number: 1978.53.1AB

Wooden portable desk with a lacquered finish and a mother of pearl inlay. Interior writing surface with a felt inlay. Surface is hinged to the spine and can be lifted to expose a storage compartment. There are three additional storage compartments and a glass inkwell.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), mother of pearl, lacquering, felt (textile)

GUSN: 312172

Accession Number: 1978.98

Sauce Dish

Opalescent, pressed glass sauce dish with bullseye and ring pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 312173

Accession Number: 1927.1959

Tongs

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312174

Accession Number: 1979.743

Dish

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312175

Accession Number: 1982.226

Drinking Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312176

Accession Number: 1982.2298

Skewer

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312177

Accession Number: 1982.38

Fire Bucket

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312178

Accession Number: 1982.54.2

Sauce Dish or Toddy Plate

Pressed glass sauce dish or toddy plate in peacock feather pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312179

Accession Number: 1927.1961

Basin

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312180

Accession Number: 1982.83.1

Pitcher

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312181

Accession Number: 1982.83.2

Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312182

Accession Number: 1984.1686

Roaster

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312183

Accession Number: 1984.1820A

Cup Plate

Pressed glass cup plate with pierced arrow pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 312184

Accession Number: 1927.1963

Manual

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312185

Accession Number: 1984.1831

Vacuum Bag

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312186

Accession Number: 1984.1832.1

Vacuum Bag

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312187

Accession Number: 1984.1832.2

Vacuum Bag

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312188

Accession Number: 1984.1832.3

Vacuum Bag

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312189

Accession Number: 1984.1832.4

Cup Plate

Deep blue pressed glass cup plate with wheel design at center.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 312190

Accession Number: 1927.1975

Cup Plate

Greenish pressed glass cup plate in "The Valentine" pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 312191

Accession Number: 1927.1976

Dish

Glass dish.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 312192

Accession Number: 1927.1979

Container with lid

Tall, cylindrical clear glass jar with metal cover.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal

GUSN: 312193

Accession Number: 1927.2059AB

Cream pitcher

Silver footed cream pitcher; English.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 245894

Accession Number: 1993.647

Chest on Chest

Chippendale chest on chest. Eleven drawers with stamped brass escutcheons. Molded pediment and ogee apron on base.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 245895

Accession Number: 1958.201

Needlework picture

Framed picture of crewel embroidery depicting flowering trees on a mounded hill with birds and butterfiles.

Date: ca. 1760

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 245897

Accession Number: 1963.309

Cloth fragment

Fragment of rose, floral brocade.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 245898

Accession Number: 1928.57

Card Game

Card game in wrapper package entitled "Characteristics"; "An Original Game by a Lady"; made up of and played with cards.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), printed matter production stages

GUSN: 245899

Accession Number: 1935.664

Quilt Fragment, pieced top

Quilt top fragment; square; cotton; pieced in patchwork pattern; printed fabrics; raw edges.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), printed textile materials, hand sewing, geometric patterns

GUSN: 245900

Accession Number: 1917.1374

Souvenir

Souvenir panel; rectangular, jacquard; woven silk; depicts Columbus on a ship sighting America and his crew praising him; black on white.

Date: ca. 1892

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), jacquard

GUSN: 245902

Accession Number: 1921.157

Oriental Rug

Oriental rug; rectangular; polychromatic; central step-stided octagonal with floral designs on white ground in center on blue ground; in field of large paisley leaves; spandrels in corners with flowers and peacocks on cream ground; three band border with central band of running flowers on cream grou...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), knotted pile

GUSN: 245903

Accession Number: 1942.1429

Tall Case Clock

Tall case clock with an ogee pedement, glass pane on the bonnet side, an arched front window, and case door. There is a scribed circle on the base.

Date: 18th century

Maker: Jackson, Thomas (Clockmaker)

Material: cherry (wood), pine (wood), stain (coating), glass (material)

GUSN: 245986

Accession Number: 1976.243

Portrait of Colonel Thomas Dawes (1731-1809)

Portrait of Thomas Dawes, seated in a gilt chair with red velvet upholstery. Shown from the waist, wearing a black collared coat with white shirt and wearing a gray wig. He is holding a red and gilt book "Architecture by Palladio." Behind subject is red drapery flanked by a classical column, blue sk...

Date: ca. 1806

Maker: Stuart, Gilbert (American painter, 1755-1828) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), panel painting (image-making), gilding, painting (image-making)

GUSN: 246010

Accession Number: 2004.28

Temperance Genre Painting, "The Demon Liquor"

Small unframed oil painting; depicts tavern scene with eleven men and the devil peeking out from behind a door.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 246012

Accession Number: 1996.106

Tea Cup and Saucer

Tea cup without handle and saucer.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 246014

Accession Number: 1914.483

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book "Guild Distinctive Salon Wallpapers, Exclusive Creations by Robert Griffin"

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 246015

Accession Number: 2002.23

Toy Rocket Radio

Toy Rocket radio (2010.17.28.1A) in original box (!B). Red and black-colored germanium diode radio molded in the shape of a rocket ship. The radio has a silver metal tip at the end of the rocket cone, and a black suction cup attached to the opposite end of the rocket. Red and white electrical wires ...

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), steel (alloy), wire, rubber (material), diodes

GUSN: 246036

Accession Number: 2010.17.28.1AB

Instructions

Instruction sheet that came with the Rocket A-1 radio (2010.17.28.1A-B).

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), printing ink

GUSN: 246037

Accession Number: 2010.17.28.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Black and white pin dot and strapwork design in quatrefoil pattern with leafy center. Block printed on dark blue ground.

Date: 1760-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 246045

Accession Number: 1977.585.2AB

Wallpapered board

Wallpapered board with fragments of a black and white pin dot and strapwork design in quatrefoil pattern with leafy center. Block printed on dark blue ground. Nail in corner of board.

Date: 1760-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper, wallpapers, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 246046

Accession Number: 1977.585.1

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book, titled "Book No. 4 / Season 1912 / Lappin's Latest Leaders / Grass Cloths / Independent Ceilings/ Jaspes. Burlaps / Varnish Tile Papers / 30 Inch Ingrains / Imported Oat Meals / Crepes & Silk Fibres / I. Lappin Wall Paper Co / 114-116-118 Staniford Street Boston, Mass." Book i...

Date: 1912

Maker: I. Lappin Co.

Material: paper (fiber product), string (fiber product), ceiling papers, textile materials

GUSN: 246074

Accession Number: 1979.1

Rushlight Holder

Rushlight made of wrought iron. Tri-leg with penny foot. Heart-shaped counter balance with twist-work stem.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 246078

Accession Number: 2000.1878

Square, Carpenter's

Carpenter's square; wooden; L-shaped; two pieces of wood; dovetailed; pegged together; circular hole at one end.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), dovetail joints

GUSN: 246079

Accession Number: 2004.29.1

Needlework Kit

Needlework kit; cylindrical roll-up style; overed with brown leather; long wide brown ribbon tie closure; brow, beige, red worm pattern velvet pincushion ends; pins; lined with red silk plaid; leather dividers for thread; silk pocket; two cream-colored wool needle pages with needles; hole for thimbl...

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave), wool (textile)

GUSN: 246081

Accession Number: 1934.1342

Floor Cloth Sampler Backing

Original floor cloth backing to a framed sampler (1973.132A) by Mary Woodward dated 1805 or 1806.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 246089

Accession Number: 1973.132B

Valance

Part of a drapery set constructed of gold-yellow weighted silk with applied silk damask; floral border around outer edges; purple back; damask tape; three ovals joined to form triple puff.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), damask, machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 246090

Accession Number: 1978.95.7

Drapery Panel

Part of a drapery set constructed of gold-yellow weighted silk with applied silk damask; floral border around outer edges; back made of purple silk; inter-lining of white cotton flannel; edged with tassels; 7 inch wide band of cotton silesia acrosss top on gold side.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), cotton (textile), tape (materials), fringe, damask

GUSN: 246091

Accession Number: 1978.95.12

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