Historic New England

Dish Cross

A silver-plated dish cross with rosette feet and a stylized fan at the holder portion.

Maker: unknown

Material: silvering, casting (process)

GUSN: 370904

Accession Number: 2016.188.636

Maple ladder back high chair with red paint, turned posts, all with ball finials, three slat back, plain turned arms, rush seat, single front and rear turned stretcher and double side stretchers, probably New England.

Date: 1750-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), paint (coating), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 370905

Accession Number: 2016.188.637

Candle Trammel

A candle trammel with a stop and candle cup.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 370906

Accession Number: 2016.188.638

Plate Warmer

A tole and brass footed plate warmer with a carrying handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 370907

Accession Number: 2016.188.639

Fireplace Trammel

An iron fireplace trammel.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 370909

Accession Number: 2016.188.641

Fireplace Crane

A large iron fireplace crane.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 370910

Accession Number: 2016.188.642

Fireplace Trammel

An iron fireplace trammel with a hook.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 370911

Accession Number: 2016.188.643

Andirons

Wrought iron andirons with faceted knob finials, flattened fronts and penny feet. 1 is left andiron 2 is right andiron

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 370912

Accession Number: 2016.188.644.1-.2

Cook Pot

A large cast iron cook pot with a swing handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 370913

Accession Number: 2016.188.645

Fireplace Toaster

A wrought iron footed fireplace toaster with a hammered long handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 370914

Accession Number: 2016.188.646

Safety Box

Rectangular box with painted tin on five sides, an iron door on the sixth side, and heavy metal inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), cast iron, paint (coating)

GUSN: 370915

Accession Number: 2016.188.647

Fireplace Peel

A wrought iron fireplace peel with a ram's horn handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 370916

Accession Number: 2016.188.648

Fireplace Peel

A wrought iron fireplace peel with a ram's horn handle and a scalloped bottom edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 370917

Accession Number: 2016.188.649

Fireplace Peel

A wrought iron fireplace peel with a scrolled handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 370918

Accession Number: 2016.188.650

Fireplace Peel

A wrought iron fireplace peel with a ram's horn handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 370919

Accession Number: 2016.188.651

Fireplace Peel

A wrought iron fireplace peel with a ram's horn handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 370920

Accession Number: 2016.188.652

Sleigh Bells

A leather strap with approximately thirty-one sleigh bells.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), leather

GUSN: 370921

Accession Number: 2016.188.653

Step-back cupboard

Pine dresser with double paneled door in lower case, worn pine work surface, upper case with three shelves and molded pediment and scrolled sides.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paint (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 370922

Accession Number: 2016.188.654

Gas Stove

A Chambers gas stove with a white enamel and chrome top with an oven, broiler, warmer and grill.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370923

Accession Number: 2016.188.656

Rifle

A flintlock rifle with a ram rod and bright cut engraving at the lock-plate.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood and wood products, engraving (action)

GUSN: 370924

Accession Number: 2016.188.657

Rifle

A long rifle with a ram rod steel barrel, a brass trigger guard, and brass at the shoulder.

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), brass (alloy), wood and wood products

GUSN: 370925

Accession Number: 2016.188.658

Banister-back Side Chair

Maple William and Mary banister-back side chair, carved pierced and scrolled crest, block and turned posts with urn and ball finials, four split banisters, rush seat, block and turned front legs on bun feet, turned front stretcher and swelled side and rear stretchers. Probably Boston.

Date: 1715-1730

Maker: unknown

Material: rush (material), paint (coating), carving (processes), turning (shaping process), maple (wood)

GUSN: 370926

Accession Number: 2016.188.659

Banister-back Side Chair

Maple William and Mary banister-back side chair, carved pierced and scrolled crest, block and turned posts with urn and ball finials, four split banisters, rush seat, block and turned front legs on bun feet, turned front stretcher and double swelled side and swelled rear stretchers. Probably Boston.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: paint (coating), wood and wood products, rush (material), carving (processes), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 370927

Accession Number: 2016.188.660

Banister-back Arm Chair

Maple William and Mary banister-back side chair, carved pierced and scrolled serpentine crest, sloping serpentine arms on turned arm supports that go down to the top side stretcher, block and turned posts with urn and ball finials, four split banisters, broad rush seat, block and turned front legs o...

Date: 1720-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), rush (material), paint (coating), carving (processes), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 370928

Accession Number: 2016.188.661

Banister-back Side Chair

Maple William and Mary banister-back side chair, carved pierced and scrolled crest, block and turned posts with urn and ball finials, four split banisters, rush seat, block and turned front legs on bun feet, turned front stretcher and swelled side and rear stretchers, black paint and later stencilin...

Date: 1720-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: rush (material), paint (coating), carving (processes), turning (shaping process), maple (wood)

GUSN: 370929

Accession Number: 2016.188.662

Tavern Table

A New England tavern table that has been painted green with a split rectangular bread board top and turned legs with flat stretchers at the base.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paint (coating)

GUSN: 370930

Accession Number: 2016.188.663

Wall Cupboard

Hanging wall cupboard, molding at flat top, single door with H-hinges and raised panel, shelf below, four shelves at interior, with restoration.

Date: 1900-1999

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 370931

Accession Number: 2016.188.664

Hutch Table

A hutch table, round maple top, square base, plain stretchers on casters.

Date: 1830-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 370932

Accession Number: 2016.188.665

Side Chair

Side chair with owl eye splat

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370933

Accession Number: 2016.188.666

Side Chair

Mahogany side chair, shaped crest with carved fan and an owl's eye splat, marlborough legs, with shaped brackets, and H-shaped stretcher, modern leather upholstery with brass tacks, probably Boston.

Date: 1765-1785

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), leather

GUSN: 370934

Accession Number: 2016.188.667

Card Table

Mahogany federal card table, D-shaped top, with string inlay and veneer, tapering legs. Probably New England.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: veneer, mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 370935

Accession Number: 2016.188.668

Set of Twelve Plates

A set of twelve Chinese export porcelain plates with matching rose floral and leaf design in the Famille Rose palette centrally and sprays around a wide rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, ceramic (material)

GUSN: 370936

Accession Number: 2016.188.669.1-.12

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A Lowestoft coffee pot with a spray of gold at a simple shield, a twisted handle, and a gold rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, ceramic (material), gold (metal), gilding

GUSN: 370937

Accession Number: 2016.188.670

Tankard

A creamware straight-sided tankard with black transfer decoration showing a cartouche composed of banners bearing the names of 15 eastern states woven around sunburst motifs. The cartouche surrounds text beginning "O Liberty thou Goddess Heavenly bright..."

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, ceramic (material)

GUSN: 370938

Accession Number: 2016.188.671

Plate

A creamware plate with a scalloped rim, with transfer and polychrome decoration at the interior depicting a three masted ship flying an American flag, and a floral border at the wide rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, ceramic (material)

GUSN: 370939

Accession Number: 2016.188.672

Pitcher

A Liverpool Masonic jug with remnants of gold embellishment Masonic emblems in black transfer decorate all sides of the jug, and one side includes text enclosed in a cartouche, saying "We help the poor in time of needâ¦â¦"

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, ceramic (material), creamware, gilding, gold (metal)

GUSN: 370940

Accession Number: 2016.188.673

Eyeglasses

Steel frame spectacles used by David S. Goodwin.

Date: 1878

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, glass (material), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 370941

Accession Number: 2016.188.674

Cufflink

A brass colored cufflink with an openwork button and a twisted wire post and link.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 370942

Accession Number: 2016.188.675

2 Platters

A pair of oval Chinese export porcelain platters with matching rose floral and leaf design in the Famille Rose palette centrally and sprays around a wide rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, ceramic (material)

GUSN: 370943

Accession Number: 2016.188.676.1-.2

Pitcher

A Liverpool creamware jug with a number of transfer decorations. At one side an officer in full uniform is depicted holding a Massachusetts flag, Masonic emblems and "A AUT Vincere aut Mori" written above, and below is written "Success to the Independent Boston Fusiliers..." An Eagle with wingspread...

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, ceramic (material), creamware, gold (metal), gilding

GUSN: 370944

Accession Number: 2016.188.677

Small Box

A small black wooden box with a tortoise-shell like lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products

GUSN: 370946

Accession Number: 2016.188.679

Wooden Stand

A teak stand with intricately carved decoration blending curvilinear and rectilinear designs at the base.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products

GUSN: 370947

Accession Number: 2016.188.680

Bowl

A Liverpool creamware bowl with a tapered body, decorated with a three-masted ship waving the American flag at the interior. The exterior displays four scenes depicting man and woman at dock with ship on right, man courting woman etc. and text beginning "When This You See Remember Me."

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, ceramic (material), creamware

GUSN: 370948

Accession Number: 2016.188.681

Tea Caddy

A Chinese export porcelain tea caddy with Masonic emblems and pillars in a cartouche centrally, a cover with a raspberry finial and gold embellishment, and decoration at the shoulder.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, ceramic (material), gold (metal), gilding

GUSN: 370949

Accession Number: 2016.188.682AB

Silver-plated Tea Caddy with Relief Decoration

A late nineteenth or early twentieth century silver-plated tea caddy with relief decoration in the Dutch manner showing figures in pastoral surroundings.

Maker: unknown

Material: silvering

GUSN: 370848

Accession Number: 2016.188.580AB