Historic New England

Baby carriage

Small, blue metal baby carriage with four wheels.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin, paint (coating)

GUSN: 336024

Accession Number: 2019.17.39

Stool

Small wooden toy stool with three feet.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products

GUSN: 336025

Accession Number: 2019.17.40

Shovel and bucket

A gold colored bucket with thin handle (A) and a black shovel with a wooden handle (B)

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin, wood and wood products

GUSN: 336026

Accession Number: 2019.17.41AB

A little girl doll with blonde, short hair (A). The doll's face is painted with red lips, and black eyes and eyebrows.The doll wears a floral patterned dress with red shoes. The doll sits in a highchair (B) made of brown painted metal with a rubber band holding in the doll.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin, paint (coating), cotton (textile), ceramic (material)

GUSN: 336027

Accession Number: 2019.17.42AB

Chair

Green wooden chair with a high back decorated with three flowers.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paint (coating)

GUSN: 336028

Accession Number: 2019.17.43

Stove

Small gray dollhouse stove with four hot plates, an oven, tray, and chimney.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin

GUSN: 336029

Accession Number: 2019.17.44

Lamp

Cylinder shaped lamp with a red filter inside, attached with a golden hook and red ribbon.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin, plastic by composition or origin, ribbon (material)

GUSN: 336030

Accession Number: 2019.17.45

Rug

Circular braided dollhouse rug with five circles in varying colors: orange, green, light brown, or beige.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: textile materials

GUSN: 336031

Accession Number: 2019.17.46

Chest of drawers

A blue wooden chest with three drawers, each decorated with red or white flowers. Flowers also decorate the sides and the top of the chest.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paint (coating), metal by composition or origin

GUSN: 336032

Accession Number: 2019.17.47

Kitchen Implements

Four cooking implements: Pot (A), two frying pans (B,C), and a tray (D)

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin

GUSN: 336033

Accession Number: 2019.17.48A-D

Painting, "The Wild Ammonoosuc"

Landscape painting framed in a simple gilt wooden frame without ornamentation. Landscape depicts a river with six cows wading into the shallows from a worn path up to a pasture. Trees on the right shade the river in the foreground. Mountains in the distance beneath a blue sky and few clouds.

Date: undated

Maker: Lees, Andrew, 1844-1937 (Painter)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 336034

Accession Number: 2019.23.1

Painting, "Ipswich Marsh"

Small landscape painting depicting autumnal, mountainous scene with a marsh in the lower right quarter.

Date: c. 1890

Maker: Peirce, Herman Winthrop, 1850-1935 (Painter)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 336047

Accession Number: 2019.23.14

Painting, "Peabody-Williams House"

Painting depicting the Peabody-Williams House in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts.

Date: c. 1997

Maker: Korzenik, Diana (Painter)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 336048

Accession Number: 2019.23.15

Dresser

A black dresser with a base composed of three drawers above two cupboard doors. The upper part is composed of two more drawers and a single cabinet door in the center.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paint (coating)

GUSN: 336056

Accession Number: 2019.17.49

Sofa

Settee with five ball-turned legs and two matching ball turned armrests. The three-sectioned back is upholstered with brighter red fabric than the seat.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, textiles

GUSN: 336057

Accession Number: 2019.17.50

Coffee Table

A rectangular coffee table depicting a fairy and a woman in an apron seated outdoors.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic by composition or origin

GUSN: 336058

Accession Number: 2019.17.51

Clock

Dollhouse grandfather clock with printed clockface dial, rounded bonnet, and door painted onto the base.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paper by composition or origin

GUSN: 336059

Accession Number: 2019.17.52

Rug

Circular braided rug, with different color fabric throughout: the center colors are pink, orange, and green, followed by red and light brown, then purple and white, and blue around the exterior.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, braiding, thread

GUSN: 336060

Accession Number: 2019.17.53

Framed Images

Two pictures ornamented with golden colored frames. One depicts a cherub wearing a sort of jester's hood, holding a bauble with a face. The second image depicts another cherub with a bow.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: paper by composition or origin, metal by composition or origin, string (fiber product), textiles

GUSN: 336061

Accession Number: 2019.17.54.1-.2

Silhouette of Samuel Appleton (1766-1853)

Standing wearing a top hat with a cane under the arm. In a rectangular wooden frame.

Maker: Probably Brown, William Henry, 1808- (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 336064

Accession Number: 2019.24.1

Silhouette of Samuel Appleton (1766-1853)

Standing holding a top hat and cane. In an oval gilded frame.

Maker: Probably Brown, William Henry, 1808- (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 336065

Accession Number: 2019.24.2

Painting "Waiting. Morning Effect. Venice"

Painting of a scene in Venice, Italy with a gondolier in the foreground and buildings in the background. Framed.

Date: 1885

Maker: Tarbell, Edmund Charles (American painter, 1862-1938) (Painter)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 336070

Accession Number: 2019.25.1

Grandma Doll and Chair

A (.1) female doll seated on a (.2) chair. The doll wears black shoes and a long black dress with short sleeves and white lace. The doll has white hair pulled back in a bun. The doll face is painted with white eyebrows, blue eyes, and red lips.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic by composition or origin, textiles, lace (needlework), paint (coating)

GUSN: 336485

Accession Number: 2019.17.55

Grandpa Doll and Chair

(.1) Male doll seated on a (.2) chair. The doll wears a black suit with a white shirt and red tie, and black shoes. The face is painted with white eyebrows, black eyes, and red lips. The hair is short and white.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic by composition or origin, textiles, paint (coating)

GUSN: 336486

Accession Number: 2019.17.56.1-.2

Rocking Bench and Dolls

Wooden rocking bench, painted black and decorated with golden floral and linear patterns. Two dolls sit on (.1) the bench: (.2) an adolescent female doll wearing red shoes, a blue checkered apron, and a red and white dress with ribbons in her hair; and (.3) a baby doll lies in a sleeping bag with a ...

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating), textiles, lace (needlework), hair

GUSN: 336487

Accession Number: 2019.17.57.1-.3

Table

A brown and black table decorated with floral patterns on the surface and black feet.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 336488

Accession Number: 2019.17.58

Fireplace

Dollhouse fireplace made of metal with two caryatids and other ornamental features.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 336489

Accession Number: 2019.17.59

Dressing Table

Wooden dressing table with faux-marble surface and large mirrir. Both the frame of the mirror and the feet of the table are painted black. A floral pattern is printed on the cardboard attached to the back of the mirror.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, mirrors, paint (coating), cardboard

GUSN: 336490

Accession Number: 2019.17.60

Pet Dish

Yellow plastic dog bowl.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353337

Accession Number: 1996.143.90

Roaster

GE automatic roaster [.1] with original instruction booklet [.2], price marked $44.95

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353338

Accession Number: 1996.143.128.1-.2

Cart

Metal and plastic rolling cart, with countertop and two shelves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353339

Accession Number: 1996.143.129

Shawl

Black shawl with a floral pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353341

Accession Number: 1993.365

Textile Sample

Fabric sample with a painted scene of boats and a windmill.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353342

Accession Number: 2008.12.114

Set of Curtains

This set of window hangings consists of two straight side curtains and a valance. All three pieces are constructed from a silk compound weave repp in shades of bronze. The pattern is a repeating foliated vine worked in blue and red supplementary wefts against a bronze ground warp-striped in shades o...

Date: ca. 1905

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), cotton (textile), NO-MATERIAL-TERM

GUSN: 353343

Accession Number: 2019.42.1A-C

Set of curtains

This set of window hangings was assembled from a larger group. It consists of a proper right (A) and proper left (B) side curtain that do not match in width, thus were probably made for two different windows, and a pair of self-fabric tie-backs (C,D). The side curtains are constructed as simple stra...

Date: 1905-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), cotton (textile), block printing (relief printing process), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 353344

Accession Number: 2019.42.2 A-D

Boy's sailor suit

This two-piece garment consists of a jacket and breeches construced of navy blue wool twill. The jacket shows a square-backed falling collar with shawl fronts, long sleeves, and a front closure with buttons. The jacket appears to have been altered from its original tunic form, adding the buttons and...

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Swears & Wells (Manufacturer)

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 353345

Accession Number: 2019.42.3AB

Pillowcase

This navy blue silk pillowcase is constructed of two panels machine stitched together on three sides, leaving the proper left edge open for the pillow. A row of snaptape stitched along the interior hem of the left side closed the case. The case is embellished with a large and elaborate monogram "EEF...

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), silk (fiber), embroidering

GUSN: 353346

Accession Number: 2019.42.4

Purse

Blue and yellow purse with silver-colored beaded design and chain handle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353347

Accession Number: 1924.481

Purse

White, green, and white knit purse with tassels on the end and green thread-wrapped rings in the middle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353348

Accession Number: 1924.484

Purse

Green silk thread crochet with brass clasp.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 353349

Accession Number: 1964.265

Purse

Purse with polychrome beadwork of floral design and decorative brass clasp .

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353350

Accession Number: 1934.1870

Purse

Red and yellow purse with metal beaded design, tassels on both ends and two metal rings in the middle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353351

Accession Number: 1947.90

Parlor Fancy, nineteenth century

Black velvet parlor fancy in the shape of a butterfly with decorative beadwork and an attached red ribbon to hang.

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave), beadwork, ribbon (material)

GUSN: 353352

Accession Number: 2019.43.1

Purse

Grey purse with wool embroidered green, purple, and pink striped pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353359

Accession Number: 1928.365

Metal Chair

"COSCO" metal chair with white vinyl seat and chair back, with a two-step foot stool that pulls out from below.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353360

Accession Number: 1996.143.134

Spice Rack

Wall mounted spice rack, with ten jars of spice.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353361

Accession Number: 1996.143.135

Letter Rack

Tin letter rack, with an "AGRICO" memo book, 1949.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353362

Accession Number: 1996.143.137

Side chairs

Pine kitchen side chairs [A], with blue round braided seat covers [B].

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353363

Accession Number: 1996.143.140.1AB-.4AB

Kitchen Table

Pine kitchen table with metal and plastic brown printed tabletop, floral and faux wood design.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353364

Accession Number: 1996.143.141

Curtains

Three pairs of cotton curtains, with a rust, blue, and green striped floral pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353365

Accession Number: 1996.143.145.1AB-.3AB

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