Historic New England

Pewter Warming Plate

Round pewter plate with a flap in the rim and a 1 1/8" deep smooth outside wall to which two handles are attached on opposite sides. Near the front of the plate, a 1/2" wide loop of metal extends out about 3/8" on each side of the plate. From the loop, a 2" wide U-shaped metal handle moves freely, ...

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 370552

Accession Number: 2016.188.257

Wire Fruit Basket

Footed wire round basket made up of wire that is twisted to look like rope.

Maker: unknown

Material: wirework

GUSN: 370553

Accession Number: 2016.188.258

Crystal Jar

Clear glass jar with molded design to imitate cut glass. The exterior of the body bulges out in the bottom inch.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 370554

Accession Number: 2016.188.259

Framed Document

Letter in a black wooden frame with gold trim in the inner-most section of the frame. The letter, written on February 27, 1996, is to Bill Waters from Rose Simon, Curator of the Hattie Carnegie Exhibition, and Dorothy Twining Globus, Director, of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370555

Accession Number: 2016.188.262

Framed Document

Letter in a black wooden frame with gold trim in the inner-most section of the frame. A beige mat is cut into two windows to feature two items, a letter and a smaller comment. The typewritten letter, written on September 30, 1960 to Bill Waters of the Chapman-Hall Preservation Society, Inc., is fr...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370556

Accession Number: 2016.188.263

Framed Document

Black plastic-coated wood frame with gold trim at the inner edge. An exhibition label from the Hattie Carnegie Exhibition has been mounted on a beige woven fabric. The exhibition label is in black ink, in an italic font, on off-white matboard with a beveled edge. The label reads "This line-up of h...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370557

Accession Number: 2016.188.264

Framed Document

Black plastic-coated wooden frame around a pay stub for "W. Waters" for the period ending "9/9" for $50.00 (less taxes) from Hattie Carnegie, Inc., New York, New York. The document has 2 1/2 small holes on the left side of the paper, and serration dots 2/3 of the way up the center of the document. T...

Date: 1949

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370558

Accession Number: 2016.188.265

Framed Document

Letter in a black wooden frame with gold trim in the inner-most section of the frame. The letter, written on April 29, 1996, is to Bill Waters from Rose Simon, Curator of The Hattie Carnegie Exhibition at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. The letter indicates that ...

Date: 1996

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370559

Accession Number: 2016.188.266

Framed Exhibition Poster

Exhibition poster in a beige wooden frame. Portland Museum of Art exhibition poster featuring a detail of an oil on canvas by Mildred Giddings Burrage on the top half of the poster. The painting is titled "A November Day: Brittany" and was painted in 1912. The bottom half of the poster has a blue ...

Date: 2012

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370560

Accession Number: 2016.188.267

Framed Document

Framed document with no visible mat. Black wooden frame with a gold line just inside the black inner-most edge of the frame. The document reads "Department of the Interior / Washington D C / This is to certify that the / historic building / known as / Bowman-Carney House / in the county of / Lin...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370561

Accession Number: 2016.188.268

Framed Brooch

Gold colored brooch in the shape of a cherry with red stones, in a black box frame. Cherry shaped brooch with a gold stem. Cherry has one round red stone at the center, surrounded by four rows of red smaller stones set in gold. Mounted in a box frame behind glass, with an off-white mat and black ...

Maker: Waters, William (Designer)

Material: gold (color), gems (object genres)

GUSN: 370562

Accession Number: 2016.188.269

Electric Lamp

Chinese export urn with foo dog finial, converted to a table lamp, with damage, silk shade.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), brass (alloy), wood and wood products

GUSN: 370563

Accession Number: 2016.188.270

Stamp

Black cast iron embosser with an upper handle on a pivot that, when pressed down, presses two round metal plates together. When pressed together the following design is left in paper: "The Chapman-Hall House Preservation Society Inc." is wrapped around the outer circle. Inside the inner circle is ...

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 370564

Accession Number: 2016.188.271

Pillow

White pillow with green piped edge, crewel embroidery flowers on the front, and a zipper along the top edge. There is a plain white pillow inside the cover.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 370565

Accession Number: 2016.188.272

Pillow

Brown needlepoint pillow with a rust and beige backing fabric. Central flowers of pink, blue and beige on a light brown background.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, needlepoint (needleworking)

GUSN: 370566

Accession Number: 2016.188.273

Pillow

White pillow with green piped edge, crewel embroidery flowers on the front, and a zipper along the bottom edge. There is a plain white pillow inside the cover.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 370567

Accession Number: 2016.188.274

Pillow

Large rectangular pillow with a tapestry weave woven flower design on the front, and a rusty brown velvet fabric on the back. Top and bottom edges of the front of the pillow have an orange border. Central design is floral, but extremely faded, and features a red and pink flower at right.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, plain cross stitches (tapestry stitch)

GUSN: 370568

Accession Number: 2016.188.275

Glass Showcase

Showcase with glass top and sides, cardboard bottom with brown velvet surface inside the case, and metal channel joints and corners. Interior has a vertical piece of glass at the center point to divide the showcase into two chambers. The left chamber contains six large shells of varying types. Th...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370569

Accession Number: 2016.188.276

Pillow

Orange cotton chintz pillow with a piped edge of the same fabric. Fabric has baskets and bowls of flowers, freestanding flower stems, butterflies and a bird in red, green, slate blue and beige.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 370570

Accession Number: 2016.188.277

Stone Block

Square white stone with grooves cut into the stone with a hole cut at the center. Scratched into the bottom surface is "Ball & Ball / 1964".

Date: 1964

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370571

Accession Number: 2016.188.279

Paper Ornament

Double-sided ornament on thick paperboard of an angel dressed as a Victorian girl.

Date: 1983

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370572

Accession Number: 2016.188.280

Pendant

Round brass pendant with enamel decoration on the front depicting Buckingham Palace, cars on the roundabout in front of the building, and The Victoria Memorial at right.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 370573

Accession Number: 2016.188.284

Sign

Green metal "Curb your dog" sign.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370574

Accession Number: 2016.188.285

Name Plate

Black plastic name plate with "Hattie Carnegie" printed in gold ink. L-shaped name plate which leans back at about an 80 degree slant.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370575

Accession Number: 2016.188.286

Nuts and Bolts in Cloth Bag

White cotton bag with a gathered string closure. "Bolts / Banner / Weathervane / 2003" is written in silver marker on the front of the bag.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370576

Accession Number: 2016.188.287

Door Lock

Brass interior door lock set with rectangular lock that applies to the outside of a door, a receiver box, an oval key escutcheon, a key and five nails.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 370577

Accession Number: 2016.188.288

Shutter Hardware

Four pair of iron shutter hinges, three L-shaped shutter hooks and two U-shaped loops to receive the shutter hooks. Also, two modern screws in an envelope.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 370578

Accession Number: 2016.188.1611

Napkins

Set of nine white linen napkins woven in a striped weave. The long edges are selvage, the shorter ends have a 1" hem with one row of openwork at the hem. The "stripes" alternate between a basketweave, and a plain twill weave.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370579

Accession Number: 2016.188.289.1-.9

Napkins

Set of six white linen damask napkins with long selvage edges and short edges with a 1" hem with openwork at the hem.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370580

Accession Number: 2016.188.290.1-.6

Framed Document

Black wooden frame with a light brown carved wood inner-most border. A document of laid paper is attached to a backing paper of a similar color. The document is signed "Jon Bowman" Judge of Probate and dated October 28, 1800. It appoints Joseph Sprague, Yeoman, and James Cushman, Merchant, both of ...

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, wood and wood products, paint (coating), gold (color)

GUSN: 370581

Accession Number: 2016.188.291

Framed Print Portrait of John Hancock

Black wooden framed picture of John Hancock on paper. Black and white head and shoulders portrait of Hancock facing right. The portrait is set within an oval "mat" which is cut off at the top and sides by the frame, and at the bottom by a beige panel with the following text "The Hon.ble John Hancoc...

Maker: unknown

Material: printmaking, ink, paper (fiber product), wood and wood products, paint (coating)

GUSN: 370582

Accession Number: 2016.188.292

Candlestick and Rush Light

Wrought iron rush light holder with a candlestick counterweight and a round wooden base.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 370583

Accession Number: 2016.188.293

Rushlight Holder

Wrought iron rush light holder with four legs and penny feet.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 370584

Accession Number: 2016.188.294

Candlestick

Pewter candlestick with raised round base, a baluster stem and a drip guard at the candle cup.

Maker: Porter, Freeman, 1808-1887 (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 370585

Accession Number: 2016.188.295

Brass Salt

Brass salt in the shape of a pig.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 370586

Accession Number: 2016.188.296

Oven Thermometer

Oven thermometer with a metal casing and a round dial that measures up to 600 degrees Fahrenheit.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370587

Accession Number: 2016.188.297

Crystal Salt

Clear glass rectangular salt with 5/16" thick walls.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 370588

Accession Number: 2016.188.298

Timer

Red kitchen timer with a silver ring, gray pointer, rectangular front profile, and triangular side profile.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370589

Accession Number: 2016.188.299

Chair

Mahogany Chippendale side chair, serpentine crest, carved and pierced splat, slip seat with black leather, reeded surround, marlborough legs, H-shaped stretcher.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products

GUSN: 370590

Accession Number: 2016.188.300

Cat Figurine

Ceramic figure of a seated white and gray cat with one eye closed and his head wrapped in a white bandage tied at the top of his head.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 370591

Accession Number: 2016.188.301

Shepherd Figurine

Ceramic figurine of a seated man wearing a blue jacket and holding a musical instrument in front of him, with a dog and a lamb leaning on his shoulders.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 370592

Accession Number: 2016.188.302

Figurine of a Man

Two-sided figure of a standing man wearing a blue jacket who is smiling on one side with "Water" printed on the base in front of his feet, and sad and bedraggled on the other side with "Gin" printed on the base in front of his feet.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 370593

Accession Number: 2016.188.303

Figurine of a Boy with a Goat

Ceramic figure of a seated boy with a goat. The boy is wearing a blue jacket, a green, orange and white plaid kilt, red and white plaid stockings, and black shoes. He is wearing a yellow tam on his head with a large green decoration on it, and a large pink trim on that.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 370594

Accession Number: 2016.188.304