Historic New England

Burning Fluid Lamp

Pewter burning fluid lamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 310263

Accession Number: 2000.1806

Burning Fluid Hand Lamp

Pewter burning fluid hand lamp with scroll handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 310264

Accession Number: 2000.1804

Whale Oil Lamp

Pewter whale oil lamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 310265

Accession Number: 2000.1819

Grease Chamber Lamp

Pewter grease chamber lamp with wick pick and hinged wick channel.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 310266

Accession Number: 2000.1805

Burning Fluid Hand Lamp

Pewter burning fluid hand lamp with scroll handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 310267

Accession Number: 2000.1802

Whale Oil Lamp

Pewter whale oil lamp that is attributed to the silversmith, F. Porter.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 310324

Accession Number: 2000.1800

Burning Fluid Chamber Lamp

Pewter burning fluid chamber lamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 310327

Accession Number: 2000.1801

Whale Oil Chamber Lamp

Pewter whale oil chamber lamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 310328

Accession Number: 2000.1799

Wine Taster

Silver footed wine taster. Oval bowl with repousse and chased decoration. Lion medallion attached to the rim.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 310329

Accession Number: 1969.3637

Spirit Lamp

Cylindrical, colorless glass spirit lamp with brass collar, burner, and extinguisher.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 310332

Accession Number: 2000.1987

Burning Fluid Hand Lamp

Colorless glass burning fluid hand lamp in pressed dot pattern with scroll handle and brass collar.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 310334

Accession Number: 2000.1983

Burning Fluid Lamp

Colorless, blown, and molded glass burning fluid lamp with pewter collar.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 310339

Accession Number: 2000.1975

Burning Fluid Hand Lamp

Colorless, molded glass burning fluid hand lamp with scroll handle and pewter collar.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pewter (tin alloy), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 310341

Accession Number: 2000.1974

Burning Fluid Lamp

Colorless glass burning fluid lamp with molded panels and brass collar.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 310343

Accession Number: 2000.1985

Burning Fluid Hand Lamp

Colorless glass blown and molded burning fluid hand lamp with scroll handle and pewter collar.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 310345

Accession Number: 2000.1988

Miniature Burning Fluid Night Lamp

Colorless glass miniature burning fluid night lamp with brass collar.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 310346

Accession Number: 2000.1972

Whale Oil Hand Lamp

Colorless glass whale oil hand lamp with molded octagonal shape and pewter collar.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 310347

Accession Number: 2000.1990

Burning Fluid Lamp

Colorless glass burning fluid lamp with molded octagonal shape and brass collar.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 310349

Accession Number: 2000.1994

Burning Fluid Hand Lamp

Colorless glass burning fluid hand lamp with brass collar.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 310350

Accession Number: 2000.1980

Whale Oil Lamp

Colorless, blown glass whale oil lamp with pewter collar.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 310352

Accession Number: 2000.1977

Teaspoon

One of a set of six. Silver teaspoon with an upturned spatulate handle and an oval bowl. Beaded and floral design.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 314903

Accession Number: 1971.1855.6

Platter

Blue transfer-printed pearlware platter. Floral border with cherub and goats in scroll medallions. Central scene depicting St. Peters College.

Date: 1827-1831

Maker: William Adams & Sons (Maker)

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 316175

Accession Number: 1926.406

Jacket (A), blouse (B), and skirt (C), of a three-piece suit made from raw silk. Jacket is fitted, with a band collar, straight sleeves gathered into shoulder puffs at armscye, and quilted in wide vertical rows. The hems of collar, front, and sleeves are all edged in raw magenta-colored silk. An ...

Date: ca. 1983

Maker: Warren, Carol (Maker)

Material: silk (textile), quilting, appliqué (technique), satin

GUSN: 316258

Accession Number: 2015.124.1A-C

Dining Table

Rectangular dining table with wooden legs connected by a metal brace.

Date: 1937-1940

Maker: Hoover, Henry B. (Designer)

Material: maple (wood), carbon steel

GUSN: 316262

Accession Number: 2015.125.1

Coffee Table

Round cofee table with black marble top supported on three shaped wooden board legs.

Date: 1937-1940

Maker: Hoover, Henry B. (Designer)

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 316263

Accession Number: 2015.125.2

Sideboard

Maple sideboard stained reddish brown with three drawers inset over cabinet with two large doors.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 316265

Accession Number: 2015.125.4

Pair of Chairs

Pair of ladder back chairs with turned spindles, legs, and stretchers, and woven rush seats.

Date: ca. 1930

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 316266

Accession Number: 2015.125.5.1-.2

Vacuum Cleaner

Electrolux Model Vacuum cleaner [.1a] with attachments: hose [.1b], tube [.1c], tube [.1d], brush [.1e], jar [.1f], cylinder [ .1g], flat attachment [.1h].

Date: 1937-1954

Maker: Electrolux (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 316281

Accession Number: 2015.126.1A-H

Wallpaper

Two pieces of wallpaper in scroll pattern. Wallpaper is painted with red and green accents on a cream background. The scroll pattern also includes some sections of white with a glittering effect. Wallpaper fragments were removed from a 1780 house in Mason, NH.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 316283

Accession Number: 2015.127.1AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper sample, diamonds, squares, and hooked crosses in blue and red on cream ground. Abel Chapin House, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Found behind the framing that raised the floor in the back section of the house.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 316285

Accession Number: 2015.128.1

Linoleum

Linoleum fragment, all over floral pattern in blue, pink, and yellow on tan ground. Abel Chapin House, Chicopee, Massachusetts.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316286

Accession Number: 2015.128.2

Linoleum

Linoleum fragment, squares and rectangles in black, gray, and red, on cream ground. Abel Chapin House, Chicopee, Massachusetts.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316287

Accession Number: 2015.128.3

Painted Pillowcase

Painted pillow case, pair of white swans with water lilies, framed.

Date: 1905

Maker: Hasselgren, Albinus , 1880-1916

Material: silk (textile), satin, paintings (visual works)

GUSN: 316290

Accession Number: 2015.129.1

Printed textile

This piece of plainwoven textile is decorated with a hand-painted scene depicting a woman with an infant on her lap. Three men in tailcoats, breeches, and boots stand to her right. Each man holds a tray or stemmed plate with items stacked on it. To the woman's left are a pair of women holding everg...

Date: c. 1930

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (image-making), weaving, bast

GUSN: 316291

Accession Number: 2015.129.2

Plate

Small plate with transfer printed image of Hartwell Farm, Lincoln, Massachusetts. Walker China.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: transfer printing

GUSN: 316304

Accession Number: 2015.135.4

Coffee service set

Coffee service including: coffee pot, covered sugar bowl, cream pitcher, six cups and saucers, two cake plates with transfer printed scenes of "John and Priscilla Alden" and "The Hanging of the Crane."

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 316305

Accession Number: 2015.136.1-.17

Horseshoe Game

Horseshoe game in original box with instructions and warrantee certificate. "Royal" model with two silver colored horseshoes, two navy blue painted horseshoes, and two cylindrical aluminum stakes.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: St. Pierre Manufacturing Corporation (Manufacturer)

Material: steel (alloy), cardboard, paper by composition or origin, aluminum (metal), paint (coating)

GUSN: 316320

Accession Number: 2015.140.1A-I

Pair of Earrings

Pair of plastic earrings with clip backs. Pale pink flower with clear faceted rhinestone center. Clear faceted rhinestone and white calla lily drops with faux pearl center are attached to the bottom of each flower. The flower and drops are glued to a flat disc of frosted white plastic.

Date: 1980-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), rhinestone

GUSN: 316321

Accession Number: 2015.141.1AB

Turned wood bowl

Turned wooden bowl.

Date: 1960-1990

Maker: Panosian, Stephen, 1919-1990 (Maker)

Material: turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 316322

Accession Number: 2015.142.1

Shallow wood dish

Shallow, turned, wooden dish.

Date: 1989

Maker: Panosian, Stephen, 1919-1990 (Maker)

Material: turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 316323

Accession Number: 2015.142.2

Small turned wooden bowl with footed base

Small turned wooden bowl with footed base.

Date: 1960-1990

Maker: Panosian, Stephen, 1919-1990 (Maker)

Material: turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 316324

Accession Number: 2015.142.3

Turned wood bowl

Tall turned wood bowl / vase with seven bands of wood comprising the body.

Date: 1960-1990

Maker: Panosian, Stephen, 1919-1990 (Maker)

Material: turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 316325

Accession Number: 2015.142.4

Placemat

"Collectors Treasures." Linocut block printed cotton. Folly Cove Designers. Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1961

Date: 1961

Maker: Natti, Lee Kingman, 1919- (Designer) Folly Cove Designers (Workshop, attributed)

Material: cotton (textile), linoleum-block printing

GUSN: 316326

Accession Number: 2015.142.5

Linoleum

Linoleum fragment, cross hatched diamond pattern. Brown on dark yellow ground. Used in the third floor attic bedroom, 5 Winter Street, Salem, Massachusetts.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316328

Accession Number: 2015.143.1

Linoleum

Linoleum fragment, zigzag pattern with floral sprays. Brown on dark yellow ground. Used in the third floor attic bedroom, 5 Winter Street, Salem, Massachusetts.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316329

Accession Number: 2015.143.2

Cradle

Brass cradle [.1a] with straight sidebars, each bar joined to bar with ball beneath; each corner of the frame with ball and rounded finial. Brass, unadorned rectangular frame for bed hangings. Rounded wishbone-shaped hanger to hold onto cradle stand. Blue and white striped mattress [.1b] with French...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 316332

Accession Number: 2015.144.1.1AB-.2

Gown

This one-piece column-style evening gown is made of red silk chiffon. The proper left shoulder is bare, with a long self-fabric scarf draped up and over the proper right shoulder strap. The chiffon is stitched and pleated so that it swirls around the body and curls up under the hem. The bodice is li...

Date: c. 1950

Maker: Cyreld (Designer)

Material: chiffon, silk (fiber)

GUSN: 316333

Accession Number: 2015.145.1

Evening Gown

This evening gown is constructed from heavy gold silk satin with an overlay of gold and pink machine lace. The lace pattern is highlighted with applied gold seed beads. The dress has short, cap-length sleeves. The skirt is wrapped tightly around the hips and legs, ending in a scalloped lace edge tha...

Date: c. 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), machine lace, beading (process)

GUSN: 316334

Accession Number: 2015.145.2

Evening Gown

This strapless evening gown is constructed from black silk velvet and gold matelassé. The velvet edges at the bustline and sash are embellished with a wide band of gold embroidery, appliqué, and sequins in an elaborate floral pattern. The skirt hem is asymmetrical, draped across the front to form a ...

Date: c. 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave), silk (fiber), sequins (spangles)

GUSN: 316335

Accession Number: 2015.145.3

Evening Gown

This white chiffon evening gown has an empire waist emphasized with repeated oval-shaped cut-outs edged in clear crystals and silver sequins. The effect resembles a silver chain at the waist. From the waistline falls a full, pleated chiffon skirt. The bodice is chiffon gathered into triangular shape...

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: Malcolm Starr (Designer)

Material: silk (fiber), chiffon, beading (process)

GUSN: 316336

Accession Number: 2015.145.4

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