Historic New England

Balance Scale in Box

Dis-assembled balancing scale missing base. Stored inside box 1936.353b with another scale (1936.353) and set of weights (1936.354a-m). Missing base.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 314632

Accession Number: 1936.352A-F

Saltcellar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 314711

Accession Number: 1932.2106.1-.2

Wine glass

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 314712

Accession Number: 1956.90

Small earthenware plates with mulberry colored transfer-print pattern. Central scene of Asian sailing vessel passing in front of buildings with spires. A spray of flowers in the foreground. The scene is encircled by a chain of lozenge figures. On the rim is a chevron and floral spray border pattern.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 314730

Accession Number: 1980.357.5

Commemorative Saucer

Small porcelain plate with black on white image of the Aspinwall House. Metallic gold trim.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 314731

Accession Number: 1934.1043

Sauce Dish

Pressed glass sauce dish.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 314748

Accession Number: 1941.518.1

Portrait of Rebecca Dudley Gerrish (1726-1809)

Half length portrait of Rebecca Dudley Gerrish. Sitter is wearing a brown dress with white ruffled bodice, and a blue shawl. A strand of pearls is woven through her brown hair. Gilt frame.

Date: ca. 1763-1766

Maker: Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 314751

Accession Number: 2015.109.1

Box

Small rectangular paper box and dettached lid with glass panel. Painted color outdoor scene of man leading mule with woman seated atop and white dog walking aside. Box and lid are trimmed with gilt paper strips, embossed with row of dots. Interior lined with teal paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), glass (material)

GUSN: 314765

Accession Number: 1964.85

Dish

Pressed glass dish.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 314766

Accession Number: 1927.1204

Card Table

Federal card table with a rectangular top, tapering legs.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 314767

Accession Number: 1949.259

Mustard Pot

Colorless glass mustard pot on three legs in daisy and button pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 314811

Accession Number: 1941.459

Curtain tiebacks

Five pairs of curtain tiebacks made of gilded, pressed tin formed in the shape of a rose with leaves.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), gilding

GUSN: 314812

Accession Number: 1958.248.1AB-.5AB

Goblet

Coloress, pressed glass goblet with bell-shaped flowers, fruit and vines.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 314819

Accession Number: 1941.403

Box of Checkers

Cardboard box with lid containing 15 red and 15 black wooden checkers. Box printed in beige and red.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 314821

Accession Number: 1958.462.1-.31

Figure

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 314823

Accession Number: 1931.144B

Cake Stand

Colorless glass cake stand with molded thistle pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 314825

Accession Number: 1941.440

Card Table

Mahogany Federal card table with satinwood panels and tapered, reeded legs.

Date: 1790-1818

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 314845

Accession Number: 1932.2154

Tablespoon

Silver tablespoon with a spatulate handle and a pointed oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 314885

Accession Number: 1969.780

Pair of Card Tables

Pair of Federal card tables. Made in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 314886

Accession Number: 1992.166.1-.2

Ladle

Silver ladle with a fiddle handle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 314894

Accession Number: 1993.688

Woodcut

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312384

Accession Number: 1932.25

Box of Scrolls

No description

Date: 1874

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312385

Accession Number: 1932.160A-C

Notebook

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312386

Accession Number: 1932.1116.2

Saltcellar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 312387

Accession Number: 1932.2071

Notebook

Leather notebook

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312389

Accession Number: 1932.2377

Sculpture of Benjamin Franklin

Bronze sculpture of Benjamin Franklin.

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 312420

Accession Number: 1932.2391

Lamp

Glass lamp with white glass chimney.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 312421

Accession Number: 1932.2583AB

Box

Parian box.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312422

Accession Number: 1932.2666AB

Lamp Burner

Brass lamp burner.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 312423

Accession Number: 1932.2677

Toleware Wastebasket with Handle

Toleware wastebasket. Oval, bucket-shaped with hinged arch handle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312424

Accession Number: 1993.871

Small Silver Cup with Handle

Small Silver Cup with Handle engraved with image of a fox or dog holding a fish in its mouth.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 312425

Accession Number: 1993.872

Edison Electric Clothes Iron

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312426

Accession Number: 1998.6152

Sword with Scabbord

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312433

Accession Number: 1993.870AB

Sauce Dish

Pressed glass sauce dish.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 312434

Accession Number: 1941.518.3

Ceramic Fragments

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312480

Accession Number: 1920.2.1-.2

Tureen

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312481

Accession Number: 1922.1106AB

Saltcellar

Twelve glass open saltcellars.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312483

Accession Number: 1926.623

Kiln Tile

Ceramic tile from Corliss Pottery, West Woolwich, Maine. Broken in two pieces.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312484

Accession Number: 1927.1154

Saltcellar

Glass saltcellar.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 312486

Accession Number: 1927.1938

Clamp

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312487

Accession Number: 1923.149

Cream Skimmer

Tin cream skimmer.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312662

Accession Number: 1917.616

Funnel-shaped Cover

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312682

Accession Number: 1918.1627

Pail with Cover

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312687

Accession Number: 1918.418AB

Slate Notebook

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312702

Accession Number: 1922.548

Pencil Box

Small, oblong wooden pencil box with cover attached with a screw. Box is carved out of one piece of wood. Cover pivets away from box to reveal divided interior. The box is square at one end, curved at the other. Lid and sides carved with geometric patterns, heart and tree.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), screws

GUSN: 312718

Accession Number: 1930.1007

Shaving Mug

Porcelain shaving mug. Part of a six piece toilet set. White body with dark blue scrolling edge around top of each piece. Yellow foliate scrolls and flowers.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 312722

Accession Number: 1933.7098.6