Historic New England

Firkin

Wood sugar firkin. Exterior is dark brown stain and front has label with image of people on horseback. Wooden band around lid and two wooden bands around base. Wooden handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 223605

Accession Number: 2006.44.1592AB

Bowl

Large white crackleware glaze bowl with decorative brown cracks.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 223606

Accession Number: 2006.44.1593

Cooler

Large Perfection brand beverage cooler. Features base with attached metal spout and metal spigot for emptying contents. Removable multi-part lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery), metal

GUSN: 223607

Accession Number: 2006.44.1594A-D

Barrel

Large wooden barrel with wooden bands around top and bottom. Open bottom. Attached label notes delivery to Mr. S.W. Phillips from the S.S. Pierce Co.

Maker: S.S. Pierce Co.

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 223611

Accession Number: 2006.44.1595

Cap

Dark brown bearskin chaufeur's cap. Completely covered in fur with a black leather visor- underside of visor green, lining of hat black satin material.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), leather, bearskins

GUSN: 223612

Accession Number: 1947.346

Pitcher, "Thermopitcher'

Ivory-colored, molded plastic pitcher with lid; lower half is reeded; short triangular spout; lid has half circle lift tab.

Date: June 3, 1952 (patent)

Maker: Kirman, Alexander O. (Inventor) Thermoplex International Inc.

Material: plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 223614

Accession Number: 1949.1263

"Savoy Vase"

Green glass vase; asymmetrical free-form shape (form is wave-like/curved); flat bottom.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Aalto, Alvar (Finnish architect and designer, 1898-1976) (Designer)

Material: mold-blown glass

GUSN: 223618

Accession Number: 1949.1265

Set of six cast iron garden chairs and two benches painted white; rectangular splat is painted green and is the pierced shape of a central ionic column with symmetrical wings, c-scrolls and foliage; arms terminate in scrolled hand holds, seat is series of horizontal rods; curule-shaped legs [curved ...

Date: 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 223619

Accession Number: 1949.1267

Garden Planter

Terracotta pot with four lion heads in relief surrounding exterior.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 223623

Accession Number: 1949.1268

Child's Ice Skates

Wooden skates with steel blades that curl at tip; blades have eight holes and are painted red; sides and bottom of wooden platform painted blue; leather strap screwed to wood on either side of ball of foot; leather wraps behind the heel with holes at sides of ankle to thread and tie strap in front t...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), leather, steel (alloy)

GUSN: 223625

Accession Number: 1950.64AB

Garden Statue

Marble statue of a fawn playing a lute with a lion skin draped over his left shoulder; fawn's legs are crossed and he leans on a tree stump; square base.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock)

GUSN: 223628

Accession Number: 1951.196

Tray

Painted round iron tray, with black ground and red, green, white floral decoration at center. Flared rim, open basket weave.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), paint (coating)

GUSN: 223629

Accession Number: 2004.1.27

Plaster Relief of Boy

Framed plaster profile of James Field Duckworth by his Aunt Rebecca Field. Gold gilt frame. Plaster painted to simulate bronze.

Date: 1927

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster, paint (coating)

GUSN: 223634

Accession Number: 2004.1.28

Document Box

Black leather; bumpy surface; hinge lid; brass band tackled around lower edge of lid; leather handle on top of lid; brass hinge latch and key plate with swing cover; interior beige linen lining.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, brass (alloy), linen (material)

GUSN: 223635

Accession Number: 2004.41.1

Daguerreotype

Rectangular brown leather case with floral and leaf design and two brass hook closures; red velvet interior lining with flower; brass mat; image of boy sitting next to a table and holding a book; he wears a dark button down jacket with white shirt collar.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), leather, brass (alloy), velvet (fabric weave), glass (material)

GUSN: 223636

Accession Number: 2004.41.2

Slate

Pocket book slate; brown leather cover; inside cover has 1872 calendar; two slate pages inside with pencil handwriting.

Date: 1872

Maker: New York Silicate Book Slate Co. (Maker)

Material: leather, cardboard, paper (fiber product), slate (rock)

GUSN: 223638

Accession Number: 2004.41.15

Mortar and Pestle

Stone, round mortar with concave sides; cylinder-shaped pestle with one flat side and one end with a rounded point.

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 223640

Accession Number: 2004.41.16.1-.2

Bowl

Blue pearlware bowl with shallow beaded edge. Table Rock, Niagara, depicted in the bottom of the bowl with images of shells and plant life around the inner rim. Bowl exterior has a Catskill Mountain, Hudson River scene.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: Enoch Wood & Sons (Maker)

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 223643

Accession Number: 2004.34

Side Chair

Dark wood, side chair with blue damask silk seat. Carved crest rail with two scallop shells and hand-hole. Crest rail creates four peaked arches between rectangular stiles and three bannisters, reminiscent of Gothic tracery.

Date: 1855-1859

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), silk (textile), metal, carving (processes)

GUSN: 223646

Accession Number: 2004.35

Iron

Iron with a handle that has a criss-cross pattern on the top. The legs of the handle are rounded on top with a flat bottom and connect with a curved form.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 223647

Accession Number: 2006.44.2026

Box

Round wooden box with a lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 223649

Accession Number: 2006.44.2036.2

Iron

Iron with handle that is pinched with a criss-cross patterns on the sides. The curling legs of the handle are thin and rounded.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 223650

Accession Number: 2006.44.2030

Iron

Iron with a handle that has a criss-cross pattern on the top. The legs of the handle are rounded on top with a flat bottom and connect with a curved form.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 223651

Accession Number: 2006.44.2025

Box

Round wooden box with a lid

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 223652

Accession Number: 2006.44.2036.3

Apron

Full size apron with farmyard scene of cows, apple trees, fences, and a barn, in various shades of blue, gray, and red, with red trim. Cotton ruffled white eyelet lace trim. Single patch pocket on left. Red bias binding edge.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 224677

Accession Number: 2010.17.15

Apron

Full size apron with green, yellow, and pink fruit print; pink bias binding, trim, and a single patch pocket on the left side.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 224678

Accession Number: 2010.17.16

Apron

Full size apron with arm straps. Apron features trellis pattern in white on tan ground, trellis is covered in blue and red flowers. Red bias binding trim; two patch pockets on skirt.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 224679

Accession Number: 2010.17.17

Apron

Full size apron with floral pattern, depicting blue roses, green daisies, and white butterflies. Blue bias binding trim. Heart-shaped patch pocket with blue trim on the left side of the apron.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 224680

Accession Number: 2010.17.18

Pair of potholders

Pair of pink and blue pot holders

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 224681

Accession Number: 2010.17.19

Pair of potholders

Pair of green and pink pot holders.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 224682

Accession Number: 2010.17.20

Four dish towels in original packaging

Four red and white kitchen towels in original packaging. "4 Kitchen Blotters Wonderfully Absorbent Martex Dish Towels" and "Gorin's"

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 224683

Accession Number: 2010.17.21

Three red and white dish towels with original labels

Three red and white dish towels. Original labels: "Irregular/New/Kendall/Dish Towel/Dries twice as Many Dishes/Dries Them Twice as Fast/Lintless/Soft-EAsy to Use/Jumbo Size 20" x 36"/Rayon-Cotton/The Kendall Company, Kendall Mills Division, Walpole, Mass./Makers of Curity Diapers/Made in U.S.A." and...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 224684

Accession Number: 2010.17.22

Linen dish towel

Linen blend dish towel printed with green and yellow flower basket design, green scrolls, and scattered yellow and green flowers.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 224685

Accession Number: 2010.17.23

White Lace Fabric

Length of machine woven, machine embroidered, white lace curtain fabric, with white, yellow, and green embroidered baskets.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: Powdrell and Alexander, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: machine lace, synthetic fiber, embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 224686

Accession Number: 2010.17.24

Aluminum splatter guard

Aluminum splatter guard. Consists of three rectangular panels connected by hinges as if they were a triptych. Each of the corners of each panel is rounded. The panels can fold out, so that the splatter guard can stand and surround a frying pan on three sides. Comes in original plastic package.

Date: ca. 1970

Maker: unknown

Material: aluminum (metal)

GUSN: 224687

Accession Number: 2010.17.25

Turquoise step chair

Turquoise-colored stepstool with four legs, and two stairs that fold out from below the seat. Atop each chair, there is a rubber step. The seat has a rounded rectangular shape, and it is lightly padded with foam. The seat back is also padded with foam. Both the seat and the back are covered over wit...

Date: ca. 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), rubber (material), foam (material form), bolts (fasteners), rivets, vinyl

GUSN: 224688

Accession Number: 2010.17.26

Toy Fire Station with four vehicles

Wooden Fire Station [.1a] with Fire Department sign [b], clock tower [c] and clock tower roof [d]. Includes Fire Truck [.2]; Fire Chief car [.3]; Ambulance [.4]; High Way Patrol Car [.5].

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 224689

Accession Number: 2010.17.27

Toy Rocket Radio

Toy Rocket radio in original box with original instructions.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 224690

Accession Number: 2010.17.28

Homemade Halloween party noisemaker

Toy Halloween noisemaker. Consists of an aluminum can mounted on a stick, and covered in oak tag and construction paper. The can is filled with small pebbles, or possibly beans, that make noise when the toy is shaken. The stick is an actual tree branch, complete with bark. The can is decorated to re...

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: Probably Vasiliou, Theodore W., Mr. (Maker)

Material: aluminum cans, cardboard, construction paper, glue, wood (plant material), pebble (rock), bean

GUSN: 224691

Accession Number: 2010.17.29

Framed print

Lithograph of a shepherdess tending a flock of sheep, by an unidentified artist, possibly after Maxfield Parrish. The woman is standing in the doorway of a barn. She is wearing a white bonnet, green blouse, blue skirt, and a white apron. She is holding a staff in her left hand. Behind the flock of s...

Date: 1910-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: color lithographs, wood (plant material), gesso, glass (material), cotton (textile), hooks (fasteners)

GUSN: 224692

Accession Number: 2010.17.30

Linoleum

Linoleum fragment, used as a shelf liner. This piece is roughly square in shape, with a mosaic pattern in brown, eggshell, peach, and seafoam green colors. The back of the linoleum fragment is a variegated brown and black color.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: linoleum

GUSN: 224693

Accession Number: 2010.17.31

Linoleum

Two linoleum fragments with an identical tiled floral pattern; perhaps made to resemble an embroidered rug. Both fragments were used as shelf liners. The linoleum fragments are both roughly rectangular in shape. The patterned sides of these two fragments are in various shades of brown, yellow, orang...

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: linoleum

GUSN: 224694

Accession Number: 2010.17.32AB

Linoleum

(A-D) Four linoleum fragments, all with the same identical pattern - likely from the same original sheet of linoleum. The pattern consists of geometric shapes and designs in black, yellow, and gray, on an off-white ground with gray and salmon-colored spots. The back of each piece is reddish-brown in...

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: linoleum

GUSN: 224695

Accession Number: 2010.17.33A-D

Fabric Remnant and Curtains

Unused cotton fabric remnant of Asian style design with purple flowers on black branches and green rectangular blocks with gold accents [.1]. Left over from curtains used at 71 Melrose Street, Arlington, Massachusetts. Also have three pairs of curtains made from fabric [.2.1A-.3B]

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 224696

Accession Number: 2010.17.34.1-.2.3B

Framed letter

Framed print of a letter written by Sir Walter Ralegh to Robert Dudley, governor of the United Provinces, in March 1586.

Date: 1586-03-29

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224697

Accession Number: 2006.44.2568

Table

Rectangular table with one drawer with two knob handles. The four legs are turned and the feet are tapered. There is a fifth leg in the back right corner that is attached to a bar of wood that can be pulled out to aid in the extension of the table. At the back edge are halves of hinges.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224698

Accession Number: 2006.44.1619

Needlework picture

Framed needlework of a flaming heart. The red heart is surrounded by a spined crown, and drops of blood run from a crack. On the top of the heart stands a brown cross in flames. The needlework is embroidered on a beige linen canvas. The frame is carved and gilded

Maker: unknown

Material: thread, linen (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224699

Accession Number: 2006.44.2567