Historic New England

Framed letter

Letter signed by John G. Whittier. The letter is framed in a marie-louise and a plain black wooden frame.

Date: 1882

Maker: Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 (Signer)

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

GUSN: 224704

Accession Number: 2006.44.2565

A rectangular cast relief of a colonial man. The man has his left side to the viewer showing his profile. He is wearing a hat and his hands are out in front of him and there is a sword at his side. His coat stops at knee level. The back has a long wire that is attached in four places and a smaller l...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), plaster

GUSN: 224705

Accession Number: 2006.44.2554

Handkerchief box

Rectangular inlaid wood handkerchief box with green silk lining.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 224706

Accession Number: 2006.44.2775AB

Wool Blanket

Red woolen blanket with light pink satin edges.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 224707

Accession Number: 2010.17.35

Framed letter

Framed letter from Joshua Bayley adressed to the Sheriff of the County of Essex in July 9, 1750. The letter is wrtten on both sides. The frame is a plain black painted wooden frame.

Date: 1750-07-9

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 224710

Accession Number: 2006.44.2566

No Title

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 224711

Accession Number: 2001.

Plate

One of a set of three, round pewter plates with incised bands at rim.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: Bacon, George (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 224712

Accession Number: 2001.249

Plates

One of a set of three, round pewter plates with incised bands at rim.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: Bacon, George (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 224713

Accession Number: 2001.250

Watercolor

Framed watercolor of a ship. The picture focuses on a ship sailing on water, sails raised. It is signed and dated in the bottom left corner.

Date: 1937

Maker: Needham, Alfred Carter, 1872- (Painter) Nelson, Carl E (Framer)

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

GUSN: 224716

Accession Number: 2006.44.2564

Bowl

Round wooden bowl with a deep basin and thin walls. The outside of the top edge is turned more inward than the rest of the bowl, creating an angle around the top.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224717

Accession Number: 2006.44.2556

Handkerchief

Linen handkerchief with floral embroidery.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 224718

Accession Number: 2006.44.2652.1

Planter

A rectangular green celadon planter with four short feet. Around, underneath the top edge are blue leaves with their tips pointing toward the ground. In the center of the bottom is a hole that has been plugged with a cork. The cork has a plastic top. Inside is also a flat, rounded metal piece.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 224719

Accession Number: 2006.44.2557

Watercolor

Framed watercolor of a ship. The picture focuses on a ship sailing on water, sails raised. It is signed and dated in the bottom left corner.

Date: 1937

Maker: Needham, Alfred Carter, 1872- (Painter) Nelson, Carl E (Framer)

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

GUSN: 224720

Accession Number: 2006.44.2563

Handkerchief

Linen handkerchief with floral embroidery.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 224721

Accession Number: 2006.44.2652.2

"Old bourbon whiskey" bottle

A tall green glass bottle with a cork top. The corners are not ninty degrees, the edges have been flattened to create eight corners.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), cork (bark)

GUSN: 224722

Accession Number: 2006.44.2558

Handkerchief

Silk cream-colored handkerchief.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 224723

Accession Number: 2006.44.2653

Porringer

Round, pewter porringer; crown handle; well slightly convex

Date: 1750-1799

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 224724

Accession Number: 2001.246

Textile

Brown piece of silk, with a tan floral design with a painted stencil design.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 224726

Accession Number: 2006.44.2560

Set of handkerchiefs

Set of twelve linen handkerchiefs.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 224727

Accession Number: 2006.44.2776

Decorative brass bell and stand

Engraved brass bell with carved wooden stand.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 224731

Accession Number: 2006.44.2546AB

Child's cup

Child's silver three-handled cup. Handles are made of ivory. Sterling silver hallmark engraved on side.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 224732

Accession Number: 2006.44.2777

Majolica bowl

Majolica bowl painted with blue, yellow and brown decoration. Center has image of blue bird on a leaf.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 224734

Accession Number: 2006.44.2779

Dice game

Dice game in a box in the shape of an hourglass, the frame is metal with bars. Both ends are paper and inside the hourglass are three small dice. There is also a long rectuangular green cloth with numbers on it. Both are kept in a red box.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, cloth

GUSN: 224735

Accession Number: 2006.44.2552

Majolica bowl

Majolica bowl painted with blue, yellow and green floral and vine decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 224736

Accession Number: 2006.44.2778

Pyrography Kit, "Pyrex"

A box with pyrographic decoration has tools for making pyrographic designs. This one is form the "pyrex". There are ten objects inside. Pyro benzine bottle empty - Favor, Rund & Co., Boston; NY; Chicago -Brown Pyrography Art stain with instruction label peeling, wax stopper on top- green pyrography ...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 223860

Accession Number: 2004.37.7

Clothes wringer

Clothes wringer with a wooden bar at top and two spindles at the ends that are in the shape of key heads. There is a handle to crank and that turns the two rollers. On the right side is a ledge. Underneath the ledge are two clamps on each end.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 223861

Accession Number: 2006.44.2017

Drying rack

Small wooden drying rack.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 223862

Accession Number: 2006.44.2009

Soap saver

Soap saver with lid. The back edge is flat and the rest of it arches away from it. There is a lid that has a ring on the edge for opening the lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 223863

Accession Number: 2006.44.2022

Drying rack

Large wooden drying rack.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 223864

Accession Number: 2006.44.2019

Fireplace tile

Square earthenware tile. Painted decoration divides surface of tile into nine squares with flowers and vines within. Painted in green, black, and purple on a cream ground.

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 223870

Accession Number: 2009.47

Fireplace tile

Square fireplace tile with polychrome glaze and hand painted central floral design in blue, yellow and green. Fleur-de-lis decoration in the corners. Probably Dutch.

Date: ca. 1700

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 224564

Accession Number: 2009.48

Pyro-Ceramic Art Magazine

This magazine is devoted to information on wood burning, china painting, wood carving, home decoration. Brown paper cover, twenty-four pages and brown page of advertisements at back. Backside of front cover all advertisemetns, entire back cover also advertisements. Bound by staples.

Maker: G. Harry Abbott (Publisher)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 224568

Accession Number: 2004.37.8

Shelf

Wooden shelf, painted in black, with fours narrow shelves

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 224573

Accession Number: 2006.44.2015

Iron

Electric iron, with a plastic black handle and a wire attached to a plug. A temperature-control button in black plastic is fixed on the top of the iron body.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, plastic (organic material), wire

GUSN: 224577

Accession Number: 2006.44.2035

Sink

Soapstone sink, with four basins of the same size and eight copper faucets (one unattached and one is smaller than the others), distributed in pairs above each basin. The sink is framed in a wooden frame, and mounted on three feet.

Maker: unknown

Material: soapstone (metamorphic rock), copper alloy, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224590

Accession Number: 2006.44.2011

Table

Round wooden tables, with two mobile wings and a drawer. It is covered with a plastic/vinyl napcloth

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), vinyl, metal

GUSN: 224593

Accession Number: 2006.44.2034

Ironing board

Wooden ironing board with three feet, and covered with a gray cloth.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), cloth, metal

GUSN: 224595

Accession Number: 2006.44.2018

Dough mixer

Round metal dough mixer with two handles. There is a bar under the lid that has four curved ends that allows the top to be stable. There is a turn crank at the top with a black knob handle. Attached to the turn crank, down inside the tub, is a hook that mixes the dough.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 224596

Accession Number: 2006.44.1633A-C

Framed list of the Catalogue of valves for 34 Chestnut Street

Framed list of valves in the residence of the Phillipses. The list is divided in to columns, one for the deisgnation of each valve, the other for the location. It numbers twenty valves within the house.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 224597

Accession Number: 2006.44.2020

Chalkboard

Black chalkboard with a wooden frame. Along the two sides are four holes that allow for the object to be hung.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), black slate

GUSN: 224599

Accession Number: 2006.44.1624

Eggbeater

Manual rotary eggbeater. A wheel and handle make the flanges turning.

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224600

Accession Number: 2006.44.1636

Mixing bowl

Yellow mixing bowl. The outside is decorated yellow, with a light yellow and red band around the side. The inside top edge has a large chip out of it.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 224601

Accession Number: 2006.44.1623

Vegetable peeler

Vegetable peeler, with metallic removable blade, and a wooden handle

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224602

Accession Number: 2006.44.1620

Colander

Silver colander put together from three pieces: two halves of the sides and a bottom. There are several holes evenly spaced throughout the entire piece.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 224603

Accession Number: 2006.44.1622

Cutting board

Round wooden cutting board. The edge has been cut a little lower than the center plain. There are several cut marks from knives on the surface.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224605

Accession Number: 2006.44.1621

Green bean slicer

Green bean slicer, cast iron body with attached wooden handle. Body is painted a dark green. Wooden handle activates a central wheel with multiple blades. Slicer attaches to the edge of a table with a clamp.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224606

Accession Number: 2006.44.1625

Coffee mill

Cofee mill with a large glass jar that has a lid that can be unscrewed on top. There is a hole in the botom of the jar. A crank with a wodden handle is on the right side and there is a platform attached for a cup to sit on.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), iron (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224607

Accession Number: 2006.44.1627

Recipe box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224608

Accession Number: 2006.44.1628

Steamer

Black metallic fish steamer. The steamer is composed of a handled backing pan, a strainer and a lid with a handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 224609

Accession Number: 2006.44.1615

Ginger box

Red and black ginger box. The lid has the design of part of a chinese house and garden and mountains in the back ground. The edge is black and the outside edge is striped black and red. The body of the box is red with yellow writing.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 224610

Accession Number: 2006.44.1629

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