Historic New England

Cutlery Basket

A cutlery basket with two storage compartments. In one there are four knives, two with dark handles and two with beige handles. In the other container, there are two forks with beige handles and three silver spoons.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin, wood by composition or origin

GUSN: 336015

Accession Number: 2019.17.30

Cooking Implement

Silver metal cooking implement composed of two broiler-like features.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin

GUSN: 336016

Accession Number: 2019.17.31

Dustpan and Implement

A silver dustpan with a wooden board decorated with flowers and ladybugs

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin, wood and wood products, paint (coating), wire

GUSN: 336017

Accession Number: 2019.17.32

Bell

Wall-mounted dollhouse calling bell made of red painted metal with a silver bell and a crank on the side.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin, paint (coating)

GUSN: 336018

Accession Number: 2019.17.33

Scale

Scale or balance with a silver bowl and dial on a gray metal base.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin

GUSN: 336019

Accession Number: 2019.17.34

Pair of Chairs

Pair of wood dollhouse chairs with high, flat backs and turned legs.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products

GUSN: 336020

Accession Number: 2019.17.35.1-.2

Dollhouse Sideboard

Wooden dollhouse sideboard with a single drawer and two knobs.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, metal by composition or origin

GUSN: 336021

Accession Number: 2019.17.36

Table with tablecloth

Rectangular wooden kitchen table (A) covered by a plaid red and white tablecloth (B).

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, textiles

GUSN: 336023

Accession Number: 2019.17.38AB

Baby carriage

Small, blue metal baby carriage with four wheels.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin, paint (coating)

GUSN: 336024

Accession Number: 2019.17.39

Stool

Small wooden toy stool with three feet.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products

GUSN: 336025

Accession Number: 2019.17.40

Shovel and bucket

A gold colored bucket with thin handle (A) and a black shovel with a wooden handle (B)

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin, wood and wood products

GUSN: 336026

Accession Number: 2019.17.41AB

Doll with Highchair

A little girl doll with blonde, short hair (A). The doll's face is painted with red lips, and black eyes and eyebrows.The doll wears a floral patterned dress with red shoes. The doll sits in a highchair (B) made of brown painted metal with a rubber band holding in the doll.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin, paint (coating), cotton (textile), ceramic (material)

GUSN: 336027

Accession Number: 2019.17.42AB

Chair

Green wooden chair with a high back decorated with three flowers.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paint (coating)

GUSN: 336028

Accession Number: 2019.17.43

Stove

Small gray dollhouse stove with four hot plates, an oven, tray, and chimney.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin

GUSN: 336029

Accession Number: 2019.17.44

Lamp

Cylinder shaped lamp with a red filter inside, attached with a golden hook and red ribbon.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin, plastic by composition or origin, ribbon (material)

GUSN: 336030

Accession Number: 2019.17.45

Rug

Circular braided dollhouse rug with five circles in varying colors: orange, green, light brown, or beige.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: textile materials

GUSN: 336031

Accession Number: 2019.17.46

Chest of drawers

A blue wooden chest with three drawers, each decorated with red or white flowers. Flowers also decorate the sides and the top of the chest.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paint (coating), metal by composition or origin

GUSN: 336032

Accession Number: 2019.17.47

Kitchen Implements

Four cooking implements: Pot (A), two frying pans (B,C), and a tray (D)

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin

GUSN: 336033

Accession Number: 2019.17.48A-D

Painting, "The Wild Ammonoosuc"

Landscape painting framed in a simple gilt wooden frame without ornamentation. Landscape depicts a river with six cows wading into the shallows from a worn path up to a pasture. Trees on the right shade the river in the foreground. Mountains in the distance beneath a blue sky and few clouds.

Date: undated

Maker: Lees, Andrew, 1844-1937 (Painter)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 336034

Accession Number: 2019.23.1

Painting, "Ipswich Marsh"

Small landscape painting depicting autumnal, mountainous scene with a marsh in the lower right quarter.

Date: c. 1890

Maker: Peirce, Herman Winthrop, 1850-1935 (Painter)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 336047

Accession Number: 2019.23.14

Painting, "Peabody-Williams House"

Painting depicting the Peabody-Williams House in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts.

Date: c. 1997

Maker: Korzenik, Diana (Painter)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 336048

Accession Number: 2019.23.15

Dresser

A black dresser with a base composed of three drawers above two cupboard doors. The upper part is composed of two more drawers and a single cabinet door in the center.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paint (coating)

GUSN: 336056

Accession Number: 2019.17.49

Sofa

Settee with five ball-turned legs and two matching ball turned armrests. The three-sectioned back is upholstered with brighter red fabric than the seat.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, textiles

GUSN: 336057

Accession Number: 2019.17.50

Doily

Round tan-colored silk lace doily with a paisley pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 353102

Accession Number: 1944.163

Doily

Rectangular tan cotton doily with a geometric embroidered border and a red stitched scene of a pitcher, glasses, and tray.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 353103

Accession Number: 1944.226

Doily

Square tan-colored cotton doily with fringe.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 353104

Accession Number: 1946.251

Tablecloth

Tan silk tablecloth with pink, green, and white tassels and green crocheted medallions

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 353105

Accession Number: 1946.252

Doily

Rectangular doily with blue and gold embroidery.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353106

Accession Number: 1946.312

Piece of Fabric

Blue toile cloth sample.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353107

Accession Number: 1969.3320.9

Piece of Fabric

Blue toile fabric sample.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353108

Accession Number: 1969.3320.10

Pieces of Fabric

Blue toile fabric samples.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353109

Accession Number: 1969.3320.15-.17

Piece of Cloth

Blue blackground with intersecting pattern of white lines.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353134

Accession Number: 1991.1773

Ship Hooked Rug

Hooked rug depicting a ship surrounded by a floral border.

Maker: unknown

Material: hooking, burlap

GUSN: 353143

Accession Number: 2019.36.1

Set Shaker boxes

Set of five shaker boxes (from smallest to largest) in red, green, blue, yellow, and black.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353145

Accession Number: 2019.36.3

Fugio coin

Circular coin with chain of circles pressed into one side, surrounding text which reads: "We are one" which is bordered by: "United States." The reverse side of the coin depicts a sun shining down on a sun dial and three different texts: "Fugio" on the left, "1787" on the right, and "Mind your busin...

Date: 1787

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353147

Accession Number: 2019.37.1

Finial

Finial, reproduction for the Portsmouth furniture exhibition, given as a gift to donors in support of the exhibition and publication, 1992.

Date: 1992

Maker: Breed, Allen, Mr.

GUSN: 353209

Accession Number: 2019.38.1

Hoop Skirt

Cotton and wire hoop skirt.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wire

GUSN: 353232

Accession Number: 1926.807

Hoop Skirt

Hoop skirt with "M. Plimpton, Walpole, Mass" written in the waist band.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wire

GUSN: 353233

Accession Number: 1938.986

Hoop Skirt

Wire hoop skirt frame.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wire

GUSN: 353235

Accession Number: 1940.215

Underskirt or Petticoat

Cream wool moire underskirt.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 353236

Accession Number: 1928.332

Occasional Table

Oval occasional table with turned splayed legs and stretcher.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353250

Accession Number: 1996.143.888

Vase

Glass Vase.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353254

Accession Number: 1996.143.48

Framed Map

Framed map, possibly of Lithuania.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353256

Accession Number: 1996.143.52

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card from Marjorie, Tsefoo, and Florence Chien. UNICEF card. Puppets--Indonesian. Small black and white photo of family adhered to inside of card

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353267

Accession Number: 1984.496.167