Historic New England

Dwarf Tall Case Clock

Dwarf tall case clock with ogee bracket feet; arched door with sprig inlay; quarter column with stop flutes; dentil course; arched pediment with fretwork.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 47151

Accession Number: 1965.73

Small trunk, leather studded with brass nails and lined with a tan wallpaper decorated with a white and green design. Old label inside reads: "ISSAC LIBBEY,/TRUNK MANUFACTURER,/and Dealer In/Valises, Carpet Bags,/and all kinds of Trunk Trimmings,/Rochester, N.H." This trunk belonged to John T. Gordo...

Maker: Libbey, Isaac (Manufacturer)

Material: leather

GUSN: 47152

Accession Number: 1965.78

Pipe Tongs

Pipe scissors, from Gordon family, decorated with a design of curved lines incised in the metal.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 47153

Accession Number: 1965.79

Spectacles

Gold spectacles [.1] and a green and white needlepoint case [.2]. Oblong lenses. Crank bridge. Loop slide side arms.

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), needlepoint (needleworking)

GUSN: 47154

Accession Number: 1965.80.1-.2

Purse

Beaded purse with blue floral pattern on white background with butterfly at bottom; blue beaded tassels; tan silk top with ribbon ties.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47155

Accession Number: 1965.88

Perfume Bottle

Colorless glass, flask-shaped perfume bottle with cut glass, twisted ribs with gilt monogram in center. Silver gilt screw top.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blown glass

GUSN: 47156

Accession Number: 1965.89AB

Purse

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47157

Accession Number: 1965.90A

Purse

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47158

Accession Number: 1965.90B

Purse

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 47159

Accession Number: 1965.91

Handbag

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47160

Accession Number: 1965.92

Needlework Bookmark

Needlework bookmark with embroidered "S. Crew" on Bristol board mounted on a white ribbon.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47161

Accession Number: 1965.93

Bag

Work bag with central engraving in oval cartouche of cupid bringing a work bag to a seated seamtress (both sides of bag). Colored engraving of branches, leaves, and flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: cord (fiber product), painting (coating), satin

GUSN: 47162

Accession Number: 1965.94

Purse

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 47163

Accession Number: 1965.95

Shawl

Small black center; paisleys predominantly reds with green or blue; applied borders; embroidered compartmentalized edges; larger solid areas.

Date: 1863

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 47164

Accession Number: 1965.96

Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 47165

Accession Number: 1965.98

Padlock

Small, barrel-shaped combination lock; unlocks by right side pulling out.

Date: 1795-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process), stamping (forming)

GUSN: 47166

Accession Number: 1965.99

Needlework Picture

Floral motif with butterfly and child figures in center.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47167

Accession Number: 1965.103

Eyeglass Case

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 47168

Accession Number: 1965.104

Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 47169

Accession Number: 1965.105

Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 47170

Accession Number: 1965.106

Soapstone

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 47171

Accession Number: 1965.107

Soapstone

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 47172

Accession Number: 1965.108

Breakfront Bookcase

Breakfront bookcase, block dentil and lattice cornice molding over four astragal glazed doors of thirteen panes to each door. Lower portion of four blind molded panel cupboard doors. Belonged to John Lowell who built a house on Park Street, now the Union Club.

Date: c. 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 47173

Accession Number: 1965.117

Firescreen

Tripod base; three legs with bird feet and heads, lyre-shaped screen with gilded "strings" topped with carved skill

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: veneer, gilding, iron (metal)

GUSN: 47174

Accession Number: 1965.119

Bed

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47175

Accession Number: 1965.121B

Bed

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47176

Accession Number: 1965.121C

Bed

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47177

Accession Number: 1965.121D

Bed

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47178

Accession Number: 1965.121E

Bed

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47179

Accession Number: 1965.121F

Bed

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47180

Accession Number: 1965.121G

Bed

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47181

Accession Number: 1965.121H

Bed Cornice

Carved wooden bed cornice. Cornice has curved arms with carved rosettes at each end. Center of cornice is decorated with a quiver of fletched arrows crossed by a flaming torch. Cornice is painted white with gilt accents.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 47182

Accession Number: 1965.121K

Bed Cornice

Carved wooden bed cornice in the shape of an arrow. Painted white with gilt accents.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 47183

Accession Number: 1965.121L

Bed Cornice

Carved wooden bed cornice in the shape of an arrow. Painted white with gilt accents.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47184

Accession Number: 1965.121M

Leather Apron

Brown leather apron; skin - no sewing - follows natural shape of hide; leather strap at neck with straw tie around waist.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 47186

Accession Number: 1965.130

Andirons

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 47083

Accession Number: 1964.387AB

Grecian Fancy Chair

Imitation rosewood graining. S-curved stiles; shaped horizontal splat; rush seat.

Date: 1820-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, rush (material), stenciling

GUSN: 47084

Accession Number: 1964.396A

Tracery

Wooden Gothic tracery; painted grey.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 47085

Accession Number: 1964.397BC

Tracery

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47086

Accession Number: 1964.379A

Ingrain Carpet Fragment

Rectangular strip with one selvage edge. Predominantly green, orange, yellow and black small scale repeating foliate crosses with diamond centers within overall diamond gridwork.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 47087

Accession Number: 1964.403

Ingrain Carpet Fragment

No description

Date: 1885-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 47088

Accession Number: 1964.404

Common Carpet Sample

Although ID'd as carpeting and carpeting was made like this, this fragment could just as well be a piece of blanketing. Rectangular piece of early "common" carpeting woven in birdseye twill weave. 3-1/2" wide navy blue stripes intersecting to form windowpane checks with 1" wide stripes of "prussia...

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: twill, flatweaves, hand weaving, linen (material), wool (textile)

GUSN: 47089

Accession Number: 1964.406

Tack

Eight small tacks, probably not hand-wrought.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 47090

Accession Number: 1964.409B

Stair Carpet Sample

Rectangular strip with selvage sides and raw ends. Polychromatic wool warp and green jute weft producing uneven stripes with wide center band of red and brown cross-bar stripes flanked by successive bands of shades of green and other colors including pinks.

Date: 1850-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jute (fiber), wool (textile)

GUSN: 47091

Accession Number: 1964.409A

Rigid Feather Fan

Short carved ivory handle; bright coral-colored round rigid marabou leaf.

Date: 1876-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), ivory (tooth component), feather (material)

GUSN: 47092

Accession Number: 1964.410

Wall Section

Plaster with hair and riven lath wall, with red rag paper wallpaper attached; whitewash traces; wrought nails.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, iron (metal), paper (fiber product), plaster, splitting, whitewashing (coating), wood (plant material), wrought

GUSN: 47094

Accession Number: 1969.417

Needlework Picture

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 47095

Accession Number: 1964.471

Applique

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47097

Accession Number: 1964.621A

Applique

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47098

Accession Number: 1964.621C

Applique

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47099

Accession Number: 1964.621E

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