Historic New England

Wall sconce

Electric wall sconce with white glass body, shade has printed floral decoration.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266034

Accession Number: 2012.66.3

Mirror

Wall mirror, rectangular with gilt painted wood frame, carved decoration in corners.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266035

Accession Number: 2012.66.4

Tablecloth

Tablecloth, blue and white floral pattern, Cotton, United States.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266041

Accession Number: 2012.66.10

Table runner

White table runner with embroidered red initials.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), embroidering

GUSN: 266042

Accession Number: 2012.66.11

Braided rug

Braided oval rug, maroon, blue, and gray.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266058

Accession Number: 2012.66.27

Braided rug

Braided oval rug, pink, gray, and ivory.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266059

Accession Number: 2012.66.28

Braided rug

Braided oval rug, maroon, blue, and brown.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266060

Accession Number: 2012.66.29

Braided rug

Braided oval rug, maroon, brown, dark green, and blue.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266061

Accession Number: 2012.66.30

Portrait of Hannah May Burrough (1872-1972)

Full-length portrait of Hannah May Burrough. Sitter is wearing a full length dress, bodice has a rounded neckline with lace trim, pale blue sash at waist, gathered skirt; Hannah is holding a fan in her right hand and is standing next to a small table covered with a pale yellow cloth. A clear glass v...

Date: 1897

Maker: Breul, Hugo August Bernhard, 1854-1910 (Artist)

Material: oil painting (technique)

GUSN: 266203

Accession Number: 1929.69

Book - Night Thoughts

"Night Thoughts on Life, Death and Immortality" by Edward Young, PhD.; leather bound book; brown cover with gilt dot docration at border and on binding.

Date: 1818

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, paper (fiber product), ink, printing (process)

GUSN: 266251

Accession Number: 2002.59.2

Carte-de-Visite

Black and white image of Clarissa Sanford (1799-1878) seated at a marble-top table, wearing black dress, hat, fur stole; book upright on table.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266252

Accession Number: 2002.59.3

Carte-de-Visite

Oval black and white image (bust of Rev. Levi Packard) wearing black jacket and high collared white shirt.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 266253

Accession Number: 2002.59.4

Dress Box

Box for wedding dress and cape; turquoise cardboard box; white lid with gold edges; manufacturer's logo in turquoise ink on top center of lid.

Date: 1972

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, ink

GUSN: 266261

Accession Number: 2003.19.1.3AB

Wedding Veil Box

Turquoise cardboard box; white lid with gold edges; manufacturer's logo in turquoise ink on top center of lid.

Date: 1972

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, ink

GUSN: 266265

Accession Number: 2003.19.2.2AB

Box

Brown cardboard box containing 7 wedding invitations, 2 engraved printing plates, and a sheet of directions for assembling the invitations.

Date: 1972

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 266269

Accession Number: 2003.19.8

Box

White cardboard box with lid; lid is covered with textured (like alligator skin) white paper; company logo in center of lid in green ink.

Date: 1970s

Maker: Charles Sumner (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), cardboard, ink

GUSN: 266270

Accession Number: 2003.19.9AB

Dutch Cocao Canister

Tubular cardboard canister; red bottom and red removable lid; sides of canister are wrapped with a tan label with gold lettering; there is a tea kettle on one side of the label and an oriental well on the other side.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 266273

Accession Number: 2003.22AB

Window Curtain

Sheer white with small white dots; rectangular with straight edges; appears they are unfinished.

Date: 1936-1952

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 266274

Accession Number: 2003.25.2AB

Window Curtain

Each part consists of two vertical rectangular panels sewn together at center of valance; off-white sheer with white dots in horizontal rows; green and white checkered valance with scalloped edge; green and white checkered trim on inner and lower edges and one vertical checkered band a few inches in...

Date: 1936-1952

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266364

Accession Number: 2003.25.3AB

Window Curtain

AB: Ivory sheer rectangular panels with white squares and dots throughtout; ruffle at header; threee horizontal bands of ruffles below which is a wider panel; ruffles along all edges; CD: two ruffled tiebacks of same fabric.

Date: 1936-1952

Maker: G. Fox & Co. (Retailer)

GUSN: 266366

Accession Number: 2003.25.4A-D

Window Curtain

Sheer ivory rectangular with rows of embroidered ivory dots and ovals; straight edges.

Date: 1936-1952

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266367

Accession Number: 2003.25.5AB

Window Curtain

Off-white lace; rectangular in shape; slightly scalloped edges; floral and leaf design throughout.

Date: 1936-1952

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266368

Accession Number: 2003.25.6AB

Window Curtain

Two rectangular panels stitched together at header; sheer white with horizontal bands of embroidered double helix design; straight edges.

Date: 1936-1952

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266369

Accession Number: 2003.25.7

Window Curtain

Off-white lace rectangular panel; diamond pattern; straight edges.

Date: 1936-1952

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266370

Accession Number: 2003.25.8

Window Curtain

Off-white lace rectangular panel; ruffled header; floral design at edges.

Date: 1936-1952

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266371

Accession Number: 2003.25.9

Window Curtain

White sheer rectangular panels with white 4-dot clusters throughout; simple straight edges.

Date: 1936-1952

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266372

Accession Number: 2003.25.10AB

Window Curtain

AB: Ivory sheer rectangular panels with white dots; ruffled edges except inner edge; CD: ruffled looped tiebacks of same fabric.

Date: 1936-1952

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266374

Accession Number: 2003.25.11A-D

Window Curtain

Two off-white rectangular panels; crocheted lace with floral border along outer and top edges; wider border along bottom edge has open-circles in horizontal bands.

Date: 1936-1952

Maker: unknown

Material: crocheting

GUSN: 266376

Accession Number: 2003.25.12AB

Collection of Richardson family cameras, United States, 1940s-1990s

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256068

Accession Number: 2011.80.74

Wallpaper

Fragment of wallpaper with orange cross hatches on white ground. Part of a collection of wallpaper samples and fragments used at the Boutell-Hathorn farm house, 280 Woburn Street, Wilmington, MA, United States

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 256069

Accession Number: 2011.80.75.1

Electric Fan

Small metal electric table fan, gray painted metal stand, brown wall electric wire, metal fan and cage with four propellers. Dominion in center front of stand base, red surround, capitals, gray lettering

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256071

Accession Number: 2011.80.77

Phone

(.1a) Phone base: cream colored flat receiver with large numbers and emergency services contact buttons on right side in red, blue, and green. Ten speed dial buttons at top and speaker in receiver rest, (.1b) phone receiver: cream colored phone receiver with Clarity by Walker advertisement adhered h...

Date: 1970-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 256072

Accession Number: 2011.80.78

Table lamp

Small electric table lamp [a] with nautical themed plastic shade [b]. Lamp has a cylindrical shaft decorated with seagulls and light houses in brown on white ground. Lamp base decorated with a large ship's wheel. Plastic shade decorated with ship wheels and a three masted ship in full sail. Ship and...

Date: 1950-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), electric wiring

GUSN: 256073

Accession Number: 2011.80.79AB

Wall-mounted lamp

Wall-mounted lamp bracket [a] with printed lampshade [b] and glass chimney [c]. Lamp bracket has plastic shield shaped base [simulating wrought iron] attached to a curved metal arm and bulb socket. Electrified. Brown paper shade printed with images of forks and spoons, coffee pot, pepper mill, and s...

Date: 1950-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), metal, paper (fiber product), glass (material), electric wiring

GUSN: 256074

Accession Number: 2011.80.80A-C

Whirligig Lawn Ornament

Wooden whirligig lawn ornament of a man chopping wood. Man has a painted red shirt, blue pants, and yellow hat. Stump is made from a small branch.

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256075

Accession Number: 2011.80.81

Light Bulb

(.1) Large lightbulb with gold colored base. (.2) Original corrugated cardboard packaging: Sylvania/Lightbulbs/Best Light in Sight/ S [in a triangular shied with a lightning bolt running through] -all on navy blue ground in yellow letters; yellow side: For the Finest in/Store and Window Lighting/...

Date: 1940-1980

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256076

Accession Number: 2011.80.82.1-.2

Cracker Tin

(a) painted metal container with white ground and blue and red colored print, and an Illustration of a saltine cracker on three sides; one side with instructions to open cracker sleeve packets; (b) painted metal lid to fit container body, light blue.

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256077

Accession Number: 2011.80.83

Miniature Warming Pot

.1a: small metal warming sauce pan with silver colored interior and copper exterior, black handle; .1b: small metal sauce pan lid with silver colored interior and copper exterior, black handle on top in center; .2a: black metal stand with three legs: one rubber foot missing, two rounded rubber feet ...

Date: 1950-1990

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256078

Accession Number: 2011.80.84

Combination grater/peeler

metal two-in-one peeler and grater. Devault Pat. 2106796/USA molded across top edge of handle. Blade of peeler attached to a single piece of molded metal, rounded to fit the palm culminating to a rounded point. 16 holes form grating mechanism over the top of the handle.

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256079

Accession Number: 2011.80.85

Egg slicer

Small metal egg slicer with elevated mold in partial egg shape with spaces cut from said metal to correspond to metal slicing wires, attached at a hinge on one side.

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256080

Accession Number: 2011.80.86

Ice Cream Scoop

metal ice cream scooper with plastic yellow handle, fixed with metal end. Scooping mechanism formed by metal gear, activated with the application of pressure by the left thumb initiating metal attachment within the spoon bowl to move 180 degrees left, scraping out contents from interior of the bowl.

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256081

Accession Number: 2011.80.87

Bottle Opener

TOP-OFF/ jar and bottle/screw top opener; (opposite first) Edlund Co Inc./Burlington, VT/Pat. No. 1894556; metal bottle opener with rotating red wooden handle joined to a metal bar forming a T. Metal opener is flat with mechanism beneath protective cover.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256082

Accession Number: 2011.80.88

Meat Tenderizer

Metal meat tenderizer, Tola/Made in England molded on left side with larger spikes (beef), Meat Tenderizer/No 670 on right side with comparatively smaller spikes (pork), molded attached handle, widening slightly at end.

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256083

Accession Number: 2011.80.89

Measuring Spoons

Set of four nestled thin aluminiuml measuring spoons (1 Tablespoon, 1 Teaspoon, 1/2 Teaspoon, 1/4 Teaspoon engraved in each respective handle)

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: aluminum (metal)

GUSN: 256084

Accession Number: 2011.80.90

Beaded Banner Kit

(.1 ) Plastic bead banner hanging depicting a lighthouse and island in the sea [possibly] with a sailboat on the right. (.2) instructions (.3a) Original plastic container; (.3b) original plastic container lid.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256085

Accession Number: 2011.80.91.1-.3B

Coffee carafe

Glass carafe with black plastic handle [a] and detachable black plastic lid [b]. Carafe body decorated with gold starburst designs. Small images of coffee cups printed on glass show carafe can hold six cups. Gold colored 1 1/4" metal band around carafe neck.

Date: 1940-1960

Maker: Corning Incorporated (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material), plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 256086

Accession Number: 2011.80.92AB

Peg Chow Game

"Peg Chow" game in original box,

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: Parker Brothers Inc.

Material: cardboard, wood and wood products

GUSN: 256087

Accession Number: 2011.80.93

Wall hanging

Yarn sewn wall hanging. Depicts a covered bridge set amongst snow covered ground and trees, blue sky. Yarn is sewn to a stiff white backing fabric made up of 1/4" squares. A wooden dowel is threaded through the top edge of the hanging with attached hanging loops.

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: yarn

GUSN: 256088

Accession Number: 2011.80.94

Wall Hanging

Yarn sewn wall hanging. Depicts a stand of tall trees with sun setting behind them on a cream ground. Trees and foreground are sewn in three shades of brown. Yarn is sewn to a stiff white backing fabric made up of 1/4" squares. A wooden dowel is threaded through the top edge of the hanging.

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: yarn

GUSN: 256089

Accession Number: 2011.80.95

Flag

American flag in original box, sealed in plastic

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256090

Accession Number: 2011.80.96

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