Historic New England

Sculpture of Benjamin Franklin

Full-length sculpture of Benjamin Franklin. Plaster painted to look like bronze.

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster, bronze paint

GUSN: 328642

Accession Number: 1932.1021

Oil Painting by Julian Scott

Framed oil on canvas landscape painting of a Native American Hopi woman, wearing the traditional clothing called Mantas, while attending sheep. Painting is signed Julian Scott on the lower right hand corner.

Date: 1892

Maker: unknown

Material: oil painting (technique), canvas

GUSN: 328736

Accession Number: 2017.147.1

Set of late-nineteenth century dinnerware

Paris porcelain partial dinner service all with unique hand-painted floral designs. Lacking factory marks. Set includes one tazza, eight shallow bowls, one covered sauce tureen, undertray and ladle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 328738

Accession Number: 2017.147.3

Portrait of James Otis (1725-1783)

(A) Half length portrait of James Otis wearing a white waistcoat, blue coat, white lace collar and powdered wig; painted against a dark ground in a painted trompe l'oeil oval frame. Signed and dated by the artist on the lower left of the oval. (B) Original gilt frame for the portrait of James Otis.

Date: 1755

Maker: Blackburn, Joseph, ca. 1730-ca. 1778 (Painter)

Material: oil painting (technique), canvas

GUSN: 328739

Accession Number: 2017.148.1AB

Portrait of Ruth Cunningham Otis (d. 1789)

(A) Half length portrait of Ruth Cunningham Otis wearing a white dress embellished with lace cuffs. She is wearing pearl beads and decorative cuff buttons with a blue shaw draped over her shoulder. The portrait is painted in a trompe l'oeil frame. Signed and dated by the artist on the lower left of ...

Date: 1755

Maker: Blackburn, Joseph, ca. 1730-ca. 1778 (Painter)

Material: oil painting (technique), canvas

GUSN: 328740

Accession Number: 2017.148.2AB

Men's Shirt

White cotton collared shirt with a red clenched fist in the center of the back and buttons down the front.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), screen printing

GUSN: 328741

Accession Number: 2017.149.1

Chair

Balloon back armchair. Carved floral motif on crest and seat rail, Broad seat over cabriole legs. Embroidered upholstery on seat, arms, and back.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), needlepoint (visual works)

GUSN: 328744

Accession Number: 2017.152.1

Side Chairs

Set of three side chairs with white painted shield backs and yellow upholstered seats.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 329381

Accession Number: 1971.1004.1-.3

Armchairs

Set of two armchairs with white painted shield backs and yellow upholstered seats.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 329382

Accession Number: 1971.1003.1-.2

Ring Sizer

Ring size measurer.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 329476

Accession Number: 1943.667

Box with Lid

Original box for 1984.1350.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 329477

Accession Number: 1984.1349AB

Utensil Set

Fork, spoon, and kinfe set. The fork has a wooden handle, the knife has a handle of bone or antler.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 329492

Accession Number: 2017.65.6

Pair of Stockings

Pair of hand-knitted cream-colored stockings with the initials MDL stitched at the top.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 329515

Accession Number: 2017.65.29

Bonnet

Knit bonnet with lace trim and fabric tie.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 329516

Accession Number: 2017.65.30

Bonnet

Knit lace bonnet with fabric tie and lace trim.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 329517

Accession Number: 2017.65.31

Linoleum

Linoleum remnant, floral medallion rug pattern. United States, 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: linoleum

GUSN: 329628

Accession Number: 2018.2.1

Hook

Metal hook.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 329886

Accession Number: 1912.1

Slat-back Side Chair

Tall slat-back side chair with four graduated slats, ring-turned stiles with acorn finials, and a modern rush seat. The front stiles are ring-turned with flattened tops, the front stretchers have urns and double ball-turning with plain side stretchers and a single rear stretcher. Painted black.

Date: 1760-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), rush (material)

GUSN: 329967

Accession Number: 2014.22.3

Drop-leaf Table

Drop-leaf table with a round top and pad feet.

Date: 1735-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), pine (wood), oak (wood)

GUSN: 330014

Accession Number: 2014.22.6

Glass Doorknob

Blue glass doorknob.

Maker: John Tein Company (Maker)

GUSN: 330016

Accession Number: 1942.5213

Leather Purse with Three Grange Pins

Small blue leather folding purse with a snap closure. Three pins are attached to the inside flap. Two pins are labeled "Past Master" of the "Juvenile Grange" and one is labeled "Past Matron" of the "Juvenile Grange". The purse has "Fuller Regalia & Costume Co. / Worcester, Mass" printed on the insi...

Date: 20th century

Maker: Fuller Regalia & Costume Co.

Material: leather, alloy

GUSN: 330044

Accession Number: 2018.7.1

Wallpaper Sample - Green Stripe and Medallion

Sample of wallpaper with a foliate scroll medallion pattern printed over an overall stripe pattern. Printed in cream, olive green, light green, black, gold, and dark green on a light green ground.

Date: c. 1878

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 330107

Accession Number: 2018.8.1

Wallpaper Sample - Border with Green and Gold

Wallpaper border sample with foliate scrolls printed in cream, black, dark green, and gold on an ungrounded paper. Printed "JANEWAY & CO." in the selvedge.

Date: c. 1878

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 330108

Accession Number: 2018.8.2

Wallpaper Sample - Cream and Green Scrolls

Wallpaper sample with dark green, cream, black, gold, and light green foliate scrolls on a cream ground.

Date: c. 1878

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 330109

Accession Number: 2018.8.3

Upholstery Fabric - Orange and Gold Scrolls

Sample of a chair seat upholstery fabric woven with gold foliate scrolls on an orange ground.

Date: c. 1878

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 330110

Accession Number: 2018.8.4

Upholstery Fabric - Gold and Red

Sample of a chair seat upholstery fabric woven with floral baskets and scrolls in gold with red accents.

Date: c. 1878

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 330111

Accession Number: 2018.8.5

Wallpaper Roll - Gray, Pink, and Blue Floral

Unused roll of wallpaper with an all over floral pattern printed in white, yellow, two grays, pink, and blue on an ungrounded paper. Printed in the selvedge "Made in U.S.A Great Lakes W.P. Mills 1207".

Date: ca. 1878

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 330112

Accession Number: 2018.8.6

Wallpaper Roll - Gray Monochrome Floral

Unused roll of wallpaper with an all over floral printed in gray on gray ground.

Date: c. 1878

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 330113

Accession Number: 2018.8.7

Serving tray

Wooden oval serving tray with a brass filigree border. Tray has brass handles with a floral motif in center. Wood is a dark rich color, possibly mahogany.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood by composition or origin, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 330157

Accession Number: 2018.9.7

Model of the Gilman Garrison

Wooden model of the Gilman Garrison House in Exeter, New Hampshire. Rectangular with cut-outs for the windows and door with two chimneys. Made by M. Darling.

Date: 1879

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 330678

Accession Number: 2018.13.1

Model of the Gilman Garrison

Wooden model of the Gilman Garrison House in Exeter, New Hampshire. Rectangular with cut-outs for the windows and door. The windows are filled with glass. The roof is removable to show the interior of the model with wooden walls, fireplaces, and furniture. Made by M. Darling.

Date: 1879

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 330679

Accession Number: 2018.13.2

Veil with ornaments

Lace veil (A): is formed of lace and tulle netting, with a shaped crown and ruched band at forehead with locations for the ornaments B and C. The lace ground is dotted, while the edges are decorated with applied bobbin lace flowers and leafy vines. The scalloped hem has a 1/2" wide applied bobbin la...

Date: ca. 1928

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), wax

GUSN: 331316

Accession Number: 2013.50.5A-C

Silk handkerchief

A single square of silk crepe embellished with a deep edge of applied lace.

Date: ca. 1928

Maker: unknown

Material: crepe (textile), silk (textile), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 331317

Accession Number: 2013.50.6

Venetian Blind Cornice

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 331334

Accession Number: 1964.302

Gropius Christmas Card

Folded card made from delicate, translucent off-white paper. A print of the word NOEL in black and brown ink on the same kind of paper is affixed to the interior, above the beginning of a handwritten letter in German.

Date: 1959

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 334264

Accession Number: 1984.496.14

Gropius Christmas Card

A piece of white paper folded inside a piece of folded red paper. Japanese calligraphy in black ink on left side of white paper interior; printed inscription in English on right side of white paper interior.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334265

Accession Number: 1984.496.11

Gropius Christmas Card

Folded card on thin beige paper. Front is a collage with striped paper and a drawing of a bird with a worm inside a decorative frame. The bird and worm drawing is "hung" from the striped paper with thin wire and is movable. Interior of the card bears an inscription in red pencil.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, colored pencils, wire, paint (coating)

GUSN: 334266

Accession Number: 1984.496.15

Gropius Christmas Card

Black-and-white photograph made into a postcard with Italian postage/postal markings. Photograph has been edited to have a handwritten inscription in white with a greeting and the artist's initials.

Date: 1949

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, ink, postage stamps

GUSN: 334267

Accession Number: 1984.496.16

Gropius Christmas Card

Color print in black, red, green, and yellow folded in half to make a greeting card. Handwritten inscriptions on front cover in green pencil. Handwritten inscriptions in interior in red pencil and black ink.

Maker: Chermayeff, Serge, 1900-1996 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), printing ink, ink, colored pencils

GUSN: 334268

Accession Number: 1984.496.17

Itinerant Artist Scene

Watercolor on paper painting of an artist making a portrait of a boy in a kitchen setting with the family looking on. Framed.

Date: c. 1845

Maker: unknown

Material: watercolor (paint), paper (fiber product), colored pencils

GUSN: 334350

Accession Number: 2019.5.1

Painting "Mount Chocorua"

Oil on canvas painting of Mount Chocorua through a forest of trees. In original gilded frame.

Date: c. 1895

Maker: Hale, Ellen Day, 1855-1940 (Painter)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 334351

Accession Number: 2019.6.1

Gropius Christmas Card

Painting of a fish on white paper in black, blue, yellow, and purple, with swirls of blue, black, and orange. Japanese characters in red in the bottom left corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 334358

Accession Number: 1984.496.19

Gropius Christmas Card

Thin brown paper with designs in red ink or paint: a circular design in the center of the paper as well as vertical lines on the right half of the page with three asian characters, possible Chinese. Printed and handwritten inscriptions in top and bottom right corners in black ink.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334359

Accession Number: 1984.496.27

Gropius Christmas Card

Black and red printed designs on thin brown paper with handwritten inscriptions in black ink.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334360

Accession Number: 1984.496.26

Gropius Christmas Card

Japanese calligraphy in black and red ink on thin white paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334361

Accession Number: 1984.496.20

Gropius Christmas Card

Thin, translucent white paper folded in half to make a card. Front bears a printed image (possibly woodblock or linoleum) of a sheep with words running along the bottom border. Interior of the card bears a handwritten inscription.

Maker: Feininger, T. Lux, 1910-2011 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334362

Accession Number: 1984.496.21

Gropius Christmas Card

Greeting card made of thin, translucent white paper with the left third folded in. Japanese calligraphy in red and a printed name on the folded left third; printed inscription and a signature in the lower right corner of the right side.

Date: 1962-1963

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334363

Accession Number: 1984.496.23

Gropius Christmas Card

Design and season's greetings printed in black and red-orange ink on thin, translucent, speckled white paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334364

Accession Number: 1984.496.25

Gropius Christmas Card

Printed design in black ink on light blue, translucent paper with printed inscription along lower edge and artist's signature in pencil.

Maker: Kranz, Kurt, 1910- (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, graphite pencils

GUSN: 334365

Accession Number: 1984.496.28

Gropius Christmas Card

Translucent, speckled off-white paper with the top two-thirds folded over and printed with a red design. Handwritten inscriptions on the interior in black and blue ink. Twisted strands of red and blue thread are threaded through two holes in the fold of the card.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, thread

GUSN: 334366

Accession Number: 1984.496.24

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