Historic New England

Admittance to The Salem Marine Society

Framed black and white certificate of admittance into the Salem Marine Society. The paper is divided into six sections depicting maritime vignettes. One is of a wharf and five ships, another of two men working at a barrel. Another depicts three men putting out a fire on a ship.

Date: 1928

Maker: Hill, Samuel, ca. 1766-1803 (Engraver) Goodspeed's Bookstore (Framer)

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

GUSN: 222076

Accession Number: 2006.44.916

Woman with Fur

Framed photographic print of a painting of a woman wearing a fur. She has a vine with leaves in her hair, and a pearl earing. The fur has spots on it and is draped over her left shoulder. She holds the fur with her right hand.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222077

Accession Number: 2006.44.904

Three Children on a Sailboat

Framed print of three children on a sailboat. They are pulling ropes under the moon. Behind them is a town on a hill with a bridge.

Maker: Washburn & Company (Framer)

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

GUSN: 222079

Accession Number: 2006.44.917

The Lesson

Framed photographic print of a woman on the right side and a young girl kneeling at her feet on the left side. The kneeling child points to something in the book. Above the girl are two putti who are coming down to put a wreath of flowers on her head. On the right proper edge of the painting is a ba...

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222080

Accession Number: 2006.44.905

Spanish Chapel of St. Maria Novella

Framed print of a chapel wall. On the sides are pillars leading up to an arch way that surrounds the scene. The scene includes many figures, dogs, and lambs. Many of the figures are being spoken to by saints. Central figure of Jesus sits on a throne, surrounded by angels.

Maker: Gardner, William H. (Framer)

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

GUSN: 222082

Accession Number: 2006.44.918

A Woman, Goddess and Putti by a Fountain

Framed photographic print of a woman fully clothed on the right, a woman with little clothing on the left, and between the women is a putti dipping his hand into a well. The woman to the right leans on pottery. The woman to the left hold a burning lamp. In the background on the right side is a villa...

Maker: Gardner, William H. (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222083

Accession Number: 2006.44.906

Hat

Women's hat [.1] in original box [.2ab]. Hat: Flat form, plum-colored velvet with pink silk wrapped around top surface. Elastic underneath to fasten under chin.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave), silk (textile)

GUSN: 222085

Accession Number: 2001.262.1

St. Eustace

Framed black and white engraving of Albrecht Durer's St. Eustace. In an outdoor scene, a man kneels on the ground with his hands extended toward the head of a horse. Five dogs in the foreground. Scene is taking place in the middle of a forest landscape, next to a pond.

Maker: Reproduction of Durer, Albrecht, 1471-1528 (Artist) Haley & Steele (Framer)

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

GUSN: 222087

Accession Number: 2006.44.920

South View of the Several Halls of Harvard College

Framed black and white print of the south view of six halls at Harvard College. Buildings in background with trees in foreground. Plain gilt frame.

Date: 1823

Maker: Reproduction of Fisher, Alvan, 1792-1863 (Painter) Cummings, Hilliard (Publisher)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 222089

Accession Number: 2006.44.925

A Presentation of the Christ Child

Framed black and white photographic print of a painting. A woman and man hold the hands of a male child who stands on a rock wearing a plain robe. Above his head his a dove and an old man with a white beard surrounded by putti.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222090

Accession Number: 2006.44.921

Salisburg Cathedral

Framed black and white photographic print of Salisbury Cathedral. Gothic cathedral with many spires, pointed arch windows, and buttresses.

Maker: Reeves, John H., Mr. (Framer)

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

GUSN: 222091

Accession Number: 2006.44.922

Photographic print

Photographic print of a Renaissance painting. The main character, a young boy standing to the platform, is presenting a winged animal to the person on the thrown. Behind the thrown are people looking out from a building and in the left proper background are more people looking out from a building.

Maker: Gardner, William H. (Framer)

Material: photographic materials, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 222092

Accession Number: 2006.44.926

Women Spinning and Weaving

Framed black and white print of eight female figures. Five in the foreground are spinning and weaving wool. In the background through an archway are three women looking at a tapestry.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222093

Accession Number: 2006.44.923

Creation of Adam

Framed photographic print of Michelangelo's Creation of Adam in the Sistine Chapel. On the right side is a man wearing nothing and he is reaching out his left hand. On the left side is another man coming out of a cloak with figures holding him back. This second man's hand is reaching out towards Ada...

Maker: Reproduction of Buonarroti, Michelangelo, 1475-1564 (Painter)

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222094

Accession Number: 2006.44.927

Northeast View of the Several Halls of Harvard College

Framed black and white print of a view of the several halls of Harvard College. Trees and a dirt road in front of six buildings. On the road are four figures and two dogs, one of the figures is on horseback. Plain gilt frame.

Date: ca. 1823

Maker: Torrey, Charles C. (Engraver) Cummings, Hilliard (Publisher)

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

GUSN: 222095

Accession Number: 2006.44.924

Print

Framed print of a painting of a man sitting in a chariot being pulled by two horses. Surrounding the chariot are several women holding hands. All figures are headed towards a woman on the left side of the image. In the background, bellow the scene in the clouds, is the ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 222096

Accession Number: 2006.44.928

Hat Box

Circular hat box with lid. Black and white stripes with red border.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222098

Accession Number: 2001.262.2AB-.3AB

Hat

Women's hat [.1] in original hat box [.2ab]. Hat: straw, pink, artificial flowers, circular. Fabric underneath to fasten under chin.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material), rubber (material)

GUSN: 222099

Accession Number: 2001.263.1

Ice Skate

Plain wooden soles; screw through heel; steel blades that curl up at the toe wtih acron tip; leather straps with metal rings at ankles; soles have cutouts for additional straps; inscription on underside of each sole.

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), steel (alloy), leather

GUSN: 222100

Accession Number: 1927.224AB

Ice Skates

Mahogany (possibly) soles with brass plates at toes and heels; screw through heel; steel blade; leather straps at ankles and ball of foot (missing on B) with buckles

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), steel (alloy), leather, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 222101

Accession Number: 1927.226AB

Photograph of Stephen Phillips

Framed black and white photographic portrait of Stevie standing in the parlor. He wears a collared shirt, tie, jacket, and high ankle shoes. He stands in front of the fireplace and to the right is a chair and side table.

Date: 1918

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 221851

Accession Number: 2006.44.848

Anne Kinsman

Framed watercolor and ink portrait of a young girl. She is facing the left proper side. Her dress is blue with a white lace collar. Oval frame with an inner ring of metal surrounding the picture.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: watercolor (paint), paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 221854

Accession Number: 2006.44.857

Landscape in Winter

Unframed oil painting of a landscape in winter. A house in a field is surrounded by a forest.

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, paper (fiber product), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 221857

Accession Number: 2006.44.849

Kings Hill from Davis Hill, New London , N.H.

Unframed watercolor painting of a landscape. Flowers, bushes, a body of water, and part of a building in the foreground and three hills in the background.

Maker: Noyes, Ann A. (Artist)

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

GUSN: 221858

Accession Number: 2006.44.864

James Duncan Jr.

Framed silhouette of a man in profile. He faces the proper left side and is wearing a collared shirt and tie, and a ponytail.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), cloth

GUSN: 221859

Accession Number: 2006.44.858

Chest of Drawers

Miniature chest with three drawers, the upper most with a blind front, the lower two with wooden knobs. The drawers are flanked by wooden columns with gilt brass pseudo-doric capitals and bases. The case rests upon bracket feet in the rear and circular gilt-brass feet in front. Full dust boards betw...

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), gilding, mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 221860

Accession Number: 1990.123

View of the Court House in Salem, Massachusetts

Framed print with watercolor of the Salem Court House. The building has four ionic colums in front and a tower. In the middle of all all the buildings are four standing figures. In the background, a boat is in the water.

Maker: S. Wood & Sons (Dealer)

GUSN: 221861

Accession Number: 2006.44.859

Prise D'un Vasseau De Guere Holland ois Devant Ostende

Framed black and white print of a sea battle of ships. There are nineteen ships and four boats on the water. On the right is a large cloud of smoke and in the foreground are two sea animals.

Maker: Dequevauviller, Francois, 1745-1807 (Engraver)

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

GUSN: 221863

Accession Number: 2006.44.865

Anna P. (Wheatland) Phillips

Framed photograph portrait of Anna P. Wheatland. She is standing facing the left proper side and her head is turned toward the right proper. Her hands are clasped behind her back, her dress is pink with a fur belt, and a white lace collar. Her sleeves are short and puffed and her hair is up.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic materials, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 221866

Accession Number: 2006.44.860

A Yarmouth Water Frolic

Framed reproduction print after a painting by John Crome. There is a water scene of a harbor full of ships with a buoy in the foreground and land with buildings and trees to the right.

Maker: After Crome, John, 1768-1821 (Artist) After Crome, John Bernay, 1794-1842 (Artist) George Pulman & Sons Ltd. (Publisher)

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

GUSN: 221867

Accession Number: 2006.44.866

Three portraits of Anna P. Wheatland

Three painted photographic prints of Anna P. Wheatland. In the image on the right proper, she is standing, facing right proper, with her hands in front of her on a pillow. The middle image is a bust. Her shoulders face right proper but her head is turned the other direction. In the left proper image...

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 221870

Accession Number: 2006.44.861

Oatmeal Row, Salisbury

Framed black and white etching of building facades.

Date: 1910

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 221872

Accession Number: 2006.44.867

Croyden from Trow's Hill

Unframed watercolor painting mounted onto a board of three hills descending into the background.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 221874

Accession Number: 2006.44.863

Model Ship

Framed photograph of a model ship. There are two masts and a dingy off the back. Two legs and two braces keep the ship upright. There is an American flag on the far right proper mast.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 221875

Accession Number: 2006.44.869

Reverend George Phillips Preaching under a Great Tree at Watertown

Framed print of bas relief from the Founder's Memorial of Watertown made in 1930. A man preaches to others dressed in Colonial clothing under a large tree.

Date: 1930

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 221877

Accession Number: 2006.44.868

View over Pali, Honolulu

Framed photographic print of a landscape. The view is from a hill looking down into a valley. On the hill on the left proper side, there is a car and a sign. In the background, on the left proper side is water, and to the right proper side are more hills.

Maker: Salem Art Shop (Framer)

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

GUSN: 221878

Accession Number: 2006.44.870

Desk

Slanted writing surface with black baize surface; hinged to case, lifts to reveal storage area; case features applied scroll and strap carving around the key-hole; all supported by legs carved with a ring-turned top, bulbous gadrooned shaft wth alternating fluting, over an inverted four-petal blosso...

Date: 1840-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 221880

Accession Number: 1990.126.1

A Northerly Perspective View from a Window in Massachusetts Hall

Framed print of a landscape of Harvard College. There is a field in the foreground, in front of six buidings. Going through the field is a road, and on the right proper side, two roads meet.

Maker: Griffin, Samuel (Artist)

GUSN: 221882

Accession Number: 2006.44.871

Tree Garden 2, Forge Paintings

Unframed watercolor painting of a tree in a field. There is a garden of flowers behind it and the foreground consists of grass and trees.

Maker: Noyes, Ann A. (Artist)

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

GUSN: 221883

Accession Number: 2006.44.882

Cabinet

The cabinet with a black baize top contained within a two-piece border; side panels set within a frame; three stacked drawers on the right front; a door with three false drawer faces on the left front; all drawers with wooden knobs; door opens to storage space with two adjustable shelves; all on sha...

Date: 1840-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 221886

Accession Number: 1990.126.2

Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

Framed watercolor print of Harvard College. In the foreground is a field with figures in it. There are six buildings in the background. The middle red building has a tower. In the middle ground is a white fence.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 221887

Accession Number: 2006.44.872

Chest

Rectangular chest with brass mounts at the corners of the lid, at the corners of the case, and along the bottom edge; the lid with a brass name plaque; the chest with the eschuteons; brass bale handles on each end. The interior with old paper lining of white, blue, and silver foil.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: camphorwood (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 221888

Accession Number: 1990.127

Yellow Shanks Snipe

Framed print of a bird. The bird is in the foreground and faces the right proper side. It has black and white feathers, a black beak, and yellow legs and feet. The bird is by a river and there are numerous trees in the background.

Maker: Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 (Artist) J.T. Bowen (Printer)

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

GUSN: 221891

Accession Number: 2006.44.873

Chest of Drawers

A rectangular top over two short drawers over three long drawers. All with wooden drawer pulls, above turned feet in front and bracket feet behind. Painted white the drawer outlined in blue and blue flowers on the drawer pulls.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 221895

Accession Number: 1990.128

Grey Fox

Unframed lithograph of a fox. The fox is in the foreground facing the proper left side. Behind the fox is some raised ground with some grass on top. In the background is a farm.The fox has a black back, red belly and legs and tail and under the neck, and blue eyes.

Maker: Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 (Artist) J.T. Bowen (Printer)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 221896

Accession Number: 2006.44.874

Whip-poor-will

Unframed lithograph of three birds and a moth in three stages. The bird at the top is flying, the middle bird is getting ready to land, and the bottom bird is perched on a branch. The moth is a caterpillar on a leaf, and is green and black. The moth towards the bottom has gold and purple wings. Behi...

Maker: Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 (Artist) J.T. Bowen

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 221905

Accession Number: 2006.44.875

Cabinet

Cabinet consisting of two sections: the upper section with inlaid doors opening to a shelf with two drawers; the lower section with two drawers with inlaid faces above two inlaid doors opening to a fixed shelf. The interior lined with blue and white Oriental-themed paper. theh drawers and doors inla...

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 221906

Accession Number: 1990.131

Screen

Three-part folding screen (.1); each panel with reeded columns with lobed ball finials and petal and leaf-carved feet centering a a molded frame containing peacock feathers on a damask ground under glass. The backs are of damask. (Also two boxes of peacock feathers) located in HAV-01-503-E-C-1101

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), glass (material), silk (textile), feather (material)

GUSN: 221930

Accession Number: 1990.132

Writing Table

Fixed top with two drop leafs secured by strap hinges; frame supports two drawers; upper drawer fitted with black velvet writing surface and smaller side compartments; all four legs are turned with ring-turned embellishments on tapered feet; upper drawer pulls (and lower right drawer pull) appear to...

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), veneer, poplar (wood)

GUSN: 221935

Accession Number: 1990.134

Wallpaper fragment

Wallpaper fragment, beige, white, and gold stripes.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 221938

Accession Number: 2009.20.11.1

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