Historic New England

Fourth Liberty Loan button

Round Fourth Liberty Loan button with blue background and white text. Center image depicts a white flag with red trim and four vertical blue stripes. Pin fastener.

Date: 1914-1918

Maker: The American Art Works, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 222732

Accession Number: 2006.44.3384

Calling card

Set of seven of Mr. Stephen W. Philliips's calling cards.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 222733

Accession Number: 2006.44.3375

Fourth Liberty Loan button

Round Fourth Liberty Loan button with blue background and white text. Center image depicts a white flag with red trim and four vertical blue stripes. Pin fastener.

Date: 1914-1918

Maker: Animate Toy Company (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 222734

Accession Number: 2006.44.3379

Calling card

Calling card from Mr. Stephen W. Phillips. His name, town, and state are printed in cursive.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 222735

Accession Number: 2006.44.3375.1

Calling card

Calling card from Mr. Stephen W. Phillips. His name, town, and state are printed in cursive.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 222736

Accession Number: 2006.44.3375.2

Calling card

Calling card from Mr. Stephen W. Phillips. His name, town, and state are printed in cursive.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 222737

Accession Number: 2006.44.3375.3

Calling card

Calling card from Mr. Stephen W. Phillips. His name, town, and state are printed in cursive.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 222738

Accession Number: 2006.44.3375.4

Calling card

Calling card from Mr. Stephen W. Phillips. His name, town, and state are printed in cursive.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 222739

Accession Number: 2006.44.3375.5

Calling card

Calling card from Mr. Stephen W. Phillips. His name, town, and state are printed in cursive.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 222740

Accession Number: 2006.44.3375.6

Calling card

Calling card from Mr. Stephen W. Phillips. His name, town, and state are printed in cursive.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 222741

Accession Number: 2006.44.3375.7

Thomas Edison postage stamps

Two postage stamps adhered to a piece of paper. Each one is a picture of Thomas Edison and they are three cent stamps. On top of the stamps is the post office delivery stamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), ink

GUSN: 222742

Accession Number: 2006.44.3374

Green National Capital Sesquicentennial postage stamp. The picture is the White House and a bit of its front lawn. There is a stamp made by the post office over the postage stamp. Postage was three cents.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), ink

GUSN: 222743

Accession Number: 2006.44.2689

Pouch

Small leather pouch with a flower design on the bottom and a double drawstring at the top. The sides are decorated in rows of squares that have "X" in them.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 222744

Accession Number: 2006.44.2673

Teaspoon

One of a set of six. Silver teaspoon with a spatulate handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1856-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 222745

Accession Number: 2003.15.2.1

Teaspoon

Set of six silver teaspoons with spatulate design on handle, rounded shoulders at junction with bowl and pointed bowls.

Date: 1856-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 222746

Accession Number: 2003.15.2.2

Teaspoon

One of a set of six. Silver teaspoon with a spatulate handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1856-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 222747

Accession Number: 2003.15.2.3

Teaspoon

One of a set of six. Silver teaspoon with a spatulate handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1856-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 222748

Accession Number: 2003.15.2.4

Teaspoon

One of a set of six. Silver teaspoon with a spatulate handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1856-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 222749

Accession Number: 2003.15.2.5

Teaspoon

One of a set of six. Silver teaspoon with a spatulate handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1856-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 222750

Accession Number: 2003.15.2.6

Shade Rollers

Pair of wooden shade rollers; straight rods with turned knob pegs at one end and two small slots to hold shades, both have paper tag labels (one green (.2) and one tan (.1))

Date: August 21, 1855, patent

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 222751

Accession Number: 2003.16.1-.2

Bookmark

Cream colored long and narrow bookmark and page turner.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 222752

Accession Number: 2006.44.2663

Saint George and the Dragon

Framed photographic print of a painting, depicting St George and the Dragon. In the foreground, the saint on his horse is runnig the dragon through with a lance. A woman is standing to the right. In the background, is a lanscape with a castle and ships sailing on water.

Maker: W.H. Gardner (Framer)

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

GUSN: 222753

Accession Number: 2006.44.929

Bag

Cloth both. It is green with bronze colored stitching and a pearly white button. Initials are stiched onto the flap.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 222754

Accession Number: 2006.44.2672

Barrel

Small wooden barrel. The top and bottom rims have four rings carved into them.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 222755

Accession Number: 2006.44.2670

Box

Small orange box. On the lid of the box is the face of a man and his eyes are pointed to the right proper, his lips are in a frown, and he has a facial hair. The payne around his face and down the rest of the lid is gold.

Maker: unknown

Material: paint (coating), plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 222756

Accession Number: 2006.44.2671AB

Compass

Round metal case that opens to reveal a compass inside. Push button release at top. Attached to the ring is a knotted chain.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 222757

Accession Number: 2006.44.2669

Toilet Tissue

Sheets of toilet tissue wrapped (unopened) in white papter with blue lettering; wrapping is taped together with white tape on the back, top and bottom; on front of packing, there is a blue and white wavy border inside of which reads "LaSanitas/Paper/ Pure Tissue/ Wire Hook/ S. S. Pierce Co./ Boston....

Date: 1930s

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, metal

GUSN: 222761

Accession Number: 2003.17

Fan

Chinese paper fan with wood handle. The ribs are created from wood and the fan part is two pieces of paper. The paper has been painted with houses, rocks, mountains for a background, and grass. All the people have had their clothing stitched and then put onto the fan, and their faces have been paint...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222763

Accession Number: 2006.44.2664

Get Behind the Government Liberty Loan of 1917 button

Round button with red background, blue trim, and white text and image of Statue of Liberty. Pin fastener.

Date: 1917

Maker: Ehrman Mfg. Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 222764

Accession Number: 2006.44.3380

Get Behind the Government Liberty Loan of 1917 button

Round button with red background, blue trim, and white text and image of Statue of Liberty. Pin fastener.

Date: 1917

Maker: Ehrman Mfg. Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 222765

Accession Number: 2006.44.3381

Wallpaper

Scenic wallpaper block printed en grisaille depicting the four seasons as a country wedding, the harvest (picnic), grape harvesting and huntsmen and skating.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: Jacquemart et Bernard (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 222766

Accession Number: 2004.4

Get Behind the Government Liberty Loan of 1917 button

Round button with red background, blue trim, and white text and image of Statue of Liberty. Pin fastener.

Date: 1917

Maker: Ehrman Mfg. Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 222767

Accession Number: 2006.44.3382

Four Allegories

Five framed photographic prints after the "Four Allegories" of Giovanni Bellini. From left to right: the Lust is represented by two male figures in a landscape. One of them is in a chariot pulled by three putti. The next painting represents the Fortune: a woman in a boat holding a large orb. She is ...

Maker: Walter Kimball & Co. (Framer) Reproduction of Bellini, Giovanni, 1431-1436-1516 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 222768

Accession Number: 2006.44.931

"War Chest, Salem" Pin

Pin in the shape of a treasure chest. "War Chest, Salem" promotes laying aside money for the war effort.

Date: 1914-1918

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 222769

Accession Number: 2006.44.3376

Store card

Metal store card. The front is plain and has the credit account number.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 222643

Accession Number: 2006.44.3372

Store card

Metal store card. In the center is the credit number. On top and bottom are curly designs.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 222644

Accession Number: 2006.44.3373

Store cards

Set contains two store cards, one note of permision, and an envelope.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 222646

Accession Number: 2006.44.2690

Store card

Store card used by Mrs. Stephen H. Phillips. It is white and the top is labeled with a company's initials and Mrs. Phillips' name.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222647

Accession Number: 2006.44.2690.1

Store card

White store card with the initials of a company at the top and the name of the owner. On the back are two towers and the tower on the left proper is flying the American Flag. Both buildings are labled "Chandler & Co."

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222648

Accession Number: 2006.44.2690.2

Calling card

Calling card. In the center is printed the person's name and in the lower left proper corner is the address of the person.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222649

Accession Number: 2006.44.2690.3

Envelope

Envelope holds two store cards, anad a calling card. The envelope is mostly white with black borders, and the back is the same.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222650

Accession Number: 2006.44.2690.4

Medal

Broken medal with part of it remaining on a ribbon. The piece on the ribbon has a center circle face that has the face of a man in it and words around his face. The broken piece has a wreath of leaves around the edge and the top corners curl inwards.

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 222652

Accession Number: 2006.44.2676AB

Sword

Straight iron blade; sharkskin handle wrapped with brass rope wire; hilt has eagle and shield design.

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), brass (alloy), sharkskin

GUSN: 222656

Accession Number: 2003.5

Souvenir

Miniature Statue of Liberty souvenir; painted metal - base is light gray and statue is gold.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, paint (coating)

GUSN: 222668

Accession Number: 2003.7

Souvenir Pin

Rectangular tin-plated iron frame with stand surrounding celluloid with image of American flag in color with "United States" inscribed under flag.

Date: ca. 1940

Maker: unknown

Material: iron and iron alloy, celluloid (cellulosic)

GUSN: 222669

Accession Number: 2003.6

Toy cannon

Miniature toy cannon, painted metal; on four wheels; gold-painted eagle on sides; cannon swivels up and down.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, paint (coating)

GUSN: 222670

Accession Number: 2003.8

Pencil Holder

Pencil holder in the shape of a bullet. If the tip is pulled on, the bullet comes apart and reveals the pencil. The pencil is green.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood (plant material), lead (metal)

GUSN: 222671

Accession Number: 2006.44.2683AB

Third Liberty Loan button

Round Third Liberty Loan blue and white button with red trim. Button has image of cracked Liberty Bell surrounded by text and a pin fastener.

Date: 1914-1918

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 222672

Accession Number: 2006.44.3391

Vase

Clear glass vase with bulbous body, narrow neck, and flared rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 222673

Accession Number: 2006.44.1660

Pencil holder

Pencil holder with a flat design and two seperating rims toward the top. The pencil is brown.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, sterling silver, wood (plant material), lead (metal)

GUSN: 222674

Accession Number: 2006.44.2684AB

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