Historic New England

Side chair

Klismo style side chair. The table crest is between the stiles and is outlined in gold with two plants. There is one rail in the middle of the back. The seat is rush and the front seat rail is outlined in gold with six fleur de lis. The front and rear legs curve out in the Empire style. The two side...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222144

Accession Number: 2006.44.2628

Side chair

Federal style inlaid shield-backed side chair. The lower point of the shield has six shapes painted on it that looks like ship sails. The splat is three bars, ending in a vase form. The stiles are short and molded and the seat is a slip seat. The front legs are molded, there are three stretchers, an...

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222149

Accession Number: 2006.44.2594.1

Armchair

A Victorian style walnut armchair with carved roses and vines, the back is oval, and is upholstered with green cloth and the gimp is gold. Part of the arms are upholstered, there are scrolled handholds, and small stiles also have the scroll design. There is another patera in the center of the front ...

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 222153

Accession Number: 2006.44.2598

Garden Planter

Round terra cotta garden planter with molded fruit swags, fleur-de-lys and lion's head decoration. Identical to 1969.19002.1, .3 except for different decorative bands below the garland (i.e. circle within a circle).

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 222155

Accession Number: 1969.19002.2

Garden Planter

Round terra cotta garden planter with molded fruit swags, fleur-de-lys and lion's head decoration.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222156

Accession Number: 1969.19002.3A-D

Garden Planter

Round terra cotta garden planter with molded leaves, swags and masks. Molded decorative elements appear to have been affixed to pot with a terra cotta slip. The body of thepost exhibits horizontal finishing marks (or rilling) on the interior and exterior. Interior marks are much rougher and irregula...

Date: 1895-1902

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 222159

Accession Number: 1969.19003

Side Chair

Side chair with round finials, turned stiles, and painted crest rail with repeating arches in red and gold; and, above the arches are drapes and tassels painted in gold. There are four spindles and the shapes in the middle are outlined in gold paint. The seat is rush, the legs are turned, and there ...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222161

Accession Number: 2006.44.2624

Garden Planter

Round terra cotta garden planter with molded leaves, swags and masks. Molded decorative elements appear to have been affixed to pot with a terra cotta slip. The body of the post exhibits horizontal finishing marks (or rilling) on the interior and exterior. Interior marks are much rougher and irregul...

Date: 1895-1902

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222164

Accession Number: 1969.19003.1

Garden Planter

Round terra cotta garden planter with molded leaves, swags and masks. Molded decorative elements appear to have been affixed to pot with a terra cotta slip. The body of thepost exhibits horizontal finishing marks (or rilling) on the interior and exterior. Interior marks are much rougher and irregula...

Date: 1895-1902

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222165

Accession Number: 1969.19003.2

Garden Planter

Round terra cotta garden planter with molded leaves, swags and masks. Molded decorative elements appear to have been affixed to pot with a terra cotta slip. The body of thepost exhibits horizontal finishing marks (or rilling) on the interior and exterior. Interior marks are much rougher and irregula...

Date: 1895-1902

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222166

Accession Number: 1969.19003.3

Garden Planter

Round terra cotta garden planter with molded leaves, swags and masks. Molded decorative elements appear to have been affixed to pot with a terra cotta slip. The body of thepost exhibits horizontal finishing marks (or rilling) on the interior and exterior. Interior marks are much rougher and irregula...

Date: 1895-1902

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222167

Accession Number: 1969.19003.4

Garden Planter

Round terra cotta garden planter with molded leaves, swags and masks. Molded decorative elements appear to have been affixed to pot with a terra cotta slip. The body of thepost exhibits horizontal finishing marks (or rilling) on the interior and exterior. Interior marks are much rougher and irregula...

Date: 1895-1902

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222168

Accession Number: 1969.19003.5AB

Garden Planter

Round terra cotta garden planter with molded leaves, swags and masks. Also three bands of rusted metal wire encircle pot at base, mid-point and rim. Molded decorative elements appear to have been affixed to pot with a terra cotta slip. The body of thepost exhibits horizontal finishing marks (or rill...

Date: 1895-1902

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222169

Accession Number: 1969.19003.6

Garden Planter

Round terra cotta garden planter with molded leaves, swags and masks. Molded decorative elements appear to have been affixed to pot with a terra cotta slip. The body of thepost exhibits horizontal finishing marks (or rilling) on the interior and exterior. Interior marks are much rougher and irregula...

Date: 1895-1902

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222170

Accession Number: 1969.19003.7

Garden Planter

Round terra cotta garden planter with molded leaves, swags and masks. Molded decorative elements appear to have been affixed to pot with a terra cotta slip. The body of thepost exhibits horizontal finishing marks (or rilling) on the interior and exterior. Interior marks are much rougher and irregula...

Date: 1895-1902

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222171

Accession Number: 1969.19003.8

Garden Planter

Round terra cotta garden planter with molded leaves, swags and masks. Molded decorative elements appear to have been affixed to pot with a terra cotta slip. The body of thepost exhibits horizontal finishing marks (or rilling) on the interior and exterior. Interior marks are much rougher and irregula...

Date: 1895-1902

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222172

Accession Number: 1969.19003.9

Garden Planter

Round terra cotta garden planter with molded leaves, swags and masks. Molded decorative elements appear to have been affixed to pot with a terra cotta slip. The body of thepost exhibits horizontal finishing marks (or rilling) on the interior and exterior. Interior marks are much rougher and irregula...

Date: 1895-1902

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222173

Accession Number: 1969.19003.10

Side chair

Wook Empire style klismos side chair with partial scrole finials, decorated crest rail outlined in green, and a horizontal spindle in the center outlined in green paint. The seat is wicker. The legs are saber shaped with a line of green down the center. There are six stretchers.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222176

Accession Number: 2006.44.2625

Side Chair

Side chair with ball finials, rounded crest rail, stiles, and splat. The spindles are turned and the seat is rushed. The rear legs are rounded as are the four side stretchers and the back stretcher. The front legs are tapered with ball turning at the top. the stretcher between the front legs has tw...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222178

Accession Number: 2006.44.2622.1

Wedding ensemble

Wedding ensemble worn by Emily Campbell Priest at her marriage to George Duncan Milne, North Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 9, 1882. Includes: Two piece pearl gray silk taffeta wedding dress; Pair of leather slippers; Pair of satin bows [for slippers]; Cotton petticoat; Lace shawl [worn with dre...

Date: November 9, 1882

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), machine lace, kidskin, straw (plant material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 222179

Accession Number: 2009.1

Shield

Shield in a rounded-edged diamond shape, made of thick animal hide with a bamboo handle pole extending above and below the top and bottom edges of the shield. The bamboo pole runs down the center of the side that faces the body and is affixed to the inner side of the shield with strips of hide that ...

Maker: unknown

Material: hide (collagenous material), bamboo (material)

GUSN: 222362

Accession Number: 2006.44.2603

Teapot

White porcleain teapot with c-shaped handle applied spout and with hinged lid; with white embossed floral decoration with a peasant girl on the verso and an eagle with a shield on the recto. Blue line decoration overall.

Date: 1770-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 222363

Accession Number: 2004.1.17AB

Dressing table

Queen Anne style cherry dressing table featuring five drawers with brass pulls. Features carved shell, turned drop spindles, and cabriole legs with pad feet.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 222366

Accession Number: 2006.44.2596

Painting

Painting on a piece of wood, stream in the middle, man fishing on right side and two woman in red and blue dresses, washing cloth on left side of stream.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 222369

Accession Number: 2004.1.18

Secretary

Federeal style secretary. The key holes are rounded escutcheon the drawers have brass pulls. The doors have rectangular panes. The midmolding has a lighter wood outlining the molding, all the way around. The secretary features a cylinder-fall desk. Underneath the cylinder-fall, are five pigeon holes...

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 222370

Accession Number: 2006.44.2585

Sampler

Alphabet and number sampler on linen ground with silk threads. Cross stitch and Gobelin stitch. Complete upper case and lower case alphabets, numbers 1-9, and maker's name and age with verse. Wooden frame with gold finish, covered with glass.

Date: 1805-1820

Maker: Dickinson, Mary (Embroiderer)

Material: linen (material), silk (textile), cross stitch, embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 222379

Accession Number: 2004.1.19

Daguerreotype

Simple mahogany vineyard frame daguerreotype of husband, wife and daughter with gold colored mat.

Date: February 18, 1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222382

Accession Number: 2004.1.20

Teapot

Cream colored earthenware teapot. Floral and foliate motif. Round pointed finial.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, hand-painted

GUSN: 222386

Accession Number: 2004.1.21AB

Figurine "Shepherdess with Lute and Sheep"

Round base, shepherdess in orange dress with lute, surrounded by three sheep

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 222389

Accession Number: 2004.1.22

Boy with Tree

Square base, boy standing next to tree, animal skinn draped around him

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 222392

Accession Number: 2004.1.23

Figurine

Two small figures sleeping, colors: green, blue, orange, yellowed glazed decoration.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 222397

Accession Number: 2004.1.24

Mug

German polychrome enameled opaque glass mug. Image depicts a dog in a field with floral decoration.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), enamel paint

GUSN: 222422

Accession Number: 2006.44.2589

Fireplace shovel

Brass fireplace shovel. The handle is turned wood. The body is a large cylinder, with the top half open.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 222423

Accession Number: 2006.44.2611

Candlestick

Glass candlestick with swirls that go counterclockwise. There are six crests and six troughs to the wavy edge design.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 222427

Accession Number: 2006.44.2606.1

Decanter

Glass decanter with a stopper. Round body with a narrow neck. Diamond pattern.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: cut glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 222428

Accession Number: 2004.1.25.1AB

Fire Bucket

Painted leather fire bucket depicting coat of arms of the United Kingdom. Crest with lion to right, chained unicorn on left, knight's helmet topped by royal crown. Reverse side depicts three additional lions.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 222429

Accession Number: 2006.44.2591

Decanter

Glass decanter with a stopper. Round body with a narrow neck. Diamond pattern.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: cut glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 222430

Accession Number: 2004.1.25.2AB

Box

Wooden box with Chinese scenes carved into it. Surrounding the pictures are flowers, reed fluits, and hats. The box has a hinged lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 222432

Accession Number: 2006.44.2632

Dressing mirror

Mahogany free standing dresser mirror. The edges of the mirror are square. The side posts have rounded and turned tops, with spiral columns. The legs taper and end in cloven hooves.

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), glass (material)

GUSN: 222435

Accession Number: 2006.44.2577

Tong Stone

Tong stone

Date: 1780-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock)

GUSN: 222436

Accession Number: 2004.1.26

Fireplace tongs

Brass fireplace tongs with a turned ball handle One prong is stationary and the other is hinged. The ends are flat circles.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 222437

Accession Number: 2006.44.2602

Writing desk

A portable desk that opens. The top wing has a lock and mother of pearl inlay. The bottom wing has oval mother of pearl across from the lock and other mother of pearl inlay in the corners.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), mother of pearl

GUSN: 222438

Accession Number: 2006.44.2631

Candlestick

Urn shaped candlestick. On either side are the heads of rams with rings through their mouths. The base is broad and round, and has four rounded feet.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 222441

Accession Number: 2006.44.2605

Candlestick

An urn shaped candlestick. The base is broad and square, with criss-crossing disigns and circles. At the very top, the square lifts off.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 222443

Accession Number: 2006.44.2604.1

Tong Stone

Tong stone. Square soap stone with diagonal hatching.

Date: 1780-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222444

Accession Number: 2004.1.26.1

Tong Stone

Tong stone. Square soap stone with diagonal hatching.

Date: 1780-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222445

Accession Number: 2004.1.26.2

Tong Stone

Tong stone. Square soap stone with perpendicular hatching.

Date: 1780-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222446

Accession Number: 2004.1.26.3

Candlestick

An urn shaped candlestick. The base is broad and square, with criss-crossing disigns and circles. At the very top, the square lifts off.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 222447

Accession Number: 2006.44.2604.2

Candlestick

Glass candlestick with swirls that go counterclockwise. There are six crests and six troughs to the wavy edge design.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 222448

Accession Number: 2006.44.2606.2

Bowl

Diamond shaped wooden bowl (a) made of a lightweight wood with a dark patina. Possibly from Fiji which has similarily-shaped examples of bowls and dishes. The body of the bowl is worn along both edges at one diamond-shaped end. There is also a braided rope of plant fiber (b).

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), plant fiber

GUSN: 222449

Accession Number: 2006.44.2617

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