Historic New England

Smoke shade holder

One of a set of smoke shade holders with a spring clip base, single adjustable upright, circular shade support, and articulated flared rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 332756

Accession Number: 1969.19131.1

Smoke shade holder

One of a set of smoke shade holders with a spring clip base, single adjustable upright, circular shade support, and articulated flared rim.

Date: 1885-1914

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 332757

Accession Number: 1969.19131.2

Smoke shade holder

One of a set of smoke shade holders with a spring clip base, single adjustable upright, circular shade support, and articulated flared rim.

Date: 1885-1914

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 332758

Accession Number: 1969.19131.3

Smoke shade holder

Smoke shade holder with spring clip, beaded handles, single upright, circular shade support, and flared rim.

Date: 1885-1914

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 332759

Accession Number: 1969.19132

Smoke shade holder

One of a pair of smoke shade holder with spring clip, beaded handles, single upright, circular shade support, and flared rim.

Date: 1885-1914

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 332761

Accession Number: 1969.19133.1

Smoke shade holder

One of a pair of smoke shade holder with spring clip, beaded handles, single upright, circular shade support, and flared rim.

Date: 1885-1914

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 332762

Accession Number: 1969.19133.2

Smoke shade holder

Silver-colored smoke shade holder with spring clip, beaded handles, single upright, circular shade support, and flared rim.

Date: 1885-1914

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 332763

Accession Number: 1969.19134

Packing box

Packing box, rectangular, powder blue with red trim, picture of burner on lid. A) Box, B) Lid.

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: Plume & Atwood (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), transfer printing, cardboard

GUSN: 332766

Accession Number: 1969.19135AB

Pattern for smoke shade

Pattern for smoke shade; coniccal, gray, seamed.

Date: 1885-1914

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 332767

Accession Number: 1969.19136

Smoke shade

One of four smoke shades; conical, red with white liner, textured surface.

Date: 1900-1949

Maker: unknown

Material: crepe paper

GUSN: 332769

Accession Number: 1969.19137.1

Smoke shade

One of four smoke shades; conical, red with white liner, textured surface.

Date: 1900-1949

Maker: unknown

Material: crepe paper

GUSN: 332770

Accession Number: 1969.19137.2

Smoke shade

One of four smoke shades; conical, red with white liner, textured surface.

Date: 1900-1949

Maker: unknown

Material: crepe paper

GUSN: 332771

Accession Number: 1969.19137.3

Smoke shade

One of four smoke shades; conical, red with white liner, textured surface.

Date: 1900-1949

Maker: unknown

Material: crepe paper

GUSN: 332772

Accession Number: 1969.19137.4

Lid

Metal lid with silver plating; disc shape, central well, and knob.

Date: 1924-1949

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, silver (metal), plating (metal coating)

GUSN: 332773

Accession Number: 1969.19138

Glass fragment

Cylindrical glass fragment, open ended, bulbous, clear, threaded end.

Date: 1875-1949

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 332774

Accession Number: 1969.19139

Coffee strainer

Metal coffee filter strainer; conical with mesh screen body, open bottom surrounded by ten holes.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 332775

Accession Number: 1969.19140

Wick cover

Wick cover for spirit burner; silver, bell-shaped.

Date: 1900-1949

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 332776

Accession Number: 1969.19141

Coffee pot fragment

Coffeepot fragments; disc-shaped base with one drip hole, central post with mushroom-shaped cap and conforming filter.

Date: 1875-1924

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 332777

Accession Number: 1969.19142A-C

Needlework

White stitching on muslin.

Maker: unknown

Material: muslin

GUSN: 332821

Accession Number: 1964.171

Quilt Square

Quilt square in a "crazy quilt" design, made of various pieces of silk and velvet stitched together; polychromatic; embroidered butterfly, fan, infinity symbol, bird in a jar, and flowers.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 332856

Accession Number: 1947.611B

Portrait of Flavel Coolidge, Jr.

Pastel portrait of young boy in profile with bright white collar. The portrait is on cut paper laid over blue.

Date: 1830

Maker: Bascom, Ruth Henshaw, 1772-1848 (Maker)

Material: pastels (crayons), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 332857

Accession Number: 1947.456

Painting: "The Living Room, The Marble Palace" (designed by McKim, Mead, and White in 1903) by Lawrence Tompkins (oil on canvas)

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 332904

Accession Number: 2018.32.2

Small red and green glass box with metal mounts

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 332914

Accession Number: 2018.32.8

Enameled ring

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 332930

Accession Number: 2018.32.24

Miniature pendant portrait of Edward Loring (1773-1802), artist unknown, watercolor on ivory, c. 1800

Oval portrait of a man facing right with white hair and a hooked nose. He is wearing a white ruffled shirt with a wide collard black coat and large buttons. The background is a painted dusty blue. Portrait is encircled by a brass border. The back contains braided brown hair with the letters "EL" int...

Date: c. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), watercolor (paint), glass by composition or origin, hair by composition or origin

GUSN: 332975

Accession Number: 2018.33.1

Miniature pendant portrait of Frances Greeley Loring Curtis (1777-1850), watercolor on ivory, artist unknown, c. 1800

Miniature portrait of a woman facing right. She is wearing a white turban and a ruffled white and black dress with a patterned red shawl. The background is a dusty blue-green. The portrait is encased in a case with a red velvet interior and leather exterior.

Date: c. 1804

Maker: unknown

Material: watercolors (paintings), ivory (tooth component), glass by composition or origin, velvet (fabric weave), leather

GUSN: 333011

Accession Number: 2018.33.2

Painting "Man Whittling"

Oil painting showing three quarter view of elderly man in white shirt and dark vest. The figure sits in front of a red, black, and gold geometric backdrop. Reproduction gilded frame.

Date: c. 1935

Maker: Fiske, Gertrude, 1879-1961 (Artist) Fiske, Gertrude, 1879-1961

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 333014

Accession Number: 2018.34.1

Woman Reading Under a Tree

Landscape painting, oil on canvas, with gold frame. The painting shows a woman, wearing a blue coat and red hat, reading a book under tree with a sun lit field field in the background. The loosely applied, broken color, is similiar to the impressionistic style.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: Bannister, Edward Mitchell (American painter, 1828-1901) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 333017

Accession Number: 2018.35.1

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

Tazza

A shallow serving dish on a stand, known as a tazza, part of the Paris porcelain dinner set. Tazza is hand-painted with gold, cream, and floral designs.

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 331493

Accession Number: 2017.147.3.1

Undertray

Undertray, part of the Paris porcelain dinner set. Hand-painted floral design in gold and cream.

Date: late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 331504

Accession Number: 2017.147.3.2

Ladle

Soup ladle, part of the Paris porcelain dinner set. Hand-painted floral design in gold and cream.

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 331506

Accession Number: 2017.147.3.3

Sauce tureen and cover

Sauce tureen and cover, part of the Paris porcelain dinner service set. Hand painted floral design in gold and cream.

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 331509

Accession Number: 2017.147.3.4AB

Soup bowl

Shallow soup bowl, part of the Paris porcelain dinner service set. Hand-painted floral design in red/orange and pink flower motif.

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 331510

Accession Number: 2017.147.3.5

Soup bowl

Shallow bowl (2 of 8), part of the Paris porcelain dinner set. Hnad painted flower motig in blue and pink.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 331558

Accession Number: 2017.147.3.6

Soup bowl

Shallow soup bowl; part of the Paris porcelain dinner service set. Hand-painted floral deisgn of a pink and white flower.

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 331571

Accession Number: 2017.147.3.7

Soup bowl

Shallow soup bowl; part of the Paris porcelain dinner service set. Hand-painted floral design with a red/orange, blue, and purple flower motif.

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 331593

Accession Number: 2017.147.3.8

Soup bowl

Shallow soup bowl (5 of 8); part of the Paris procelain dinner service set. Hand-painted with a floral design in a pink and magenta flower motif.

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 331594

Accession Number: 2017.147.3.9

Soup bowl

Shallow soup bowl (6 of 8); part of the Paris porcelain dinner service set. Hand-painted floral design with a purple flower motif.

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 331599

Accession Number: 2017.147.3.10

Soup bowl

Shallow soup bowl (7 of 8); part of the Paris porcelain dinner service set. Hand-painted floral design with a red/orange flower motif.

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 331601

Accession Number: 2017.147.3.11

Soup bowl

Shallow soup bowl (8 of 8); part of the Paris porcelain dinner service set. Hand-painted in a floral design with a pink and purple flower motif.

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 331603

Accession Number: 2017.147.3.12

Sleeve

Black and white gingham sleeve.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 331657

Accession Number: 1984.12.1

Children's Gloves

White mesh gloves.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: nylon

GUSN: 331658

Accession Number: 2008.12.98AB

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